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Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #3

It’s installment #3 of Summer Camp! Before we get to today’s movies, I wanted to mention a couple of honorable mentions that didn’t make the list but are totally worth your time: Time Bandits (Netflix)

The Greatest Summer of Movies: Part I

Pitfall Gary

Everyone has ‘their’ year for movies. For me it’s a combination of two years. It starts with the release of Footloose in Februray of 1984 and doesn’t end until the screen goes dark on Enemy

Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #4

Eric Vardeman

It’s installment #4 of Summer Camp! A two more honorable mentions that require your attention: Time Rider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) and MegaForce (1982). Both are entertaining and both available to rent on

Summer Camp: The Campy Movies of My 80’s Youth, Installment #5

Eric Vardeman

It’s the last day of camp! Hopefully you’ve found a couple of this week to add to your “must watch” list. Hopefully you’ve found a couple to avoid as well. One last honorable mention: Howard

My 10th Birthday Gifts in 1987

Karen Flieger

A few years before I experienced the “Magic Summer”, I turned ten. My

Play Ball! My First Year in Youth League Softball

Karen Flieger

As ridiculously stereotypical as this is going to sound, I

Especially For Girls Journal – Magic Summer

Karen Flieger

(This week, I have some overlap because I wrote about the experience of getting the tickets in the journal.) The Especially For Girls book club was a mail away book program advertised on basic cable,

Some Smurfy Memories

Karen Flieger

Last week, Nickelodeon announced a CGI reboot of The Smurfs will be coming to their channel in early 2021. The original cartoon was an NBC Saturday morning staple from 1981 to 1989. I also remember

Scott Hall: My Favorite Chokeslammer

Jason Gross

If you’ve been listening to TRN Podcast, you might have heard me mention that I’ve been watching old WCW Monday Nitro programs from the late ’90s on the WWE Network. The “Monday Night Wars” era

Top Five Strawberry Shortcake Dolls

Karen Flieger

As a young girl in the 1980’s, Strawberry Shortcake and her friends made appearances at birthday parties, in Easter baskets, and under the Christmas tree. Like every other licensed character, Strawberry Shortcake characters were featured

Music Television: Too Much Is Never Enough! (Book Review)

Eric Vardeman

August 1, 1981. 12:01 AM. That’s when the world changed. “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” MTV debuts on cable TV (which at the time had only about 25 channels) with little to no fanfare.

Our Favorite Star Wars Toys

The Retro Network

TRN Round Table returns with various members of the network and our friends gathering to share opinions on a given topic. It’s May the 4th as we are posting today’s feature so it’s time to

The Private War of Major Benson

Kevin Decent

By now most of the loyal Paterons for the Retro Network have listened to the exclusive episode of Jason and Mickey’s Drive In series about Major Payne. But did you know that the story of

Our Favorite Old School Wrestlers

Mickey Yarber

The staff of TRN and some friends get together for a round table style discussion of our favorite old school wrestlers.

The Flash 1990 TV Show Merchandise Review

Adam Pope

In September 1990 a red streak of heroism zoomed across TV screens nationwide. In the wake of Tim Burton’s Batman, comic book adaptations were now a viable entertainment gamble and CBS was betting that The

Remembering the 1980 TV Movie ‘Animalympics’

Kevin Decent

“Farther. Faster. Furrier.” With that, the animal-based Olympics begin. Meant to tie in with the 1980 Winter and Summer Olympics, there is a lot happening within and around this forgotten animated movie. Whether you remember