Inspector Gadget Cartoon and When Every Hat Held a Secret
A plain old trench coat had no business being this exciting. Yet this animated hero made a hat, a wristwatch, an umbrella, and a pair of shoes feel like the…
Muppet Babies Cartoon: The Nursery That Went Everywhere
A cardboard box could be a rocket ship. A blanket could become a royal cape. Miss Piggy could rule the room, while Baby Animal made every toy feel alive. And…
Voltron Toys and The Lion Force Every 80s Kid Wanted
Five lions. One giant robot. A sword big enough to make a plastic action figure feel like the fate of the universe rested on your shag carpet. For 80s kids,…
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ThunderCats Cartoon and the After-School Rush
You knew the feeling. The school bus had barely disappeared, your backpack hit the floor, and the TV was already warming up in the den. The ThunderCats cartoon was more…
How Care Bears Filled 80s Bedrooms and Saturday TV
Some characters stayed on the screen, but the Care Bears climbed right off it and onto our beds. Before they became icons of children's television, these lovable characters were born…
Jem and the Holograms Was Every Glitter Kid’s Dream
One look at pink hair, star earrings, and a wall of neon, and you knew this wasn't ordinary Saturday morning TV. The boys had He-man, and the girls had Jem…
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Popples Plush Toys and the Ball Trick That Made Them 80s Icons
Some toys were cute. Some toys had a gimmick. Popples plush toys had both, and that was the whole magic. Created by Those Characters From Cleveland, a division of American…
California Raisins and the Claymation Craze That Took Over the 80s
A singing raisin in sunglasses should've been a one-joke commercial. Instead, the California Raisins, conceived by the California Raisin Advisory Board, turned into one of the biggest pop-culture curveballs of…