90s
A Salute to “Salute Your Shorts”
Camp Ana-wanna, we hold you in our hearts… As August begins and the summer heat builds to its peak, I find myself reflecting on the summers of my youth. I never went to a REAL CONTINUE READING…
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90s
A Look Back at Nick at Nite
This coming week will celebrate 35 years of Nick at Nite, the family-friendly programming block during the evening hours on Nickelodeon. On July 1, 1985, Nick at Nite launched with only a handful of shows CONTINUE READING…
80s
This is Starcade!
When I was a kid game shows were a key part of my TV viewing experience. Whether it was a sick day from school, vacation or summer break, if I was home during the day CONTINUE READING…
80s
Top 50 Cars and Trucks from ’80s Movies or TV Shows
When you bring up Cars in the ’80s, some might first think of the band of that name or possibly the song by Gary Numan. We’re not talking about Ric Ocasek and those Cars or any CONTINUE READING…
90s
Wax Pack Flashback: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
Jason subs for Mickey this week on YouTube, opening a foil pack of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles trading cards from 1992 for Wax Pack Flashback. Then, watch Mickey’s Instagram response video! View this post CONTINUE READING…
90s
The Flash 1990 TV Show Merchandise Review
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 CONTINUE READING…
90s
Sun, Sand, and Roller Hockey? ESPN2’s Pro Beach Hockey
The 1990s gave us many great things. For us hockey lovers, they provided several memorable moments; everything from the Bud Ice Penguin to the FOX Trax puck debacle and even the increased popularity of inline CONTINUE READING…
80s
Burger King ’80s Commercials with Actors Before They Were Stars
Burger King has the distinction of one of the worst advertising campaigns of the ’80s with the forgettable and embarrassing “Where’s Herb” promotion. Earlier in the decade, though, Burger King did a couple things right CONTINUE READING…
Television
Wax Pack Flashback: American Gladiators (1991)
In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason and Mickey open a pack of Topps American Gladiators trading cards from 1990. Watch Mickey’s opening video on YouTube and Jason’s response on Instagram. Subscribe to the CONTINUE READING…
90s
The Real History Behind the Fake Holiday Festivus
Seinfeld, a show about nothing, actually gave us something for the holidays: a new December tradition in which everyone can participate. On December 18, 1997, all of us were introduced to Festivus, the holiday “for CONTINUE READING…
Christmas
Santa Claus, Christmas, and I Love Lucy
I grew up watching I Love Lucy reruns on Nick-at-Nite with my Dad. We’d sit and laugh together late into the night during summers when I was a kid. When the Season 4 episodes centering CONTINUE READING…
Articles
The (not so obvious) Thanksgiving TV episodes
As I was shoveling the foot and half of snow in my driveway this week and trying not to freeze to death my thoughts wandered to the Thanksgiving shows I like to watch. While there CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Retro Rerun Review: Kate and Allie Halloween Episode
The Show: Kate & Allie Ran for: 122 episodes— 6 seasons from 1984 to 1989. What it’s about: Two lady detectives? I really don’t know. I assume they were detectives. And possibly lovers. My relationship CONTINUE READING…
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You Fool! The Funniest Episode of Hollywood Squares
Rarely does an episode of a game show reach cult or memorable status. Ken Jennings Jeopardy! streak. The guy that figured out the pattern on Press Your Luck. Usually game shows are made to be CONTINUE READING…
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Retro Rerun Review: Happy Days Halloween Episode
The Show: Happy Days Ran for: 255 episodes over 11 seasons, from 1974 to 1984. What it’s about: A ginger teen and his normal Milwaukee family and friends living life from the mid-50s through the CONTINUE READING…
