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Your daily hit of nostalgia, celebrating the movies, TV, music, and pop culture that defined a generation. 🕹️🎶📼

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🎬 1984: A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in theaters!
Wes Craven’s dream demon Freddy Krueger made horror history...and haunted every sleepover after. 🔪💤
#80sRetroblast #NightmareOnElmStreet #FreddyKrueger #80sHorror
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1985: Jan Hammer’s Miami Vice Theme hit #1!
The neon pulse of the 80s. 🌴🎹
#MiamiVice #80sMusic #JanHammer #Retroblast
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
#OnThisDay in 1982: "𝗨𝗽 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 Became the #1 Song in America!
The soaring power ballad was recorded for the hit film 𝘼𝙣 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣!
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
💥 #OnThisDay 1981: THE FALL GUY made stuntmen heroes!
Lee Majors sang “The Unknown Stuntman” & starred as Colt Seavers: Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter with style, a GMC truck & ’80s swagger.
5 seasons, 113 eps, pure pop-culture gold.

#Retroblast #80sTV #TheFallGuy
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
👓 #OnThisDay in 1988 — John Carpenter’s 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 hit theaters!
Roddy Piper’s shades reveal aliens, propaganda & the ultimate truth: “I’m all out of bubblegum.” 💥
#TheyLive #80sMovies #JohnCarpenter #CultClassic
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🎶 #OnThisDay in 1989 — Roxette’s “Listen to Your Heart” hit #1 in America! ❤️
The Swedish duo took over the airwaves with their epic power ballad from Look Sharp! — a perfect blend of emotion, synths & guitar glory. #Roxette #80sMusic
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1984: Billy Ocean’s “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” 🌴💃 hit #1 in America!

Originally “European Queen”, the track was remixed for U.S. audiences — and became a Grammy-winning smash.

👑 Still the reigning queen of the 80s airwaves! #BillyOcean #80sMusic
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“This Halloween don’t be just another face in the crowd.” Showtime Adult Make-up promised to turn anyone into the life (or death) of the party back in 1984.
#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #RetroMakeup #ShowtimeMakeup #80sAdvertising #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia #ThrowbackAd
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Back when Halloween meant pillowcases full of candy and parents preaching the power of fluoride.

#80sRetroBlast #VintageAd #80sHalloween #CrestAd #RetroAdvertising #80sKids #ThrowbackAd #VintageVibes #RetroHalloween #1980sNostalgia
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🚀 #OnThisDay in 1984, NBC unleashed 𝙑: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨! It was spaceships, shootouts, and pure 80s sci-fi chaos. Kenneth Johnson’s allegory? Gone. Recycled FX & campy drama? Absolutely. #VTheSeries #80sSciFi
October 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🎙️ “This is Jack Killian on KJCM-FM… The Nighthawk.”
#OnThisDay 1988: 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 hit NBC.
Gary Cole was a haunted ex-cop turned late-night talk host in SF. Smooth jazz, dark stories & moral dilemmas, and let's not get started on the music rights.
"Good night, America...wherever you are."
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Imagine dropping $2,999 on a computer… and still needing floppy disks to save your work. 💾 In 1982, the TRS-80 Model II was the ultimate “power move.” Today, it’s pure nostalgia.

#80sRetroblast #RetroTech #RadioShack #VintageAd #80sComputers #TechThrowback #NostalgiaTrip
October 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🎶 80s Retroblast: 1987 “Bad” by Michael Jackson hits #1!
MJ’s edgier era begins — with the Scorsese-directed music video, killer choreography, and one unforgettable question: “Who’s bad?” 👑🔥

#80sRetroblast #MichaelJackson #Bad #80sMusic #KingOfPop
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On this day in 1988, “𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲” by Phil Collins hit #1 in America! 💕
Originally a 1966 hit for The Mindbenders, Collins’ remake was recorded for the film Buster, in which he also starred, and was slower and more emotional than the original.
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#OnThisDay in 1988, 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙎 crawled onto U.S. TV screens in first-run syndication! 🧟‍♂️
Its iconic intro (a monster family gathering for dessert & TV) reminded viewers that horror could be creepy, fun and done on a budget. 👁️ #80sHorror
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛 (𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) 🚀 Based on Tom Wolfe’s book, the epic chronicles America’s first astronauts — the Mercury 7 — and the fearless test pilots who paved the way for spaceflight. 🌌 Starring Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid & Scott Glenn.

#80sMovies #TheRightStuff
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
🎬𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 (𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯) Tom Cruise stars as Stef Djordjevic, a small-town PA football player fighting to escape a life in the steel mills. Filmed in Johnstown, PA, the gritty drama co-stars Lea Thompson & Craig T. Nelson. 🏈
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🎶 October 21, 1988: 𝗥𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 drops 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩! 💄
Packed with hits like “The Look,” “Listen to Your Heart,” and “Dangerous,” the album turned Roxette into international pop royalty.
💿 Big hair. Big hooks. They looked sharp.
#Roxette #80sMusic #PopHistory
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎶 1985: “𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗠𝗲” by 𝗮-𝗵𝗮 hits #1! ⚡

That unforgettable synth riff, Morten Harket’s falsetto, and the legendary rotoscope music video made it an instant 80s classic. 🎧
Still can’t hear it without seeing that comic book come alive.

#aHa #TakeOnMe #MTV #80sMusic
October 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
📼 40 years ago today, the first Blockbuster Video opened in Dallas!
David Cook’s family-friendly, data-driven store broke from the porn & piracy roots of early video rentals, launching a nationwide movie-night ritual.

🎥 Make it a Blockbuster night.
October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🕹️ Game On: NES Launches in the U.S.! (1985)
First TV spot for Nintendo Entertainment System
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🎮 40 years ago today (Oct 18, 1985), the NES launched in the U.S.! Marketed as a toy, not a console, it came with R.O.B. & the Zapper, kickstarting the 8-bit gaming boom. 👾 #80sRetroblast #NES #Nintendo
October 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🌙 #OnThisDay in 1981 Christopher Cross’s “𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿’𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 (𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼)” hit #1 in America!
💫 “When you get caught between the moon and New York City…”
#80sRetroblast #ChristopherCross #ArthursTheme
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎓 #OnThisDay in 1983, class was now in session!
NBC’s 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙐.𝙎.𝘼. united 80s teen royalty like Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Todd Bridges, & Dana Plato with classic sitcom stars Bob Denver, Tony Dow, and Dawn Wells.
October 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🎧 𝟴𝟬𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁: 1981: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲! 💿
This synthpop landmark featuring “Don’t You Want Me,” Dare hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Sweden & NZ, and #3 in the US.
Neon, drum machines & eyeliner never sounded so good.
October 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM