The 80s – A Daily Tribute to the Greatest Decade of Them All

“Land of Nostalgia” artwork is the best thing you’ll see today

Credit to The X-Gays on Facebook for sharing this – the artwork was done by Patrick Ballesteros. Freakin’ Quicksilver made it! Make sure to check out his Nostalgia section for tons of awesome work – I think my personal favorite is “Wonder Dump“. [click to enlarge – you really need to in order to absorb all […]

Custom ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out’ Action Figures are as Awesome as You’d Think

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It scares me to think about how much awesome stuff like this I missed out on before I joined Twitter. Credit to Battle Armor Joe (@sharepointjoe) for tweeting this Instagram pic from blackmajor: I did a little digging to try to nail down the original source, and found that our friend Rick Marshall […]

Mer-Man is Gonna Be My Gateway Drug

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Damn you Mer-man. Since my full-on toy renaissance in 2010, I’ve immersed myself in many of the old toy lines I grew up playing with. I’ve collected and re-collected some of the lines I loved, the figures I used to have and the ones I wanted but never got. I grew up in the […]

80s Pop Culture Character Royal Rumble

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

{Last year, to commemorate the WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event, the UnderScoopFire staff created a list of our top 30 favorite nostalgic characters to compete in the first ever “80s Childhood Royal Rumble”. Thirty competitors will enter (one at a time over 2 minute intervals) and 29 will be eliminated – leaving one 80s icon […]

Toy Review – Diamond Select Toys Battle Beasts Minimates – Strictus & Bliss Reynolds [VIDEO]

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The review of our Diamond Select Toys haul continues! Just like yesterday’s Munsters Koach we reviewed, Diamond produces licensed toys for yet another great 80s property: Battle Beasts. [UPDATE: I talked with Diamond Select’s Marketing Supervisor after posting this review. He informed me that this is not a license from the 80s. DST created a new […]

The 25 Greatest Playsets of All Time

by John Vanover

Voted on by experts, these are the 25 best playsets of all time.

What 80s/90s Cartoon Should You Watch? Consult this INFOGRAPHIC!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Do you like robots? Dinosaurs? Cats? From Voltron & Dinosaucers to Thundarr the Barbarian & Danger Mouse, this infographic from NostalgiaRush.org has you covered. [Click to enlarge]

Does Sampling Ruin Music?

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

I am a huge fan of rock music. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, my personal music collection also included a lot of rap and hip hop music. The first cassette album that I remember owning was Run DMC’s “Raising Hell.” It was my favorite for a long time. I can probably acknowledge the […]

Which Masters of the Universe Character are You Most Compatible With? [INFOGRAPHIC]

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Are you okay with plots to smite people? These are questions you should be looking in the mirror and asking yourself daily, but especially today! Check out the infographic from Guyism below and follow the flowchart to see which Masters of the Universe character you mesh with best! (click to enlarge)

The 20 Most Important Mustaches in Sitcom History

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

What makes a mustache important? That’s like asking what makes a man manly. A mustache, for one, makes a man manly. Other things that can up your manly factor in the absence of a mustache: beer, comic books, fantasy sports, fine cheeses, all-purpose shorts, and never using a faucet to get rid of dorito-coated […]

Where Are They Now? The Silverhawks (HUMOR)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

See which rental car company Quicksilver works for now (HINT: They’ll pick you up!).

UnderScoopFire LOST Requests & Dedications

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The Long Distance Dedication made its debut on the August 26, 1978 broadcast of the American Top 40. During Shadoe Stevens’ run as host of the AT40, the feature became known as “Request & Dedication”, but upon Casey Kasem’s return in 1998, it went back to its original name. The first ever dedication was to […]

5 More M.A.S.K. Cameos We Want to See

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

In 2008, fans of M.A.S.K. and G.I. Joe received a treat when Hasbro released Specialist Trakker, a rare crossover action figure. Specialist Trakker took the main character from M.A.S.K., and re-imagined him as a G.I. Joe operative. This collaboration made for a must-have item for fans and collectors of both properties. In August, the awesome […]

Fantasy 80s Task Force 2012: When Russian-Hired Ninjas Attack

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Shady Russian businessmen. Hired ninja assassins. Does it get more 80s? This week’s assignment from the League of Extraordinary Bloggers comes directly from the UnderScoopFire vault – its the Fantasy Task Force! Last year, we charged a handful of participants with drafting a team of cartoon, comic & toy characters to defeat The […]

The Infallible Babyface: The 16 Best 80s Cartoon Good Guys

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Let’s get right to this: 16. Herc Armstrong (Inhumanoids) voiced by Kevin Richardson The leader of Earth Corps and humanity’s only hope against the evil Inhumanoids. One of the only 80s cartoons named for the villains of the story, Inhumanoids was a Sunbow/Marvel cartoon and a Hasbro toy property. 15. Jayce (Jayce and […]

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