We’ve all been on a commute, stuck in traffic due to some accident up ahead or cut off by a lousy driver. Sometimes you get mad and honk, sometimes you just suck it up and CONTINUE READING…
Episode 15 comin’ at ya! It’s a special sweetened and condensed version of the Retro Resurgence Podcast. We try out a new type of format that we’re calling the “GRAB BAG”. Ken and Chad bring CONTINUE READING…
There are a lot of similarities between the 80s’ biggest bot changers. Both are alien species from metallic worlds, they convert their robotic bodies into vehicles (among other things), and they’re split into two factions CONTINUE READING…
The astronomers have been watching the skies for days in a panic. Something is moving out there, approaching Earth, bigger than a comet or an asteroid and on a path that matches up with no CONTINUE READING…
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…
Wyatt, Adam and Kevin share stories from RetroCon 2024 including meet-ups with fellow Geekster contributors, celebrity encounters and what retro collectibles they walked away with. Plus, a report on the very special tribute to co-founder CONTINUE READING…
“Fire burns Wood! Wood floats on Water! Water puts out Fire!” Battle Beasts finally gave us the answer to a question that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time: If animals were bred into CONTINUE READING…
Cartoons were inescapable in the 1980’s. Saturday mornings, weekday afternoons and even on cable TV, colorful animated characters were everywhere we looked. While the majority were shoddy productions conceived as part of carefully constructed marketing CONTINUE READING…
In the latest Wide World of Toys video, host Ken Spaulding invites you along to check out the toy aisle at his local Walmart and brings home a few new collectibles. Check out more photos CONTINUE READING…
It’s brand new series on TRN TV, the Wide World of Toys, hosted by Ken Spaulding! Join Ken as he unboxes his latest action figure purchases from lines like Transformers, WWE Retro and General Mills CONTINUE READING…
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…
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…
After writing a post about Dan Gilvezan’s leadership roles, I started thinking about other surprises in 80s cartoon voice acting. Who starred in the most cartoons? Who had the most diverse range of characters? That CONTINUE READING…
Toy manufacturers have been able to squeeze in all sorts of features into our GI Joe, Transformers, and He-Man figures throughout the years. Spring-loaded missiles, lights and sounds, chips, battle-damage armor are just a few CONTINUE READING…
If you asked any kid in the 80s who their favorite cartoon leader was, and more than likely, you’d hear Optimus Prime. He was the definitive commander, partly because of the voice work Peter Cullen CONTINUE READING…
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