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When Lunchables Took Over the Cafeteria
Lunchables arrived in the late 1980s with the kind of energy only that era could produce. They were bright, bold, and a little bit futuristic, the kind of thing a kid imagined astronauts might eat on the space shuttle. For many of us, opening a Lunchable felt like opening a tiny briefcase of power. It was food, sure, but it was also independence. It was a meal you assembled yourself, a miniature…
The Retro Resurgence Podcast - Episode 42 | Mt Rushmore of Three Name Celebrities in Movies, TV, & Music
Episode 42 has Ken and Chad going back to the Mount Rushmore format. The topic – focusing on celebrities known by “three names” in the world of Television, Movies, and Music. The guys discuss and debate their picks to try to come up with a consensus for each. Recurrent Events:KEN: Nintendo X Lego Announce a Deluxe Donkey Kong SetCHAD: Quinta Brunson to Develop and Star in a Betty Boop Feature…
The Lucky Coin and the Corner Shop: How Scratch Cards Went From the Newsagent Counter to Your Phone
There is one memory that alot of us carry around quietly and barely ever talk about, and it goes something like this. You are stood there in the newsagent’s on a Saturday morning, the little bell over the door still jangling away behind you, and right there in the glass cabinet under the till sits this whole fan of brightly coloured cards. Cherries. Pound signs. Little cartoon pots of gold that…
Following the Stanley Cup 2026 Through Hockey Props
The Stanley Cup Final is one of the most compelling events in sports, attracting passionate hockey fans from around the world. While many viewers focus on which team will ultimately lift the trophy, player prop markets offer another intriguing way to follow every game and every shift throughout the championship series. Instead of focusing solely on final scores, props encourage fans to pay…
My Little Pony and the Rise of Pastel Power
When My Little Pony trotted onto toy shelves in 1983, it brought a burst of color, charm, and gentle fantasy to a decade already overflowing with bold ideas. These were not just plastic ponies. They were tiny worlds you could hold in your hands. They were characters with names, symbols, and personalities. They were the kind of toys that invited storytelling, collecting, and hours of quiet…
WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Spider-Man Special (2002)
Special guest, Chris Denmead from The Spidey Dude Radio Network joins us to dive into the Spider-Hype of the comic book word during the release of the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film as featured in the Wizard Spider-Man Special from 2002. Jenkins/Ramos, Straczynski/Romita Jr and more! Plus learn all about his Bernie Wrightson documentary being shown at Comic Con International in San Diego this…
The Ewok Movies Were Star Wars’ Most Unusual Adventures of the 80s
Long before prequels, special editions, and streaming series, Star Wars fans of the 1980s were treated to something wonderfully strange and unexpectedly charming. Not a new trilogy. Not a theatrical blockbuster. Instead, we got two made‑for‑TV movies starring the fuzzy little scene‑stealers from Return of the Jedi. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor were unlike…
The Retro Network is Your Ultimate Guide to Retro Pop Culture and Nostalgia
The ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s were more than just decades. They were an atmosphere…a way of growing up that blended neon colors, Saturday morning cartoons, mall culture, and the rise of home technology. For many of us, these years shaped our tastes, our memories, and the way we see the world. This guide explores the defining elements of those unforgettable decades, from toys and TV to food, fashion,…
How Cannabis Concentrates Evolved Into Live Resin
Few products show the gap between the 1970s and today as clearly as cannabis concentrates. The hash of that era and the live resin of now share a basic idea but almost nothing else. The journey between them is a genuine technology story. It is a story of precision replacing guesswork. A modern Canadian retailer like the Vancouver-based The Herb Centre live resin selection shows how far the…
Celebrating 7 Years of The Retro Network
Today, June 1st, marks seven years since The Retro Network first flipped the switch and welcomed readers into a world built from memories, mixtapes, Saturday morning cereal bowls, and everything wonderfully analog. Seven years of stories. Seven years of rediscovering the things that shaped us. Seven years of proving that nostalgia isn’t about looking back. It’s about carrying the best parts of…
Stuckey’s: The Roadside Oasis That Defined the American Highway
If you ever took a family road trip in the 70s or 80s, there is a good chance you saw that familiar blue roof rising in the distance long before you pulled into the parking lot. Stuckey’s was more than a convenience store. It was a promise. A beacon. A little slice of roadside Americana that turned long stretches of highway into something a bit more magical. For generations of travelers,…
Sealab 2020: The Undersea Adventure That Was Ahead of Its Time
If you were a kid in the early 80s who spent Saturday mornings glued to reruns, you probably stumbled across a cartoon that looked a little different from the usual lineup of superheroes, slapstick animals, and toy‑based adventures. It was quieter. More serious. More thoughtful. It was Sealab 2020, a show that imagined a future where humanity lived and worked beneath the ocean’s surface. It did…
Hop Down Memory Lane: Revisiting the Magic of Dot and the Kangaroo
The Top 10 Forgotten Cereals of the '90s
There was something magical about walking down a 90s cereal aisle. It was loud, colorful, and bursting with mascots who seemed ready to leap off the box and join you at the breakfast table. Every shelf felt like a tiny carnival of sugar, shapes, and wild ideas that could only have been dreamed up in that decade. Some cereals became legends, but others burned bright and vanished, leaving behind…
The USS Flagg: The Aircraft Carrier That Ruled Every Kid’s Imagination
There are big toys, and then there is the USS Flagg. Anyone who grew up with G.I. Joe in the 1980s knows exactly what I mean. The Flagg was not just a playset. It was a monument. A plastic titan. A seven‑and‑a‑half‑foot aircraft carrier that dominated living rooms, basements, and the dreams of every kid who ever flipped through a Sears catalog. The USS Flagg was the crown jewel of the G.I. Joe:…
WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 128
Adam and Mike Schwartz explore issue 128 of Wizard, discussing the excitement of the Geoff Johns/Scott Kolins The Flash series, the origins of Free Comic Book Day, Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker in Spider-Man and more. Plus, the announcement of the two comic creators who won the online poll to become the new competitors in our long-running Hype Machine segment. Get access to PDF scans of Wizard…
A Stroll Through Riverdale: The History of Archie Comics
For more than eight decades, Archie Comics has been a constant presence in American pop culture. Long before Riverdale became a moody television drama, and long before collectors hunted down variant covers and reprints, Archie Andrews and his friends were simply part of the background noise of growing up. Their stories sat in grocery store checkout lanes, spun on wire racks at drugstores, and…