Retro Hound

E.T. Trading Cards (and Sticker!)

Robert Lindsey — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:17 +0000

E.T. was a HUGE movie in the early 1980s. I saw it once in the theater and enjoyed it very much, but haven’t seen it »»

Hostess Wacky TV Show Cards

Robert Lindsey — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:54 +0000

These 1978 Wacky TV Show™ trading cards were on a box of some Hostess snacks. Probably Twinkies™. The three examples here are The Bratty Bunch, »»

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Trading Cards

Robert Lindsey — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:29:46 +0000

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was a huge movie in the late 1970s. Here’s some trading cards from 1978. I’ve got almost an »»

Vintage Close Encounters of the Third Kind Trading Cards

Robert Lindsey — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:49 +0000

These cards are interesting because you can join a CE3K Skywatchers group and get a UFO sighting map. Anyone have one of those maps? »»

1976 ITTC.B.C. – Funny Cars Trading Cards

Robert Lindsey — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:18:01 +0000

These trading cards are the Shoverolet and Ickonoline (by Furd). The back side has a quiz that you will have to print out and hold »»

1977 Star Wars Trading Cards

Robert Lindsey — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:13:54 +0000

These vintage 1977 Star Wars cards are from Wonderbread. We have the deco looking Stormtroppers, Ben Kenobi, and Han Solo. What a cool time when you »»

New Netflix Instant Streaming for May 4, 2012

Robert Lindsey — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:58:28 +0000

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise. The Border (1982) Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, and the Mighty »»

1978 Battlestar Galactica Trading Cards

Robert Lindsey — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:48:10 +0000

This shows you how much of a collector I am. I’d never seen an episode of Battlestar Galactica until my wife got it on Netflix »»

New Netflix Instant Streaming May 1, 2012

Robert Lindsey — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:01:18 +0000

A pretty wide variety but it seems like a lot of TV movies this week and some that aren’t available on DVD in the US. High »»

Wacky Pack Stickers from my Childhood

Robert Lindsey — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:27:18 +0000

Wacky Packages were first produced in the late 60s, then again in the early 70s. The early 70′s are the ones I have here. I »»