Everything 80s

What may seem like a novelty video game accessory from the 1980s actually has a much deeper backstory.

The Nintendo Power Glove, a game controller you wore on your arm, came out in 1989, but its root…

From the beaches of California in the 1960s to the empty swimming pools of the 70s, the two board-based niche hobbies had really grown in popularity.

But the 1980s took it to a whole new level--liter…

Hard-hitting, intense, and sometimes difficult to watch--but it was can't-miss TV. This was the world of After-School specials in the 1980s. 

After being created by ABC in the 1970s, the after-school…

It may seem like you were just watching some of these shows yesterday, but they are now, somehow, forty years old.

Today, we look back on the TV shows of 1985, a year that gave us some of the very be…

It's 1984, and Apple Computers and its founder are on top of the world. Not only has Steve Jobs created one of the most remarkable machines of the 20th century, but he's also launched it in a way tha…

It was a decade of prolific creation, an era when the Master of Horror delivered some of his greatest works ever.

Today, we look back at all the iconic and groundbreaking novels Stephen King released…

The 1980s was a changing time not only for McDonald's but for the entire fast food industry. Competition had become cutthroat--and that was just for burgers.

But now, the Pizza industry, led by the b…

The story of Mr. T is as much the story of the 1980s as during a rapidly changing time of pop culture, he touched all aspects of entertainment.

The big screen, the small screen, radio, home video, an…

As the clock counted down on December 31st, 1989, it brought one of the most remarkable decades of the 20th Century to a close. A decade that--when it came to pop culture--may have been one of the mo…

It was a gigantic risk... a brand-new character and product line set to launch alongside some of the most popular toy brands in history.

How would this new character--that no one knew anything about-…

As we close out Black History Month, today we look back at 10 of the most groundbreaking Black sitcoms of the 80s. 

These shows not only helped define the decade but also had a huge impact on pop cul…

If you were around in the late 80s, he seemed impossible to miss... An anthropomorphic cartoon camel that quickly became one of the defining spokes characters of the decade--but one that came with en…

Not everything could be a hit... Even though the 1980s gave us some of the best video games of all time, there were others that just slipped by the wayside--and some of them deserve better than that.

It was just supposed to be a regular safety test... but in the early morning hours of April 26th, 1986, something went terribly wrong...

For those opposed to nuclear energy, the Chernobyl Nuclear Pow…

I've got a bad feeling about this... that was the thought that crept into people's minds back in November 1978. They were about ten minutes into the Star Wars Holiday Special--and it wasn't exactly w…

It's a battle that's been going on for well over a century featuring two of the biggest brands of all time. But in the 1980s--the war really heated up...

Today we look back on the battle between Coke…

No matter how many times you've seen it--you've probably never seen the whole thing...

This is a deep dive into the original Back to the Future to cover specific moments, Easter eggs, and many hidden…

It's the toy and cartoon that may best define the entire 1980s, a toy that goes back to the 1960s but re-created for a new era.

This is the complete history of G.I. Joe, and in this episode we look a…

It's been more than 35 years since the 80s ended, but the decade continues to be with us as much as ever--especially when it comes to our entertainment.

In this year-in-review special, we look back a…

By 1987, Jim Henson had already provided us with so much great entertainment from all his remarkable creations--including some pretty wonderful Christmas specials.

But his best was yet to come... thi…