Relive MTV's First Two Hours on the Air in Real Time
MTV launched at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981. Now you can relive the first two hours of the music network's existence.
MTV launched at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981. Now you can relive the first two hours of the music network's existence.
Nickelodeon's animated doo-wop segments will look familiar to anyone who grew up on the channel in the 1980s and ‘90s.
While some foodie favorites like churros and Mickey ice cream bars have been staples for years, other beloved treats have been unceremoniously yanked from menus.
Back in the mid-'90s, no show on television was hotter than ‘Friends.’ But even more popular was the haircut the show spawned that became the must-have look for women everywhere.
From Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza to KFC's Double Down, these discontinued fast food items made triumphant returns.
To see how much the high school experience has changed in the past 50 years, check out this video from the 1970s.
You might think of Neopets as nothing more than an internet-based Tamagotchi—but they helped pave the way for Web 2.0.
Mattel hasn't invented real hoverboards yet, but soon you can bid on the next best thing.
Are you a woman born in the 1980s? If so, there’s a pretty good chance your name is Jessica.
In the 1980s, provocative talk show host Morton Downey Jr. traded barbs (and fists) with guests. Then he took it a step too far.
The device that could turn TVs and lights on with a couple of claps became a pop culture sensation, even though its makers worried people would associate it with venereal disease.
KFC’s iconic bun-less chicken sandwich has been conspicuously absent since 2014. But not for much longer.
The new ‘Stranger Things’ stage play will follow teenage Hopper and Joyce in 1950s Hawkins, Indiana.
Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch aren’t going anywhere, but these flavors didn’t stand the test of time.
The year is 1999: Isabel’s all glitter, Nicki’s all grunge, and Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! program is all the rage.
The snot-covered Garbage Pail Kids trading cards were all the rage in the 1980s. Once just 25 cents a pack, rare cards can now command thousands of dollars.
“Pizza Snotcorn” and “Poop Cookies” promise to taste delicious, even though they sound disgusting.
The dice sprung up as part of 1950s car culture. But how did they get furry?
Customers asked for it, and now Pizza Hut is bringing back the menu item from the ’90s for a limited time.
With 12,000 pounds of bite force, this 40-foot-tall robot ate cars like candy—and audiences ate it up.
Who wouldn’t want a teacher like Ms. Frizzle? Take a ride down memory lane with these 12 facts about ‘The Magic School Bus.’
How did we get from one ugly Christmas sweater party in Vancouver to … here? It’s quite a yarn.
Holiday movies play to our nostalgia bias, a cognitive process that makes us long for past times because we think they were somehow better than now.
Mr. Potato Head made history when its first television commercial aired in 1952.