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Favorite Songs With Outdated Pop Culture Lyrics

Jason Gross

Music has a way of dating itself. I’m not talking just the instrumentation and production of music although that is probably the easiest way to recognize songs from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, etc. Not very CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Fictional Coaches from ’80s Movies and TV

OldSchool80s

Most sports movies have coaches in them, some beloved and some not so much. During the ’80s, there were several coach characters in movies and on television, some more memorable than others, and I have compiled CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Top ’80s Cartoons that Deserve a Movie

Brian Cave

Last time, I wrote a post about Top ’80s Cartoons That Deserve a Reboot.  Ever since then, I’ve been planning to write a second post about the cartoons that deserve a revival but would fit CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Top ’80s Cartoons that Deserve a Reboot

Brian Cave

I know the prospect of rebooting the beloved shows of our youth is a touchy subject.  While I love the original versions of many of these shows, I still would love to see some of CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Songs from the ’80s That Peaked at #2

OldSchool80s

More often we remember songs that reached #1 on the pop charts. But what about those songs from the ’80s that were good enough to make it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 but just couldn’t make CONTINUE READING…

'80s

’80s Toylines That Deserved Their Own Cartoons

Brian Cave

One of the greatest joys I felt as a kid was waking up bright and early on a Saturday morning, getting a bowl of sugary cereal, sitting down in front of the television set, and CONTINUE READING…

Hot Wheels
'70s

5 Fun Facts About Hot Wheels

Mickey Yarber

Since 1968, Hot Wheels have been a favorite toy of kids and adults the world over. Even as popular as they have been for over fifty years, there’s probably a few things you still don’t CONTINUE READING…

Goonies
'80s

5 Fun Facts About The Goonies

Mickey Yarber

The Goonies was a 1985 film by Richard Donner about a group of adventurous kids who discover an old pirate map and follow it into an underground cavern in search of treasure to save their CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Songs from the ’80s with Dance or Dancing in the Title

OldSchool80s

In the ’80s, you had the Moonwalk, the Running Man, the Cabbage Patch, the Roger Rabbit, the Kid n Play kick-step, the Robot, the Worm, the Wave and all sorts of break-dancing among others hitting CONTINUE READING…

NBA Jam
'90s

5 Fun Facts About NBA Jam

Mickey Yarber

NBA Jam was released in 1993 and went on to become the most popular arcade game of all time. Here are 5 things you may not have known about the legendary game. It Was Originally CONTINUE READING…

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