Novelties

Holbrook, Arizona - May 17, 2021: Fiberglass roadside dinosaurs at the Rainbow Rock Shop along historic Route 66.

Offbeat America: Beloved Roadside Attractions, Weird Wonders & Rocks!

Oh, the places you’ll go!

Elke Sommer Coppertone Ad

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Coppertone Sunscreen & Its Famous Ad Campaign

Do you remember those Little Miss Coppertone ads?

Nostalgic food collage

25 Top Eats & Nostalgic Treats That Americans Love

A savory menu for the memory of the foods, diners and dishes that define America.

1970s Fads Collage

Pet Rocks, Roller Skates, and Shag Carpet — Do You Remember These Forgotten ’70s Fads?

A look back at wildest trends of the ‘Me Decade.’

Terrorizing Toys Cymbal monkey and ouija board collage

6 Creepy Childhood Toys That Terrified Kids for Generations

A look back at some of the most frightening childhood toys and games from yesteryear.

Mr Yuk Sticker

Whatever Happened to Mr. Yuk Stickers & Where Can You Still Get Them?

Did they scare you from drinking bleach as a kid?

Pirates World, clown car

Whatever Happened to Pirates World? The Forgotten Theme Park Where The Doors Played

The park featured themed areas, rides from the World’s Fair, and even a film studio.

American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois

Why These 20-Foot Giants Are Among Route 66’s Most Beloved Attractions

As Route 66 turns 100, Americans are hitting the road to rediscover these iconic giants.

The Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma, Route 66, September 2020

Route 66’s Famous Blue Whale Gets Massive Makeover for 100th Anniversary

The Catoosa, Oklahoma, beloved blue landmark gets an update.

Hazardous History With Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler on ‘Hazardous History’ Season 2: ‘We’ve Unleashed a Monster!’ (Exclusive)

The ‘Happy Days’ star reveals more of history’s most dangerous toys, products, pastimes and crazes.

Collector's Call episode with Bob Boden, game show collector, yodely guy from Price Is Right

MeTV’s Collectors Call Season 7 Starts With Some Game Show History (Exclusive)

Bob Boden has worked behind the scenes of the most popular game shows in history, and shares his collection of over 10,000 items.

Lisa Whelchel and Debbie Reynolds Fat Farm graphic

When Debbie Reynolds and Lisa Whelchel Met in the Most Unlikely of Places

Lisa shares her story of meeting a Hollywood icon.

Mrs. Beasley or Barbie? Counting Down the Favorite Dolls of All Time

What favorite doll of yours didn’t make the cut (and we’re not talking paper dolls)?

A new Cabbage Patch Kids doll is displayed at the Toy Industry Association & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview show; A view of a Skeletor statue during New York Comic Con 2023;Pupils from Sir John Cass's Foundation School

The Most Asked-For 1980s Christmas Toys, Year by Year

A look at the classic toys that shaped a generation.

Custom image of trapper keeper folder

Whatever Happened to Trapper Keepers — and Can You Still Buy Them?

Did you have one of these totally rad organizers?

Recaptured 80s Kerry

An ’80s Mega-Collector Lets Us Peek Into His Treasures (And Yes, He Has Mr. T Cereal)

We talked with Kerry from Recaptured80s about his amazing collection … and how much a pack of vintage Bubble Yum gum will set you back.

Classic arcade games

What’s the Greatest Classic Arcade Game of All Time? Vote in Our Poll and Let Us Know!

Donkey Kong Stomped into arcades in July of 1981 so it made us curious, what is the best one?

image from a 1975 commercial for

Anyone Else Remember Playing ‘The Game of Jaws’?

The nerve-wracking, Operation-like game was a lot of fun, and we wish we still had it!

black-and-white archival 1975 photo of music producer Dickie Goodman, standing and holding a bottle of champagne (in his right hand) up to the mouth of a stuffed toy shark in his left hand and smiling in a promo shot for the success of his novelty song

Re-Listening to Dickie Goodman’s 1975 Novelty Hit ‘Mr. Jaws’

The incredibly strange tune incorporated clips from the Bee Gees’ “Jive Talkin’,” the Eagles’ “One of These Nights,” and Olivia Newton-John’s “Please Mr. Please.”

The Hollywood Show June 2025 collage

 ‘Scarecrow and Mrs. King’ & Rare Celeb Appearances Draw Crowds at the Hollywood Show in Burbank

“OMG, is it really you?”

Pop Culture Preservation Society, Carolyn Cochrane, Kristin Nilsen, Michelle Newman

Meet Your New Best Friends: The Pop Culture Preservation Society

“If you have feelings about Marcia breaking her nose or John Travolta in that plastic bubble, then we should probably be friends.”

Pac-Man Collage

Happy 45th Birthday, Pac-Man! Did You Have Pac-Man Fever in the 1980s?

In 1980, the little yellow fellow helped put the “golden” in the “golden age of video games.”

Hazardous History With Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler on New Show ‘Hazardous History’: ‘Oh Wow, What Were They Thinking?’ (Exclusive)

‘Playing polo on horses is dangerous enough. Playing polo with cars is INSANE. And yet we did it,’ the ‘Happy Days’ star told us.

Halloween Graphic

Ultimate Trivia: Monster Craze of the 1960s in TV & FIlm

Whatever happened to the Transylvania twist? Go back to the great Monster craze of the ’60s and test your knowledge of all the creepy crawlies, monster mashes, b-movies, ghoulish TV shows and more!

Old retro bicycle refurbished detail view

Did You Have a Schwinn Varsity?

Coming of age with your Schwinn Varsity … the ideal ticket to be on your own with some classic kid stupidity.

image from a Season 5 episode of MeTV's

‘Collector’s Call’ Renewed for Season 6

Ahead of its fifth season finale, MeTV’s popular Sunday night pop-culture collectibles series ‘Collector’s Call’ was given an early renewal for Season 6.

THE MUNSTERS, Al Lewis, Fred Gwynne, 1964-66.

Motoring With ‘The Munsters:’ Where Is the Famous Munster Koach & Drag-U-La?

Butch Patrick talked with us about the legacy of the Munster Koach and Drag-U-La.

BIG, David Moscow, 1988,

Is the Zoltar Machine From ‘Big’ a Real Game?

If you’ve seen a Zoltar machine in the wild (most likely at your local state fair), share your story.

image from a Bozo the Clown-themed episode of MeTV's

‘Collector’s Call’ Welcomes ‘Bozo the Clown’ Collector Tommy Holbrook

The ‘Bozologist’ of Elgin, Illinois, has a collection of Bozo the Clown memorabilia that could fill a big top.

Racks of German Magazines inside a news-stand in Berlin.

J-14 Magazine Returns to Print This August

Not gonna lie… we are so excited that more physical magazines are coming back!