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Event Spotlight: IBM Christmas Party

Sometime in December, my parents would get us dressed up and into the car and my dad would drive us all downtown to a big office building or hotel or banquet hall. I don’t remember

Christmas’ Hottest Toys: Tickle Me Elmo

Jeff Sheldon

When I was really young, we only had a handful of channels to watch. Because of that, my brother and I watched the same handful of episodes of the same shows over and over again.

Mighty Morphin Miracle: A Power Rangers Christmas Story

Adam Pope

No, not this. I promise I’m not subjecting you to a review of this sappy holiday hokeyness on VHS. For less annoying nostalgic fun, please read on… In August of 1993, I was wrapping up

Toy Spotlight: Search for The White Ranger

Karen Flieger

1. Why did I choose this toy? I chose the White Ranger for two reasons: 1. It’s a story about looking for a popular toy for a child at Christmastime. 2. The recent tragic passing

Halloween on Roseanne

Jeff Sheldon

1990’s Sitcom television’s version of Halloween depicts how I feel Halloween should have been in real life. Dressed up in cool costumes, the characters on the show attended heavily decorated Halloween house parties and were

The 1994 Fox Halloween Bash with Elvira and George Carlin

Jeff Sheldon

One of the great things about Halloween during the 80s and 90s was that television networks put in much more effort to celebrate the holiday. Not only did the big sitcoms feature special Halloween episodes,

The 10 Spookiest Cartoon Bad Guys

Brian Cave

The 10 Spookiest Cartoon Bad Guys is a guest post written by Brian Cave. If you like this (and you probably will), go check out his book, Old School Evil, for a whole lot more

Review of the Horror-Themed 90s Sitcom ‘Stark Raving Mad’

Karen Flieger

Stark Raving Mad was a modern “Odd Couple” sitcom from the end of the 1990s starring Neil Patrick Harris as a book editor named Henry McNeeley. Henry’s boss assigns him to horror novelist Ian Stark,

90’s Summer Reloaded

Adam Pope

My childhood was spent in Southern California, the home of palm trees and endless sunshine. While most folks imagine a California summer filled with surfboards, bikinis and Beach Boys tunes, I grew up just 20

Tamagotchi: The Tiny Pet That Took Over the 90s

The Retro Network

Few phrases strike more fear in the hearts of parents than, “Can I have a puppy/kitty/bunny/parakeet/lizard?” (for the record, those are separate pet options, not one horrible, genetically-engineered super pet). And with good reason. Mom

Why Cop Rock Was One of the Biggest Flops in TV History

Mickey Yarber

Cop Rock swung for the fences with a bold mix of police drama and full‑blown musical numbers—an ambitious experiment that famously flopped. Still, its wild creativity makes it one of TV’s most unforgettable early‑’90s curiosities.

Boy Meets Wrestling: When Vader and the WWF invaded Boy Meets World

Jeff Sheldon

Professional wrestling was a large part of my childhood, as was the story for many kids growing up in the late 80s and early 90s. Just as important to me back then was making sure

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

A Look Back at 1992

Mickey Yarber

1992 was a remarkable year for pop culture and political change. Let’s take a look back and all of the things that made the year memorable. Important Dates in 1992 On January 7, AT&T introduced

10 Discontinued Fast Food Items We Still Want Back

Mickey Yarber

Fast food is as American as McDonald’s fried Apple Pies. The fast-food business constantly innovating, finding ways to turn chicken fingers into Chicken Fries and Chicken Rings. Yet for every smashing success like the McRib,

Home Alone: 45 Differences Between The Film and Script

Jason Gross

It is time once again to examine a script from one of my favorite films and reveal the differences between paper and screen. So far in this series, I’ve covered National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Planes,

The Best and Worst of ’90s Children Shows

Karen Flieger

I was going to start working on my Halloween articles a couple weeks ago, but then the Steve Burns check-in video happened. Seeing Steve from Blues Clues reminded me of my first job: Babysitting. There