The 10 Best Original Christmas Songs Released in the ’80s
Do you know it’s Christmas time at all? Head back to the ‘80s for some original holiday jams.
Bianca Paris
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The 10 Best Original Christmas Songs Released in the ’90s
Our totally subjective list of the 10 best holiday hits released in the 1990s, ’cause don’t you get sick of the same old classics over and over again?
Bianca Paris
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The Simpsons Arcade Game: An Innovative ’90s Side-Scrolling Brawler That Made Friends Become Family
A look back at the 4-player arcade game based on everyone’s favorite animated family, The Simpsons.
Drew Caswell
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Movies
Jen Brown
December 21, 2020
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The Top 13 ‘80s Spooky Movies You Loved as a Kid
Did your love of spooky season start when you were a kid growing up in the ’80s? Then you probably watched one of these movies!
Jen Brown
October 11, 2021
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Ranking The Christmas Movies of the ‘80s
Bust out your VHS player – we’re ranking the Christmas movies of the ‘80s! Did your favorite make it to the top spot?
Jen Brown
December 14, 2020
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The Baby-Sitters Club: A Super Special ’80s & ’90s Book Series
The Baby-Sitters Club was every late ’80s and early ’90s girl’s favorite starter book series thanks to memorable characters like Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne and more.
Jen Brown
September 6, 2021
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TELEVISION
A Very Special Post: ‘90s Sitcom Episodes About Drinking – Ranked
In the ’90s, everyone was very concerned about kids getting drunk. How do we know? Because almost every ’90s sitcom featured very special episodes about drinking. How do they compare? Let’s dive in.
Jen Brown
March 8, 2021
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The Ren and Stimpy Show: The Absolute Craziest ’90s Nicktoon to Ever Exist
One of the original ’90s Nicktoons was The Ren and Stimpy Show, a dark, shocking, and innuendo-laden animated series that influenced the animation industry for years to come.
Jen Brown
April 19, 2021
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All of the 6 Seinfeld Christmas Episodes – Ranked
Tis the season to celebrate Festivus, and what better way than to count down all of the Seinfeld Christmas-themed episodes?
Jen Brown
December 20, 2021
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The Top 10 ‘90s TV Love Triangles – Ranked
’90s TV love triangles made all of us think we were destined to be loved by two different people and have to choose between them. Not so common in real life, but ’90s TV shows were all about some dramatic love triangles.
Jen Brown
July 19, 2021
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Music
Billboard Hot 100 Top #1 Singles of 1999 – RANKED
We believe that things were so smooth in 1999 unless you were a scrub — we’ve ranked Billboard’s Hot 100 singles of 1999!
Bianca Paris
May 20, 2021
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The Lost Art of the Mixtape
Mixtapes were a labor of love, from picking the songs, to decorating the tape, to writing out handwritten liner notes, if you wanted to show your crush that you cared (but not be TOO obvious about it), then the mixtape was the way to go.
Jen Brown
February 8, 2021
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Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1984 – Ranked
Time after time, we’ve been looking at the Billboard Hot 100 best singles of the ’80s, and today is no exception! Let’s rank the #1 singles from 1984.
Bianca Paris
February 4, 2021
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Napster: The Meteoric Rise and Fall of the Disruptive MP3 Giant
The modern music industry might look a whole lot different if not for the disruptive peer-to-peer MP3 file-sharing service Napster. Let’s take a look at it’s spectacular rise and subsequent mighty fall.
Jen Brown
April 16, 2021
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Technology
The Simpsons Arcade Game: An Innovative ’90s Side-Scrolling Brawler That Made Friends Become Family
A look back at the 4-player arcade game based on everyone’s favorite animated family, The Simpsons.
Drew Caswell
July 8, 2021
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The 10 Most Influential ’80s Technology Innovations
The ’80s featured the ultimate in a combination of technology and culture. Let’s take a look back at the 10 most influential ’80s technology innovations.
Jen Brown
March 26, 2021
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ReBoot: A Look Back at the First Fully CGI Animated Half Hour Television Show
Though some version of CGI animation had been around since the ’80s, it was the ’90s that saw some real impact on the entertainment world. Let’s take a look back at ReBoot, the first half hour television show to be fully computer animated.
Jen Brown
April 12, 2021
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Welcome to Retropond
Welcome to Retropond, a brand new website dedicated to everything you grew up loving, from Saved by the Bell, to Dunkaroos, to Teddy Ruxpin, to Gameboy, Oregon Trail, and everything in between.
Jen Brown
November 30, 2020
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Food
The Everlasting Easy-Bake Oven
As a child wanting to bake up mini masterpieces of delicious delight, the Easy-Bake Oven was a stepping stone to the real thing. Let’s take a look at the history of this enduring toy oven.
Jen Brown
January 29, 2021
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’90s Lunchbox Staple: Capri-Sun
No packed lunch was complete without a drink to accompany your food, and no drink was more ubiquitous in the ’90s than the Capri-Sun.
Jen Brown
March 3, 2021
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The Top 10 Best Cartoon Cereal Mascots – Ranked
These cartoon cereal mascots still make us want to pour milk over a bowl of our most treasured childhood cereals. To put it simply, they are grrrrreat!
Jen Brown
May 19, 2021
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’90s Lunchbox Staple: Lunchables
Was there anything more fun than pulling Lunchables out in the cafeteria in elementary school? We think not.
Jen Brown
February 3, 2021
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Beauty / Fashion
15 Hella Fly ‘90s Fashion Trends
Grunge, fanny packs, overalls — we’re all about the ’90s fashion trends!
Jen Brown
June 23, 2021
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12 Essential ‘90s Clothing Brands
Remember Bum Equipment and Limited Too? Of course you do! Take a look back at 12 of the most essential ’90s clothing brands.
Jen Brown
March 7, 2022
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10 Hella Bodacious ‘80s Female Hairstyles
Were you one with the crimper or one with the Aqua Net? No matter what, you were surely stylin’ in the ’80s. Today we’re looking back at 10 of the most memorable ’80s female hairstyles.
Jen Brown
April 21, 2021
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The 5 Most Bodacious ‘80s Makeup Trends
A look back at the bold and unapologetic ’80s makeup trends.
Jen Brown
November 6, 2023
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Games / Toys
The Most Popular Christmas Toys from 1980-2000
What was the toy you most wanted at Christmas growing up? If it was one of these, you were one of the masses! Check out the most popular toy at Christmas each year from 1980-2000.
Jen Brown
December 7, 2020
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2021 Retropond ’80s Toys Gift Guide
Share the love of your own childhood by getting a kid in your life a toy you loved at their age — it’s our ’80s toy gift guide!
Jen Brown
December 13, 2021
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Glo Worms: The Best ‘80s Plush/Night Light Combo
There was no need to be scared of the dark as an ’80s kid thanks to the huggable light up Glo Worm!
Jen Brown
August 9, 2021
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Beanie Babies: The Biggest ‘90s Fad of All-Time
If you didn’t know about Beanie Babies in the ’90s, we’re not sure you lived through the ’90s! Beanie Babies were the hottest commodity around, until they weren’t.
Jen Brown
June 17, 2021
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The Lost Art of the Mixtape
Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1988 – RANKED
Meg Ryan’s Romantic Comedies – Ranked
Glo Worms: The Best ‘80s Plush/Night Light Combo
Strawberry Shortcake: From Greeting Card Cutie to Cartoon Franchise Star
Billboard’s “The Hot 100” #1 Singles of 1987 – RANKED
The Top 10 Christmas Commercials of the ‘80s and ‘90s
15 Tubular ‘80s Fashion Trends
The Top 5 ‘90s Live Action Creepy Kids Shows – Ranked
’90s Lunchbox Staple: Snapple
The 10 Most Memorable ‘90s Sitcom Moms
‘90s Teen Dream Girl: Jennifer Love Hewitt Edition
10 Awesome (or Awesomely Bad) ’90s Mens Hairstyles
Bop It: The Enduring ‘90s Electronic Toy That You Love to Hate
The 8 Films Directed by John Hughes – Ranked
