Valentine's Day Archives : The Retro Network

Advent Calendar House Podcast: A DuckTales Valentine

We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day in July with a deep dive into a 1990 “DuckTales” special that aired on “The Magical World of Disney.”

Sweethearts: The Sweet Little Messages That Defined Valentine’s Day

Mickey Yarber

Long before they became the unofficial language of school crushes, Sweethearts had already been part of Valentine’s Day traditions for generations. Their roots go back to the 1800s when Boston pharmacist Oliver Chase created a

Retro Romance: Top 10 80s Movies to Melt Your Heart on Valentine’s Day

Pitfall Gary

Eighties romance had a magic all its own, and these classic films still melt hearts with big emotions, unforgettable chemistry, and the kind of sweeping moments only that decade could deliver.

MeTV Is Celebrating All Things Love With Their Valentine’s Day Marathon of Classic TV Episodes

Walter King

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, MeTV is airing a full day of classic television episodes where love is in the air. The event takes place on Sunday, February 9th, so don’t forget to tune in

Rom-Com Royalty: 10 Julia Roberts & Meg Ryan Classics for Your 90s Valentine’s Day

Pitfall Gary

When I think about Romantic Comedies (rom-com) in the 90s two actresses come to mind, Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan. They are the rom-com queens of the 90s. Interestingly they also starred with the same

Friday Flix: February 1997

Pitfall Gary

Romantic comedies, Volcano eruptions and undercover agents. This month has it all!

In this installment of #FridayFlix @MileHighSamurai looks at February 1997.

Friday Flix: February 1992

Pitfall Gary

Invisible Men, Hitchcock clones, Stallone comedies and one of the best movies of the year. Party on!

In this installment of #FridayFlix @MileHighSamurai looks at February 1992. Schwing!

Valentines Mix Tape: 90’s Edition

Eric Vardeman

By the time the mid 90’s hit, I was married, having kids, adulting fairly hard and not really making many mix tapes. Even though cassettes were still around, CD’s were quickly becoming the preferred source

Valentines Mix Tape: Hair Band Edition

Eric Vardeman

I had to make a choice for this playlist. With hair bands, you can go two different directions: sexy and suggestive or love and romance. I opted for the latter. It ballooned to 16 songs

TRN Podcast 033 – Mount Crushmore

Jason Gross

Valentine’s Day is almost here so this week’s episode is dedicated to all the girls we’ve loved before. In this week’s Time Machine segment, Jason and Mickey reveal their picks for a Mount Crushmore. But

Valentines Mix Tape: 80’s Edition

Eric Vardeman

In junior high and high school, I was the mix tape king. I can’t tell you how many bricks of cassette tapes I went through making mix tapes. As you can probably guess, most of

Valentines Mix Tape: My Valentine

Eric Vardeman

This final mix tape entry is completely self serving. I built it for MY someone special. With one exception, all the songs are from the 80’s and 90’s. I have to admit it was hard

SequelQuest Rewind | A Sequel to The Princess Bride | EP12

SequelQuest Jeramy

(From February 2016) You want a romantic podcast? AS YOUUUUUU WIIIISH. That’s right, this Valentine’s Day we decided to get in touch with our inner Don Juan’s and explore the sequel possibilities of one of

Who Did We Crush On?

Mickey Yarber

Carolyne Heldman Biggest crush? If we’re talking junior high, might have to say, Mary Lou Retton. I fell head over heels for that little spitfire during the ’84 Olympic games. She may very well be