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Month: December 2021

Matchbox Cars
Time Capsule

1983 Matchbox Catalog

December 31, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Matchbox cars have been around since 1953, and every year have offered new varieties of their cars. In this time capsule, you can see all of their new offerings for …

Matchbox Cars
Retro Ramblings

Matchbox Memories

December 28, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

Growing up in the 1980s and early ’90s, my world was built on four tiny wheels. Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars weren’t just toys. They were the backbone of childhood …

Retro Ramblings

1992’s Christmas Creatures TBS Movie Marathon

December 25, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in the early 1990s, when cable TV still felt like a treasure chest and not just a scrollable blur of sameness, there was one channel that stood out like …

Time Capsule

Disney Channel Guide for December 1984

December 20, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back when I was young and being jealous of my friends who had cable television, one of the channels I drooled over the most was The Disney Channel. It seemed …

Special Feature

Christmas Specials as Presented in Old TV Guides

December 15, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Am I alone in missing the good old days of TV Guide? Not only for the listings that helped you know what to watch when but for the ads for …

Time Capsule

1990 Gamepro Holiday Catalog

December 14, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in 1990, handheld gaming systems were the new hotness, and Gamepro provided a handy guide to all of the games that were currently available for both Gameboy and Lynx …

Eternia Playset
Time Capsule

1986 Toys ‘R’ Us Out of This World Toy Book

December 6, 2021 Mickey Lee 3

You know I love old catalogs…especially ones from the late ’80s because that’s just my wheelhouse. And you know I also love Christmas. And lastly, you know that I love …

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