Retro

Now We Know What's Inside An Etch A Sketch And It's A Lot

By Sandra
I think everyone had an Etch A Sketch growing up, and some of us had better creations than others. While we may laugh now at the toy's simplicity, it was revolutionary at the time. Drawing lines without  a pen and paper and then just shaking it to watch it magically disappear was something that amazed us all. But have you ever seen what's inside one of these toys?We have now tracked down a video that shows us exactly what's on the inside of this cool toy, and it might not be all you expect. This is the Etch

90s

The 90s Mickey Mouse Club Was The Most Talented Ever, See How Far They've Come

By Sandra
While kids today have America's Got Talent, The Voice and American Idol, in the 90's we had The All New Mickey Mouse Club. Even if you missed out on watching this Disney Channel show, you know many of your favorite 90's talents got their start here. Here's a blast from the past on some of your favorite 90's stars when they were just starting out. DragonmountBritney SpearsThe soon-to-be pop princess joined the cast in season six. Before she became a Mickey Mouse Club kid, she had her television debut on the 1992 episode of Star Search. If you grew up

80s

14 Facts About 'MacGyver' Made Only From A Toothpick And A Wristwatch

By Sandra
While MacGyver may be part of the reboot series phenomenon, there's something about a classic that just seems so authentic- and we can't get enough of it!Even though the show ended in 1992, the inventive agent has remained part of our pop culture with parodies on Saturday Night Live and commercials starring Richard Dean Anderson. "MacGyver" has even become a verb! He taught us to never underestimate our resources, with thousands of uses for duct tape and a Swiss Arm Knife. There are some awesome facts you didn't know about this seven-year series that taught and entertained us. 1.

Pop Culture

12 Life Lessons Every 90s Kid Learned From Magazines

By Sandra
Who was the on the cover of your favorite issue of J-14? Which quiz do you distinctly remember passing around the table in the cafeteria? Magazines played a huge role in teaching young girls about growing up and offered advice to the questions we were afraid to ask. Now girls have Instagram, blogs, and YouTube to teach them how to do their makeup, offer real life advice and all the celebrity gossip you could possibly imagine. Instead of bloggers, YouTubers and Instagram celebrities we put our trust in Tiger Beat, CosmoGirl and Seventeen to teach us about fashion, answer all

70s

12 Facts About 'All In The Family' That Will Have You Saying "Those Were The Days"

By Sandra
On the air from 1971 to 1979, All In The Family was a staple television show many of us watched with our parents. ‘‘The program you are about to see is All in the Family. It seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices, and concerns. By making them a source of laughter, we hope to show—in a mature fashion—just how absurd they are,'" was the disclaimer that CBS ran before the start of the first episode. Not only did the show push the envelope, it went so far past the line that it kept

90s

10 Teen Magazines That Literally Every '90s Girl Read

By Sandra
Before there was the internet for celebrity gossip and online quizzes, there was Tigerbeat, Seventeen and Cosmogirl. Whether you were finding out the latest fashion trends, reading about juicy gossip around Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears or taking the most recent quiz to find out what kind of kisser you are, magazines were a staple of every 90's kids's lives. Whether you ventured to the corner store to grab a slurpee and this month's edition, or it came directly to your door, I know most of us had stacks of our favorite magazines littering our bedroom floor. These old reads

90s

We Watched Them After School Every Day, But Where's The Cast of "Ghostwriter" 20 Years Later?

By Sandra
If you loved turning on the TV when you got home from school and pretending you were a detective, you probably loved watching Ghostwriter as much as I did. On the air from 1992-1995, this was a staple for many of us, who read far too many Nancy Drew novels. The 74 episodes had us thinking like true detectives and wishing we had an invisible friend to solve crimes with as well.The invisible Ghostwriter, communicated with the team of teenagers by manipulating letters on signs, in books and on computer screens. With his help, they were able to solve

00s

Robot Dogs Are Coming Back And We're Having Serious Flashbacks

By Sandra
Do you remember the AIBO, a robot dog Sony first started selling in 1999? How about Poo-Chi, manufactered by Sega Toys that was released in 2000 and discontinued in 2002? Hitting the toy market in the late 90s, robot dogs were all the rage. Everyone thought them to be top-end technology and they were certainly on many kid's wishlists for Christmas. MashableThe Poo-Chi was one of the best virtual pets that everyone really wanted. OdysseyThe AIBO was able to develop from a newborn puppy to an adult with a personality that was shaped by the interaction of their owners and

90s

Homestar Runner Videos Are The Only High School Reunion We Actually Want

By Sandra
Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader, So-and-So, What's Her Face, The UGLY ONE!!! If you spent your teenage years behind your computer monitor, you remember these Flash shorts like they were yesterday. From Strong Bad Emails, to Marzipan's Answering Machine, Homestar Runner had us laughing time and time again. Let's relive the glory days with some of the best videos from Home Star Runner. Strong Bad's emails were amazing! Especially when the Cheat was having light switch raves. "Let's get ready to look SO GOOD!" Teen Girl Squad was a work of genius. Strong Bad draws a dragon and then we get

Pop Culture

10 Creepy (And Kooky) Facts About "The Addams Family"

By Sandra
We were first introduced to Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wendesday, Pugsley and Thing in 1938 where they appeared in The New Yorker as a series of cartoons by Charles Addams. In the mid 60s The Addams Family lasted for two seasons as a sitcom and then two more as a Saturday morning cartoon in the 70s. Clearly the quirky family didn't have the same success on-screen as they did in comic form. Then, after Charles Addams passed in 1988, the cartoons even stopped. That's when in 1991, we got The Addams Family movie which brought the pale family
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