Why the Boombox Scene in Say Anything Almost Didn't Happen
John Cusack thought it would make him look like a punk.
John Cusack thought it would make him look like a punk.
A staple of 1990s pop culture, the billowy, harem-style pants have roots in Switzerland sanitariums.
A farting elephant puppet, cost overruns, and complex effects nearly sunk Disney's Michael Jackson attraction.
The series of slightly disturbing ads annoyed some, but paid off for the "Freshmaker" candy company.
You can still buy Morris Wilkins's Sweetheart Tub today, for $2395 plus installation fees.
Disney, Tonya Harding, and changing tastes prompted the famous ice show to skid to a halt.
The mid-1980s toy line gave Superman what he always needed: a motor vehicle.
After selling over 3 million albums of crank calls, the Boys went their separate ways.
In 1989, Mattel accused Hasbro of manufacturing a Barbie clone. To present their case, the dolls were stripped naked in court.
In 1983, a producer's "bootleg Bond" promised mechanical sharks, Orson Welles, and the return of Sean Connery.
The vaguely unsettling ice cream cake helped launch the career of the Beastie Boys.
In 1986, Burger King customers could win $5000 for spotting ad pitchman Herb in restaurants. It still wasn't enough to make them like him.
The tiny faux-fur dogs were "adopted" by millions of kids, thanks to the imagination of a Ford assembly line worker.
Opening on May 22, 1985, 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' was a fantasy fever dream of jingoism, Sylvester Stallone’s titular character a monosyllabic redeemer of an America that had failed itself in Vietnam.
The lasagna-snorting cat's car plush led to a burglary spree and humane society protests.
The General Mills monster cereals have been a hit for decades--aside from Franken Berry doing strange things to a kid's poop.
AOL's free trial CDs may have been a nuisance throughout the '90s, but they paved the way for an internet boom.
The sassy robot quizzed users with multiple choice questions stored on 8-track cassettes.
Billy Blanks wanted to call it Karobics, but the name was already taken.
He was invited to the White House. He sold $250 million in merchandise. And he nearly caused an actor to have a nervous breakdown on set.
The cartoonist revived his popular 1980s strip thanks to a letter from Harper Lee.
The name is the most famous cheat code of the '80s. But was Justin Bailey a real person?
Before rental stores and video streaming, movie lovers daisy-chained 18 Betamax recorders in the ballroom of a Ramada Inn to record 'Love Story.'
Everyone was mad about Coke Classic's disappearance, but only one man spent $100,000 doing something about it.