Music Monday – Week of October 22
US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 22, 1983 In honor of Spooktober 2018, we have two playlists for you today. First, our regular countdown from 1983. Not only does Bonnie Tyler …..[CONTINUE]
Spooktober 2018
Retro Rerun Review: Kate and Allie
The Show: Kate & Allie Ran for: 122 episodes— 6 seasons from 1984 to 1989. What it’s about: Two lady detectives? I really don’t know. I assume they were detectives. And possibly lovers. My relationship …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: In Search Of… Marathon
Well friends, it’s still Spooktober at Retro Ramblings, and the Midnight Drive-In is honoring that fact with another spooky selection for tonight. In Search Of… starring Leonard Nimoy was an unintentional spooky show most of …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: House II
It’s time once again for another trip to the Midnight Drive-In, sponsored by Retro Ramblings. For tonight’s feature, we’ve got a campy, but overly fun offering for Spooktober in the form of House II: The …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: Halloween TV Episodes
Howdy neighbors,and welcome back once again to the Midnight Drive-In here on Retro Ramblings. We’re right smack dab in the middle of Spooktober, so it’s time for some more spooky retro offerings here at the …..[CONTINUE]
Wax Pack Flashback: Ghostbusters II Trading Cards from 1989
It’s time to pull another pack of old cards from the vault and rip them open to see what we find inside. With Halloween right around the corner, I turned to a pack that is …..[CONTINUE]
Ernest Scared Stupid
Having already applied his bumbling shenanigans to one holiday in 1988’s Ernest Saves Christmas, slapstick neighborhood doofus Ernest P. Worrell set his sights on Halloween in 1991’s Ernest Scared Stupid. Purring singer/actress Eartha Kitt …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Rerun Review: Roseanne
The Show: Roseanne Ran for: 222 episodes from 1988 to 1997. (Oh, and then 8 episodes in 2018. Not sure if you heard about that, though.) What it’s about: A gruff-yet-lovable family living an unremarkable …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: Halloween Cartoon Marathon
Welcome back once again friends for another trip to the Retro Rambling’s Midnight Drive-In. Tonight, we are going with something a little tamer as we travel back in time to enjoy some classic Halloween …..[CONTINUE]
General Mills Monster Cereals Reviews
With the spirit of Halloween already in the air, it’s certainly not too early to start enjoying all the cool food treats that come along this time of year. One of the best, and my …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: Are You Afraid of the Dark Marathon
For tonight’s viewing pleasure, we offer up a marathon of some of the finer episodes of the classic 90’s Nickelodeon show, Are You Afraid of the Dark? This spooky anthology series for kids recounts …..[CONTINUE]
Are You Afraid of the Dark TV Show
The age-old tradition of the campfire ghost story got a 1990’s update in Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? Debuting as part of the Friday night SNICK block in 1992, the show featured a …..[CONTINUE]
Retro Theater: Night of the Comet
Welcome to the Retro Rambling’s Midnight Drive-In…a place created for all you retro lovin’ night owls. Our first presentation for Spooktober 2018 takes us back to the year 1984 for a special screening of …..[CONTINUE]
Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins
Ghosts ‘n Goblins took the baddie-battling, princess-rescuing formula and went Medieval, casting Knight Arthur in the hero’s role and pitting him against the combined forces of Hades. Strapping into his suit of armor, Arthur …..[CONTINUE]
Welcome to Spooktober 2018!
With the exception of that traditional eve when jolly St. Nick visits the chimneys of the world, there is perhaps no holiday quite as beloved, or more anticipated by kids than Halloween, the last …..[CONTINUE]
