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I host the Retroist Podcast and write the Retroist, which focuses on nostalgia. I like slightly old stuff. () @retroist .bsky.social
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Making Lincoln removable just strikes me as a poor design decision.
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Watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles as it was meant to be watched…
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It wouldn't be a late 1970s coloring book without Godzilla boogying the night away at Studio 54 with Lizard Minnelli.
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Pepsi and Doritos Halloween advertising in the early Nineties was amazing.
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Mr. Belvedere playing Bowser in the televised Ice Capades Special in 1989 always makes me smile. He was perfectly cast. I make sure to watch it every year.
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I still get pretty excited when I see or hear the CBS Special Presentation intro.
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Well this is my favorite things to come out of the United Airlines incident.
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Remember when you were little and your Mom would take you to the mall to get your photo taken with the Xenomorph?
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The design of the TRON arcade game is so good that even when I have a "bad game," it is still a good game. It is worth every quarter I have put into it.
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And the 1989 award for Fight Choreography (child vs. living skeleton) goes to this commercial for the He-Man Power Sword.
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I usually drink Coke, but I would love a cool Ramblin' Root Beer.
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Which was your Eighties mall bookstore growing up? Waldenbooks or B. Dalton?
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As McDonald's continues to update its older restaurants, it's nice to take a moment to appreciate its more unique locations. I recently got to visit this great location in Freeport, Maine.
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In 1975, a paper cup design, “Orange and Yellow Flowers,” was unleashed upon the world. While not as well-remembered as the trendy “Jazz” design, it would be a staple in homes and restaurants for decades.
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I wanted to move away from Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, but my players were resistant until Wizards of the Coast stepped in and saved the day. With all the commotion around OGL, my players are excited to move and we are doing it.
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This commercial for the Parker Brothers Spider-Man for Atari was what I hoped a Spider-Man movie would look like when I dreamed about it as a kid.
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Great moments in television history, Columbo meets Robby the Robot.
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Name a role you think was perfectly cast.
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Sometimes I see an old ad and think, “This would make an incredible movie.”
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Looking for something a little different to stay warm this winter? Go retro and try some Hot Dr. Pepper.
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In the late Eighties, the department store, Zellers ran this impressively animated Batman commercial.
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I forgot how creative they were with early Cherry Coke advertising.
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Sad to hear that Cindy Morgan who was in Caddyshack, Bring Em Back Alive, and of course, TRON has passed away.
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It is amazing to have a large retro style arcade to yourself for a while.
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Tonight's music is the TRON soundtrack. Brilliant work by the legendary Wendy Carlos, that I listened to weekly as a kid. I probably still should.
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People often ask me what Christmas was like in the 1980s. It mas magical.
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Seeing Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman when I was a kid was life-altering. I will never forget the first time seeing him on HBO and getting excited when I learned he was making a movie. It is all my friends and I could talk about for months.
What a talent. RIP.
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In 1968, Kentucky Fried Chicken jumped into a new market and opened its first Kentucky Roast Beef Restaurant. It was a short-lived chain with explosive growth and a quality product. So what went wrong?
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In 1991, McDonald's was selling Indiana Jones movies on VHS for just $5.99 each. They would sell millions of copies.
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Seattle's Living Computer Museum had this nook that I still think about a lot.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a hilarious, heartfelt Thanksgiving classic! Make sure you watch it this year how it was supposed to be watched, on a massive wood-sheathed Zenith television.
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Get a different Star Wars glass each week at Burger King. I love seeing them get filled up at the soda fountain in this commercial
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My Mom laughed at me when I was a kid and I told her one day I would eat Kit Kats for breakfast every morning. Who's laughing now, Mom?
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When I worked in a video store, I was always putting A Dream Called Walt Disney World on the store TVs.
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When Sgt. Slaughter joined GI Joe, I needed zero convincing that it was a good idea.
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Join Leonard Nimoy for this fascinating series which probes the mysteries of the universe.
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I am headed down to the 1977 Woolworth, what Halloween costume would you like me to pick up for you?
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I wish I had walked past a wall of posters like this when I was a kid.
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This is a magnificent eighties commercial for 7 Up starring Pac-Man and a sound-a-like version of Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carrnes with 7 Up lyrics.
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The G.I. Joe USS Flagg playset was one of the only toys that left me speechless when I saw it in person for the first time.
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The main reason I wanted an Intellivision? Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
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My favorite console, the Atari 2600, has been around for 45 years. Amazing that mine still works. Happy Birthday buddy!
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The Book of Boba Fett needs it's breakout character. Might I suggest Baby Salacious Crumb?
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I don't usually have shakes for breakfast but I will make an exception to celebrate Grimace's birthday at
@mcdonalds
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Still time to watch Pac-Man's Trick or Chomp Halloween Special.
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I like my mobile phone, but our world is a little less bright because of what we gave up.
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Summer’s over, but I’ve got my Trapper Keeper, and I’m ready to go back to school.
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On this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I talk all about the fast food phenomenon that took the world by storm, changing not only how we eat fast food, but food in general, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets.
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Nothing like the early 80s version of the Walt Disney video intro. Love that Spaceship Earth.
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The Star Wars arcade game is brilliant. On the easiest level, most players can succeed, but you can also ramp up the difficulty. For SW fans, it was the best way to immerse yourself in the most exciting part of the film. All for just 25 cents (50 cents for the sit-down version).
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