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Nickelodeon

Are You Afraid of the Dark
Gnarly '90s

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

TRN Staff

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…

'80s

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…

Features

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…

'80s

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…

'90s

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…

'80s

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…

News

TRN Podcast 052 – Pod Choice 10

Jason Gross

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…

Columns

Recurrent Events: Dark Side of the Ring 2, WWE MOTU Wave 3, Top 80s Baseball Cards

Jason Gross

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…

'80s

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…

Columns

Recurrent Events: Vintage Thanksgiving Dishes, Ecto Cooler Comeback?, Netflix + Nickelodeon

Jason Gross

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…

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