Sunday, October 30, 2011
Retro Video
Wendy's Hot Drink Jam: This instructional video on Wendy's hot drinks really compliments the IQ of their employees.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Dance Break
Dazzle Dancin': This is a 1984 straight to video dance party. The host Rick Dees is quite the dancer and funny man. ha HAA!
Retro Show
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992-96): In honor of this Halloween weekend, let's flashback to the cause of all 90s children's nightmares.
Retro Stars
"Novi God" - Steklovata: Hard to tell what decade this is from due to the Eastern European time warp. Definitely digging the highlights.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Retro Fight
Retro Film
Teen Witch (1989): YouTube comment: "I love being white and learning about my vast tapestry of cultural heritage from YouTube videos like this one."
Retro News
Miscalculated Building Demolition: Well, at the very least, he did get out of frame to catch the shot.
[thedailywhat]
Thursday, October 27, 2011
From the Future
Parkour: You know, that new urban sport where amazing athletes climb all over everything? I guess everything's been done before.
Retro Bro
Love Connection: Robert's interests include cold beer, hot music, and gift sales. An odd name for an odd guy.
Retro Film
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987): All you need to know about this movie is summed up in two simple words.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Retro News
80s GOP Party: Some days just aren't your day. Please, everyone, stop partying so he can report on the party!
Retro PSA
Anti-Crack PSA: Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) schools kids on crack. Remember when he got caught masturbating in public?
Enough Already
Coalition for Abstinence Education: Oh, COME ON! Really, people?? That's like telling your daughter that if she has premarital sex then Bin Laden will dry hump her in the back of the movie theater once a week for six months. I'd choose Invisible Hitler any day.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dance Break
Adhisaya Piravi (1990): This one always leaves one speechless and utterly confused. Yet, amazed.
Retro Ad
Gay Boy Tobacco: One can only imagine what they were saying back in the day. "Well, I say! That Gay Boy sure knows how to smoke a fag!"
Retro Film
Beware: Children at Play (1989): According to Wikipedia -- "The film follows the inhabitants of a small rural town whose children are disappearing at an alarming rate and whose adults are simutaneously being killed in a ritualistic fashion. It is revealed early on that the kids are being inducted into a cannibalistic cult that live in the woods." And that's all she wrote.
[thedailywhat]
Retro PSA
Forest Fires: Perhaps best know for her work in Blade Runner, Joanna Cassidy teaches children the impor--WHAT THE WHAT!?
Monday, October 24, 2011
Retro Bro
A Rose, OK: Remember our friend David from our 80s video dating montage? Well, here he is uncut and unstable.
[FFF.]
Then and Now
Retro Star
Stairway to Stardom (1983): Precious Taft performs the best monologue of all time. That was beautiful, Precious.
Retro Ad
Car-Sharing Club: Because no one wants to share an empty car with Invisible Hitler. Now try not thinking of this every time you're alone in your car at night.
Retro Toy
Baby Secret (1966): And we thought they couldn't get any more creepy than Baby Laugh-a-Lot. But they do. Oh, they do.
See an even creepier version here.
Retro Interview
The Front Fell Off: Two Aussies discuss the 1991 oil spill from the Kirki oil tanker off the coast of West Australia.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Double Digits
iPod turns 10: Happy birthday iPod, you changed the world. Selling more than 304 million units, you made Apple the leader in mp3 players around the globe. But ACTUALLY, what we all should have done was buy apple stock.
[The Daily What: Geek]
Retro Toy
Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow (1978): It drinks water, and "pretend milk" comes out. So what magic is inside you, Milky? PUPT3W2GEZVN
Retro Commercial
McDonalds: The demented predecessor of Ronald McDonald. He's not the real Ronald McDonald, little boy! Run! Don't eat those burgers!
From the Future
Motorola Mobile Phone: The booming industry of "cellular radio telephones" as seen in the 1980s. Join the cellular revolution!
Take a Trip
"Elektronik-Supersonik" by Zlad!: "My blue jeans is tight, so onto my love rocket climb." And if you really want your mind to be blown, watch it here.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
From the Future
July 29, 2011: The predicted day that Gaddafi would die according to this episode of "Second Chance".
Friday, October 21, 2011
90s Montage
Best of the 90s: Now that's a little dose of nostalgia! What do you miss most from the 90s?
Retro Fight
Undefeatable (1993): "Kristi Jones avenges her sister's death at the hands of a crazed martial arts rapist." OK! Sounds good.
Retro Toy
The Oozinator (2006): This is how boys learned to be men. For more on how this product was approved, see this video from the AV Club.
Ted Danson's Tips
80s Suave: Ted Danson teaches you how to woo a lady. And stay smooth and suave while doing so.
[EverythingisTerrible]
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Retro Bros
80s Video Dating Montage: "I'm not afraid to get sand on my tuxedo if you're not afraid to let the wind mess your hair up a little bit when I take the top down." Well, are you the Goddess?
From the Future
What is a computer?: Sesame Street episode from 1984.
Teacher: What makes us different from computers?
Class: Feelings!
Teacher: Can the computer think?
Class: No!
Teacher: So who's doing the thinking?
Class: We Are!
Siri: I am.
[thedailywh.at]
Retro PSA
Boys Beware: Little Jimmy Barnes is about to learn a whole new meaning to "thumbing a ride".
Retro Ads: Childhood
Cocaine Tooth Drops: Part of the great history of America is that for a long time we ate things that were actually addictive drugs. And when did we stop picking up pills from the "druggist"?
Iver Johnson Revolvers: Papa forces his little girl to stay up all night holding his revolver. "It's ok though, because he says it won't hurt us. See, it says so right here on my night shirt." Between the gun and the not creepy doll, Sally ought to doze off any minute now...
Blatz Beer: Nowadays cool parents don't get drunk with their children until their senior spring break trip to an all-inclusive mexican resort. In the good old days, mommy would take a sippy then baby would take a sippy until they could both giggle away their oppression.
Gillette Safety Razor: No one wants a bearded baby. The blade is so safe you can run it down your son's soft baby neck.
DuPont Cellophane: Mommy is so happy when she buys Du Pont Cellophane. It makes her postpartum depression just fade away...
Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab: Were atomic bombs something dangerous to play with or fun and safe to play with? This gives a whole new meaning to Baby Einstein.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Retro Ads: Sexism Edition
Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter: Ha! Don't we all wish we could murder people sometimes? What on earth did this woman do? Put too many of those darned 4c stamps on a postcard again! Being the woman she is, maybe she put another letter in the post with no stamps at all. Buying this product will save lives.
Tipalet Flavored Cigarettes: There's nothing quite as sexy as a strange man blowing second hand smoke in your eyes. You better run, girl, because that man is blowing cancer all up in your face. Ah, the good ole days, when people could sell you things that slowly kill you, while making them seem oh so sexy.
Unnamed Shoe Ad: We all know exactly where she belongs: Naked, on the floor, watching a shoe. All day long. That'll teach her!
Kenwood Chef: Not only should wives do nothing but cook, but they should also where those cute little chef hats while they do it. More importanly: What the deuce is in this kitchen?? One glass of red wine, two eggs, a glass of water and oranges, an a tall carafe of kool-aid. Nice work, honey!
Mr. Leggs Pants: Because nothing says a nice pair of pants like a woman's head sewn to a tiger skin carpet.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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