Wendys Archives : The Retro Network

What Happened To Our Fast Food?

Fast food used to be fast, cheap, and dependable. Now it’s slower, pricier, and trying to be fancy, and we miss the simple drive thru magic we grew up with.

Wendy’s SuperBar and a Buffet of Memories

Mickey Yarber

In the fast-food world of burgers, fries, and drive-thrus, Wendy’s SuperBar was like an oasis in the desert. It launched in the late 1980s and peaked in the early ’90s, and it was an attempt

11 Times Music Artists Totally Sold Out In TV Commercials

Jason Gross

You’ve got a hit song. You’re a pop icon or rock star. You sell out hundreds of arenas across the globe. What’s the next logical thing you do? Sell out in a TV commercial for massive amounts of cash!

10 Discontinued Fast Food Items We Still Want Back

Mickey Yarber

Fast food is as American as McDonald’s fried Apple Pies. The fast-food business constantly innovating, finding ways to turn chicken fingers into Chicken Fries and Chicken Rings. Yet for every smashing success like the McRib,

Retro Commercials: Wendy’s ‘Where’s the Beef?’

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