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Hey guys and gals, just a quick note, that if you didn't already know, I host a site called How I Spent My Childhood where we discuss retro goodness much like we do here.  You can find the site at HowISPentMyChildhood.com


In addition to my post here on Crazy Facts About 25 Cartoons From the 80's here on Retrodaze (which I hope you check out), here are the rest of this weeks stuff from How I Spent My Childhood. Stop by and check us out!

The Chilito - Another entry into our Extinct Food catalog where we fondly remember the Taco Bell Classic

HyperColor Clothing - The clothes that made people WANT to touch you! (Same article as I posted here)

Monday Night Raw, January 25, 1993 Review - Great wrestling writer and author Scott Keith rants on this classic episode of the show that featured Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect in a Loser Leaves Town Match.  We're reviewing the show, in order, from the beginning each week at How I Spent My Childhood.

15 Awesome Things Mr. T Has Done - Mr. T has led an awesome life, and done more than most pop culture icons.  In this feature, we highlight 15 things that make Mr. T more awesome than you and I!

POGs - We take a stroll back in time and look at the fun fad from the 90's.

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr - We remember the short lived, but fun and action packed sci-fi western that starred Bruce Campbell from the early 90's.

And today (Saturday), we have a couple of carton posts going up, featuring G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Ewoks so check those out as well when they hit the site this morning.

It was a fun and busy week for us, and we have another one planned for next week so stop by and see us at HowISpentMyChildhood.com

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Vaporman87
Brisco County Jr. needs to have another season or two, kind of like how they are adding on to the Twin Peaks series. That would be so cool. But it would have to have Bruce Campbell. Also, I want a Chilito now.
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mickyarber
I most definitely agree.  I think the fact that Brisco was in a death slot on Friday nights didn't help it at all in the ratings, but I found the writing to be very good.  It was a fun show.
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mickyarber
Hey guys and gals, just a quick note, that if you didn't already know, I host a site called How I Spent My Childhood where we discuss retro goodness much like we do here.  You can find the site at HowISPentMyChildhood.com

This week was Indiana Jones week on the site.  Check out the links below to go back in time and revisit the classic movies and TV series!



Since it's championship time in football, we took a look back at one of the great ways to spend time in the 70's and 80's......Electric Football!


And rounding out this week's entries were a look back at the cartoon, Voltron:  Defender of the Universe, and we also looked at the cultural icon Vanilla Ice.

We'd love for you to stop by and check us out, and share your memories with us in the comments sections.
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eddstarr
The best way to sum up my childhood - Adventures in Space.

Quite frankly, if I put you guys in my time machine and took you all back to the years 1959 to 1963 you would all be shocked at how much popular media focused on the future, the world of the 21st century and space travel.

So it's no surprise that I spent quite a few Saturday Mornings with Scott McCloud, "Space Angel".

After more than 50 years, "Space Angel" seems really cool in a retro space age kinda way. The big man with a beard is named Taurus, very unusual as most TV characters were normal weight and clean shaven at the time. Actually there are quite a few surprises about this old cartoon, so I'm guessing that "Space Angel" may be worth keeping around.

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eddstarr
Here at last is the Greatest American Hero of All Time!

Roger Ramjet (who did you think I was talking about?)

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Vaporman87
Great posts Edd! Though something tells me you are a bit confused on the purpose of this particular thread.
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mickyarber
It's been a few weeks since I dropped in with an ad for what's been going on over at How I Spent My Childhood, so here we go.  We hope you see something here you like the looks of and stop over to see us.

We expanded our "Toys" section with articles on the following classics:


And just one small addition to the "Cartoons" section....


Some additions to the "TV Show" section....


And a new article in our "Forgotten Fashion" section:


For you wrestling fans out there, in our "Wrestling" section you can now find this article:

Re-Booking WrestleMania I

In our "Movies" section, we've made the following article additions:


In our newest section of the site, "Classic Commercials", we had the following entries:


And for this past weekend's big game, we had this gem:


Along with articles, check out the following videos we added to the site:



Through the rest of this week, you'll find articles on Dungeons and Dragons...both the game AND the cartoon, Duck Head Clothing, and on Saturday will be not one, but THREE new additions to the "Cartoons" section with The Biskitts, Challenge of the GoBots, and She-Ra: Princess of Power!

Next week is "John Hughes" week on the site, as we look at Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Some Kind of Wonderful.  That's not all next week....there's plenty more in addition to those entries.

And coming in March, keep your eye out for our "Cereal Bowl"....a tournament featuring 64 classic cereals in a battle to determine what is the #1, most liked cereal of all-time!  Be sure to cast your votes and have your voice heard!  I'll post details here on Retro-Daze before the start of the tourney so everyone has a chance to vote.

And if you DO stop by and find something that you like, please, leave us a comment and share YOUR memories!

Be sure to follow us on twitter, @yesterdayville, so you instantly know when new content hit's the site.  In addition to being alerted to the newest article when it hits the site each morning at 10, our twitter feed features some cool retro photos every afternoon, a repost article from our archives in the evening, and just before bedtime...a throwback music video each night!  Be sure to follow us @yesterdayville



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Vaporman87
Lots of good stuff to choose from Mickey. Thanks for the update.
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mickyarber
New stuff added to the site this week:


And tomorrow mark marks the beginning of "John Hughes Movie" week at HowISpentMyChildhood.com.  Each day, we'll be looking back at his classic 80's films and it kicks off with Pretty in Pink tomorrow.  As the week goes on, there will also be memories of Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Some Kind of Wonderful.

And keep an eye out as March approaches, as we gear up for The Cereal Bowl.  A 64 cereal tournament to crown the Favorite Cereal of All Time.  More details to come soon.

And for even more great retro content, follow us on twitter @yesterdayville.
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