1980s – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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That’s Entertainment! #7: The Greatest American Hero

Chris Holmes
posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
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From Wikipedia: The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour pilot movie on

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Vintage TV Show Trading Card Packs of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s

Chris Holmes
posted on August 20, 2018
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A gallery of vintage trading card wrappers for TV shows of the '70s, '80s, and

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The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 3, 2017September 13, 2017
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Let's scare up a good time by checking out some spooky vintage Halloween ads from years gone

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A Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

Chris Holmes
posted on October 7, 2016
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These days preserving memories of Halloween parties and trick or treating is as simple as clicking an icon on your phone. Back in the day it not only meant fumbling with a camera and film, but also

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That’s Entertainment! #3: Fantasy Island

Chris Holmes
posted on August 26, 2016
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Ricardo Montalbán (Mr. Roarke) and Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo) from Fantasy Island, airing on ABC from

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Ads from the Open Road, Volume 3: Local News Edition

Chris Holmes
posted on April 19, 2016
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For this third installment of vintage billboard photos, I have a gallery of roadside advertisements for local news broadcasts. Just about all of these date from the 1970s and ’80s, and include

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That’s Entertainment! #2: Bosom Buddies

Chris Holmes
posted on March 30, 2016August 26, 2016
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A production still from the short-lived sitcom Bosom Buddies: (l to r) Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari, and Wendie Jo Sperber. The show ran for 37 episodes over two seasons (1980-82) on

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Retrotisements — 1980 Pontiac New Car Lineup

Chris Holmes
posted on March 30, 2016June 13, 2022
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A gallery of classic print and TV advertisements for the 1980 Pontiac new car lineup, including the Sunbird, Safari, Phoenix, LeMans, and

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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

That’s Entertainment! #7: The Greatest American Hero

Vintage TV Show Trading Card Packs of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s

The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements!

A Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

That’s Entertainment! #3: Fantasy Island

Ads from the Open Road, Volume 3: Local News Edition

That’s Entertainment! #2: Bosom Buddies

Retrotisements — 1980 Pontiac New Car Lineup

The Art of Activision Atari Covers

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