80sRetroBlast
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Your daily hit of nostalgia, celebrating the movies, TV, music, and pop culture that defined a generation. 🕹️🎶📼
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#OnThisDay 1982: E.T. and Friends aired on CBS. Hosted by Robin Williams, it’s a clip-heavy sci-fi riff-fest—made by the SAME team as It Came From Hollywood and feels like proto-MST3K years before 1988. Pure 80s pop culture.
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#OnThisDay 1982: E.T. and Friends aired on CBS. Hosted by Robin Williams, it’s a clip-heavy sci-fi riff-fest—made by the SAME team as It Came From Hollywood and feels like proto-MST3K years before 1988. Pure 80s pop culture.
#OnThisDay in 1984: The Cabbage Patch Kids’ First Christmas hit ABC! 🎄🧸 At the peak of Cabbage Patch mania, the Kids got their own animated holiday adventure. Voices by Peter Cullen & music by Joe Raposo. Peak 80s toy-craze energy. #Retroblast #80sKids #Nostalgia
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1984: The Cabbage Patch Kids’ First Christmas hit ABC! 🎄🧸 At the peak of Cabbage Patch mania, the Kids got their own animated holiday adventure. Voices by Peter Cullen & music by Joe Raposo. Peak 80s toy-craze energy. #Retroblast #80sKids #Nostalgia
#OnThisDay in 1981: You Can’t Do That on Television hit Nickelodeon & the 80s were never the same. 💚
Real kids, sketch comedy, Barth’s Burgers, locker jokes = early Nick in a nutshell.
And SLIME? This show INVENTED it.
Whatever you do… don’t say “I don’t know.” 😆💚
Real kids, sketch comedy, Barth’s Burgers, locker jokes = early Nick in a nutshell.
And SLIME? This show INVENTED it.
Whatever you do… don’t say “I don’t know.” 😆💚
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#OnThisDay in 1981: You Can’t Do That on Television hit Nickelodeon & the 80s were never the same. 💚
Real kids, sketch comedy, Barth’s Burgers, locker jokes = early Nick in a nutshell.
And SLIME? This show INVENTED it.
Whatever you do… don’t say “I don’t know.” 😆💚
Real kids, sketch comedy, Barth’s Burgers, locker jokes = early Nick in a nutshell.
And SLIME? This show INVENTED it.
Whatever you do… don’t say “I don’t know.” 😆💚
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#OnThisDay in 1980: 𝘽𝙊𝙎𝙊𝙈 𝘽𝙐𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙀𝙎 hits ABC! 👠📺
Tom Hanks & Peter Scolari disguise themselves as “Buffy & Hildegarde” to live in a women-only hotel.
Strike-delayed debut, messy S2 revamp, canceled ’82… then resurrected in reruns once Hanks blew up in Splash.
Pure, glorious, early-80s weirdness. 💄📺
Tom Hanks & Peter Scolari disguise themselves as “Buffy & Hildegarde” to live in a women-only hotel.
Strike-delayed debut, messy S2 revamp, canceled ’82… then resurrected in reruns once Hanks blew up in Splash.
Pure, glorious, early-80s weirdness. 💄📺
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#OnThisDay in 1980: 𝘽𝙊𝙎𝙊𝙈 𝘽𝙐𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙀𝙎 hits ABC! 👠📺
Tom Hanks & Peter Scolari disguise themselves as “Buffy & Hildegarde” to live in a women-only hotel.
Strike-delayed debut, messy S2 revamp, canceled ’82… then resurrected in reruns once Hanks blew up in Splash.
Pure, glorious, early-80s weirdness. 💄📺
Tom Hanks & Peter Scolari disguise themselves as “Buffy & Hildegarde” to live in a women-only hotel.
Strike-delayed debut, messy S2 revamp, canceled ’82… then resurrected in reruns once Hanks blew up in Splash.
Pure, glorious, early-80s weirdness. 💄📺
#OnThisDay in 1989, AFV debuted...arriving right as camcorders + VCRs took over American living rooms. 📼🔥
A blizzard boosted the “one-shot” special to 32.8M viewers, launching a phenomenon of dads being hit in the nads.
Bob Saget. Ernie Anderson. VHS chaos.
America, this was YOU.
A blizzard boosted the “one-shot” special to 32.8M viewers, launching a phenomenon of dads being hit in the nads.
Bob Saget. Ernie Anderson. VHS chaos.
America, this was YOU.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#OnThisDay in 1989, AFV debuted...arriving right as camcorders + VCRs took over American living rooms. 📼🔥
A blizzard boosted the “one-shot” special to 32.8M viewers, launching a phenomenon of dads being hit in the nads.
Bob Saget. Ernie Anderson. VHS chaos.
America, this was YOU.
A blizzard boosted the “one-shot” special to 32.8M viewers, launching a phenomenon of dads being hit in the nads.
Bob Saget. Ernie Anderson. VHS chaos.
America, this was YOU.
#OnThisDay in 1985, EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR dropped on ABC...and traumatized an entire generation of 80s kids.
Instead of just cute Ewoks, this sequel goes FULL DARK: Marauder raids, sorcery, monsters, Wilford Brimley grumping through Endor. Pure chaotic Lucasfilm energy.
Instead of just cute Ewoks, this sequel goes FULL DARK: Marauder raids, sorcery, monsters, Wilford Brimley grumping through Endor. Pure chaotic Lucasfilm energy.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#OnThisDay in 1985, EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR dropped on ABC...and traumatized an entire generation of 80s kids.
Instead of just cute Ewoks, this sequel goes FULL DARK: Marauder raids, sorcery, monsters, Wilford Brimley grumping through Endor. Pure chaotic Lucasfilm energy.
Instead of just cute Ewoks, this sequel goes FULL DARK: Marauder raids, sorcery, monsters, Wilford Brimley grumping through Endor. Pure chaotic Lucasfilm energy.
🎶 80s Retroblast: On this week in 1985, Starship’s “We Built This City” hit #1 in America! 🏙️✨
Love it or love to poke fun at it, this glossy, high-energy anthem became one of the decade’s most iconic (and most debated!) hits. Pure 80s. 💥
#Starship #WeBuiltThisCity #80sMusic
Love it or love to poke fun at it, this glossy, high-energy anthem became one of the decade’s most iconic (and most debated!) hits. Pure 80s. 💥
#Starship #WeBuiltThisCity #80sMusic
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
🎶 80s Retroblast: On this week in 1985, Starship’s “We Built This City” hit #1 in America! 🏙️✨
Love it or love to poke fun at it, this glossy, high-energy anthem became one of the decade’s most iconic (and most debated!) hits. Pure 80s. 💥
#Starship #WeBuiltThisCity #80sMusic
Love it or love to poke fun at it, this glossy, high-energy anthem became one of the decade’s most iconic (and most debated!) hits. Pure 80s. 💥
#Starship #WeBuiltThisCity #80sMusic
☄️ 1984: Night of the Comet blazed into theaters!
Two Valley Girls, a comet apocalypse, and one of the coolest cult films of the 80s. 💄🔫
#80sRetroblast #NightOfTheComet #CultClassic
Two Valley Girls, a comet apocalypse, and one of the coolest cult films of the 80s. 💄🔫
#80sRetroblast #NightOfTheComet #CultClassic
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
☄️ 1984: Night of the Comet blazed into theaters!
Two Valley Girls, a comet apocalypse, and one of the coolest cult films of the 80s. 💄🔫
#80sRetroblast #NightOfTheComet #CultClassic
Two Valley Girls, a comet apocalypse, and one of the coolest cult films of the 80s. 💄🔫
#80sRetroblast #NightOfTheComet #CultClassic
🎬 1981: 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙮'𝙨 hit theaters!
The outrageous teen comedy that launched a decade of raunchy laughs and box-office gold.
“You’ll be glad you came!” 😉
#80sRetroblast #Porkys #80sMovies #TeenComedy
The outrageous teen comedy that launched a decade of raunchy laughs and box-office gold.
“You’ll be glad you came!” 😉
#80sRetroblast #Porkys #80sMovies #TeenComedy
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🎬 1981: 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙮'𝙨 hit theaters!
The outrageous teen comedy that launched a decade of raunchy laughs and box-office gold.
“You’ll be glad you came!” 😉
#80sRetroblast #Porkys #80sMovies #TeenComedy
The outrageous teen comedy that launched a decade of raunchy laughs and box-office gold.
“You’ll be glad you came!” 😉
#80sRetroblast #Porkys #80sMovies #TeenComedy
🎬 1984: A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in theaters!
Wes Craven’s dream demon Freddy Krueger made horror history...and haunted every sleepover after. 🔪💤
#80sRetroblast #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror
Wes Craven’s dream demon Freddy Krueger made horror history...and haunted every sleepover after. 🔪💤
#80sRetroblast #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🎬 1984: A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in theaters!
Wes Craven’s dream demon Freddy Krueger made horror history...and haunted every sleepover after. 🔪💤
#80sRetroblast #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror
Wes Craven’s dream demon Freddy Krueger made horror history...and haunted every sleepover after. 🔪💤
#80sRetroblast #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1985: Jan Hammer’s Miami Vice Theme hit #1!
The neon pulse of the 80s. 🌴🎹
#MiamiVice #80sMusic #JanHammer #Retroblast
The neon pulse of the 80s. 🌴🎹
#MiamiVice #80sMusic #JanHammer #Retroblast
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1985: Jan Hammer’s Miami Vice Theme hit #1!
The neon pulse of the 80s. 🌴🎹
#MiamiVice #80sMusic #JanHammer #Retroblast
The neon pulse of the 80s. 🌴🎹
#MiamiVice #80sMusic #JanHammer #Retroblast
#OnThisDay in 1982: "𝗨𝗽 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 Became the #1 Song in America!
The soaring power ballad was recorded for the hit film 𝘼𝙣 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣!
The soaring power ballad was recorded for the hit film 𝘼𝙣 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣!
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1982: "𝗨𝗽 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 Became the #1 Song in America!
The soaring power ballad was recorded for the hit film 𝘼𝙣 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣!
The soaring power ballad was recorded for the hit film 𝘼𝙣 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣!
💥 #OnThisDay 1981: THE FALL GUY made stuntmen heroes!
Lee Majors sang “The Unknown Stuntman” & starred as Colt Seavers: Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter with style, a GMC truck & ’80s swagger.
5 seasons, 113 eps, pure pop-culture gold.
#Retroblast #80sTV #TheFallGuy
Lee Majors sang “The Unknown Stuntman” & starred as Colt Seavers: Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter with style, a GMC truck & ’80s swagger.
5 seasons, 113 eps, pure pop-culture gold.
#Retroblast #80sTV #TheFallGuy
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
💥 #OnThisDay 1981: THE FALL GUY made stuntmen heroes!
Lee Majors sang “The Unknown Stuntman” & starred as Colt Seavers: Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter with style, a GMC truck & ’80s swagger.
5 seasons, 113 eps, pure pop-culture gold.
#Retroblast #80sTV #TheFallGuy
Lee Majors sang “The Unknown Stuntman” & starred as Colt Seavers: Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter with style, a GMC truck & ’80s swagger.
5 seasons, 113 eps, pure pop-culture gold.
#Retroblast #80sTV #TheFallGuy
👓 #OnThisDay in 1988 — John Carpenter’s 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 hit theaters!
Roddy Piper’s shades reveal aliens, propaganda & the ultimate truth: “I’m all out of bubblegum.” 💥
#TheyLive #80sMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultClassic
Roddy Piper’s shades reveal aliens, propaganda & the ultimate truth: “I’m all out of bubblegum.” 💥
#TheyLive #80sMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultClassic
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
👓 #OnThisDay in 1988 — John Carpenter’s 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 hit theaters!
Roddy Piper’s shades reveal aliens, propaganda & the ultimate truth: “I’m all out of bubblegum.” 💥
#TheyLive #80sMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultClassic
Roddy Piper’s shades reveal aliens, propaganda & the ultimate truth: “I’m all out of bubblegum.” 💥
#TheyLive #80sMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultClassic
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1989 — Roxette’s “Listen to Your Heart” hit #1 in America! ❤️
The Swedish duo took over the airwaves with their epic power ballad from Look Sharp! — a perfect blend of emotion, synths & guitar glory. #Roxette #80sMusic
The Swedish duo took over the airwaves with their epic power ballad from Look Sharp! — a perfect blend of emotion, synths & guitar glory. #Roxette #80sMusic
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1989 — Roxette’s “Listen to Your Heart” hit #1 in America! ❤️
The Swedish duo took over the airwaves with their epic power ballad from Look Sharp! — a perfect blend of emotion, synths & guitar glory. #Roxette #80sMusic
The Swedish duo took over the airwaves with their epic power ballad from Look Sharp! — a perfect blend of emotion, synths & guitar glory. #Roxette #80sMusic
1984: Billy Ocean’s “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” 🌴💃 hit #1 in America!
Originally “European Queen”, the track was remixed for U.S. audiences — and became a Grammy-winning smash.
👑 Still the reigning queen of the 80s airwaves! #BillyOcean #80sMusic
Originally “European Queen”, the track was remixed for U.S. audiences — and became a Grammy-winning smash.
👑 Still the reigning queen of the 80s airwaves! #BillyOcean #80sMusic
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
1984: Billy Ocean’s “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” 🌴💃 hit #1 in America!
Originally “European Queen”, the track was remixed for U.S. audiences — and became a Grammy-winning smash.
👑 Still the reigning queen of the 80s airwaves! #BillyOcean #80sMusic
Originally “European Queen”, the track was remixed for U.S. audiences — and became a Grammy-winning smash.
👑 Still the reigning queen of the 80s airwaves! #BillyOcean #80sMusic
“This Halloween don’t be just another face in the crowd.” Showtime Adult Make-up promised to turn anyone into the life (or death) of the party back in 1984.
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #RetroMakeup #ShowtimeMakeup #80sAdvertising #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia #ThrowbackAd
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #RetroMakeup #ShowtimeMakeup #80sAdvertising #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia #ThrowbackAd
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“This Halloween don’t be just another face in the crowd.” Showtime Adult Make-up promised to turn anyone into the life (or death) of the party back in 1984.
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #RetroMakeup #ShowtimeMakeup #80sAdvertising #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia #ThrowbackAd
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #RetroMakeup #ShowtimeMakeup #80sAdvertising #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia #ThrowbackAd
Back when Halloween meant pillowcases full of candy and parents preaching the power of fluoride.
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #CrestAd #RetroAdvertising #80sKids #ThrowbackAd #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #CrestAd #RetroAdvertising #80sKids #ThrowbackAd #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Back when Halloween meant pillowcases full of candy and parents preaching the power of fluoride.
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #CrestAd #RetroAdvertising #80sKids #ThrowbackAd #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #CrestAd #RetroAdvertising #80sKids #ThrowbackAd #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia
🚀 #OnThisDay in 1984, NBC unleashed 𝙑: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨! It was spaceships, shootouts, and pure 80s sci-fi chaos. Kenneth Johnson’s allegory? Gone. Recycled FX & campy drama? Absolutely. #VTheSeries #80sSciFi
October 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🚀 #OnThisDay in 1984, NBC unleashed 𝙑: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨! It was spaceships, shootouts, and pure 80s sci-fi chaos. Kenneth Johnson’s allegory? Gone. Recycled FX & campy drama? Absolutely. #VTheSeries #80sSciFi
🎙️ “This is Jack Killian on KJCM-FM… The Nighthawk.”
#OnThisDay 1988: 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
#OnThisDay 1988: 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎙️ “This is Jack Killian on KJCM-FM… The Nighthawk.”
#OnThisDay 1988: 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
#OnThisDay 1988: 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
Imagine dropping $2,999 on a computer… and still needing floppy disks to save your work. 💾 In 1982, the TRS-80 Model II was the ultimate “power move.” Today, it’s pure nostalgia.
#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Imagine dropping $2,999 on a computer… and still needing floppy disks to save your work. 💾 In 1982, the TRS-80 Model II was the ultimate “power move.” Today, it’s pure nostalgia.
#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
🎶 80s Retroblast: 1987 “Bad” by Michael Jackson hits #1!
MJ’s edgier era begins — with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: “Who’s bad?” 👑🔥
#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
MJ’s edgier era begins — with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: “Who’s bad?” 👑🔥
#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🎶 80s Retroblast: 1987 “Bad” by Michael Jackson hits #1!
MJ’s edgier era begins — with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: “Who’s bad?” 👑🔥
#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
MJ’s edgier era begins — with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: “Who’s bad?” 👑🔥
#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
On this day in 1988, “𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲” by Phil Collins hit #1 in America! 💕
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collins’ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collins’ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On this day in 1988, “𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲” by Phil Collins hit #1 in America! 💕
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collins’ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collins’ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.