80s

7 TV shows only '80s kids will remember

7 TV shows only '80s kids will remember

I think the 1980s were truly the peak era for Saturday mornings. The process of developing kids' shows had been refined by that point, and we were well ahead of the days of streaming or DVRs — if you wanted to watch those shows, your only chance was to wake up...

The top 5 kids movies from the '80s to watch for Halloween

The top 5 kids movies from the '80s to watch for Halloween

For those of us who grew up or had our formative years during the 1980s, we're familiar with the rampant anxiety issues thanks to some of the movies that were for some reason marketed to kids. That said, they were usually also pretty awesome movies, even if a bit traumatizing....

The top 10 cartoon theme songs of the '80s

The top 10 cartoon theme songs of the '80s

While Saturday morning cartoons weren't anything new in the 1980s, it kind of feels like that's when they hit their peak. Producers had refined their strategies (improving upon the '60s and '70s), the stories balanced lightness with coolness (unlike the brightness of the '90s to come), and also, I just...

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

When I was in college I had a friend we all simply called, "Heavy Metal Tim." Heavy Metal Tim had long curly hair, wore a devil's mustache and goatee, and — you guessed it — was really into metal. One time he invited me over to his house to watch an Iron...

40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact

40 years later, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon is still having an impact

I always wondered why Dungeons & Dragons, the Saturday morning cartoon inspired by the role-playing game of the same name that ran for three seasons from 1983 to 1985, was the way it was. Namely, why isn't it more similar to the game? "I had absolutely no time [and] I had...

Terry Hall’s best songs with The Specials

Terry Hall’s best songs with The Specials

I’m getting to that age where if I hear certain musicians on the radio often enough I start to wonder if it’s because they died and those are the tributes. But there are some whose passings still seem to come out of nowhere and punch me right in...

The NSFW Thundercats outtakes you need to hear

The NSFW Thundercats outtakes you need to hear

Imagine yourself as a full-grown adult, a professional voice actor, stepping up to speak into an expensive microphone. You’re getting paid real money, lots of it, to do this. You look at the script and begin to read, and hear yourself uttering this line: We should have known the...