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'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…

'90s

Top 5 Animaniacs Characters

Karen Flieger

The original run of Animaniacs premiered in September of 1993 during my junior year of high school and ended in 1998 while I was in college. I discovered it the way I usually find out CONTINUE READING…

'80s

A Christmas Story: 41 Differences Between The Film and Script

Jason Gross

Some of the most gratifying articles I’ve written for The Retro Network have been those in the Film and Script Differences series. So far, I’ve covered National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: 47 Differences Between The Film and Script

Jason Gross

Last November, we debuted the TRN Drive-In podcast series to review movies. Our inaugural show hosted by Mickey and Jason screened Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at TRN Drive-In. The format of the show made it CONTINUE READING…

Features

Fisher-Price: My Ten Favorite Toys

Karen Flieger

On the rare occasion I watch television commercials these days, one of my favorite ad campaigns are the commercials for Fisher-Price toys featuring John Goodman, “Let’s Be Kids.” It gives me the happy cries every CONTINUE READING…

Inhumanoids
'80s

The Scariest Monsters in the Inhumanoids

Brian Cave

With Halloween coming up there’s only one real cartoon everyone thinks of and, of course, it’s the Real Ghostbusters.  When they fight the literal spirit of Halloween, there’s no contesting that it.  But if you CONTINUE READING…

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Features

The Greatest Summer of Movies 3: The Final Chapter

Pitfall Gary

The summer of 1985 was a great time for movies, but some of the best movies in 1985 weren’t released in the summer. Movies released in September through December 1985 are some of the highest CONTINUE READING…

'80s

The Greatest Summer of Movies 2: Electric Boogaloo

Pitfall Gary

I’m back with part 2 of the Greatest Summer of Movies! This time we are talking August 1985. As good as July 1985 was for movies, August was even better. The new 5-screen movie theater CONTINUE READING…

Features

#MustSee: 10 Can’t Miss Music Documentaries

Eric Vardeman

I love live music. Small venue, big venue. Iconic bands or just local bands playing good music. One thing this stupid pandemic has stolen from all of us is the abilities to see bands live. CONTINUE READING…

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'90s

Pizza Hut is Bringing Back the Big New Yorker

  • TRN Toy Box Review: Holiday Optimus Prime

  • Top Gun: Maverick is Now Streaming on Paramount+

  • TRN Toy Box: Transformers: The Movie Retro Figures

  • TRN Toy Box: Marvel Legends Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

  • Thrift Store Horde Season 2 Finale
  • Groundhog Day: 48 Differences Between The Film and Script
  • WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 68.5
  • Box Office 30: January 1993 + Scent of a Woman Re-View
  • The 25 Most Inspirational Speeches from ’80s Movies
  • Top Songs from the ’80s with the word ‘Time’ in the Title
  • Advice to the Young: Wear Sunscreen and Other Life Lessons
  • WrestleMania’s Most Unusual Matches.

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