Muppet Magazine, Perfect Kid Reading in the 80s
Of all the publications available to kids in the 80s I’m not sure I can find one that is so...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 8, 2020 | 80s Advertisements, Branded in the 80s, Overdue Books | 4 |
Of all the publications available to kids in the 80s I’m not sure I can find one that is so...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 2, 2015 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
It’s been awhile since I’ve waded into my personal archive of old magazine back issues...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 14, 2014 | Branded in the 80s, Toys | 22 |
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about my love for tiny pop culture vehicles here at...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jul 31, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 6 |
It’s so easy to get lost in the sea of social media sometimes, pining after all the cool events and places other people are visiting and enjoying that are either too far away or too expensive to take advantage of. At...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 15, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Podcasts | 0 |
The Nerd Lunch podcasting crew recently invited me back onto their show to fill their revolving 4th chair. This time we sat down to talk about the three original Muppet flicks (including The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 30, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 3 |
So I know it seems like I’m continuously going back to this same Fall 1984 issue of Muppet magazine this month, but in my defense there is a lot of neat stuff packed between those covers. At first I had intended to...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 28, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 4 |
Seeing as I shared the Weird Al/Michael Jackson congratulatory advertisement earlier in the week, I thought it would be fun to follow that up with this Al Yankovic fluff piece (and not just because he’s interviewed by...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 2, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 2 |
It’s day five and I think we should be lounging around our resort today. While I’m away looking for the arcade that was advertises to be at the place we’re staying, why don’t you take a gander at...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Mar 1, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 3 |
It’s day four. If everything is going according to schedule I’ll be headed to the Magic Kingdom today and spending the better part of that time trying to convinve my wife that we should ride the Haunted Mansion...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 29, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 3 |
We’re on Day 3, and I wanted to post a quikie today. It’s my favorite ad for this Fall 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine featuring a bunch of Nerds plushes! Again, need to check ebay for one of these...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 28, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 3 |
It’s day two of my day job vacation, and I’m diving back into the Fall 1984 Issue of Muppet Magazine to share a couple more advertisements… First up is this Advertisement for Unico. I’ve never...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 27, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 3 |
I think I’m officially off my yearly hiatus now, but this week I’ll be on vacation from the day job and hopefully hidden deep away from the outside world somewhere on Walt Disney World property. But I...
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