Pop Culture - Totally the 80's

Why the Rubik’s Cube Craze Took Over 80s Bedrooms

If you grew up in the early 80s, you probably remember a Rubik's Cube sitting somewhere in your room, half-solved and impossible to ignore. It wasn't tucked away like an…

Pop Culture Fads Toys and Games Trends

Cabbage Patch Kids and the 1983 Toy Frenzy

One doll should not be able to turn a toy aisle into a contact sport. But in late 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids came awfully close. If you were around then,…

Pop Culture Animated Fads Toys and Games

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…

Discontinued Treats Fads Food Pop Culture

PB Max Candy Bar is The Peanut Butter Favorite Fans Still Miss

Some candy bars fade out. PB Max never did. It left store shelves, sure, but it stuck in memory like a favorite song you can still hear after the radio…

Food 80s News Discontinued Treats Pop Culture

The Real Story Behind New Coke’s 1985 Disaster

New Coke didn't crash because Americans suddenly lost their taste for sweet soda. It crashed because new coke ran smack into memory, habit, and brand loyalty. For 80s fans, the…

Food Discontinued Treats Pop Culture Video Games

Nintendo Cereal System: The Breakfast Box Every Kid Wanted

Some breakfast cereals promised vitamins. The Nintendo Cereal System promised Mario, Zelda, and a much better reason to get out of bed. If you were a kid in the late…

Pop Culture Fads Fashion Movies Music Trends

80s Mall Stores We Still Miss Every Time Nostalgia Hits

One whiff of soft pretzels and fountain water, and you're back under the mall's pastel glow. The best 80s mall stores didn't only sell stuff. They sold identity, anticipation, and…

Food Commercials Discontinued Treats Favorite Foods Pop Culture

Jell-O Pudding Pops and the Summer Feeling Kids Still Miss

One bite of a pudding pop and you were gone. Not to some grand cinematic place, but to that small, perfect corner of childhood where the freezer door slammed after…

Pop Culture Animated Commercials Music Saturday Morning Cartoons

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…

Discontinued Treats Favorite Foods Pop Culture Saturday Morning Cartoons

Hi-C Ecto Cooler: Why Ghostbusters Kids Loved It

Some drinks quenched thirst. Hi-C Ecto Cooler started playground mythology. If you were a kid in the late 1980s or early 1990s, this wasn't just a juice box. It was…