Sunday, October 30, 2011

Retro Fight



Best Death Scene Ever: Jackie Chan the Man knows how to take a man down.

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

Retro How To



BullySmart: Probably the best advice on this video is to "run like you've never run before."


[EIT]

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



Star Trek: The most thrilling and dangerous fight in all history. Better than this. Better than this.

Retro Photo


Halloween 1940s: Much, much, much more terrifying than Halloween today. 

Then and Now

see more here.


[loldwell&collegehumor]

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 Ad


Marlboro Cigarettes: Baby likes the cool refreshing breeze of Mommy's cigarette puff.

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

Retro Photo


Knowledge is Power: In this case, the pencil is certainly mightier than the sword.


[AFP]

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!

From the Future


Waterproof Furniture: What a world! Anything will be possible in the year 2000!


[retrofuture]

Retro Photo


A Doll's House: Remember, I am always watching over you.


[AFP]

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.

Retro Bro



"Child's Play", 1982-1983: Now here's a man who knows exactly what he wants. Yes, indeed.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

From the Future



RadioShack Portable Cell Phone: The definite iPhone killer.

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



Oh, the Humanity: The Hindenburg flying over New York City before it's tragic demise


Oh, the Comedy: The Conan Blimp Flying over Central Park today. Check it out here.

Retro Star



Stairway to Stardom (1983): Precious Taft performs the best monologue of all time. That was beautiful, Precious.

Retro Fight



Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991): You got a lot of guts, Oscar! Almost as brutal as this fight.

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

Retro Show



Rainbow (1979): Childhood innocence ends in 3, 2, 1...

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 Product



Underoos: A product that can only have been created by this guy. With choreography by this guy.

From the Future


My blackberry is not working: Clever, boys, clever.

Retro Show


Dinosaurs (1991-1994): Not the Mama! Not the Mama!

Retro Commercial


Remco's Baby Laugh-a-Lot: Giving children nightmares for the rest of their lives.

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

80s Nonsense




The 1987 Aerobics National Champions: One word: "we're hot!"

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