Fuller House Season 2 Resumes In December
When Full House aired at the end of the 1980s, it soon became everyone’s favorite show and gained a loyal fan base. Danny, recently widowed, raises his three young daughters in San Francisco. With the help of friend, Joey and the girls’ Uncle Jessy, Danny runs the show with his quirky neat freak ways. When Full House started in 1987, it had it all from leg warmers to big hair. Crazy neighbor friends like Kimmy Gibler add to the...
The Cosby Show Is Returning To Cable Television
For obvious reasons Bill Cosby’s The Cosby Show disappeared from cable when the star of the show began facing rape allegations. Many fans of the show decried what Cosby may have done, but still wanted the show on the air. Bounce, an Atlanta-based network, ran reruns of The Cosby Show up until July 7th 2015 when the shows were pulled from the schedule. Several other networks stopped running the sitcom as well because Cosby is...
Luke and Laura’s 35th Wedding Anniversary
“You are cordially invited to celebrate the wedding of Lukas Lorenzo Spencer and Laura Webber Baldwin…” Thus, read the fictional invitation from ABC TV to the loyal viewers of their mega-hit soap opera, General Hospital. Can you believe that was thirty-five years ago? The date was November 16 1981—another manic Monday. Ronald Reagan was president, “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John was playing on our radios, and Terry Gilliam’s...
What Classic Wonder Woman Fans Should Expect from the Film
It is official. The new, live-action Wonder Woman movie hits the screens in 2017. As the publicity photos and movie trailers illustrate, it isn’t quite the Wonder Woman many of you grew up with. The iconic TV show Lynda Carter will always be Wonder Woman to people of a certain generation. After a shaky first run on network TV in the late 70s, the series gained a cult following when it went into reruns in the 80s. That following...
Event Honors Legendary 80s Film Critic Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert, along with his partner Gene Siskel, began their legendary show At the Movies in 1986. The two used their simple thumbs up and thumbs down ratings system to tell people which movies to see for more than two decades. Now, the late Ebert has been honored at the Chicago Book Expo through an event celebrating some of his most memorable reviews and essays – from Do the Right Thing to Ebert’s thoughts on politics and life...
80s Christmas Movie Drinks to Go With Classic 1980s Films
No matter the season, the 1980s was filled with classic comedies and in winter that means films matched with 80s Christmas movie drinks. This was especially true for the holidays and at the end of the day, who doesn’t need a cocktail during the holidays? Celebrate Christmas like it’s the 80s with these three comedies and cocktails. Christmas Vacation is a perfect example of family debauchery and craziness of the holiday season. Clark...
Then & Now: Charles in Charge
“The new boy in the neighborhood Lives downstairs and it’s understood. He’s there just to take good care of me. Like he’s one of the family…” If you can finish that lyric, then chances are that you were a Charles in Charge fan. That catchy opening theme was so gosh-darn catchy that you found yourself singing it on the bus, in class, or as you were falling asleep. They just don’t write them like that anymore. Well,...
Budweiser Brings Back Harry Caray Ad After Cubs Win
One of the biggest shames of it taking the Chicago Cubs so long to win a World Series is that the team’s iconic announcer, Harry Caray was not around to see it. But while Caray could not be at the game, fans got to soak up his memory watching a classic ad he appeared in for Budweiser which the beer brand aired immediately after the game. It was a tribute and a very smart piece of marketing for the beer company. The commercial...
“Remembering an 80s Movie Nobody Remembers: Where the Boys Are 84”
The category is campy 80s flicks that you’ve never heard of and the answer is Where the Boys Are 84. Why? Because some movies are so bad, that they’re actually fun to watch. Consider it a guilty pleasure. Not to mention that Liza Minnelli’s little sister is in it, along with the blond, blind girl from “Ice Castles.” (Yeah, “Ice Castles” made me cry too.) It was a remake of the 1960’s, Metrocolor classic, “Where the Boys Are”—the...
5 Classic 80s Thanksgiving Specials
Believe it or not Thanksgiving specials are pretty popular when the season rolls around. The 80s had some of the greatest Thanksgiving specials from a wide range of shows. As impossible as it sounds, we created a list of 5 Classic 80s Thanksgiving Specials. We should note that these Thanksgiving specials are referring to special episodes from TV shows that pretty much defined the 80s. Classic shows like Cheers started implementing...
80s Cartoon Mashup Will Make Your Day
What do you get when mashup intros of He-Man, Inspector Gadget, Captain Planet and more? An awesome 80s styled song that will completely make your day. That’s exactly what DJ Jeopardy did and we can’t thank him enough for it. “There are also references to The Family-Ness, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and an ’80s Phillip Schofield (with much darker hair, we might add!),” according to DigitalSpy....
Is ‘Ghostbusters II’ The Worse Movie Sequel Yet?
The Ghostbusters film had plenty of memorable characters especially the Mr. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. However the 1989 follow-up to the film Ghostbusters II just didn’t seem to hold any type of merit whatsoever. Not to mention, Bill Murray didn’t really want to do the sequel. Right now, Ghostbusters II happens to be the worse of the three Ghostbusters films in terms of Rotten Tomatoes ratings. That includes the brand new...
There is A Reboot of Stephen King’s ‘It’ In the Works
Now, we know what you’re thinking, It was released in 1990. You’re absolutely right. However, the terror began in 1986 when the Stephen King novel was first published. Now, there is a reboot of the film coming and it’s shaping up to be pretty terrifying. “It’s such an extreme character. Inhumane,” said Bill Skarsgård, the actor who will be playing Pennywise, the terrifying clown who gave kids everywhere...
25 80s Sitcom Characters We Will Never Forget
When it comes to 80s sitcoms, the characters were endless. There were characters who knew how to be lovable and mischievous at the same time. Characters who pulled at your heart strings and characters whose smiles were just so infectious. We decided to compile 25 characters we thought would only continue to transcend generations thanks to their abilities to make us laugh, cry and feel whatever it is they were feeling. These awesome...
Artist Matthew Skiff Makes 80s Cartoon Heroes and Villains Friends
Ever wondered what it would be like if Master Splinter and Shredder were secretly best friends who loved to share pizza? Well, you would be in company with artist Matthew Skiff who actually created images of 80s cartoon heroes and villains as if they were best friends. “Matthew Skiff is a Los Angeles-based artist who, according to Branded in the ‘80s, wondered what it would look like if He-Man and Skeletor were actually pals...
