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.