Saying Goodbye to Warduke
About five years ago I stumbled upon an item in an antique shop that took my breath away....
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jun 4, 2020 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Halloween, Toys | 6 |
About five years ago I stumbled upon an item in an antique shop that took my breath away....
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Apr 10, 2020 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Podcasts | 2 |
If there’s been a bright side of the quarantine for myself, it’s been finally getting...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Apr 6, 2020 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Podcasts | 0 |
On this latest episode of the Branded in the 80s podcast I take a minute and give a little...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 29, 2020 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Buried in DVDs, Cartoon Commentary | 6 |
Looking back at the 80s, sometimes it can be difficult to rank the best or most influential movies...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 23, 2020 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Overdue Books, Peel Here! Stickers of the 80s, Personal, Toys | 4 |
Back in 1987, around the time I was nine or ten years-old and in the 5th grade, I was always in a...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 28, 2019 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Modern Nostalgia | 0 |
It’s funny, having just written a piece riffing on the idea that I don’t “go...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 3, 2019 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Toys | 0 |
I’ve been a fan of Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) since I first saw his HBO special with my...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 14, 2018 | 80s Advertisements, 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Ads, Cartoon Commentary, TV Guide | 10 |
I’ve written before about a personal hole in my pop culture nostalgia when it comes to...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Dec 14, 2017 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Overdue Books | 9 |
Over the past year Publisher Insight Editions has comes across my radar a lot. In addition to the...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 25, 2017 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary | 4 |
Not only am I a professed lover of the 80s, and in particular 80s era cartoons and animation, but...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Aug 29, 2016 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Overdue Books | 2 |
Though I mainly enjoy flipping through old “mom” magazines to find cool vintage...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 13, 2016 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Personal | 22 |
It’s weird when you come to the realization that you’re getting older, especially when you’re a...
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