Toy Stories: Lazer Tag
If you were a kid in 1986, you probably remember the hype. For months before Worlds of Wonder finally released …
Tag: 80s
The Pizza Burger From Burger King in the ’80s
Remembering one of the lost Burger King menu items of the late ’80s.
Saturday Morning Memories: Ewoks Cartoon
Those cute, bear-like denizens of Endor, first introduced in Return of the Jedi, received their own show two years later (not …
Toy Stories: Etch-a-Sketch
It’s a nice feeling to finish an Etch-A-Sketch picture you’re semi-proud of. “It actually looks like a tree this time!” …
Mickey on Movies: Thunder Run (1986)
It’s Friday night. It’s only 8 pm, but it’s already dark where I am. The weather is a little cool, …
Saturday Morning Memories: Droids – The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO
Hoping to build on the success of the immensely popular Star Wars trilogy, ABC decided to fill the void until the next …
Saturday Morning Memories: Speed Racer
“Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer,He’s a demon on wheels…” Speed Racer is, without a doubt, the best remembered of …
Toy Stories: Mattel Electronics Football
For the true football-crazed kid, there were only three things wrong with the world: 1) The NFL season only lasted …
Saturday Morning Memories: Blackstar
Astronaut John Blackstar was sucked through a black hole and awakened to find himself stranded on the planet Sagar. Since …
Toy Stories: Battle Beasts
“Fire burns Wood! Wood floats on Water! Water puts out Fire!” Battle Beasts finally gave us the answer to a …