by Shawn Robare | May 11, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’m finding that Woman’s Day magazines are gold mines for awesome vintage kid-centric advertisements. Stands to reason when you consider that mothers make most of the household purchasing decisions, but it was the last place I thought to look. ...
by Shawn Robare | May 10, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So I finally received my copy of the Warner Bros. Presents Saturday Morning Cartoons, 1980s DVD set, and more importantly I’ve finally had the first opportunity to watch a full episode of Thundarr the Barbarian since I was a kid. I don’t know about...
by Shawn Robare | May 7, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week, Rocky IV wrappers from 1985. Talked about the stickers from this set here. Love the fighting wax pack theme on these Rocky cards…
by Shawn Robare | May 4, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s kind of strange sensation, but there are a lot of toys that should scream “80s” for me, but don’t. Stuff like G.I Joe and the Transformers are in that group, most likely because I never really stopped living with their branding over...
by Shawn Robare | May 3, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It’s kind of weird when I think about it, but even though I feel like I experienced a good chunk of the television programming from the 80s (the first time around) it’s sort of impossible to have really gotten into most of the shows enough to really...
by Shawn Robare | Apr 30, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Today’s Wax Paper Pop Art is a wrapper from the 1980 Topps Weird Wheels sticker card set (discussed here.)
