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Retroist Podcast – Episode 037 – Rankin/Bass’ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Posted on December 11, 2009 by The Retroist

Christmas comes a little earlier to the Retroist and we love it. On today’s show we talk about the Rankin/Bass classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. We talk about the history of the show, the talent behind it and its place … Continue reading →

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

Posted on December 8, 2008 by The Retroist

In 1982 E.T. mania was washing over the world. You could not turn on the news without an interview or news report about how awesome the little alien was. Much like Star Wars, E.T. was a phenomenon and just like … Continue reading →

CBS Special T-Shirt

Posted on November 28, 2008 by The Retroist

I love this T-Shirt from Wire & Twine. If it looks familiar, it’s because you would have see that SPECIAL introduction before all the great holiday specials on CBS in the 70s and 80s. You know the one that went … Continue reading →

Recent Comments

Amy: This episode just aired on Antenna TV! Tonight in 2012 :) It was great.
ClaymationWerewolf: Haha! McDonald’s Napkin as child-tarp! Who knew?
Darrin: POST has made SO many variations of their Pebbles brand over the years! I wish I had saved some more of the...
Gavin Buckley: It’ll take me a little while (I live in a diff country to where all my old stuff is now) but...
Knusper: Well, but imagine if it would work… I would love to see these LEDs blinking :D
plcary: that would be a cool to use as a case for a cpu. i love those hacks where people use old technology and make...
CTD: It looks like the monolith from 2001.
Hollyfeld: I think the best thing about Firefox was the video game it spawned :)
The Retroist: @Gavin – I would like to hear some of that trashing.
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