Party like it's 1988 with this amazing spread of old school junk food. Most of these brands are still around, but not in this sort of classic packaging.
Every month has its hero. December has Santa. October, Michael Myers. And then of course for November it's Fred Travalena as the Joker from the 1989 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Remember that Hi-C Slimer store standee I showed you a few weeks ago? Well it came with a bunch of "holiday hats" for him to wear throughout the year. First up, Thanksgiving!
Here's something you don't see every day. This is an EIGHT-FOOT inflatable Frankenstein that was used as a store display during the 1992 Pepsi/Doritos "Monster Bash" Halloween campaign. Huuuge.
New Purple Stuff Podcast! Join us as we watch the 1987 network television premiere of FRIGHT NIGHT, complete with old commercials! Listen here: https://t.co/pDWPCSdKBl
On October 30th, 1981, HALLOWEEN aired on television for the very first time. Here's the NBC intro to that very famous broadcast, which included scenes that weren't in the theatrical cut.
Hardee’s Slimer Sundae (1989-1989): Part of a massive "Ghostbusters 2" promotion, Hardee's offered a special green, bubblegum-flavored sauce over vanilla soft serve, meant to evoke the thick, viscous ectoplasm from the film
On Halloween night in 1987, the USA Network ran Motel Hell and Night of the Living Dead, back to back. Halloween fell on a Saturday that year, and I just love the idea of people having a stay-at-home Halloween with spooky movies and leftover candy.
The Purple Stuff Podcast claws into the spooky season with eight great werewolves & wolf creatures from pop culture history! Listen here: https://t.co/ceQkkPFOFk