Special Feature
Five More Classic Christmas Commercials
A couple of years back, I wrote about Five Classic Christmas Commercials. That post featured some commercials that I’m most nostalgic for, as they still stand out in my memory …
90s
Retro Ramblings
A Few of My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through the Years
With Christmas getting ever so closer, let’s take a break from everyday life to remember some of our favorite old Christmas gifts. I’m listing five of mine here for you …
Time Capsule
TV Guide’s 1994 Holiday Viewing Guide
For this Time Capsule, I’m taking you back to 1994 to check out TV Guide’s Holiday Viewing Guide. TV Guide used to put these extended articles in their magazines during …
Special Feature
Highlights From the 1991 Sears Christmas Wishbook
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, I’m all in on Christmas, and that means features like this. We’re going to look at a few things that really caught my eye while …
Retro Ramblings
Hot Wheels Sto and Go Playsets
Oh man, what a rush of nostalgia this past weekend. I’m sitting on the couch watching college football, and at the same time, checking out the TRN Slack Channel. It’s …
Retro Ramblings
McDonald’s McPasta
For a few shining months in 1990, I lived in one of the only places on Earth where McDonald’s served Fettuccine Alfredo, and I loved it like a secret meant just for me. …
Special Feature
TRN Time Machine Podcast: What We Loved About 1993
The TRN Time Machine podcast is hosted by myself and Jason Gross as part of The Retro Network. I’ve not had time be very involved over the last couple of …
Retro Ramblings
Dino Pebbles Cereal
Recently I talked about some old junk foods that I had missed out on. Well, here’s another one… Post cereals have made some real winners in their time, and possibly …
Retro Ramblings
Re-watching SummerSlam ’98
Being a big fan of old-school wrestling, I sometimes go back in time and old wrestling shows via the WWE Network on Peacock. Over the holiday weekend, nostalgia got the …
Retro Ramblings
Some of My Favorite Moments in Royal Rumble History
With wrestling being a big part of my childhood, I watched all of it I could. Most weeks, all we had available to consume were the weekly programs offered by …