Archive
Highlights From the 1991 Sears 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 …….continure reading
Christmas
Essay
TBS Christmas Creatures Features From 1992
TBS was one of my favorite TV channels in the late ’80s and the early ’90s, so I like to go back in time and talk about the things that …….continure reading
Essay
How I Remember Christmas
Take a little walk down memory lane with me as I recount all the things from through the years that have made me so nostalgic for Christmas. …….continure reading
Retro Wiki
Christmas Hess Trucks
Leon Hess, if you didn’t know, was the CEO of the Hess Corporation—yes, the same corporation as the gas stations you see dotting the nation’s landscape. During the 1960s, Hess …….continure reading
Time Capsule
Disney Channel Guide for December 1984
Back when I was young and being jealous of my friends who had cable television, one of the channels I drooled over the most was The Disney Channel. It seemed …….continure reading
Essay
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
In today’s Retro Ramblings, I’m supplying you with a full-length Christmas movie to watch. It’s a made-for-TV Christmas movie from 1987. And it stars Bo and Luke Duke (well, the …….continure reading
Time Capsule
A Christmas Story Ad from 1992
TBS was one of my favorite TV channels in the late ’80s and the early ’90s, so I like to go back in time and talk about the things that …….continure reading
Special Feature
Christmas Specials as Presented in Old TV Guides
Am I alone in missing the good old days of TV Guide? Not only for the listings that helped you know what to watch when but for the ads for …….continure reading