Submitted by Rosemary S

Based on A. A. Milne’s classic stories, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was an epic cartoon win. The show also dared to be darker than other animated programs from the late ’80s — remember that episode where Piglet was home alone during a storm? (I think there’s a peek of it in the intro.)

I love this theme song, too. Oh bother…

Submitted and Written by Brian D

It was the original playlist. There was no real way to get individual songs off of all your different cassettes, and there was no such thing as a multi-disc CD-changer, much less a “Shuffle” option on an iPod! All you could do to get your favorite songs from differentartists on to a single collection was man your stereo, blank tape inserted and at the ready, listening to your favorite radio station, and prepared to press that “RECORD” button the instant they started playing a song you liked and wanted to capture!

It wasn’t easy! You had split seconds to determine if those first few beats were indeed the song you wanted. You had to avoid DJ’s babbling through the beginning of songs and try and hit “RECORD” as soon as he finally shut up. Miss the timing? Rewind –> Stop –> Play over and over and over again to get the tape back to the proper spot and ready to try recording again. And then, what if that damn DJ started babbling before the song was finished?! Or the radio station inserted their call letters or a jingle in there somewhere?! There was no telling when the next time the station would play that song again, or if you’d even be around to hear it!

I think back and remember making mixtapes with Third Eye Blind and Sugar Ray on them. Hmm…

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Submitted by Mary D

As a female, I’m not sure why this film resonated with me so much. Perhaps it just reminded me of the good old summer days filled with sports and scary enemies who seemed a lot worse than they really were. It was all sort-of universal for all kids that grew up in the suburbs.

This was one of a handful of kids’ baseball movies from the early ’90s, though I think The Sandlot hit home with so many people (get it?) was because it didn’t play into childhood fantasies. Of course, I was pretty fond of Little Big League and Rookie of the Year too.

Submitted by Erica B

Silly String is a ridiculous concept — an aerosol can . It’s purpose: nonexistent. It’s fun factor: through the roof. I like this ad too. I always imagined the old money upper crust of society had a soft spot for Silly String.

But what I like even more are YouTube videos of people being lit on fire by Silly String which is, apparently, very flammable. See them after the jump.
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