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5 Reasons the CBS Show “Tracker” is Just “Knight Rider” in the Woods

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Tracker is basically Knight Rider, but with fewer highways and way more pine trees. Here are five reasons.

5 Things You Should Never Say to an Adult Toy Collector

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Seriously, don’t even start.

Cobra Commander’s Letter of Resignation

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

After years of leading the most ruthless of terrorist organizations, Cobra Commander has finally given his two weeks notice.

The 10 Dumbest Things We Used to Write in Each Others’ Yearbooks

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It’s that time of year again. Takes me back to 1994…

The 10 Most Ill-Prepared G.I. Joe Characters

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Inspired by this 1987 G.I. Joe art, it occurred to me just how many G.I. Joe and Cobra characters were woefully ill-prepared for the rigors of battle.

Re-Creating My Dad’s Long Lost 1986 Treadmill Mix Tape

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

When any of these songs come on I (consciously or otherwise) identify it as a trusty treadmill mix tape warhorse, a 3-minute fitness anthem from a long gone era.

20+ Years Later, Here are 13 ‘Dumb & Dumber’ References You Don’t Even Realize You’re Still Using

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

“It’s a cardigan, but thanks for asking.”

14 Garbage Pail Kids We Totally Didn’t Understand as Kids

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

While the art and theme of Garbage Pail Kids were clearly geared toward children, the specific message of some GPKs was simply over our heads.

The 10 Least Necessary Times Prince Adam Turned into He-Man

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Whatever trouble came Prince Adam’s way, we knew every episode he’d pull out that Power Sword, utter those awkward-in-retrospect words, and turn into He-Man.

“Falling Down” and the Early Cinematic Exploration of Toxic Masculinity

by Staff & Contributors

Released in 1993, Falling Down was a film that seemed to tap into the growing anxieties of modern manhood long before “toxic masculinity” became a cultural term.

“Tommy Boy” and the 90s Road Trip Comedy Trend

by Staff & Contributors

From “Dumb and Dumber” to “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”, why the road trip genre was so popular in the 90s and how Tommy Boy fits into that mold.

The 25 Best TV Theme Songs of the 80s

by Sarah Morin

Modern TV shows just don’t put the energy or time into really great theme songs anymore. To me, theme songs are as much a part of a show as the characters and the setting. In fact, when I think about a show from the past, one of the first things that come to my mind […]