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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 84!
By the rivers of Babylon, not another weekend!
As the distinct twang of a hammer hitting a bell repeatedly sounds off to signify the start of art and crafts time. Let us put our nimble fingers to work as we mould out of plasticine for you mega movie magic, we'll glue together toilet roll tubes and breakfast cereal boxes and cover them with cinematic joyousness before we stand back with proud bewilderment and glee at our masterpiece we call celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 25th JANURAY
The Three Musketeers (1993) More4 11:05am-1:10pm (2 hours 5 minutes)
Coming Soon: Christmas Jumper Day Competition!
That's right folks! It's time to 'Make The World Better With A Sweater' as we're just a few days away from launching our big Save The Childrenâs Christmas Jumper Day competition, giving you lovely lot the chance to win a massive £100 to spend at TruffleShuffle.com just in time for Christmas!!
Kick-starting this Friday (13th Dec), we're searching for your best, most embarrassing, most creative or simply super retro Christmas Jumper piccys taken by yourselves. The more wacky or funny the better!
Plus - for every pic uploaded, we'll be donating £1 to Save The Children so there's really no reason not to get involved!
Full details on how to enter and how long you have will be posted on Friday so stay tuned and get snapping your best Christmas jumpers piccys in preparation.
Not got a jumper yet? Check out our full range available with next day UK delivery by clicking on the big picture above or heading over to TruffleShuffle.com now.
Stay tuned and let the fun begin!
Guest Post: More Yo-Yo Than YOLO!
Hello! Let me quickly introduce myself, my name is Nikki and I am a fashion blogger from Passerellauk, but most importantly of all, I'm a fully fledged 80's baby!
Growing up in the 80's was pretty amazing wasn't it? There are so many things that make the 80's great. If you've all but forgot the crazy times of the 80's, then let me jog your memory a little.
Remember Ring pops, Yo Yo's and Spokey dokes?
We all remember the good old fashioned Yo Yo right? Can you remember the one that lit up? The Coca-Cola spinner? Most people still don't understand why they were so popular... Why were they so cool? It was all because in 1989 the UK was gripped by Yo Yo fever.. and everyone got involved from our friends, to our mums and dads! We took them to school, we took them to the park, we swapped them, replaced them and finally, got very bored of them and that was the end of the Yo Yo craze! I have to be honest, I never learnt one trick, but if I saw a Yo Yo today I would probably have a go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbviSr-vLqw
30 seconds of pure WANT - Classic 80s Toys Ads.
Remember the days before iPads and Playstations where you had to use your imagination a little or play the game with an actual person in the same room?? No nor me, but apparently they are now retro games and toys!! Whether it was the family favourite board game or your favourite sylvanian family it now seems far more friendly and sociable than shouting at a french 15 year old whose just crushed your kill ratio on Call of Duty. Get ready to hop back to the 1980s, because weâre revisiting some of the best 80s toy commercials. They may have only lasted an average of 30 seconds (Hard to believe, right?) and been packed with loads of imagery, a jingle and the usual fast-talking small print but they live on for years conjuring great memories of enthusiastically writing Christmas lists mid September! So get ready for a trip down memory lane as I show you my favourite toy commercials of the 1980s! So sit back, relax and get ready to remember what playtime was like before technology took over.
Teddy Ruxpin the storytelling bear was one of the most popular 1980s toys. Today, a toy like this would be able to recognize what kids said to him and respond and be completely programmed on some sort of chip. Back in the day, Teddy Ruxpin worked with a cassette tape but we all still thought he was the coolest thing in the world. Can you imagine a toy running on a cassette tape today?