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		<title>Snoopy Getting Ready for a the Day in &#8220;It&#8217;s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This clip is from the sometimes regrettable, but always awesome &#8220;It&#8217;s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown&#8221; and show Snoopy getting ready 80s style.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/snoopy-getting-ready-for-a-the-day-in-its-flashbeagle-charlie-brown/</link>
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		<title>Hot Wheels&#8217; &#8220;Grand Prix&#8221; Ad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought this Matchbox ad from last week was nice, but then Hot Wheels fire right back with this &#8220;Grand Prix&#8221; ad from the same year.  Toy car ads used to be very compelling.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/hot-wheels-grand-prix-ad/</link>
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		<title>New Technology and Electronic Gadgets of 1983</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A look at the hi tech gadgets and toys that were available in 1983 &#8212; Cassette players, mini televisions, and robots seemed to be the big hit of the show.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/new-technology-and-electronic-gadgets-of-1983/</link>
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		<title>Classic Arcade Game: &#8220;Leprechaun&#8221; or &#8220;Pot of Gold&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was wracking my brain last night trying to think of a video game that was appropriate to discuss this St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.  I had a vague recollection of a video game which had a Leprechaun as the antagonist, but for the life of me, I could not remember much else about it.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/classic-arcade-game-leprechaun-or-pot-of-gold/</link>
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		<title>Space Ghost in &#8220;The Deadly Comet&#8221; (1981)</title>
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/space-ghost-in-the-deadly-comet-1981/</link>
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		<title>Your Game Is Lame Peanuts&#8217; T-Shirt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good grief!  I love this shirt.  In it you can do things three of my favorite things all at once.

Celebrate the Peanuts
Wear something Retro
Put down the people around me

What else could you ask for in a shirt?  Don&#8217;t want it?  Well then &#8220;Your Game is Lame.&#8221;
Your Game Is Lame Peanuts Vintage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/your-game-is-lame-peanuts-t-shirt/</link>
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		<title>Back Porch Video is Available on YouTube</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back Porch Video was one of the first non-MTV cable television-based music video programs. It premiered on January 28, 1984 as the brainchild of Russ Gibb, former owner of the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.   Shot in Westinghouse&#8217;s Group W Cable studios in Dearborn, Michigan, Back Porch Video stayed on the air for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/back-porch-video-is-available-on-youtube/</link>
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		<title>The Swedish Chef and Beaker sing Habanera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These two need a road trip movie sometime soon.  I could watch them all day.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/the-swedish-chef-and-beaker-sing-habanera/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Abbott and Costello in The Foreign Legion&#8221; Retro Movie Poster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Classic A&#038;C released July 24, 1950&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/17/abbott-and-costello-in-the-foreign-legion-retro-movie-poster/</link>
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		<title>Goofy teaches us &#8220;How To Swim&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is their anything this lovable goofball can&#8217;t teach us?  In this 1942 short, he attempts to teach us to swim, with comic results.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/goofy-teaches-us-how-to-swim/</link>
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		<title>Learn you Dinosaurs with Dinosauria: The Pteranodon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were anything like me as a kid, you were obsessed with dinosaurs.  I would read anything about them and loved these Dinosauria info pages.  At some point it seems all the dinosaur names changed or were revised and everything I know makes me sound like a 19th century dinosaurologist.  

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/learn-you-dinosaurs-with-dinosauria-the-pteranodon/</link>
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		<title>Josie and the Pussycats cut 4 Records for Kellogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I loved Josie and the Pussycats as a kid.  One of the great things about them is that they took the music pretty seriously for animated kids show.  Just give a listen to Voodoo, which is one of the songs you could have sent away for&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/josie-and-the-pussycats-cut-4-records-for-kellogs/</link>
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		<title>Space Ghost in &#8220;The Big Freeze&#8221; (1981)</title>
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/space-ghost-in-the-big-freeze-1981/</link>
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		<title>Retro DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for March 16, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not a big week for Retro DVD/Blu-Ray, but one pretty nice title this week.  Can you spot it?
Hawaii Five-O: Eighth Season
The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
The Norma Talmadge Double Feature: Kiki (1926) / Within the Law (1923)
The Constance Talmadge Double Feature: Her Night of Romance (1924) / Her Sister From Paris (1925)
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/retro-dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-for-march-16-2010/</link>
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		<title>Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home videogame market so completely that &#8220;Atari&#8221; became the generic term for a videogame console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of changeable cartridges. Nearly a thousand of these were created, the most significant of which established new techniques, mechanics, and even entire genres. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/racing-the-beam-the-atari-video-computer-system-2/</link>
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		<title>Atari 2600 Desktop Wallpaper &#8211; Donkey Kong?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were anything like me, you bought Donkey Kong for your Atari 2600, fire it up and then stared at it for a long time thinking, &#8220;This is Donkey Kong?&#8221;

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/16/atari-2600-desktop-wallpaper-donkey-kong/</link>
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		<title>McDonalds on the Go Commercial is Pure 1980s Gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If some kid ever asks you what the 1980s were like, show them this commercial.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/mcdonalds-on-the-go-commercial-is-pure-1980s-gold/</link>
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		<title>Marcus Welby, M.D.: Season One arrives this May 4 in a 7-DVD box set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shout! Factory and the NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group will bring classic television’s most popular and acclaimed medical drama to DVD with MARCUS WELBY, M.D.: SEASON ONE. Starring Robert Young as the kind and caring family practitioner Dr. Marcus Welby and James Brolin as the young, handsome motorcycle-riding associate Dr. Steven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/marcus-welby-m-d-season-one-arrives-this-may-4-in-a-7-dvd-box-set/</link>
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		<title>Fancy Hulk Summarizes Season 1 Episode 4 of Mr. Belvedere &#8220;Sweet Charity&#8221;</title>
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/fancy-hulk-summarizes-season-1-episode-4-of-mr-belvedere-sweet-charity/</link>
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		<title>The Bike Patrol – &#8220;I Go Down Hard&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The newest page of &#8220;The Bike Patrol&#8221; is up at http://www.thebikepatrol.net.  Will our narrator recover?  Nobody knows, so drop by the site at http://www.thebikepatrol.net/ to find out and read the newest page and post your comments.  Oh and don’t forget to Share your own bike memories and subscribe via your newsreader. 
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/the-bike-patrol-%e2%80%93-i-go-down-hard/</link>
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		<title>Can You Solve the Atari Puzzler 004?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Atari Puzzler is back this week and hopefully a little easier.  I attempted to keep it pretty mainstream, while we all sharpen our 2600 skills.  Oh and for more retro gaming fun, make sure to drop by the Retroist Gaming Section.  Great game reviews for various systems going up there every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/can-you-solve-the-atari-puzzler-004/</link>
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		<title>Space Ghost in &#8220;Attack of the Space Sharks&#8221; (1981)</title>
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/space-ghost-in-attack-of-the-space-sharks-1981/</link>
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		<title>Retroist Access Monday (RAM) – Apple II</title>
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Info and Specs

The first Apple II computers went on sale on June 5, 1977.
The Apple II has MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz, 4 kB of RAM, an audio cassette interface for loading programs and storing data, and the Integer BASIC programming language built into the ROMs. 
The video controller displayed 24 lines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/retroist-access-monday-ram-%e2%80%93-apple-ii/</link>
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		<title>An Official Batman Bat Grenade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, Hake&#8217;s has wowed me again.  This time with a nearly mint looking Batman Bat Grenade which comes from the Craig Warren Collection and according to Hake&#8217;s:
4.5” long grenade with 13.5” bat wingspan on 11&#215;12” card. Esquire Novelty Corp. ©1966 NPP Inc. Grenade shoots caps, which were inserted at top and fire on impact. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/an-official-batman-bat-grenade/</link>
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		<title>The Buzz on the Retroist Forum for March 15, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Funcoland!
&#8220;If you are still looking for a &#8220;chain&#8221; of Funcoland style stores you have the Play N Trade brand. I use &#8220;chain&#8221; because they are each independently owned but they often have a good selection of classic game. Last time I was in one I was able to pick up Baseball Simulator 1.000, Flying Warriors, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/the-buzz-on-the-retroist-forum-for-march-15-2010/</link>
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		<title>Scooby-Doo! Sweepstakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In support of the highly successful Scooby-Doo! Zoinks Points program and to kick off the launch of the new Scooby-Doo Movie Mystery, Warner Bros is hosting a contest where you could win a trip to Los Angeles, CA to see the newest Scooby-Doo movie set.
How to Enter the Contest
Just visit www.scoobydoosweeps.com or click the banner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/15/scooby-doo-sweepstakes/</link>
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		<title>Rare Super Mario Bros Shampoo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A year or so ago we posted a retro comic-style advertisement for Revlon Super Mario Bros. Shampoo from 1990. Apparently someone has a bottle for sale on ebay with some shampoo left in it! Not sure you want to wash with it, but might make for an interesting conversation starter.  Bidding ends tonight.

Super Mario [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/14/rare-super-mario-bros-shampoo/</link>
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		<title>BBC&#8217;s Alice in Wonderland (1966)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have seen either Disney version of Alice in Wonderland, and thought the were too &#8220;friendly&#8221; or too energetic, this 1966 version of Alice in Wonderland is for you.  The film which was made by British theater director, Jonathan Miller, is a stark take on the classic story. Influenced by surrealism and Victorian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/14/bbcs-alice-in-wonderland-1966/</link>
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		<title>The Brothers Warner on DVD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love film history.  I especially find the early history of Hollywood and the people and films fascinating.  Because of this,  I picked up The Brothers Warner on DVD this week.  The film was put out by WB, so do not expect to find any harsh negativity (the story is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/14/the-brothers-warner-on-dvd/</link>
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		<title>Listen to Disco Dancer by DEVO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Disco Dancer was the 2nd song on DEVO&#8217;s 7th album Total Devo.  The song is catchy and upbeat in tempo and like most of Total Devo, very accessible.  If you have people in your life who like upbeat music, but has not transitioned to DEVO, let them give Total Devo a listen.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/14/listen-to-disco-dancer-by-devo/</link>
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		<title>Watch Space Ghost in &#8220;The Shadow People&#8221; (1981)</title>
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/13/watch-space-ghost-in-the-shadow-people-1981/</link>
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		<title>This Week&#8217;s Top Retro Commercial is Barbie Dream Kitchen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The results are in and this week&#8217;s top retro commercial is Barbie Dream Kitchen.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/13/this-weeks-top-retro-commercial-is-barbie-dream-kitchen/</link>
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		<title>Retroist Podcast &#8211; Episode 049 &#8211; Happy Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we talk all about the hit show Happy Days.  We talk about the making of the show, its cast, plot, characters and its legacy.   Join in and discuss Happy Days at the Retroist Forum @ http://www.retroist.com/forum/. 
The above art was done by Artist/Illustrator Christopher Tupa.  You can see all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/12/retroist-podcast-episode-049-happy-days/</link>
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		<title>The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang in &#8220;May the Farce be with You&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang in &#8220;May the Farce be with You&#8221; &#8211; Part 1 of 3

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang in &#8220;May the Farce be with You&#8221; &#8211; Part 2 of 3

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang in &#8220;May the Farce be with You&#8221; &#8211; Part 3 of 3

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/12/the-fonz-and-the-happy-days-gang-in-may-the-farce-be-with-you/</link>
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		<title>Eastern Airlines Teaches Us How to Make a Paper Airplane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t remember when I learned to make a paper airplane.  I am pretty sure it was not from Eastern Airlines, but I think paper airplanes as an airline paper ad is pretty smart.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/12/eastern-airlines-teaches-us-how-to-make-a-paper-airplane/</link>
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		<title>Knitted Ash From Evil Dead/Army of Darkness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While working on my Further Adventures of Ash last week I stumbled upon lots of cool Ash stuff that I could not use in the post.  One of the favorite things I found was this Knitted Ash from cakeyvoice.

Knitted Ash From Evil Dead/Army of Darkness [@] cakeyvoice
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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/12/knitted-ash-from-evil-deadarmy-of-darkness/</link>
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		<title>How about a Weekend Getaway on National Airlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flying this weekend? Ask the pilot of the plane you are on if that plane has &#8220;True Luxury&#8221; like National Airlines.  If not, then next time you might want to look into flying National Airlines. 

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/12/how-about-a-weekend-getaway-on-national-airlines/</link>
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		<title>Superman Peanut Butter Commercial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lex Luthor really lowered the bar on evil genius when he agreed to do these commercials for Superman Peanut Butter.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/superman-peanut-butter-commercial/</link>
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		<title>Remember When Flintstone&#8217;s Vitamins Came in Glass Jars?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those jars look like the ones my mother kept all of our family spices in.  I am going to have to call her and see if she was reusing vitamin bottles or if vitamin bottles use to be much cooler in the early 1970s.  
Oh and these kids give the creeps something fierce. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/remember-when-flintstones-vitamins-came-in-glass-jars/</link>
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		<title>Connect the Dots for Kodak Camera Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens when you connect the dots?

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/connect-the-dots-for-kodak-camera-fun/</link>
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		<title>The Partridge Family &#8211; &#8220;Danny and the Mob&#8221; Minisode</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buy low, sell high, then run. Danny gives stock advice to a mobster&#8217;s girlfriend. The mob boss thinks Danny&#8217;s moving in on his girl, and sends thugs to &#8220;talk&#8221; to the boy. Does this mean Danny will take his first real beating in the stock market? 

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/the-partridge-family-danny-and-the-mob-minisode/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Future Stars&#8221; Adacemy Awards Musical Number from 1989</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wish I had found this last week, but oh well, better late then never.  This is an amazingly painful song and dance number starring young stars during the Oscar broadcast of 1989. It includes Patrick Dempsey, Ricki Lake, Corey Feldman and a legion of people who never went on to win an award.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/future-stars-adacemy-awards-musical-number-from-1989/</link>
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		<title>Stay in Shape, With Tab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently became re-addicted to Tab, the first popular diet cola drink. Did you know they even still made Tab? Made by Coke, Diet Coke has pretty much blown it out of the fizzy, brown, too-sweet water since it was introduced in 1982, but Tab still has a hardcore fanbase that keeps it in production. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/stay-in-shape-with-tab/</link>
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		<title>How to Build a TRON Light Cycle out of LEGO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a good amount of LEGO is differing colors, I imagine you can do something pretty spectacular with these step by step instructions for building a Light Cycle out of LEGO.   The Intruction were posted by twitter user -2&#215;4- who has many other amazing LEGO creations that are worth checking out.
How [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/11/how-to-build-a-tron-light-cycle-out-of-lego/</link>
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		<title>Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1 is on DVD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I never watched Scarecrow and Mrs. King during its initial run and its coverage in syndication has been rather spotty.  So when I saw that Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1 was being released on DVD, I thought I would give it a go and I am glad that I did.  The show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/scarecrow-and-mrs-king-season-1-is-on-dvd/</link>
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		<title>How do you improve Rice Krispies?  Like everyything else, just add Marshmallows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I loved Marshmallow Krispies and ate them right up until they were discontinued the 1990s.  Snap, Crackle, Pop, Rice Krispies! 

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/how-do-you-improve-rice-krispies-like-everyything-else-just-add-marshmallows/</link>
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		<title>Mattel&#8217;s Tastitoy Tootsweet Candy Whistle Maker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mattel&#8217;s Tastitoy Tootsweet Candy Whistle Maker was inspired by the movie &#8220;Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.&#8221;   This super cool toy from 1968, allows you to make real candy whistles from common Tootsie Rolls.  The set included 8 molds, a mold making machine, instructions and Tootsie Rolls (which you could easily replace once you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/mattels-tastitoy-tootsweet-candy-whistle-maker/</link>
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		<title>Classic Ad for Spirograph.  How the Gang Caught Spiromania?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spirograph season is upon us, so remember to get your Spiro-inoculation shot this year?  Local clinics are already treating 1000s of people with Spiro-eyes and carpel tunnel syndrome, so just do it.

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/classic-ad-for-spirograph-how-the-gang-caught-spiromania/</link>
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		<title>Parker Lewis Can&#8217;t Lose &#8211; &#8220;Raging Kube&#8221; Minisode</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who is the fiercest flamingo of them all? It&#8217;s the Terminator Don vs. the gentle giant in the Santo Domingo battle royale. Can Kube remain top Flamingo or will he fall to the dapper don? 

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		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/parker-lewis-cant-lose-raging-kube-minisode/</link>
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		<title>The Original Colorforms Set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are probably very familiar with Colorforms featuring your favorite cartoon characters, but that is not how Colorforms started out.  The original Colorforms box sets began appearing in the 1950s and featured bright shapes and &#8220;modern&#8221; basic designs. Only later was the series expanded to include cartoon character sets.  Happily the original Colorforms [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/10/the-original-colorforms-set/</link>
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