I remember when I saw my first Fiero. A guy down my block got one and would cruise around the neighborhood turning heads.

Merry Christmas!

Yes, Melendez knocks it out of the park!

A lot of people are watching Die Hard tonight. It is an amazing movie, but did you ever notice the problems with the touchscreens at Nakatomi Plaza? A Back button would have made it much easier to use. www.retroist.com/p/the-terrib...

Making food for tomorrow. Meatballs done. Chef gets to have a day before meatball.

Started early watching of Christmas episodes of older TV shows. Just finishing Facts of Life.

I didn't pick up this Emerson Executive CD Player, not something I need for my system, but I loved the smooth action on this CD door and the wild styling.

Some amazing design and color choices in this Holiday Business Gift Guide from 1986.

It’s a Christmas tradition for me, for nigh on 15 years now, to play the Christmas Commercials episodes of Retroist every year; which collected vintage commercial audio at a time when that stuff was harder to find. Having a 3rd installment pop up today was an extremely welcome surprise.

Santa Chewbacca's Human Hand...

It has been 13 years since I have done a Christmas Commercials Podcast, but I happy to announce that Christmas Commercial III is now available to download. I hope you enjoy it. Commerce & Audio & Christmas www.retroist.com/p/retroist-c...

The holidays are a time to see family, friends, Santa Claus, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Important Note: This book does contain the secret of Gummyberry Juice.

A new Video Store Podcast is up and I am back behind the counter. While holiday cheer is great, I always think everyone can use some laughs this time of year. So I am recommending the comedies of Arnold Schwarzenegger. www.videostorepodcast.com/p/arnold-com...

“Waka waka waka WEE-ooo-WEE-ooo.”

Koosh Balls hit stores in late 1987, but they really made a splash during the Christmas season in 1988. I was so happy to get one. Today I take a look at the history of everyone's favorite rubber filament ball. www.retroist.com/p/koosh-ball

Here a few Christmas Ideas from Radio Shack in 1989.

In the 1990s, at the height of the 1-900 phone number craze, you could pay to have a good cry at 1-900-9099-CRY. www.retroist.com/p/was-there-...

Stay warm with some savory Hot Buttered Tomato Juice.

If you're looking for something off the beaten path, @Retroist.com picked out these 4 #ChristmasFilms for your perusal in this #VideoStore Podcast rewind. #MixedNuts #TheRef #nerdlyfe

Have Your Picture Taken with Chuck E. Cheese AND Santa (By Spider-Man?!)

Best watched with some Razzleberry dressing.

Soon it will be time to make the Fruit Cocktail Eggnog Pie.

oh! I have the commercial for this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyUM... #drkatz #1990schristmas #90schristmas #drkatz

May mid-nineties Dr. Katz, CompuServe, and Comedy Central fill you with holiday cheer.

I hope someone finally gets me that Breakout hat and scarf I put on my Christmas list decades ago.

RIP Gil Gerard: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/g... Not too long ago, I rewatched a bunch of his BUCK ROGERS for the first time since I was a kid, and it holds up as a fun show, thanks primarily to Gerard's affable presence.

ALF is getting into the Christmas spirit.

On an all new Retroist Podcast I talk about what is probably the most important TV holiday special ever made, A Charlie Brown Christmas. This special delivers year after year, and for a lot of people, is an integral part of the Christmas season. www.retroist.com/p/retroist-a...

Tis the season. On an all new Video Store Podcast this week, @pitfallgary.bsky.social is spotlighting four Christmas movies that trade twinkling lights for trouble. www.videostorepodcast.com/p/not-so-mer...

In late February 1983, Smurfberry Crunch Cereal hit store shelves and became a pretty long-lived novelty breakfast cereal. Tasty and fun, let's take a look at the history of it and other Smurf-themed cereals. www.retroist.com/p/smurfberry...

I designed a new game called Card Miner with an online leaderboard. Discover cards and form poker hands while you dig and delve! It needs a desktop browser to work right now Let me know how deep you can get in the mines! I'm curious to see how far someone can go vintagecomputing.com/cardminer/

If you grew up in the USA prior to 1998 and got a cut or scrape, you might have been treated with Mercurochrome or its equally dreaded cousin, Merthiolate. Sometimes called Monkey's Blood, it left you with a stain that let everyone know you had been hurt. www.retroist.com/p/monkeys-bl...

What phone are you hoping to get this Christmas?

Not be big for most people, but I was very happy to finally see this commercial for Hippopotamus Shoes online again after decades of searching. This jingle has been stuck in my head and now I can confirm the lyrics and sing and dance along. Follow the Hippopotamus!

On an all new episode of the Video Store Podcast, @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social is back in the store to recommend 4 more lesser-watched Rankin/Bass specials for you to check out this Christmas season. www.videostorepodcast.com/p/rankinbass...

Christmas at Toys R Us in 1987. If you also wanted a Wise-Cracking ALF, I think we would have gotten along well.

In December of 1982 TV Guide added a Video Game Shoppers Guide to their December 4-10 issue. They had also put one out in 1981 and with each one they made a video game themed commercial. I love the graphics and sounds.

In the 1980s, a world of entertainment opened up to me when my family got a Jerrold Cable TV Box. This amazing gadget and the company that made it changed entertainment forever. Learn about Jerrold and the history of their cable boxes. www.retroist.com/p/jerrold-ca...

In 1980, legendary war game designer Jim Dunnigan designed and SPI released "Dallas: The Television Role-Playing Game." It might not be the best RPG, but it was the only one that allowed my grandmother to attempt to connect her interests with mine. www.retroist.com/p/dallas-the...

I love the original Pitfall more, it is maybe my favorite Atari 2600 title, but in many ways Pitfall II is the superior game.

Anyone in the Philly area able to help out with this? A lot of treasure on those shelves that could use proper preservation/digitization.

This sort of creative energy should be celebrated.

While the VCR was mostly widely accepted by 1985, a few media outlets were staring to warn of its potential dangers. While it didn't cause a nationwide panic, some people, like my grandmother, were listening. www.retroist.com/p/the-quiet-...

Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.

Shelf space is limited, so starting to box up some of the RPG stuff I don't think I will get to play in the near future.

In December 1984, Toy “R” Us sent out this pre-Christmas sale circular. It is filled with all the great toys that would make 1984 such a memorable year. So let’s take a look at what you might have received for Christmas in 1984. www.retroist.com/p/1984-toys-...

Buy an Atari in 1982 and they would throw in a cool Atari Jacket.

In the late 70s, electronic toys were all the rage. Jumping on the trend, Mattel released a memorable and successful musical toy, the Magical Musical Thing. www.retroist.com/p/magical-mu...