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Retroist Podcast – Episode 048 – Thundarr the Barbarian

This week we talk all about the sword and sorcery cartoon Thundarr the Barbarian. We talk about the making of the show, its cast, plot, characters and its legacy.

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Retroist Podcast – Episode 047 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

This week we talk all about the alien who stole our hearts, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. We talk about the making, the casting and the its receptions. The we jump out of the film and talk about E.T. products and sponsorship. AND of course we touch on the E.T. video game for the Atari 2600

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Retroist Podcast – Episode 046 – Max Headroom

This week we talk all about everyone's favorite spokeshead Max Headroom. We talk about his UK origins, his jump to America and his work outside of his two TV shows.

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Retroist Podcast – Episode 045 – New Coke

This week we talk about the soft drink debacle of the mid-1980s, New Coke. We talk about the reasoning behind the switch, the chief architect behind the switch, its failure, the conspiracy theories it has spawned and a whole lot more.

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Retroist Podcast – Episode 044 – Asteroids

This week we talk about the video game classic, Asteroids. We talk about the games development, its specs, its success and it various ports. We have a lot of great audio this week including the "Asteroid's Radio Drama" (OK, it is from a record, but it works well as a radio drama).

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Stay in Shape, With Tab

11 Mar 2010

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. (Less than 1 percent of all soda sold today is Tab.)

How to Build a TRON Light Cycle out of LEGO

11 Mar 2010

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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 -2×4- who has many other amazing LEGO creations that are worth checking out.

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Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1 is on DVD

10 Mar 2010

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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 ran originally from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on the CBS. It starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and “Agency” operative Lee Stetson. After the two encounter each other in a subway station while Stetson is on a mission, the who fall in love. It is not too much a of a stretch to compare this show to the movie “True Lies” in that the two eventually both start working for this mysterious “Agency” and getting into adventures together.

The DVD has all 21 episodes from the first season on 5 discs. I kind of shrugged off the fact that the set has no “extras”, but now that I have watched the show and thoroughly enjoyed it I wish they had put something on the disc. A promo or featurette maybe? (When will they learn that we are a sucker for retro commercials and promos?) Well I guess they needed to release season 1 and see how it did, before committing to any extras on future sets. I will keep my fingers crossed hoping those will be released in short order.

Pick up Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The Complete First Season via Amazon

I loved Marshmallow Krispies and ate them right up until they were discontinued the 1990s. Snap, Crackle, Pop, Rice Krispies!

Mattel’s Tastitoy Tootsweet Candy Whistle Maker

10 Mar 2010

Mattel’s Tastitoy Tootsweet Candy Whistle Maker was inspired by the movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” 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 used them up). This is a toy that needs a reboot.

Check out this Very Cool Ad
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and this is what the Tootsweet looks like
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