Author Archives: Doug

About Doug

Doug is a child of the 80s who was raised in Ohio and is now living the life of oblivion in the bay area of California.

The Monster At The End Of This Book

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Doug

One of my favorite childhood books of all time, and one of the first books I remember enjoying, was The Monster At The End Of This Book. A Little Golden Book featuring Sesame Street‘s Grover, TMATEOTB is a “post-modern” book … Continue reading →


Diving Tony the Tiger

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Doug

As regular readers know, I think Kellogg’s Starbots are the greatest cereal premium ever. A close second, though, is the Tony the Diving Tiger premium. I got this sometime in the early 80s (pre-Starbots) and thoroughly enjoy it. You drop … Continue reading →


PVC Figures

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Doug

They had no articulation. They had no accessories. They didn’t do anything but sit there in their various poses, and yet I loved them. PVC characters had captured my heart from the moment I saw my friends collection of Smurf … Continue reading →


Star Wars Comic Ads

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Doug

I don’t dislike Star Wars (I was quite smitten with in the early 80s, in fact), but I probably like it least of everybody on Team Retroist. Still, it is Star Wars Day, so what better time to share these … Continue reading →


TV Show Write-In Addresses

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Doug

With Twitter and Facebook, we have instant access to TV shows and TV show stars. With a few keystrokes, we can (possibly) communicate with them and they can in turn advertise to us. In the 80s, we had something similar, … Continue reading →