Time Capsule
1986 Toys ‘R’ Us Out of This World Toy Book
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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My Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons of the ’80s
This edition of Friday Five highlights five of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons of the ’80s. Check them out and then tell me yours! …
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M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys
I dabbled in more toy lines than I could count as a kid. Transformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man…you name it, I probably had at least one figure rolling around in a …
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1988 Kenner Action Toy Guide
Enjoy this complete scan of the 1988 Kenner Action Guide featuring their best toys of the year like The Real Ghostbusters, Bone Age, Silverhawks, Starting Line Up, and MASK!
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KFC’s Chicken Littles Sandwiches of the ’80s
There was a time, long before artisanal buns and aioli sauces took over the fast-food landscape, when a humble little sandwich ruled my world. It was called the Chicken Little, …
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The Excitement of Excitebike
There are certain sounds that live forever in the attic of memory. The whine of a two-stroke engine, the digital chirp of a pixelated crowd, and the unmistakable crash of …
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Those Cups that Used to Come in Oatmeal
In this edition of Retro Rambling, I want to take you back to a small slice of nostalgia for me, and that’s back when I used to drink out of …
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A Tribute to Nerds Cereal
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with food. I love it when it’s around, and I hate it when it’s gone. Nerds Cereal was one of those rare treasures that …
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Memories From a Hot Wheels Childhood
Some kids had baseball cards. Others had action figures. Well, I had those too actually. But for me, growing up in the late ’70s through the ’90s, nothing beat the …
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Del Monte Pudding in a Can
Every now and then, a memory sneaks up on me. Not a big one, just a flicker. A taste. A smell. A moment. And suddenly I’m eight years old again, …