Time Capsule
1984 TV Guide Fall Preview
One of the things I miss most about the past is just how much info used to come packed in an issue of TV Guide. In the ’90s, that thing …
Television
Time Capsule
TV Guide’s Coverage of The Day After From 1983
The Day After was an American television film that first aired on November 20, 1983, on the ABC television network. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the program during its …
Retro Ramblings
1992’s Christmas Creatures TBS Movie Marathon
Back in the early 1990s, when cable TV still felt like a treasure chest and not just a scrollable blur of sameness, there was one channel that stood out like …
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 …
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 …
Retro Ramblings
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! …
Retro Ramblings
The 1990 TV Pilot ‘Tag Team’
In the mid-late ’80s, professional wrestling, and the WWF in particular, was big business. A lot of the WWF superstars were becoming household names thanks to Vince McMahon and his …
Retro Ramblings
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
There are certain holiday traditions that feel stitched into the fabric of your childhood. woven so tightly that even decades later, they tug at your heart with the same gentle …
Special Feature
Five Classic Christmas Commercials
Man, what better way to keep getting pumped up for Christmas than watching some old commercials! Let’s take a look at five of my favorites from through the years. …
The Retro Network
Big Money, No Whammies: When Michael Larsen Broke the Game Show Press Your Luck
In 1984, Michael Larson stepped onto Press Your Luck with a secret. He had memorized the game board’s patterns, and his unbelievable winning streak stunned the studio and baffled producers. …