November 2011
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Satisfy Your Meat Tooth with Slim Jims →
This might have been more fitting for Halloween, but I like the whole “meat tooth” ad campaign for Slim Jim. It was clever and made me buy some Jims whenever I bought some comics. it is time to…
The Addams Family Minisode – Cat Addams →
When it comes to pets, whats the only thing better than a monkey? A man-eating lion of course! The Addams Family are with us on this, so when their kitty cat starts acting strange they call a…
Mr. E.T →
I pity the fool who doesn’t phone home.
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Weekend Getaway Planned for the Holiday →
Holiday season is just around the corner, make sure you have the right luggage to get you where you are going. Go Samsonite.
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“Stewart” for the Kodak Disc Camera →
I am not sure what Kodak was thinking with this Stewart character. I find his mannerism and pitch rather off putting overall and his laid back swagger even makes the awesome disc camera seem less…
Saturday the 14th Trailer →
If you thought Friday was too much, the weekend is just warming up.
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Magnum P.I. “Toys Chopper and Ferrari Gold T-Shirt →
During last week’s podcast research, I stumbled across all manner of Magnum P.I. products and T-Shirts. The one I liked the most (and the one I wound up ordering) is the Magnum P.I. “Toys Chopper…
Pitfall! Explorer’s Club Patch and Letter →
If you were a Pitfall! player who achieved a score higher then 20,000 and took a photo of your TV and sent it to Activision. They would mail you a letter of congratulations and a free patch (while…
More Proof that Spock is the Coolest Alien this... →
Like you need more proof? Well here is some:
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The Dana Carvey Show Minisode – The Mountain Dew... →
Puppies, kitties, and babies, oh my! Dana Carvey and Stephen Colbert give a kinder gentler spin on the horrific events of the day. Murder has never been so petable. Also included: Bob Ross, and…
Retroist Podcast – Episode 033 – Pitfall! →
This week’s podcast is all about the David Crane masterpiece, Pitfall! This Activision game was one of the best games for the Atari 2600 and I just loved it. On the show we…
Happy Friday the 13th →
I know its Friday night and its a great day to celebrate, but might I suggest that you celebrate in a less wooded environment. You never know who else may be celebrating…
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Kurt Russell’s Star Wars Audition →
It seems like every pre-fame or rising actor of the ’80s auditioned for Star Wars,. From Christopher Walken to Nick Nolte to even Steve Martin. So here’s Kurt Russell.
Saturday Morning Memories: The Hardy Boys →
After the Archies TV show proved to be a hit, Filmation tried to strike paydirt again with its Saturday morning creation “The Hardy Boys”. Like the Archies, the show featured pop songs that the…
This Week’s Top Retro Commercial … Kodak Disc... →
The results are in and this week’s top retro commercial is … Kodak Disc Family.
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THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!!! →
Donald Duck in “Truant Officer Donald” →
Did you ever wonder what Donald Duck did after the navy? Well he had some odd jobs, before he finally landed his perfect job as Truant Officer. It allows him to scream at his nephews and basically…
Atari Service Ad →
Atari was a force of nature in the early 1980s. So much so that an industry of repair and service centers built up around the systems and computers. If you lived through those heady days, you would…
Vampire’s Secret Ice Pops →
I want to see two ice pops be revived in my time. The Monster Pops that I never shut up about and these Good Humor confections, “Vampire’s Secret Pops”. What’s not to love about a black cherry ice…
Married…With Children Minisode – 976-Shoe →
Horrible ideas come naturally to Al. This time, our domestic hero goes into considerable debt to create a shoe hotline. The business plan is fairly simple. Phase 1: charge callers $2 for expert shoe…
Skywalkin’ In the Rain →
From ChocolateCakeCity, who launched the recut trailer fad with “Brokeback to the Future” returns to prominence with this fake “making of” George Lucas’ restoration of Singin’ in the Rain. It’s…
How to Beat Video Games: Mind Storm for the... →
Another great video from Vestron’s “How to Beat Video Games” series, explaining how to beat “Mind Storm” for the Vectrex:
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Magnum P.I. Trading Cards →
I collected a lot of trading cards in my life and even have some unopened boxes still laying around. One thing I never picked up was Magnum P.I. Trading Cards. You can even pick up a whole box of…
Keep Warm this Winter – With Thoughts of Atlantic... →
With the cold bearing down on use soon, why not take a short 5 minute vacation and think of some place warm.
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Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Demonstrates Gorilla Detector →
Gorilla detection is riding the next wave of consumer electronics. No device in the future will not have some sort GDS built right in. For this, you can thank Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Muppet Labs.
Today in History: Windows 1.0 →
November 11, 1985
Microsoft lets lose on the public Windows 1.0! The first release version is actually numbered 1.01. Windows 1.01 was only available on floppy disks and a user had to…
Great Video Game Music: The Amazing Spider-Man vs.... →
Over the next few weeks I will be scouring the retro gaming scene for the best video game music.
This game has been ported on a few systems namely the Megadrive/Genesis(1991),…
Sally John for Mazola Corn Oil →
I had no idea who Sally John was when I was a kid and I lived in an area where this ad was probably targets. I can tell you three things about here. She had awesome hair, she is married to a Yankee…
Ad for the A-Team Pilot →
This is a great early ad for the upcoming A-Team pilot. It ran in January before the show premiered. How can you tell it is for the pilot? Tim Dunigan is still billed as Face Man.
The World of the Dark Crystal →
The World of the Dark Crystal is a documentary on The Dark Crystal. The documentary aired on PBS on January 9, 1983. It was later released on the film’s DVD. The one-hour documentary details the…
Muddling Through Minisode – It’s a Date →
Connie decides it is time for her and Sonny to officially date other people, only she had no idea that other woman would be a cardboard cutout.
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Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine →
The most sought after toy among my circle of friends was not a Megatron, a Castle Grayskull, or any number of Mobile Command Units. It was, kind of inexplicably, the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine. I never…
Retro Blu-Ray and DVD Releases for the Week of... →
A real potpourri this week. GI-Joe, some classic TV and even some 3 stooges were released, but if I had to pick on thing to lead off on my BR purchases, it would UP. It is a remarkable…
Great Video Game Music: Donkey Kong country (Main... →
Over the next few weeks I will be scouring the retro gaming scene for the best video game music.
Ok I think I’ve filled my quota of Nintendo games with great music for now but…
Happy B-Day Asherons Call, the game no one knew... →
It was a cold November 1999, think it was mid month, all I know is there was a game I was about to buy that I had only just heard about a few months before the release that would forever change PC…
Atari 2600’s “Carnival” Wallpaper →
Loved Carnival in its unusual white cartridge. I would play it for hours. Now you can relive my glory days with none of the action and all of the color, with this state of the art Atari 2600…
Juicy Fruit Grows on Trees →
Juicy Fruit used to have the most enjoyable commercials in the 1980s, filled with handsome preppies having a great time on water skis and/or snow tubing. Meanwhile I was chewing the gum by the pack…