Welcome back once again for the Weekend Edition! It’s where I share all of the fun retro-themed news and articles I’ve come across over the last week surfing the world wide web. And sometimes I throw in some old stuff I’ve bookmarked from long ago. And all this month I’m also throwing some fun Halloween-themed stuff your way too, so let’s get to it!
In the News
- “That ’70s Show” is Getting a “That ’90s Show” Spinoff (Buzzfeed Rewind)
- Hasbro Reveals Walmart Exclusive ‘Retro Style’ 7″ Power Rangers Megazord Figures (Awesome Toy Blog)
- Pokemon Turns 25 (The Toy Book)
- Enjoy a Spooky ’90s Double Feature for Free on Tubi (Cord Cutters Club)
Retro-Themed Articles & Posts
- 10 Times Batman Broke His No Kill Rule (CBR)
- The Bizarre Story of Fleetwood Mac’s Fake 1974 Tour (The Vintage News)
- Remembering the Burger King Roast Beef Sandwich (Retroist)
- 45 Fascinating Facts ABout James Bond (Mental Floss)
- Top 10 ’80s Arcade Games That Are Still Played Today (Rediscover the ’80s)
- My 10 Favorite Tom & Jerry Shorts (Retro-Daze)
- Cool Comics Covers From October 1971 (Pop Culture Safari)
- Wax Pack Flashback: 1991 Pro Set Football Cards (TRNTV)
- ’90s Candy: 20+ Popular and Totally Fly Sweet Treats (Click Americana)
- 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)
Halloween Fun
- Resurrecting the Spudnut, America’s Forgotten Halloween Treat (Atlas Obscura)
- The (Halloween) Movies That Made Us (The Retro Network)
- The Three Stooges Halloween Special (Me and You and a Blog Named Boo)
- 25 Most Underrated Horror Games Ever (Den of Geek)
- Halloween Games You Might Remember From the ’80s (Rediscover the ’80s)
- The ’80s Halloween Video Countdown (The Retro Network)
- Ten Incredible Opening Scenes in Horror Movies (Listverse)
- The Most Popular Halloween TV Episodes By State (Cord Cutters News)
- Crunch For Your Life! The Top 5 Halloween Cereals of All-Time (The Retro Network)
- An Old School Halloween Book (Wonderful Wonderblog)
- Explore a Century of Halloween in L.A. Through Vintage Photographs (Atlas Obscura)
- Retro Commercials: Elvira’s Halloween Coors Light Commercials (The Retro Network)
Video of the Week
Here’s a fun little video for this week. It’s The Crypt Keeper counting down some of the “scariest” (aka worst) music videos of the ’80s and ’90s. It’s a neat look back at a very fun time in pop culture history.
Great stuff! Got some tabs opened and ready to check out, thank you.