80s
What Makes a Sidekick?
The word sidekick is different in cartoons than it is in comics. Sidekicks in comics tend to be characters who act as younger versions of the main character, like Robin to Batman or Speedy to CONTINUE READING…
She-Ra
80s
Unicron Attacks
Unicron, the Monster Planet. Cruising between two suns, the ringed planet drifted through space before setting his sights on Lithone. As he approached, he opens the many teeth on its surface, shining a beam of CONTINUE READING…
80s
Fascinating Facts About Your Favorite ’80s Cartoons
If you thought you knew everything about your favorite 80’s cartoons, think again! From the many great, and some not so great, cartoons that aired in the 80’s there is an abundance of things about 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…
Columns
Toy of the Week: Catra (Princess of Power)
So far, I’ve profiled two toys I still have (Rose Petal and Medley) and one I had when I was little, but gave away as a teenager (Hubert the Harris Bank Lion). This week, I CONTINUE READING…
Columns
Toy of the Week: Medley of My Little Pony
For St. Patrick’s Day, I wanted to feature a green toy and this sweet filly fit the bill. The My Little Pony Wikipedia page describes Medley’s coloring as turquoise, but I thought of her more CONTINUE READING…
Essay
Retro Mega Construx Wishlist Part 2: More Masters of the Universe
Even though my last list was all the other retro properties that I wish Mega Construx would pick up, don’t let that fool you for a second because I’m still jonesing for more Masters of CONTINUE READING…
Essay
Treasure Hunting from Home
When I reopened my Smurf mushroom house recently, I couldn’t shake the feeling I may have been missing some Smurfs. I was pretty sure I had a Papa Smurf figure and at least one other CONTINUE READING…
80s
My 10th Birthday Gifts in 1987
A few years before I experienced the “Magic Summer”, I turned ten. My CONTINUE READING…
News
Recurrent Events: Hocus Pocus 2, War Pigs x Home Alone, November Streaming Scheme
Fresh off the recording of this week’s TRN Podcast, I’ve got plenty of Recurrent Events headlines to pass along. Beginning with this week’s article, when you see a headline beginning with ***, those stories made CONTINUE READING…
Geekster Podcasts
TRN Podcast 011 – Top Ten ’80s Films
Jason and Mickey are back with another week’s worth of retro pop culture on The Retro Network Podcast! In the first segment, Mick professes his love of Mountain Dew as Jason tells a story surrounding CONTINUE READING…
