Topo Gigio

Ladies and gentlemen, my friend Topo Gigio! This cute little mouse on the Ed Sullivan show in the 60s.

Color-changing Clothes!

Only in the 80s.



My school book covers change color like these shirts.

Pudding Roll-ups?!

Oh, this is brilliant. With all the 80s commercials I watch, I can't believe I never heard about this before. Fruit Roll-ups but pudding? What? What is there to say about that?



Circa 1987. One of those moments when I wish I was born 10 years earlier. 5-year-olds can eat chewable pudding, right?

And of course there's the long-lived joke about how the word pudding makes me laugh.

Where's the Beef?

Iconically 80s. I'll let the video talk for itself.

Resurrecting Oreo Big Stuf

I have to write about Oreo Big Stuf again. My original video from an early 2007 post regarding them is no longer available, so i had to replace it with a similar but not quite the same Oreo Big Stuf commercial. *Sigh.* In happier news, which I was searching for a replacement commercial, I stumbled across another Oreo Big Stuf commercial that I also really like. Silver lining, silver lining.

That kid at 0:04 looks like J.T. from Step By Step.



I <3 Oreos.

Dunkaroos!

I have vague memories these. I remember the name, I remember what they tasted like, and I remember this commercial, but I don't remember any specific instances of actually eating them. Seriously, though. Cookies you dip in frosting?? I want some!!

99 Luftballons

"99 Luftballons" by Nena, circa 1983, in German. Cool song. =]

Mikey Likes it

Mikey likes it! I don't know what year...I have to look that up some other time. I'm going to bed now!

I watched Footloose last week, and I guess I liked it, but besides the cool soundtrack, there isn't really anything overly special about it. That girl (the one in the cowboy hat) was so stupid it actually got annoying after a while. I mean, her lack of common sense almost got her killed twice in the first 40 minutes of the movie.

Okay, now that I'm done complaining, I'll say that this was my favorite scene in the movie and one of the few that I thought were memorable. Kevin Bacon gets dared to chicken fight this guy, loses control of the tractor, and wins. It was a defining moment because showing up this guy makes him cool.

She's LIke the Wind

It's been 4 months and I almost forgot I had these blogs, so I'm back with a little Patrick Swayze! Dirty Dancing rocks, and I love this song! If this MTV video is actually from the 80's, it adds a little extra retroness to the post. If not, it's still Patrick Swayze, right?

Nickelodeon Silver Ball

This here, my friends, is the Nickelodeon silver ball ident used from 1981-1984 (which I never knew existed--I just assumed the 'splat' was there from the start).



While were on the subject, did anyone else know that they took Nickelodeon Studios out of Universal Studios in Orlando? Even the Slime Machine's gone! I have a lot of good childhood memories from Nick Studios. Eh, I'll get over it I guess. They took out the Back to the Future ride, too. It's disappointing.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

I love the movie, Mr. Deeds, with Adam Sandler, but I never knew it was a remake of an old one until I saw this at the library and rented it. I like the new one better--it's funnier.

Pete and Pete Theme Song

Finally! I got this to work. Here's the Pete and Pete intro and lyrics. There's a dispute over the line, "Don't you talk back." Some people say it's supposed to be "Does your dog bite?" Listen and decide for yourself.



Hey Smilin' strange
You're lookin' happily deranged
Can you settle to shoot me?
Or have you picked your target yet?
Hey Sandy (ai ai ai ai)
Don't you talk back (ai ai ai)
Hey Sandy

[Lyrics from wikipedia]

Nick Rewind

I can't believe Nick Rewind is on hiatus! I hope it doesn't get cancelled! I just bought Season 1 of "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" today, and I'm trying to find "Clarissa Explains it All."

My computer is being obstinate and won't let me post the Pete & Pete intro. I'll try again tomorrow, but for now, here's a picture of it. Big Pete reminds me of Breck a little bit.

Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968)

Okay, this is the only thing I could find on the original "Yours, Mine, and Ours." There are enough clips of the 2005 remake on youtube.com to recreate the movie, but nothing on the original. I spent a few minutes mourning our close-minded generation, and then I moved on.

Freaky Friday 1976

This is the trailer for the original Freaky Friday from 1976. I'm on an old-movies-that-have-been-remade kick right now, so expect more trailers/clips of other old movies--whatever I can find.

Sabrina (the movie, not the TV show)

This is about the movie Sabrina from 1954, starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. I'll try my best to explain it.

It's about this girl named Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of the chauffeur of a really rich family. The family has 2 sons, one who lives for work, and the other who hasn't worked a day in his life. She has been in love with the slacker son all her life, but he thinks of her as a little kid. She goes to cooking school in Paris to try to get over him, which she thinks she does, and she comes home more grown-up and sophisticated.

David, the slacker son, doesn't recognize her and falls for her like she wished he would. This causes a problem for the business-man son, who has arranged a marriage for his brother, and has a business deal riding on his relationship with the bride's family. He tries to break them up, but ends up falling for Sabrina instead.

Here's a video clip of Sabrina getting home from Paris and David not recognizing her. Ignore the subtitles--it was the best clip I could find. The only other good one was Sabrina's attempted suicide, but it's long and kind of depressing.

One Saturday Morning

Okay, forget the cutesy introduction stuff, and let's cut to the chase. Ever heard of Disney's One Saturday Morning? Not really retro, but it fits better on here than my other blog. It's too reminiscent to warrant a spot on "Juliana Talks Incoherently."

For those out of the loop who need clarification, One Saturday Morning was a kid's television block that ran for 5 hours every Saturday morning (duh) on ABC.

These are some of the shows from One Saturday Morning: "Pepper Ann," "The Weekenders, "Teacher's Pet," "Recess," "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," Disney's version of "Doug," and others (those are just the ones I remember). I've added some pictures to distract you from the writing (because we all know I can write enough about nothing to start my own chrestomathy)--hehe.

This is Pepper Ann--http://www.bcdb.com/

This is The Weekenders--shows.savedisneyshows.org/weekenders/

Okay, so this TV block lasted from 1997 to 2002, where it was replaced with ABC Kids, which just plays reruns of shows from Disney Channel. That would mean that the quality of Saturday morning TV would be inversely related to how many coffee breaks the writers at Disney decide to take. We all know how they like their coffee breaks.

Of course One Saturday Morning was not a television phenomenon to shape a generation. The 1980's was supposedly the best decade in Saturday morning cartoons, but I wasn't alive for that. Mehe.

Here's the One Saturday Morning intro...now, this I don't remember. I do remember the cheeky way they said "One Saturday Morning" though. That in itself was enough to entice me for a while.

Another "Kids Inc." Theme Song

Okay, well here's the one from 1991 with Jennifer Love Hewitt. For some reason, these kids are a little creepy to me. Eh...I don't know why. Enjoy!

Kids Incorporated

I almost regret not being around to see this show...

Okay, well enjoy the "Kids Inc." theme from 1984. It had a previous theme song from it's premiere year in 1983, but I like this one better. Fergie is actually in this, but you probably knew that. Jennifer Love Hewitt was in the show a little later. I might post that one, too, in case you care one way or the other.