by Shawn Robare | Mar 6, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
One of my fondest memories from childhood was all of the excitement and anticipation surrounding the Toys R Us 10-minute Shopping Sprees that would pop us as grand prizes on kid’s game shows and in magazines in the 80s. The idea of getting free reign of a toy...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 4, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I usually try and keep the personal behind the scenes stuff off of Branded, but I’ve been meaning to write about something for awhile and this just seemed like the day to do it. Next Monday would have been my big sister’s 44th birthday, but it isn’t...
by Shawn Robare | Mar 1, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So while taking the below picture this morning I realized two things. One, I need better lighting in Branded HQ, and two, I think Trap Jaw might be edging out Merman as my favorite character design in the Masters of the Universe toy line. It worries me a little as I...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 25, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Digging through a box of keepsakes this morning I stumbled upon a couple fun Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles items. I’ve been thinking a lot about that cartoon and comic recently what with the new Nickelodeon series, Playmates toy line, and my near obsession with...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 14, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Considering the most recent episode of the Saturday Supercast deals with not only girl’s cartoons from the 1980s, but specifically Strawberry Shortcake, I thought this would be a great time to share this Bettry Crocker branded flatware advertisement from 1982…...
by Shawn Robare | Feb 12, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week’s League assignment is sort of Valentine’s centric. Brain asked us to write a stream-of-consciousness piece about what we love. I love a lot of stuff, and it’s not all equally (obviously), but in an attempt to go completely from the hip...
