Tag: 1980s nostalgia
Posted in 1980's
NEWHART: THANKSGIVING FOR THE MEMORIES
Remember when Thanksgiving episodes were part of our regular television watching? On November 24, 1986, Newhart gave us a Thanksgiving…
Posted in 1990's
FREDDY KRUEGER HAD A 900 NUMBER — AND THE PHONE BILL WAS THE REAL NIGHTMARE!
Remember when you could call your favorite celebrities on a 900 number? Well, back in the late 1980s, you could…
Posted in 1980's
Only Vincent Price Could Make a VHS Tape Sound Terrifying
Only in the 1980s could Vincent Price sit in a creepy castle and convince us to buy blank VHS tapes…
Would Kids Today Take a McDonald’s Gift Certificate — or Trick Your House?
To me, a gift certificate was delayed gratification on Halloween night. By the time my parents got around to bringing…
Posted in 1980's
SEARS IN ITS HEYDAY — “THERE’S MORE FOR YOUR LIFE AT SEARS”
Believe it or not, Sears has an early online-shopping story that deserves a report all by itself. I’m working on…
Posted in 1980's
When Tippee-Toes Tiptoed Into Trouble
Leave it to the early 1980s to give us a controversy over a baby doll’s bare bottom. Mattel’s Tippee-Toes was…