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HyperColor Was Going To Be the Fashion Trend Of the Future

In the summer of 1991, fashion got weird—in the best way possible. That was the year Hypercolor shirts exploded onto the scene, turning ordinary cotton t-shirts into thermochromatic canvases that changed color with heat. For

Comic Books

Knightfall: The Breaking and Rebuilding of Batman

Mickey Yarber

Knightfall was the storyline that shattered Batman to his core, a brutal early‑’90s epic that broke the Dark Knight’s body, tested his legacy, and forced Gotham to confront what happens when its greatest hero finally falls.

Woodstock ’94: 2 More Days of Peace, Music, and Mud

Mickey Yarber

In August 1994, 25 years after the original Woodstock defined a generation, a new wave of music lovers descended on a muddy field in Saugerties, New York, for a revival that was part tribute, part

Jem and the Holograms: Rivalries, Rock Stars, and Outrageous Adventures

Mickey Yarber

Long before The Spice Girls, Jem and the Holograms had Girl Power and then some. Underwritten by Hasbro, who wanted an MTV-influenced doll line to rival Mattel’s Barbie, Jem came on the scene as part of

Television

Remote Control: The MTV Game Show That Broke All the Rules

Mickey Yarber

Before reality TV took over and music videos faded into the background, MTV’s first original non-musical show, Remote Control, blasted onto screens in 1987 with a recliner, a remote, and a whole lot of irreverence.

Enertech Water Guns: The Realistic Water Guns That Created Controversy

Mickey Yarber

Before the neon splash of Super Soakers dominated backyard water warfare, a more intense breed of water guns made waves in the mid-1980s. Enertech water guns, manufactured by LJN Toys, stood out for their jaw-dropping

Hulk Hogan and the Heel Turn That Shocked the Wrestling World

Mickey Yarber

In all the history of professional wrestling, few moments have rivaled the seismic shock of Hulk Hogan’s heel turn at WCW Bash at the Beach on July 7, 1996. For over a decade, Hogan had

MTV Unplugged: Top 10 Performances of the 90s

Pitfall Gary

With the recent news of Paramount+ streaming the highly popular MTV Unplugged series I thought I’d take a look back at the top performance that defined the show. MTV Unplugged Debuted in 1989 featuring the

Discontinued Taco Bell Menu Items You’ve Probably Forgotten About

Mickey Yarber

The Taco Bell food you enjoy today is probably not the same stuff you enjoyed in your younger years. That’s not a huge surprise as menus change through the years. Fast food restaurants are constantly

Groundhog Day: 48 Differences Between The Film and Script

Jason Gross

The original Groundhog Day script was darker, stranger, and far more complicated than the film we know. This breakdown highlights the biggest differences and how the rewrites transformed a clever idea into a comedy classic.

Land of the Lost: Time Warps, Sleestaks, and the Weirdest World on TV

The Retro Network

“Marshall, Will, and Holly,On a routine expedition,Met the greatest earthquake ever known.High on the rapids, it struck their tiny raft,And plunged them down a thousand feet below,To the Land of the Lost.” As the theme

Fascinating Facts About Mr. T

The Retro Network

One of our favorite pop culture icons of the ’80s is Mr. T. The man has done a lot in his life, and we celebrate that by bringing you 12 things you may not know about him.

Wrestling at the Arcade: 1991’s WWF Wrestlefest

Jeff Sheldon

Every spring, I look forward to WWE’s Wrestlemania with all of its pomp and circumstance. Unfortunately this year, with recent CDC guidelines that restrict public gatherings to under 50 people, it looks like for the

The History Behind The History Channel

Pitfall Gary

A Channel is born In 1992 A&E Networks produced a historical series called The Real West, hosted by country music icon Kenny Rogers. The Real West aired from 1992 to 1995 and was A&E’s highest

VHS Collecting: A Visual Guide To Retro Home Media

Adam Pope

Recently on The Retro Network I participated in an awesome TRN Talk: VHS Collecting podcast discussing the art of VHS collecting with Jason (@RD80s) and the always enthusiastic Chad Young from the Horror Movie BBQ

Spider‑Man and His Amazing Friends: The 80s Cartoon That Made Marvel Must‑See TV

Mickey Yarber

Marvel Comics’ famed webslinger returned to Saturday morning in 1981 with a pair of new companions. In this incarnation, Peter Parker was a college student at Empire State University, boarding with his Aunt May. While

10 Best Cartoons of the 80’s

Adam Pope

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