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The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 17 | Coolest Bad Guys in Pop Culture

Episode 17 finally hitting your feeds. Ken and Chad sit down and discuss their picks for the Coolest Bad Guys in the areas of TV, Film, Sports, and Cartoons. Also in the episode, we feature

X-Men: It’s all in the Cards

David Inguagiato

The X-Men Series One Trading Card Set Is Instant Nostalgia in Every Pack If you grew up in the 80s or 90s chances are at some point in your childhood you owned trading cards. In

I Know What You Did Last Summer Is Back!

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When I heard about the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot I was less than excited. The original movie took the Halloween season of 1997 by storm, as did the sequel in 1998.

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 16 | Favorite Arcade Games Part 1

Chad Droze

Episode 16 rolls right along. We begin with an Icebreaker “Get to Know You” where Ken and Chad discuss many of their favorite TV shows of all time. It’s Ken’s pick this week, and the

POGs: The Fad That Slammed the ’90s

Mickey Yarber

In the world of ’90s playground obsessions, Tamagotchis, slap bracelets, and Beanie Babies, few fads hit harder (literally) than POGs. These colorful cardboard discs, paired with chunky “slammers,” turned recess into a battlefield of flips,

Clueless is Getting a Reboot

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A new “Clueless” TV series is now officially in the works, and has landed at Peacock for development. The original “Clueless” movie was released by Paramount, which decided to take the rights to the new show to

MTV Unplugged: Top 10 Performances of the 90s

Pitfall Gary

With the recent news of Paramount+ streaming the highly popular MTV Unplugged series I thought I’d take a look back at the top performance that defined the show. MTV Unplugged Debuted in 1989 featuring the

Six More Original Beanie Babies Are Being Re-Released

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In 2023, a series of highly sought-after Ty Original Beanie Babies were re-released as part of a strictly limited 30th anniversary special edition product drop. This spring, six more characters are joining the collection, including a new

Etch A Sketch: The Mechanical Marvel Behind a Generational Favorite

Mickey Yarber

It’s a nice feeling to finish an Etch-A-Sketch picture you’re semi-proud of. “It actually looks like a tree this time!” you tell yourself. But then that brainy cousin of yours shows you the portrait he’s Etch-A-Sketched and

Captain Planet is Returning in a New Comic Series

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The 90s environmental hero Captain Planet and his Planeteers are making a return in comic book form this April when Dynamite Entertainment launches an all-new Captain Planet series! Written by David Pepose (Space Ghost) with

Burger King is Testing a Return of ’90s Favorite Cini Minis

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Burger King is testing bringing back Cini Minis for a limited time, but only at participating locations in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas. Burger King’s Cini Minis feature bite-sized cinnamon rolls with icing for dipping. Cini Minis were

Iron Mike Tyson: The Punch-Out King Returns

Pitfall Gary

If you bring up “Iron Mike” to anyone who grew up in the 1980s they immediately know who you’re talking about. “Iron Mike” Tyson hit the boxing scene in 1985 and dominated the ring from

Looking Back at Creepy Crawlers

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Before flowers from the neighbor’s yard and boxes of melty chocolate, little boys were known to give Creepy Crawlers to the girls they had crushes on. Oh, don’t wrinkle your nose…nothing says “maybe we can

Ernest Scared Stupid and the Slimy, Silly Scarefest We Loved as Kids

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“Ernest Scared Stupid captured the perfect 90s Halloween feeling, mixing goofy courage, slimy trolls, and the kind of small‑town October magic that made every kid believe something spooky and wonderful might be hiding in the woods.

Halloween on Home Improvement

Jeff Sheldon

When I think back on my childhood, the sitcoms of the 1990s depict how I wished Halloweens could have been. Everyone was dressed in cool Halloween costumes and attended parties with elaborately decorated houses full

Wrestling at the Arcade: 1991’s WWF Wrestlefest

Jeff Sheldon

Every spring, I look forward to WWE’s Wrestlemania with all of its pomp and circumstance. Unfortunately this year, with recent CDC guidelines that restrict public gatherings to under 50 people, it looks like for the

15 Weirdest Dick Tracy Movie Merchandise Items

Adam Pope

Dick Tracy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as the blockbuster to beat in the summer of 1990. Featuring an all star cast including Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino and more, this crime-smashing action film