Columns
Toy of the Week: California Ken
Over the summer, I wrote an article about the first Ken(s) I received, Roller Skating Ken. I also wrote about how those first Ken dolls CONTINUE READING…
Barbie
Columns
Toy of the Week: Roller Skating Ken (Mattel, 1981)
Growing up as a girl in the 1980’s, Barbie and her friends were a major portion of my childhood. Barbie was (and still is) present at birthday parties, on Christmas morning, every Saturday morning, after CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Beach Dolls
The concept of a beach/pool doll These are good budget dolls. What do most people wear to the beach? Not much. These are a good way to market dolls. They throw in a few beach CONTINUE READING…
Essay
Event(s) of the Week Proms 1994 and 1995
Events of the Week: Junior and Senior Proms (May 1994 and May 1995) Why did I choose this event? My original intent was for this article to drop last week before the anniversary of my CONTINUE READING…
Columns
Toy of the Week: Rainbow Brite
As I’ve mentioned in a few of my previous articles, many popular toy franchises of the 1980’s originated as greeting card characters. Rainbow Brite is no exception. However, instead of being a member of the CONTINUE READING…
Geekster Podcasts
The Run In: Hot Tag with Karen Flieger
It is time to hear all about the woman behind the retweet button. It’s time to sit down with the Retro Network’s own Karen Flieger. Karen Flieger seemed to come out of no where and CONTINUE READING…
80s
’80s Barbie Playsets and Accessories From My Childhood
I’ve played with Barbie off and on since I received my first dolls for my fourth birthday. (They were Malibu Barbie and Skipper and Roller Skating Ken) This article isn’t about the dolls. It’s about CONTINUE READING…
Reviews
High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix
High Score, a new documentary series on Netflix covers the history of video games from the early days of the arcade video games, through the console wars of the 1990’s and onto the next level CONTINUE READING…
Check Out Those Ads!
Check Out Those Ads! – Alf #8
There’s been a lot of Alf material on The Retro Network lately. On a recent episode of Wax Pack Flashback Jason opened a set of Alf trading cards and over on RD’s Retro Detention Alf CONTINUE READING…
