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Star Trek: The Next Generation skipped the networks in 1987 and turned a risky sequel into a seven-season hit. See photos of Picard’s crew!
Easy pumpkin cheesecake bars: A comforting fall dessert recipe from the ’80s
Homemade with love! These deliciously luscious pumpkin cheesecake bars don't take long to make when you start with this classic recipe from the '80s!
The Greatest American Hero was the clumsy 80s superhero who kept flying into walls
When a teacher lost the manual to his alien super suit, The Greatest American Hero crash-landed on 80s TV and left behind a No. 2 hit song.
80s candy: See 35 most excellent retro favorites, including chocolate & fruity sweets
A lot of 80s candy endures to the present, but you're still going to love these retro ads & packages from back in the day! Which were your favorites?
Remember these easy vintage PAAS Halloween makeup kits from the ’80s?
Before face paint was everywhere, Halloween makeup kits promised kids a vampire or clown face without the sweaty plastic mask. See some vintage 1980s Paas kits.
Pumpkin pancakes with big fall flavor from this retro 1989 recipe
Make breakfast feel like fall with these vintage pumpkin pancakes from 1989, made with real pumpkin, warm spices and easy pantry staples.
Fantasy Island began as a joke & became a Saturday night staple for 7 seasons (1977-1984)
Smiles, everyone! Fantasy Island ran seven seasons on ABC with Mr. Roarke, Tattoo and a parade of guest stars. See the classic opening credits and more.
The pregnancy test stick’s clever 1988 design is the one we still use today
The pregnancy test stick swapped test tubes and two-hour waits for a simple color change. See how it happened, plus vintage kits from the 80s and 90s.
We wish these cute vintage Halloween stickers from the 70s and 80s were still available today!
Before individual stickers-by-the-yard became popular, sets like these Halloween stickers were the big thing with kids in the 70s and 80s! Take a look back!
Look back at dozens of flavors of vintage Shasta sodas - including root beer, sparking lemonade, strawberry, cream soda, pineapple cola and more from the 60s, 70s and 80s!
See how Disneyland’s spooky Haunted Mansion has delivered thrills & chills since 1969
Disneyland's Haunted Mansion is filled with 999 retired spooks and spirits who have taken up permanent residence at this California theme park. Sneak a peek!
Laura Ashley home decor: The cozy English floral look that ruled American homes in the 1980s & 90s
Laura Ashley home decor once filled American bedrooms and kitchens with English florals -- here's the story behind the look and the brand.
Granola bars from the 70s, 80s & 90s were delicious or healthy, but not both
Remember when these popular brands of old granola bars were called natural and wholesome... and seemed they were too delicious to be healthy? Yeah, we were right. But still, so yummy!
Life Savers candy history (plus see a list of 30+ classic flavors)
A Cleveland candy maker invented Life Savers candy in 1912, and it has outlasted a world war and five corporate owners since.
Underoos made boring old kids’ underwear fun to wear in the 1970s & 80s (and beyond)
Underoos turned plain kids' underwear into superhero costumes back in the 1970s, and the story behind the name is stranger than you'd guess.
Flintstones vitamins were marketing genius, and changed the children’s vitamin game in the 1960s
Before gummy vitamins existed, there were several other chewable supplements for kids - but none was more iconic than Flintstones vitamins.
Our 14 best vintage brownie recipes
Ready for some good old-fashioned chocolate treats? Here are more than a dozen of our best vintage brownie recipes — lots of fudgy deliciousness with a retro twist!
How Ayds candy went from popular drugstore staple to marketing disaster (1941-1990s)
Ayds candy promised a Hollywood secret to slimming down for decades, until its own name turned into an unfixable marketing problem.
Columbia House promised a stack of record albums for pennies, and millions signed up (1955-2026)
Columbia House sold generations of music fans on cheap mail-order records, then quietly kept going for decades before finally closing in 2026.
Dodge Omni: Car of the Year in 1978 & a wild 12 year run nobody saw coming
The Dodge Omni won Car of the Year, survived a national handling scandal and stuck around for twelve model years. See how it all played out.
Young Gloria Steinem’s fearless 1970s stance on why growing older shouldn’t scare women
Step back to 1976 and revisit young Gloria Steinem's empowering views on aging as a liberating experience for women
The secret science behind the amazing live Sea-Monkeys, the “instant pets” of the 70s
"Just add water!" they said. Discover the real story behind Sea-Monkeys, the brine shrimp that fooled generations of kids.
The wild true story behind Eight Is Enough and its 8 Bradford kids (1977-81)
Eight Is Enough premiered in 1977 with a real tragedy behind the scenes and ran five seasons on ABC before ending in 1981.
Classic cake recipes for every occasion: The ultimate vintage collection with over 100 ideas to try
Explore more than 100 vintage cake recipes spanning decades, from chocolate and lemon to bundts and holiday favorites.
Meet young Dolly Parton before she was a country icon, movie star & philanthropist (1946-2026)
Look back at young Dolly Parton in a rare 1970 interview, plus photos through the decades, from the Queen of Country who died in 2026.
Tinkerbell cosmetics brought little girls their own lipstick and nail polish decades before "tween beauty" existed. See the vintage ads and kits here.
Linda Gray’s house had 15 comfortable rooms, two horses & zero interest in looking formal (1982)
Linda Gray's house was a 15-room ranch she built with husband Ed Thrasher, complete with horses, cats and five adopted peacocks.
With old pregnancy tests you needed a mirror, a test tube & a lot of patience (1970s-80s)
An old pregnancy test meant test tubes, droppers and a nervy two-hour wait. See how women once found out they were expecting.
Awesome 80s cereal, including old brands & cool flavors you probably forgot!
80s cereal mixed video game mascots with a new low-sugar sweetener. Here's the real story behind the decade's strangest cereal aisle trends.
The Jeffersons: The popular 70s sitcom with 11 record-setting seasons and an historic Emmy win
'The Jeffersons' was an offshoot of 'All in the Family' that took on a life of its own, and made a star out of Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson.
