Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

• The History of Chicken McNuggets (Retroist)

• ’90s TV Shows That Wouldn’t Get Made Today (CBR)

• 10 Iconic Moments in MTV News History (Mental Floss)

• The Tragic Tale of Buddy Landel: Wrestling’s Greatest What If (Pro Wrestling Stories)

• 40 Facts About ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ For It’s 40th Anniversary (Rediscover the 80s)

• Smurfberry Crunch and Smurf Magic Berries Cereal (Saturday Mornings Forever)

• Do You Remember? American Gladiators (The Retro Network)

• Pizza Hut’s BigFoot Pizza (Yester Year Retro)

• 10 Movies From the 1980s You Forgot About (Wealth of Geeks)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

• Jerry Springer, RIP (Do You Remember)

• Batman Movies Ranked From Worst to Best (Den of Geek)

• When Richard Pryor Debuted His Children’s Show Pryors Place (Mental Floss)

• The 85th Anniversary of Superman (Shroud of Thoughts)

• Controversial Culture Moments From the 80s That Will Never Be Forgotten (Rediscover the 80s)

• 5 Must Watch Retro Movies About Student Life (The Retro Network)

• A History of Flintstones Vitamins (Retroist)

• The Most Unbelievable Old-School Scooby Doo Guest Stars (Cracked)

• 13 Things I Love About Eddie and the Cruisers (F This Movie)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

• The Ultimate Guide to All the ABC Afterschool Specials (Click Americana)

• 15 Things You Never Knew About the Super Nintendo (Den of Geek)

• Do You Remember? Chain Wallets (The Retro Network)

• Retroist Chicken McNuggets Podcast (Retroist)

• A List of All of Jerry’s Girlfriends on Seinfeld (Yester Year Retro)

• 12 Mall Food Court Restaurants That Disappeared (Mashed)

• 10 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

• The Magically Delicious History of Lucky Charms Cereal (The Retro Network)
• Lucky’s Best Escape Tactics in ’80s Lucky Charms Commercials (Rediscover the 80s)
• The Best Time to Go Thrift Shopping According to Goodwill (Mental Floss)
• 15 PC Games From the 1980s That Were Way Ahead of Their Time (Den of Geek)
• The Surprising Fates of Ten One-Hit Wonders From the 1990s (Listverse)
• ‘Clap on…clap off!’ The Clapper Sensation of the ’80s (Mental Floss)
• Little House on the Prairie Board Game From 1978 (Toy Tales)
• When Wrestling Goes Bad: The 1957 MSG Riot (Pro Wrestling Stories)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Every weekend, I like to share a curated list of retro, geek, & nostalgia-themed articles, stories, and posts that I’ve come across in the last week. It gives you a chance to escape the daily grind, and just sit back and pass the time reading about the good old days. So with that in mind, here are some things I wanted to share with you.

In the News

• Mattel Announces Jurassic Park ’93 Classic Collection (Toy Tales)

Retro & Nostalgia

• Downsizing: The Shrinky Dinks Phenomenon of the ’70s and ’80s (Mental Floss)

• This is How the Duck Hunt Gun Actually Worked (Slash Gear)

• MAD Magazine: A History of the Counterculture Humor Magazine (Book Riot)

• Roger Ebert’s 10 Greatest Movies of All Time (Do You Remember)

• A Delicious History of the Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich (Mental Floss)

• How Marvel’s Ghost Rider Evolved From Western to Horror (CBR)

• Why Doc Brown is One of the Greatest Movie Characters of All Time (Movie Web)

• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Show & Tell Blog Challenge: Video Games

Every week we host the Show & Tell blog challenge, where other writers participate on their own site on the given topic. Check out the entries in this week’s event:

• Defender of the Crown for Nintendo (Retro Ramblings)

• Superman 2011 by Chillingo (Middle-Aged Fat Kids)

• Part of the Gaming World (Pikapal)

• My Top 5 Favorite NES Games (Yester Year Retro)

• Activision Video Game Patches I Wish I Had Earned on Atari 2600 (Rediscover the 80s)

Video of the Week

I’ve been reminiscing about Wendy’s SuperBar more than usual this week, so I got on YouTube and started searching it out. That’s how I came across this great news report about the SuperBar being tested before it launched nationally. It’s short, but it’s filled with nostalgia. Give it a watch and see if you’re mouth starts watering as mine did.