by Shawn Robare | Aug 12, 2009 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve talked before about some of the Holy Grail items that I was looking to procure for my sticker collection; stuff that is either wicked expensive for some odd reason (Dune sticker cards from Fleer or the 1980 series of Topps Monstickers, puffy sticker...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 11, 2009 | Branded in the 80s, Read
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Mill Creek Entertainment has picked up the license to the 1983 Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, one of my favorite mainstays from Saturday Mornings as a kid. The series was originally released by BCI Eclipse back in January of...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 7, 2009 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Finally getting around to finishing off the Cartoon Commentary! series on the 1st G.I. Joe mini series (A Real American Hero). This final episode, titled A Stake in the Serpent’s Heart, was first broadcast on September 16th, 1983, and it was the last taste...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 5, 2009 | Branded in the 80s, Read
In the interest of seeing whether or not I can keep the Branded in the 80s podcasts flowing, here’s another episode that’s dedicated to some of my memories of the various bicycles I had growing up. I talk for a little bit about my first two bikes, a...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 3, 2009 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s funny. When I stop and think, really think, about merchandising and ad campaigns, it amazes me just how devious some of the practices are, especially when it’s aimed at kids. It’s an area that I have strong feeling about, and weirdly...
