Toys R' Us Archives : The Retro Network

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.

Time Capsule: 1987 Toys ‘R’ Us Circular

Mickey Yarber

In this time capsule, we’re taking you back to 1987 with a 16-page sale paper from Toys ‘R’ Us. We’ll let you salivate over all of the incredible toys found inside that will surely invoke

Christmas’ Hottest Toys: Tickle Me Elmo

Jeff Sheldon

When I was really young, we only had a handful of channels to watch. Because of that, my brother and I watched the same handful of episodes of the same shows over and over again.

Retro Commercials: I’m a Toys R Us Kid

OldSchool80s

I don’t know about you, but commercials can often take me back to my formative years as quickly as any song or movie can. That is why we will continue this semi-regular feature on ’80s commercials

Ten Classic Halloween Commercials That Haunt Our Memories

Stacey

I love commercials. I always have. My mom told me that when I was a kid, I’d spend a lot of time during shows gathering toys to play with, but I’d run from my room

Toy of the Week: My Favorite Fairytale Collection Alice from Alice in Wonderland

Karen Flieger

Why did I choose this toy? Last Saturday was International Tea Day. Whenever I think of tea, I think of tea parties. When I think of tea parties, I think of Alice in Wonderland. Interesting fact

Wax Pack Flashback: Toys ‘R’ Us Baseball Card Set (1993)

Jason Gross

In this special one-off episode of Wax Pack Flashback, host Jason shows off his Toys ‘R’ Us store! A 1993 Baseball card set sold by the toy retailer and produced by Topps Stadium Club featured

When Toys ‘R’ Us Came To Spartanburg, SC for Christmas 1985

Jason Gross

If you were a kid in 1985 and lived near Spartanburg, SC, the excitement of the holiday season had to be intense! While flipping through Google’s Newspaper Archive recently, I happened to notice that “The

Toys R’ Us Retail Stores Coming To Macy’s

Walter King

Toys R’ Us is attempting another comeback as a brick-and-mortar retailer by partnering with Macy’s. According to a recent tweet from their official account, the toy store which went bankrupt in 2017 will now emerge

TRN Podcast 069: 1988 Toys R’ Us Christmas Flyer

Jason Gross

Jason and Mickey are reviewing the 16-page Toys R’ Us Christmas Flyer from November 1988 in this week’s “Time Machine” discussion. TRN Podcast is sponsored this week by Fun.com! Also, enter the $50 Fun.com eGift Card

Toy ‘R’ Us Relaunches Geoffrey’s Hot Toy List for 2020

Walter King

Following a two-year absence, Geoffrey’s Hot Toy List is back. Tru Kids Brands — parent of the Toys “R” Us brand — relaunched Geoffrey’s Hot Toy List for the 2020 holiday season. The curated list from the

Check Out Those Ads! – The Savage She-Hulk #9

Pitfall Gary

Comics have been a part of my life since early childhood, 5-6 years old. I started out with Bugs Bunny comic books and other ‘kid’ friendly titles. It was a few years later when I

RoboCop and The Ultra Police: I’d Buy That For A Dollar!

Adam Pope

It’s 1988, you’re a kid who loves playing with G.I. Joe: Real American Hero and Transformers. Suddenly while browsing the aisles at Toys R Us you lay eyes on what is sure to be the

TRN Podcast 007 – Summer Vacation

Jason Gross

In this week’s episode of the Retro Network Podcast, Jason and Mickey return to review a couple movies they finally got each other to watch. Recurrent Events (@recurrentevents) topics include the Top Gun: Maverick trailer,