Monthly Archives: March 2010

Dinosaurs Attack! Trading Cards

What happens when you combine the late 80’s card collecting craze with dinosaurs and gore? You get “Dinosaurs Attack!” Released in 1988 by the Topps company, this gruesome little 65 card set (55 card, 10 sticker cards) featured dinosaurs thrust … Continue reading

Who’s the Boss – “Pilot” Minisodes

Angela Bower? Meet Tony Micelli! An ex major league ball player comes to clean a busy ad executive’s house. Can Angela look past the fact that he’s a man? Will Tony spoil all of her dates? It’s, “A brand new … Continue reading

The First Easter Rabbit on DVD

To say I was obsessed with Rankin/Bass as a kid would be an understatement. I loved every Xmas film the put out and always wished they did more specials on other holidays. One of their finer non-Xmas specials is The … Continue reading

Zima Waz Zo Good

Zima: zo cool in early 1993, zo uncool by the end of 1993. The first “alcopop,” it was technically a beer, but zweet like zoda, and was basically a carbonated wine cooler. It quickly became the butt of jokes and … Continue reading

Retro DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for March 30, 2010

A very merry unbirthday to me … The Abbott & Costello Show – The Complete Series Collector’s Edition is out on DVD. Along with a few other choice releases. Alice in Wonderland (2-Disc Special Un-Anniversary Edition) The Abbott & Costello … Continue reading