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  • [Retro Bunker] Gumby

    Posted on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
    On September 5th, a man dressed in a costume walked into a 7-11 and tried to rob the store. He failed to pull off his scheme: his gun was tucked away a little too well, and he ended up leaving twenty-seven cents of his own...

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  • [Retro Bunker] Mrs. Butterworth: Our Best Breakfast Friend

    Posted on November 3, 2011 | No Comments
    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, or so the old saying goes. If you’re a natural morning person, it’s probably a piece of cake to get into the early-hour routine. But if you’re a night-owl like me, you’re going to have to...

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  • Web Series Review: Shelf Life

    Posted on October 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Shelf Life recently released the first episode of a brand-new web series, promising the masses “This Ain’t No Toy Story…” Its premise: the lives of four action figures who occupy a shelf in a little boy’s bedroom. Will it be an everyday battle of good...

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  • [Retro Bunker] Speak & Spell

    Posted on October 27, 2011 | No Comments
    As a child of the 80′s, the knowledge that everything was slowly becoming digital (well, digital for the decade) was swallowed with my morning cereal. This movement would take over watches, coffee makers, and educational toys. I think you guys know which educational toy in...

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  • [Retro Bunker] “I Love Lucy” & Phillip Morris

    Posted on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments
    On August 6th, Google used its logo to pay tribute to what would have been the 100th birthday of Lucille Ball. The familiar “I Love Lucy” background with “Google” in the familiar sitcom’s font was set on an old school television set, complete with dials...

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  • [Retro Bunker] Brought To You By The Letter Kae

    Posted on February 20, 2011 | 4 Comments
    We’ve relived some good times from the Sesame Street of our generation through this feature. Things like “A Loaf of Bread…,” “Ladybug Picnic,” and Richard Pryor reciting the alphabet while he was off his motherf*cking kite are just some of the things that I relish...

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  • [Retro Bunker] Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special

    Posted on December 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Back in 1988, my mom had the kindness to tape the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special” for me. Thank Zeus she did, because when I told others of its existence, people scoffed and thought I was crazy. And the plot is kind of crazy: receiving so...

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  • [Retro Bunker] “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”

    Posted on November 25, 2010 | 3 Comments
    We’re all familiar with the Charlie Brown Holiday Specials, namely “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Much like the actual Thanksgiving holiday, the Peanuts’ Turkey Day special is overshadowed by those other two holidays. Back in the day, you knew...

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  • [Retro Bunker] She-Ra: Princess of Power

    Posted on October 26, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Since I’m sharing my embarrassment on missing important anniversaries, this one shames me even more: She-Ra: Princess of Power also celebrated its twenty-fifth year. I feel like I should just turn in my badge and try to see if I can keep up with the...

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  • [Retro Bunker] Nintendo Entertainment System

    Posted on October 25, 2010 | 4 Comments
    It has come to my attention that the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) just celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary of hitting the US market. And it is with great shame that I made this discovery and neglected to write about it. You know what an even bigger...

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