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...
Inspector Gadget: 86 Episodes Were Not Enough For 80s
The 80s Inspector Gadget show that first captivated fans in 1983 went on for a total of 86 episodes. Some how, 86 episodes just doesn’t seem to be enough. Remember that classic opening on a Saturday morning? Yeah, we remember it too and it was absolutely awesome. So to were the entire episodes that featured Inspector Gadget, Penny, Brain and the evil Dr. Claw. These were brilliant, well-thought-out episodes that were pretty...
Reading Rainbow Had One of the Catchiest Theme Songs
In 1983 an educational television show by the name of Reading Rainbow hit the scene and would continue to educate children all the way up to 2015. What’s most memorable about the show was the theme song that ran from 1983-1999. Reading Rainbow truly had one of the catchiest theme songs ever. The song was performed by Tina Fabrique and written by Steve Horelick and Dennis Neil Kleinman. Those guys knew exactly what they were...
5 80s Summer Blockbuster Fails
One thing that the 80s films and films today have in common is the uncertainty when it comes to popularity. Some films are hits and some are just flat out misses. We created a list of 5 80s Summer Blockbuster Fails that shows some films just don’t cut it. Films like The Big Red One were hyped up to be hits but made a list of The Greatest Box-Office Flops of the 80s list. The list features some pretty notable films that could be...
Netflix Adds The Entire Back to the Future Series
Back to the Future is making it’s return, well, kind of. Netflix has just made all of the Back to the Future films available for streaming. “A young man is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence,” that is the plot of the film according to IMDB. We all...
