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Peel the Power! Bananaman First Released 35 Years Ago Today!
As mad as it is to think, Britain's fruitiest superhero first hit the comic strips today back in 1980!
First appearing in the very first issue of Nutty (then later the Dandy), Eric Wimp AKA Bananaman is an ordinary schoolboy living at 29 Acacia Road, Nuttytown (originally) who when he feels the need or there is hero work to be done eats a Banana which transforms him into one of the most loved retro superheroes ever!
Eric had a crush on Fiona, the newsreader, and as Bananaman he had to fight against the evil plots of General Blight, the Heavy Mob, Dr Gloom, and some aliens called Nerks lead by King Zorg. Busy boy!
Later hitting the screens in 1983, we were introduced to his classic theme tune and intro and a new look Eric making him looks slightly less punky and more nerdy. Perfect Superhero material :)
"This is 29, Acacia Road. And this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an exciting double life. For when Eric eats a banana, an amazing transformation occurs. Eric is Bananaman. Ever alert for the call to action."
Running for a total of 40 episodes which were just 5 minutes long, Bananaman certainly isn't the longest living superhero there has ever been but his quirky get up and silly nature really won our hearts and also made us think that Bananas were just about as powerful and things got!
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Spanner in the works! Is it really the weekend so soon??
So like a humble, experienced and ever hard-working mechanic, we'll be searching through the tools of the trade before getting to work on fixing all of the weekend's oily woes. Making sure everything is bolted tight and greased up, we'll be sending our trusty retro moviemobile on its way through the weekend to delivery it's boot full of 80s and 90s movie awesomeness across the internet.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 14th February
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Sky Movies Disney HD 11:40am-1:10pm (1 hour 30 minutes)
Do Pass GO, Do Collect One Of Our Exclusive New Monopoly T-Shirts!
For as long as we can possibly remember, Monopoly has been a part of our lives and has been a household staple, always waiting in the wings to save those rainy days and cold nights. Oh the hours we've spent battling it out!
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Since its creation back in the early 20th century, Monopoly has become a real legend of the board game world and surely something everyone has played at some point in their lives. Right? We're pretty sure it's law for each house to have their own set! :) Okay perhaps not but it probably should be right?
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Loving nothing more than bringing our childhood memories to life once again and adding them to our ever-growing range of retro t-shirts, we couldn't resist setting our creative juices to work and creating some exclusive new Monopoly T-Shirts which have just officially arrived onto our store and are up for grabs!
Available from only £19.99, take a peep at our latest designs below....
Love Is In The Air! Our Top Velentine's Gifts for Guys...
It's loving season again folks! Like those birthdays that seem to pop around sooner and sooner each year, Valentine's Day is nearly upon us once again and it's got us all in the mood for spreading some love!
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Now, as fellow Valentine's gift shoppers, we know how tricky it can be to find the perfect presents. Christmas was a hit and all your best ideas as spent. Do you go all our romantic or do you pick up something they've lusted after for ages that's perhaps a little less sweet and flowery?
Whatever you choose, it's a good idea to have as many options as possible which is why we thought we would give you a helping hand and pick out some of our favourite gifts that we think would be right up your lucky fella's street!
Take a peep at our top Valentine's Gifts for Guys....
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Sweet Potato and cheese! It's the weekend so soon? Yeeesh!
Like a true masterchef in their domain, this weekend we'll be cutting, slicing, dicing and mixing like a culinary ninja as we working hard to create the perfect balance of flavours, textures and of course making our creation as perfectly presented as possible! Plating up a retro movie masterpiece on our hot plate, we'll give everything just the right amount of action garnish, a shaking of comedy seasoning and of course, a healthy dose of retro classic spice!
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 7th February
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Sacrebleu! Amazing New Tees from Eleven Paris Now In!
Taking Paris by storm from their humble beginnings back in 2003, Eleven Paris have become THE brand for funky urban fashion with their big, bold prints which add a fantastic edge to classic designs and characters.
This top Parisian label have really honed their signature full of attitude style across their laid-back and super cool collections which is why we just had to snap up even more to offer you guys.
One of our personal favourite features of the simply amazing Eleven Paris brand is of course their stunning range of retro 80s and 90s inspired designs which is just what we're laid our eager hands on.
There is nothing sweeter than seeing some of your favourite retro characters and celebs getting the cool fashion treatment which is what they've done with our latest collection of T-Shirts!
With their perfect mix of bang up-to-date style and iconic characters, we simply LOVE our latest designs, so much so we just had to show them off and have a bit of fun at the same time.
Take a look at these little beauties below....