80s Fads & Fashion

The latest additions to the site in the fads & fashion sections are below, plus the latest news on the site.

Take off eh? Bob and Doug McKenzie to return in cartoon form

Posted by ChuckyG, April 29, 2008
Fans of the movie Strange Brew and SCTV will be happy to hear the duo have reunited and are going to be animated for an upcoming cartoon version of their characters. Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis are going to be doing the voices as well, no lame imitations!

The Bob and Doug characters launched as a two-minute skit on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's sketch-comedy series SCTV in 1980, in part to mock federal government rules that require the public broadcaster to air identifiably "Canadian content" in its homegrown TV shows.

Full story at Yahoo News

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Latest Additions to Fads and Fashions of the Eighties Pages
Luminations
Pyramid shaped game with green, yellow, and red LED lights
Submitted by luminations0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Dragon Riders of the Styx Playset
A fantasy play set featuring a large vinyl play mat, two 'mountains' and a constructable castle for the forces of good and evil to fight over. Navigate the hedge maze and discover the dragons loot!
Submitted by dragonridersofthestyxplayset0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Boobie Trap
Game that is shapped like a bed that has a lever you pull back with a rubber band. You have to get all these little round smiles out of the bed called boobies before the lever on the bed snapped your fingers.
Submitted by boobietrap0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Bear (brown talking one) unknown
A brown bear from the late eighties.. it talked and had a little amber colored light on it's chest and a little brown circular pad on it's left paw. I got it when I was 6 months old... still have him after 24 yrs. Would love to know more info.
Submitted by bearbrowntalkingoneunknown0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
TALKING MOTHER GOOSE
I am after the Talking Mother Goose and tapes from the 80's..my 3 girls who are in their late 20's loved her back then..so I would like to find one for my Grandchildren.. if anyone can help please email me at debc_61@hotmail.com Thanks Deb.
Submitted by talkingmothergoose0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
something bear
This bear would scool you if you touched its ear to tough or squeezed its foot to hard. It would say "ouch that hurt" have been trying to find that toy for a while. If anyone has any clue on the name or how I could find that. Would appreciate a shout out!
Submitted by somethingbear1.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
something bear
This bear would scool you if you touched its ear to tough or squeezed its foot to hard. It would say "ouch that hurt" have been trying to find that toy for a while. If anyone has any clue on the name or how I could find that. Would appreciate a shout out!
Submitted by somethingbear0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Unknown Bear
When I was young I had a bear that came with a tape and you would put the bear in front of the player and it would talk. It was a girl bear and I remember that there was a cartoon or movie that it came from.
Submitted by unknownbear0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Stacking Dog Toy (Black & White)
A spin on the classic "rainbow rings on a pole" stacking toy, this toddler puzzle by Fisher Price consisted of a pole with various donut-shaped pieces that stacked up to look like a cute, smiling black-and-white dog when you were done building it. He had a red collar. (A smaller "Little People" version of the dog came with the Fisher Price Family Dollhouse.)
Submitted by stackingdogtoyblackwhite0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012
Crayola Caddy
I can't believe this one isn't on here yet. I can't believe I've been checking this website every day for the past 7 years and have never thought to include it! The Crayola Caddy was like an icon of the 80s playroom. Consisted of a bright yellow plastic caddy containing poster paints, watercolors, markers and crayons, all of which spun conveniently on the caddy's lazy susan base. No card table art session was complete without it!
Submitted by crayolacaddy0.shtml. Added to the site on March 24, 2012