As we prepared for the dawn of the new millennium in the late 90s, we knew we had to kick it up a notch. We couldn't just have regular products, they had to be edgy! Cool! Hardcore! And most of all, extreme! In fact, our stuff was so awesome that we were too cool to … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: X is for X-Treme

Were you a shy, awkward kid in the 90s? Did you love to read? Did you love dogs? Were you me? Then you definitely loved Wishbone. This PBS Kids show ran from 1995-2001 and it focused on the adventures of a dog, named Wishbone, and his owner, a kid named Joe. Joe had the usual after … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: W is for “Wishbone”

I have been waiting for V to come along ever since I started this alphabet series because Voyage of the Rock Aliens is my favorite awful movie. I'm not sure why I love this movie as much as I do. Maybe it's the musical numbers, the non sequitur storylines, the giant squid, or maybe it's because … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: V is for “Voyage of the Rock Aliens”

If you wanted to be scared shitless about unsolved crimes and murderers running free (and probably hiding under your bed), Unsolved Mysteries was the TV show for you. The show's original run was from 1987 to 1997 on NBC and was hosted by Robert Stack, also known as the voice that narrated your nightmares. Unexplained Mysteries was … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: U is for “Unsolved Mysteries”

Teen Witch is, for me at least, a little difficult to categorize. On the one hand, it's a fantasy movie because it's about a teen witch (hence the name--see what they did there?), it's partly a love story, and it's partly a musical. I mean, all the songs technically have context so it's not like … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: T is for Teen Witch