Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to grab a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa, sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you this week.

In the News

• Disney+ Orders Tim Allen led ‘The Santa Claus’ Series (CBR)
• Taco Bell May Be Bringing Back the Mexican Pizza (Pop Culture)

Retro & Nostalgia Fun

• 11 Infamous ’90s School Bans (Mental Floss)
• The Fascinating History of Trapper Keepers (Ranker)
• Do You Remember Captain Planet and the Planeteers? (The Retro Network)
• The ‘Six Million Dollar Man” Cast, Then and Now (Do You Remember)
• The 50th Anniversary of Sanford and Son (A Shroud of Thoughts)
• 10 Old-School Hip-Hop Legends (Rediscover the ’80s)
• Terry Taylor and the Failed Red Rooster Gimmick (Pro Wrestling Stories)
• 11 Facts About the Universal Monster Movies (Mental Floss)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to grab a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa, and sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are six things I wanted to share with you this week.

The 15 Hardest NES Boss Fights (Den of Geek)

20 Facts About Generation X (Mental Floss)

Fictional 1980’s Bands That Could Have Been Real (Rediscover the ’80s)

8 Great Betty White Moments (The Vintage News)

Do You Remember Colecovision? (The Retro Network)

11 Popular Products Turning 50 Years Old in 2022 (Decades)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to grab a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa, and sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are a few things I wanted to share with you this week.

Recommended Reading

• My friend at The Toy Box wraps up his series looking at cartoons of the ’80s by looking at the cartoons of 1989.

• CBR ranks Marvel Comics 10 Most Underrated Villains.

• In a little something I wrote for The Retro Network, find our Whatever Happened to the Actual Love Boat.

• The Retroist looks into one of my favorite promotions of all-time in The History of McDonald’s “Mac Tonight”.

• Mark Evanier has a nice little story about the time he met Betty White.

• And as always, here are 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week, curated by Plaid Stallions.

I’d also like to take a minute and tell you about a new project coming from our friend Tony Grate. Tony founded Retro-Daze several years ago, and is the producer behind the awesome RD’s Retro Detention series on YouTube. He has been working on a new, and very exciting project called Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions. At the website, there is a trailer you can watch for the novel coming this fall, and you can also get an early look at the action figure line that is coming to support the launch of the book. I’d like to urge you to stop by and check out all of the exciting things happening around this coming release. I’m also embedding the trailer for the whole project below for you to check out.

Welcome back once again to The Weekend Edition. It’s where I share with you my curated list of retro and nostalgia-themed stories and articles I’ve run across in my travels around the world wide web in the last week.

Here are five things I wanted to share with you this week…

• What To Do If Your Tongue Gets Stuck to a Flag Pole (Art of Manliness)

• An Oral History of Stretch Armstrong’s Delightful Destructability (Mel Magazine)

• 12 Abandoned Malls & the History of Their Heartbreaking Decline (Click Americana)

• The Top 10 Mind-Blowing Car Chases From the 1970’s (Do You Remember)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Christmas Eve (Plaid Stallions)

Welcome back once again to The Weekend Edition. It’s where I share with you my curated list of retro and nostalgia-themed stories and articles I’ve run across in my travels around the world wide web in the last week. So grab yourself a hot cup of coffee (or tea), get comfortable, and enjoy the reads.

Before we deep dive into this week’s links, I’ve got a special one for you. If you’re looking for some little something for that retro lover in your life, or if you just want to introduce someone younger to something you enjoyed when you were younger, check out The Retro Network Stocking Stuffer Shopping Guide for 2021! It’s filled with all sorts of things that will take someone back to what we refer to as “the good old days”.

News

• Michael Nesmith of the Monkees Dies at 78 (Do You Remember)
• ’90s Con is Coming in March (The Vintage News)

Retro & Nostalgia

• The 25 Eeriest Abandoned Shopping Malls (List 25)
• 10 Fast Food Items That Need to Return Immediately (Pop Culture)
• Best 1980’s TV Game Shows (Rediscover the ’80s)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Christmas Fun

• Movie Review: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Popcorn Unhinged)
• Check Out Those Ads! Marvel Holiday Special #1 (The Retro Network)
• Use This Interactive Map to Find the Best Holiday Lights in Your Area (Life Hacker)
• Classic Christmas Commercials (Me, You, and a Blog Named Boo)
• Asbestos Snow – The Most Dangerous Fake Snow in History (Oddity Central)
• How Marvel Comics Revealed That Santa Claus Was a Mutant (CBR)
• A Very Special Christmas Album from 1987 (The Retro Network)
• My Introduction to Holidays at the Mall (Retro-Daze)
• How Did Eggnog Get It’s Name? (Mental Floss)
• Highlights From the 1986 JC Penny Catalog (Dinosaur Dracula)

Welcome back once again to The Weekend Edition. It’s where I share with you my curated list of retro and nostalgia-themed stories and articles I’ve run across in my travels around the world wide web in the last week. So grab yourself a hot cup of coffee (or tea), get comfortable, and enjoy the reads.

Before we deep dive into this week’s links, I’ve got a special one for you. If you’re looking for some little something for that retro lover in your life, or if you just want to introduce someone younger to something you enjoyed when you were younger, check out The Retro Network Stocking Stuffer Shopping Guide for 2021! It’s filled with all sorts of things that will take someone back to what we refer to as “the good old days”.

In the News

• Hasbro’s Furby Returns! (The Toy Book)
• Where to Watch Christmas TV Programs in 2021 (Christmas TV History)
• Riverdale Sets Retro Archie Look For it’s 100th Episode (Pop Culture)
• Play-Doh Grown Up Scents: 90’s Edition is Now Available (Toy Tales)
• DC Comics is Developing a Crisis on Infinite Earths Animated Trilogy (CBR)
• A New Toys ‘R’ Us Megastore is Set to Open in New Jersey (Nerdist)

Recommended Reading

• Ten Behind the Scenes Movie Facts About Christmas Movies (Listverse)
• The Ten Bravest Mutants in Marvel Comics (CBR)
• 50 Old Mall Stores You Probably Haven’t Seen For Years (Click Americana)
• Have a Monster-ous Holiday…1970’s Style (John Kenneth Muir)
• Some Weird Versions of ‘A Christmas Carol’ You’ve Likely Never Seen (The Vintage News)
• The Magic of Christmas at Disneyland 1992 (Me and You and a Blog Named Boo)
• 4 Things That Irritated and Fascinated Me About Gunsmoke (The Retro Dad)
• More Highlights From the 1987 JC Penny Catalog (Dinosaur Dracula)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Recommended Listening

• TRN Drive-In: Home Alone Podcast (The Retro Network)
• Retroist Automan Podcast (Retroist)
• Box Office 30: Cape Dear Review (Box Office 30)
• The Rewatchables: JFK (The Ringer)

Welcome back once again to The Weekend Edition. It’s where I share with you my curated list of retro and nostalgia-themed stories and articles I’ve run across in my travels around the world wide web in the last week. So grab yourself a hot cup of coffee (or tea), get comfortable, and enjoy the reads.

• In what I consider to be very big news, there is a rumor going around that Taco Bell will be bringing back the Mexican Pizza back to it’s menu in the very new future! I’ve been in a state of depression ever since they took it away from me last year.

• Speaking of Taco Bell, The Retroist takes a look at another fondly remembered menu item, The Bell Beefer.

• And in yet another bit of food Nostalgia, here is a look back at when McDonald’s Tried to Make Onion Nuggets Happen.

• You know I love my Nintendo nostalgia, so seeing Matt over at Den of Deek list the 15 NES games that deserve a sequel hit my sweet spot.

• The Toy Box takes a look at the Cartoons of 1984 in a really fun post that really kept me enthralled throughout. There’s some deep cuts in this one like the little remembered Wolf Rock TV!

• When Black Friday rolled around, it got me nostalgic for some of the craziness invovled in some of the hot toys in the past. So here is an article I came across in the Houston Chronicle looking back at the Tickle Me Elmo craze of 1996.

• Jason from TRN did a very deep dive into the original Home Alone movie, and found 45 differences betweeen the film and the script.

• Jason has been busy, because in addition to that Home Alone feature, he also has one over at his own space Rediscover the ’80s where he goes through 14 Air Breaking Facts About Enest Saves Christmas.

• And to close out this edition like I always tend to do, here are 5 Awesome Things on eBay courtesy of Plaid Stallions.

Video of the Week

Now that we’re past Thanksgiving it’s time to start highlighting some Christmas videos each week. And first, I want to share with you a movie…It’s called The Homecoming, and it was the movie that originally introduced The Waltons and inspired the hit TV series. It’s one of my favorite movies to watch during the Christmas season, and maybe you’ll enjoy it too.

I usually reserve this kind of stuff for The Weekend Edition, but if you’re like me, you may have a little extra time on your hands over the next couple of days. Hell, one of my favorite things over the last couple of years has been to spend the day before Thanksgiving lazily getting a head start on the cooking, and drinking coffee while catching up on reading some of my favorite retro bloggers and the like. It’s sort of become a tradition now. So with that in mind, here are some more links for you to enjoy while prepping for the main event.

• A Brief History of Black Friday (Mental Floss)

• 10 Most Memorable Thanksgivng Day Moments in NFL History (Athlon Sports)

• Dinosaur Drac’s Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe (Dinosaur Dracula)

• The 12 Best Thanksgiving TV Episodes You Can Stream Right Now (Mental Floss)

• When The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Doesn’t Go as Planned (The Retro Network)

• Americans Once Celebrated Thanksgiving With Tricks, Treats, and Mayhem (Atlas Obscura)

• Ten Things We Still Don’t Know About Lee Harvey Oswald (Listverse)

• Remember Hickory Farms? (Click Americana)

I hope you find time to visit a few of these links. I’m sure they’ll brighten your day a little bit.

Here is this week’s curated collection of nostalgia-themed news, articles, and posts for you to enjoy. They’re all Thanksgiving related this week, so I hope you’re not already burned out on the holiday before it even gets here. But either way, I hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday this week.

Why Do the Lions and Cowboys Always Play on Thanksgiving? (Mental Floss)

Recreating Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving Feast (Dinosaur Dracula)

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: 47 Differences Between the Film and the Script (The Retro Network)

Black Friday Origins: The Transformers and Gobots Craze of 1984 (Rediscover the ’80s)

8 Forgotten Animated Thanksgiving Specials of the 1980’s (MeTV)

5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

If you like this type of curated list of links, you should also check out William Bruce West’s Pop Culture in Review column over at his site West Week Ever each week. It’s a good look at the week in pop culture with plenty of retro-themed topics thrown in. Give this week’s column a look for some commentary on Ecto Cooler, Blockbuster, Sesame Street, and more.

Video of the Week

When a lot of people think of Thanksgiving, they think of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I’ve been out of watching the current parade for a lot of years now, but I still like going back and watching the olds ones. With that in mind, let’s go 30 years back in time and relive the 1991 parade. Enjoy!

Welcome back in for another Weekend Edition here on Retro Ramblings. It’s where I share with you loyal visitors my curated list of retro and nostalgia-themed articles and posts I’ve come across over the last week. I share these things with you for your enjoyment, and hope you find things you like. Let’s hit it!

In the News

• Consumers Are Spending More Time and Money on TV Watching Than Ever Before (Cord Cutters News)
• Marvel to Continue the 1992 X-Men Animated Series on Disney+ (Den of Geek)
• You Can Go on a Love Boat Themed Cruise Nest Year With the Original Cast Members (Do You Remember)
• Betty White and Betty Crocker Will Be Teaming Up for Their 100th Birthdays (Do You Remember)

Retro & Nostalgia Fun

• Star Wars: What Was Darth Vader’s Rank in the Emperial Military? (CBR)
• The Glory That Was Geocities (Neatorama)
• When Howard Johnson’s Was America’s Home Away From Home (Mental Floss)
• Mixtape: Do You Remember When You Downloaded Songs From Napster (Pop Geeks)
• Retro-Review: Big-Mac vs. The Whopper (The Retro Dad)
• Streaming the ’80s: 10 Shows to Rediscover on The Roku Channel For Free (Rediscover the ’80s)
• The History of The Little Golden Books (Dusty Old Thing)
• Classic Games That Deserve Modern Remakes (Retro-Daze)
• Check Out These 36 Vintage Metal Swing Sets (Click Americana)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Thanksgiving Nostalgia

• Five Retro Thanksgiving Commercials (Dinosaur Dracula)
• Thanksgiving Brands That Still Invoke Nostalgia Today (Do You Remember)
• 11 Thanksgiving Dishes the Pilgrims Didn’t Eat (Mental Floss)

Video of the Week

Since Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away, and with it the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, I thought it was a good time to relive that time when He-Man battled Skeletor and his minions on an Eternia-themed float.

Welcome back for another Weekend Edition. It’s where I run down all of the retro-themed news that’s fit to print, and share the fun nostalgic-themed articles and posts I’ve come across over the last week. Let’s get to it!

In the News

• Watch the New Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer (Mental Floss)
• “The Toys That Built America” Series is Coming From The History Channel (The Toy Book)
• The Full Schedule for Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” Has Been Released (Cord Cutters News)
• The Brady Bunch Has a New Reunion Christmas Movie Coming This Season (Do You Remember)
• You Can Stream Holiday Classics for Free on Plex (Cord Cutters News)

Retro & Nostalgia Fun

• If that first headline at the top caught your attention, you may enjoy Celebrating 25 Years of The History Channel writen by my friend Gary for The Retro Network.
• Thanksgiving Movies and Where to Stream Them (Cord Cutters Club)
• If ’80s Cartoons Had Their Own Pro Basketball League (Rediscover the ’80s)
• How the Bloody Lincoln County War Turned Billy the Kid Into an Iconic Outlaw (All That’s Interesting)
• Recreating Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving Feast! (Dinosaur Dracula)
• Analog TVs Never Had a Channel 37 and Here’s Why (Mental Floss)
• Video Rental Store History Through Early 1980s Newspapers (The Retro Network)
• The 10 Strongest Villains the Avengers Beat in the Comics (CBR)
• Top 10 Worst Cinematic Predictions of the Future (Listverse)
• A Brief History of the Crockpot (Mental Floss)
• Black Friday Origins: The 1983 Cabbage Patch Kid Riots (Rediscove the ’80s)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Check out Retro Rumble on The Time Machine Podcast

You may know me as the co-host of The Time Machine Podcast over at The Retro Network, but if you haven’t listened in a while, I’d like to recommend that you give our latest episodes a listen. Jason and I have started a new gimmick on the show called Retro Rumble where we take a matchup like Coke vs. Pepsi and debate it. The fun part is that we’ve solicited matchups from our listeners, and we’ve popped them into a randomizer and we talk about whatever comes up. The new concept has been really popular, so I think you’d enjoy it too. You can listen to the latest episode below.

I also want to point you to a little something I put together for Cord Cutters Club last week where I run down my picks for what to watch across your favorite streaming platforms in November. Take a minute and go check it out here.

Video of the Week

I know it’s still just the beginning of November, but I’m already in the Thanksgiving mind set. With that being said, this week’s video is one we’ve probably all seen numerous times, but it’s still fun. It’s Garfield’s Thanksgiving, and it’s still just as good as it was when it first hit the air.

Welcome back to The Weekend Edition here on Retro Ramblings. It’s where I present to you a curated list of the best retro pop culture and nostalgia-themed news and articles I’ve come across on the web in the last week. So get yourself a snack, settle, in and enjoy these trips down memory lane.

In the News

• Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2 Trailer (Dark Horizons)
• A Blues Brothers Docuseries is in the Works (Do You Remember)
• Hasbro Launches Ghostbusters Proton Pack Haslab Project (Awesome Toy Blog)

Retro & Nostlagia Articles and Posts

• 9+ Vintage Products That Would Never Fly Today (The Vintage News)
• 10 Abandoned Malls That Will Creep You Out (Listverse)
• Best ’80s-Inspired Video Games (Rediscover the ’80s)
• How the TV Dinner Revolutionized American Life (Mental Floss)
• The Secrets of the Final Voyage of The Love Boat (Do You Remember)

Halloween Fun

• Halloween Used to Be a Lot More Romantic (Atlas Obscura)
• 1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog (Plaid Stallions)
• Top Ten Tales From the Darkside Episodes (The Retro Network)
• 10 Fascinating Stores About the Most Popular Halloween Candies in America (Listverse)
• 20 Surprising Facts About the Halloween Franchise (Mental Floss)
• These Are the 15 Best Halloween TV Episodes Ever (BuzzFeed Rewind)
• Halloween Ads From the Past (A Shroud of Thoughts)
• The Best Horror Movies of All Time (Neatorama)
• My Favorite McBoo! (Horror Movie BBQ)
• Why Do We Have Candy Corn? (Sporcle)
• The 25 Greatest Zombie Movies of All Time (Mental Floss)
• 5 Spooky Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Halloween Posts Here on Retro Ramblings You May Have Missed This Month

• eBay Archaeology: Ben Cooper Costumes
• Five of My Favorite Halloween Treats
• The Yearly Harvest Festival at School
• Halloween Features on The Retro Network
• McDonaldland Fun Times Magazine Halloween Edition From 1984
• Halloween at McDonalds
• Wax Pack Flashback: Fright Flicks Cards From 1988
• October 2th, 1989

Video of the Week

For this week’s video, I’m sharing a complete “horror” movie from the ’80s since today is Halloween. I put horror in parentheses because it has some comedic elements to it, but it’s still a spooky fun watch. It’s House II from 1987, and it’s a great way to spend 90 minutes tonight.