Tag Archives: 1984

Throwback Thursday: “Gloria” (1984)

I think we can all agree that “Gloria” is the least remembered of the “All in the Family” sequels. It ran for a single season on CBS in 1984. I seem to remember it leaning a little too far into melodrama, and too little into the over-the-top antics of “Archie Bunker.” (Nobody I knew ever called “All in the Family” by its proper title back in the day; the kids just called the show “Archie Bunker.”)

Anyway, the opening theme here is such an odd little 80’s chestnut that I couldn’t resist sharing it.



Cover to “Iron Horse”#37, 1984

Paisano Publications, LLC, Dell Publishing Co.

Source: Coverart.com

Cover to “Alien Worlds” #1, Joe Chiodo, 1984

Pacific Comics.

Throwback Thursday: this 1984 ad for Folgers!

Warning — earworm.

I am linking here to PhakeNam on Youtube.



Happy Return of the Living Dead Day!!

Celebrate responsibly.  Remember that, in Virginia, it is a Class 4 misdemeanor to enter a cemetery after dark without consent.


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Throwback Thursday: this intro for the 1984 TV premiere of “Alien” (1979)

Here’s another little goody related to ABC’s 1984 broadcast of “Alien” (1979) — the intro to it on “The ABC Sunday Night Movie,” complete with a content warning.

I am linking here, by the way, to the totally cool people at the Retro Channel on Youtube.



Spanish Poster for “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)

New Line Cinema.

Wax on, wax off.

Welp.  My commitment to giving up candy is coming along swimmingly.

I’m willing to bet a lot of young people today wouldn’t even know what wax lips are.  (They were considered vintage candy when *I* was a kid in the 1980’s.)  Hell, I’m willing to bet a lot of young people wouldn’t get the “Karate Kid” (1984) reference in the headline.

To be honest, the appeal of this candy kinda hasn’t aged well?  I’d swap them out for Nerds or Pop Rocks any day of the week.



DVD Cover for “Threads” Special Edition (2018)

BBC.  Remastered edition of the original 1984 tv film.