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Junk Food

Carvel Ice Cream
Features

Ice Cream in the Summertime: The Story of Carvel Soft-Serve

Jeff Sheldon

Believe it or not, Memorial Day has already come and gone. So, what better way to celebrate The Retro Network’s Summer Camp 2022 than with a story about ice cream? After all, who doesn’t love CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Five Old Cereal Commercials

Mickey Yarber

Let’s watch some old cereal commercials and let our mouths water and our memory glands tingle. Honey Nut Cheerios Starring Hulk Hogan (1985) My earliest memories of eating cereal center around eating Cheerios. I guess CONTINUE READING…

Adams Gum
Features

Remembering Adams Gum

Mickey Yarber

It’s hard to fathom childhood without chewing gum. Nostalgia just seeps out of the stuff. Whether you recall the comic tales of Bazooka Joe, the stick of stale pink stuff in a pack of baseball CONTINUE READING…

New Coke
'80s

The Short Life of New Coke

Mickey Yarber

Perhaps one of the darkest days in soft drink history occurred on April 23, 1985, when a true American icon was altered beyond all recognition. Yes, this is the day that Coca-cola announced to the CONTINUE READING…

Lucky Charms History
'70s

The Magically Delicious History of Lucky Charms Cereal

Mickey Yarber

Lucky Charms cereal has been a favorite of kids everywhere since it first hit store shelves in 1964. But even though the brand is almost sixty years old, most people don’t know much about it CONTINUE READING…

Reggie Bar
'70s

Do You Remember The Reggie! Bar?

Mickey Yarber

During the 1977 world series, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in game six, accomplishing something that had only been done previously by Babe Ruth. The feat earned him the title of “Mr. October” – CONTINUE READING…

Nerds Cereal
'80s

A Tribute to Nerds Cereal

Mickey Yarber

You know me and food. We have a love/hate relationship. I love it when it’s around, but I hate it when it’s gone. Just like Nerds cereal. Loved it from the moment I saw it…and CONTINUE READING…

Morning Funnies Cereal
Features

Retro Junk Food as Presented in Old Comic Book Ads

Mickey Yarber

Chips Ahoy! Cookies (1987) Nabisco’s Chips Ahoy! cookies have been around since 1963, but I believe it was in the ’80s that they truly started to see their star rise. The Chips Ahoy! brand started CONTINUE READING…

McDonalds McPasta
'90s

When McDonald’s Tried Doing Pasta in the Early ’90s

Mickey Yarber

McDonald’s has tried a lot of off-the-wall menu items in their time. Some are fondly remembered like the McD.L.T., and others are still scorned to this day (I’m looking at you here Arch Deluxe). But a CONTINUE READING…

'70s

Country Music Stars Who Failed in the Food Business

Mickey Yarber

Having what it takes to become a star in the world of country music doesn’t necessarily mean you have what it takes to succeed in the food and restaurant world. Here are the tales of CONTINUE READING…

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