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Mr. Wizard
Television

Fascinating Facts About Mr. Wizard

Mickey Yarber

Long before Bill Nye donned a bow tie or the MythBusters blew things up for science, there was Don Herbert, better known as Mr. Wizard, the calm, curious, and endlessly inventive host who brought science CONTINUE READING…

Movies

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 22 | Memorable Dance Scenes in Film 1970s-2020s.

Chad Droze

We’re back from our mini Summer break. Refreshed and Rejuvenated, the guys discuss what they did on their break, and get into a fun discussion about their favorite Dance Scenes and Montages in film. We CONTINUE READING…

Mysterious Cities of Gold
Article

Saturday Morning Memories: The Mysterious Cities of Gold

Mickey Yarber

“Children of the Sun, see your time has just begun,Searching for your way, through adventures every day.Every day and night, with the condor in flight,With all your friends in tow, you search for the Cities CONTINUE READING…

Article

Nickelodeon’s Super Toy Run

Jeff Sheldon

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…

Article

A Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom

The Retro Network

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…

Article

Saturday Morning Memories: Count Duckula

Mickey Yarber

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…

Article

History of Nickelodeon Part 2: June 1984

Karen Flieger

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…

Article

History of Nickelodeon Part 1: Pinwheel 1983

Karen Flieger

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…

Are You Afraid of the Dark
Television

TV Tales: Are You Afraid of the Dark

Mickey Yarber

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…

Hey Dude Logo
Article

Looking Back at Nickelodeon’s Hey Dude!

Karen Flieger

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…

Article

Remembering “Sports Cartoons” Animated Shorts from the ’80s

Jason Gross

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…

Article

Clowning Around: My Favorite Pop Culture Clowns

Karen Flieger

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…

Article

Cable Television in the 1980’s

Karen Flieger

                             Most of my earliest memories of watching television are associated with my family’s move to Georgia in February 1983. I remember CONTINUE READING…

Article

A Salute to “Salute Your Shorts”

Jeff Sheldon

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…

Nick at Nite
Article

A Look Back at Nick at Nite

Jeff Sheldon

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…

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