Recently rediscovered in Mattel’s archives and remastered, this is the original 5-minute pilot episode ‘Down The Mineshaft’ for Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends. The pilot, narrated by Ringo Starr and filmed in 1983, was later remade for use as the show’s 25th episode after executives confirmed that yes, this

This is a video from Screen Junkies of 1993’s banger of bangers ‘Tombstone’ getting the honest trailer treatment in honor of the late Val Kilmer. His portrayal of Doc Holliday is the movie is arguably one of the greatest pieces of acting ever acted, and if you watched it and

Take a step into my way-back machine and watch (and listen to) an Intel 486DX2 (with 32MB RAM and 500MB hard disk storage!) booting up. That thing was state of the art when it was released 30 years ago. Now it’s like a fossilized dinosaur turd. We sure have come

Because hard liquor and video games go together like my PS5 controller and future holes in the wall, this is an Atari controller decanter. The glassware is sold directly from Atari for $125 and is modeled after a classic CX-10 controller. It also includes two whiskey glasses and the display

This is a compilation of 20 slogans from TV commercials that aired in the early 2000’s. How many do you remember? Only a few stuck out to me (mostly they ones that still exist), but I was in college in the early 2000’s and wasn’t watching a lot of television

This a vintage news report from the vaults of ABC7 in New York highlighting the insane demand for Cabbage Patch Dolls leading up to Christmas in 1983. Man, those parents are NUTS. Parents these days? If it’s not available on Amazon with 2-day shipping they’ll just tell you Santa said

This is a delightful video of 93-year old Grandma Droniak rating some of her outfits from the 1950’s, or her 50’s fits, if you will. “I won’t.” That’s okay too. Damn, the 50’s — that was a long time ago! She sure slayed it though, even 70 years ago. I’m

This is a video of a banjo player recording a cover of ‘Climbing Rose Mazurka’ on a wax cylinder set up by collector of the antiquated technology, Wyatt Saab. The recording is then played back so we can hear what a wax cylinder recording sounds like (SPOILER: not hi-fi). Will