80s
Nickelodeon’s Super Toy Run
Like a lot of kids who grew up before the creation of the internet, I spent a lot of my free time daydreaming. One of my recurring daydreams involved myself, a shopping cart, and 5 CONTINUE READING…
Nickelodeon
Articles
A Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom
If you find yourself humming along to the tune ‘Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea?’ or can’t help but laugh when Bikini Bottom is mentioned, it’s clear that SpongeBob SquarePants is a show CONTINUE READING…
80s
Count Duckula
Count Duckula was a centuries-old vampire who also happened to be a duck. While trying to revive him, the Count’s assistant Igor accidentally injected him with ketchup instead of blood. This mishap resulted in the CONTINUE READING…
80s
History of Nickelodeon Part 2: June 1984
In June of 1984, Nickelodeon saw its first major transition. Cy Schneider, the network’s original president retired. His successor would change Nickelodeon’s direction from parent approved to “kid” focused. Not “young people”-focused, not “child-focused” KID-focused. CONTINUE READING…
80s
History of Nickelodeon Part 1: Pinwheel 1983
Before Nickelodeon became the Nickelodeon 80’s kids know and love, it was called C3 or “The Pinwheel Channel”. It was part of an experiment from Warner Amex called Qube and was first tested in Columbus, CONTINUE READING…
90s
Are You Afraid of the Dark
For kids who had a hunger for the occasional spooky story, the early days of Nickelodeon had something right up their alley, guaranteed to raise a few goosebumps. Debuting in 1992 as part of the CONTINUE READING…
90s
Looking Back at Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude!
At some point in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s, pop culture went wild for all that was Western. The Escape Club had a hit singing about the “Wild Wild West”. Boys Don’t Cry had CONTINUE READING…
80s
Remembering “Sports Cartoons” Animated Shorts from the ’80s
Nickelodeon was one of my favorite cable channels in the ’80s and through the mid ’90s. Shows like You Can’t Do That on Television, Mr. Wizard’s World, and game shows like Finders Keepers were all CONTINUE READING…
Essay
Clowning Around: My Favorite Pop Culture Clowns
I was thinking about something that would be scary for Halloween. I’m not usually into really gory horror movies, but I’m starting to ease into them. One thing that I know a lot of people CONTINUE READING…
80s
Cable Television in the 1980’s
Most of my earliest memories of watching television are associated with my family’s move to Georgia in February 1983. I remember CONTINUE READING…
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…
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…
Geekster Podcasts
TRN Podcast 052 – Pod Choice 10
Mickey makes his triumphant return after being off for two weeks! He and Jason debut a new time machine concept this week call Pod Choice 10. First, we catch up on the week and our Father’s CONTINUE READING…
News
Recurrent Events: Dark Side of the Ring 2, WWE MOTU Wave 3, Top 80s Baseball Cards
The weekly Recurrent Events column features the latest retro pop culture headlines. Listen to Jason and Mickey go in depth on select stories in the upcoming TRN Podcast this Tuesday. Movies, TV, Food, Video Games, CONTINUE READING…
News
Recurrent Events: Vintage Thanksgiving Dishes, Ecto Cooler Comeback?, Netflix + Nickelodeon
TRN Podcast is giving thanks with our Thanksgiving Traditions inside our Time Machine segment this week! We will be giving our personal take on the holiday from the time we were kids until now. We’ll CONTINUE READING…
