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Retro Ramblings

A Few of My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through the Years

December 9, 2022 Mickey Lee 1

With Christmas getting ever so closer, let’s take a break from everyday life to remember some of our favorite old [Continue Reading]

Time Capsule

TV Guide’s 1994 Holiday Viewing Guide

December 1, 2022 Mickey Lee 1

For this Time Capsule, I’m taking you back to 1994 to check out TV Guide’s Holiday Viewing Guide. TV Guide [Continue Reading]

Special Feature

Highlights From the 1991 Sears Christmas Wishbook

November 25, 2022 Mickey Lee 1

Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, I’m all in on Christmas, and that means features like this. We’re going to look [Continue Reading]

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1992’s Christmas Creatures TBS Movie Marathon

December 25, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in the early 1990s, when cable TV still felt like a treasure chest and not just a scrollable blur [Continue Reading]

Time Capsule

Disney Channel Guide for December 1984

December 20, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back when I was young and being jealous of my friends who had cable television, one of the channels I [Continue Reading]

Special Feature

Christmas Specials as Presented in Old TV Guides

December 15, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Am I alone in missing the good old days of TV Guide? Not only for the listings that helped you [Continue Reading]

Time Capsule

1990 Gamepro Holiday Catalog

December 14, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in 1990, handheld gaming systems were the new hotness, and Gamepro provided a handy guide to all of the [Continue Reading]

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Merry Christmas 2020!

December 24, 2020 Mickey Lee 0

Merry Christmas to all of you out there on the interweb! I know this year’s Christmas celebrations are probably going [Continue Reading]

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My Virtual Christmas Tree

December 23, 2020 Mickey Lee 1

Way back in 2014, Matt at Dinosaur Dracula unleashed on the world an idea to create a virtual Christmas tree. [Continue Reading]

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Cobra, Construx, and Christmas Chaos

December 21, 2020 Mickey Lee 3

There are Christmases you remember vaguely…bits and pieces, a toy here, a family gathering there. And then there are the [Continue Reading]

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