r/80s

Recovering from a second cancer treatment.....love ya!!

While i had GI Joe figures as early as 1983 (born in 1981), I eventually switched from play to collecting. From 1997, until 2023 or so, I set about collecting all of the ARAH line figures, with all file cards, and all accessories. I did so largely from the help of online group, buying and selling lots on Ebay, and perusing vintage stores wherever I went.

My parameters for collecting were to complete all the figures: every accessory and file card that would have originally come with the figure. I was never too into vehicles - so I was really just focused on completing the figure line. I also decided that my version of being a "completist" would mean that I would approach "completion" from the perspective of a child. For example: if I was a kid and I had sent away for Starduster, I wouldn't care about getting a slightly different version (if I had even known that there was a difference) - I would think "I already have that figure". The same thing for the original versions of Steel Brigade. However, if I was a kid and I saw the Gold Head Version, I would think "that's a different figure - I need him!". So I didn't get too into variations of figures to complete my collection - I wanted one complete version of every distinct figure from the perspective of my child self. I believe that resulted in a total tally of about 523 figures.

I have since began collecting some of the smaller scale vehicles as well, and have been working on displaying them. I'll post that in the future.

En 1986 se estrenó en la cadena ABC la serie Sledge Hammer! (también conocida como Martillo Hammer), creada por Alan Spencer y producida en Estados Unidos como una sátira del género policial. La ficción contó con dos temporadas y un total de 41 episodios de unos 23 minutos cada uno, emitidos hasta 1988. El reparto principal estuvo encabezado por David Rasche en el papel del inspector Sledge Hammer, acompañado por Anne-Marie Martin como la detective Dori Doreau y Harrison Page como el capitán Trunk. La propuesta nació en pleno auge de las películas de acción y de las parodias televisivas, inspirándose en personajes como Harry el Sucio y en el estilo absurdo de Police Squad!. Aunque su recorrido fue breve, se convirtió en una serie de culto con seguidores fieles que la recuerdan por su humor irreverente y su protagonista excéntrico.

La trama sigue las aventuras de un inspector de policía que confía más en su revólver Magnum que en la lógica, enfrentando cada caso con métodos tan exagerados como cómicos. Con un tono dinámico y desenfadado, la serie mezcla acción y sátira para ridiculizar los clichés del género policial, ofreciendo situaciones disparatadas y un protagonista que siempre asegura saber lo que hace, aunque sus decisiones sean tan cuestionables como divertidas.

Found this dvd on the horror dvd site Tape Rot Home Video. Thought it was one of the best catfish marketing ideas: a family show from the 80's that many people don't know anything anything about disguised as the Terminator's little sister

My old man and myself, watched this in theaters a few weeks after its premiere, only becuase of the iconic first one. This was still ok though, plus the guy that played the Wolfman in Monster Squad, is also in this playing a werewolf--but we already knew at this time, he had nards.

He was one of the great movie bad guys of the 80s appearing in movies such as The Indiana Jones Trilogy, Willow, Red Sonja, Never Say Never Again, Clash of the Titans and Conan the Destroyer. His presence in movies were iconic and unforgetable.