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90's

Halloween on Home Improvement

Jeff Sheldon

When I think back on my childhood, the sitcoms of the 1990s depict how I wished Halloweens could have been.  Everyone was dressed in cool Halloween costumes and attended parties with elaborately decorated houses full CONTINUE READING…

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The Spooky History of the Ouija Board

Mickey Yarber

So there’s no gray-haired psychic in your town? And you can’t sneak another call into the astrology hotline without your mom noticing the long-distance charges? If you need some answers in your life, and answers CONTINUE READING…

80's

Cable Television in the 1980’s

Karen Flieger

                             Most of my earliest memories of watching television are associated with my family’s move to Georgia in February 1983. I remember CONTINUE READING…

80's

Retro Commercials: Halloween Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

OldSchool80s

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials that CONTINUE READING…

90's

I Want My (Network) TV! – Music Video Premieres in Prime Time

Karen Flieger

This past Wednesday, while I was listening to The Retro Network’s WIZARDS podcast, something in the “Wave Rider” segment tickled my eardrums with recognition. It also reminded me of a big trend that occurred primarily CONTINUE READING…

90's

Five Wrestlers From the ’90s You’ve Probably Forgotten

Mickey Yarber

The ’90s were such a fascinating time in pro wrestling. While the second half of the decade saw a record rise in fans and revenue due to the Monday Night Wars and stars such as CONTINUE READING…

80's

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas: Classy and Creative Record Breakers

OldSchool80s

Records are made to be broken, but it is only natural to not want your records to be broken by somebody else. It is impressive to see someone handle having their record broken with class. CONTINUE READING…

70's

The Beginnings of MTV

Mickey Yarber

Before MTV The earliest ancestor of the modern music video was the soundie, a black-and-white 16mm film recording of a musician performing before a live audience.  The first soundies appeared in 1940, and all the CONTINUE READING…

80's

Defining “Fair is Fair” in 1985 Films

Stacey

Every time I see a list of movies that came out in certain years in the ’80s, I’m amazed, and 1985 is no exception. So many movies that I still hold in high regard came CONTINUE READING…

80's

‘State of Shock’: Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger and more

OldSchool80s

Most remember the duets “The Girl is Mine” and “Say Say Say” between Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Some people now know, but many people also do not know that between 1981 and 1983 the CONTINUE READING…

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