by Shawn Robare | Jul 21, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Thinking about some magical food moments from my past I can’t help but immediately gravitate towards the splenderferious invention that graced America’s freezers in 1982 (by my best educated guesstimates), the Pudding Pop. Sure, there are other...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 19, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
While flipping though a bunch of old Boy’s Life magazines recently I came across a couple Toys ‘R’ Us circulars that had some interesting stuff. In the 80s toy companies had a leeway with products that you just won’t ever see again. In...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 16, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This wrapper reminds me that there are still a few sets of sticker cards I still need. Also, this is an example of a Canadian Topps wrapper which is distributed under the name O-Pee-Chee. Jaws 2 from Topps (O-Pee-Chee in Canada), 1978.
by Shawn Robare | Jul 14, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the Mill Creek re-issue of 21 Jump Street on DVD and I have to say that I was both a little excited about the set and a little bit bummed out. First off, I have to make it clear that Mill Creek provided a review...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 12, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
1977 is such an interesting year, and sometimes I feel lucky that I came into the world that hot summer in July. Not only did I arrive just in time for the original Star Wars flick, but alongside were all sorts of crazy and groundbreaking events like the...
by Shawn Robare | Jul 9, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’ve been falling in love with the USA network show Burn notice recently, and it’s got me thinking about all the tropes that make for a great one-and-done hour-long action shows. And this got me thinking about Tom Selleck and his sweet ride. So...
