Tag Archives: 1986

What Action Figures would you like from the 1986 Sears Wishbook?

Posted on December 10, 2008 by The Retroist

Its amazing how the Action Figure landscape changed since the Christmas of 1985 Sears Wishbook. The Robots, Transformers and GI-Joe have actually kept pretty steady since last year, but the Star Wars figures are gone. Now Rambo has a full … Continue reading →

1986 Sears Catalog Complete NES Listing Fits on One Page

Posted on December 9, 2008 by The Retroist

My recollection is that this was the first Christmas that the NES was widespread. I wanted one so badly when I saw it and like most dumb kids at that time, I was convinced that R.O.B was going to be … Continue reading →

Carvel..Fresh…Ice Cream!

Posted on November 30, 2008 by The Retroist

Anyone who has memories of Carvel Ice Cream will most certainly have the gravely voiced company founder Tom Carvel indelibly branded onto their brain. I know I do, but their is also a Carvel jingle from the mid-eighties that comes … Continue reading →