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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!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 136
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....
Saved By The Bell Cast Reunite for Jimmy Fallon Show!
It finally happened! The special moment we've all been waiting for since this iconic show sadly came to and end back in 1993 (eek!) finally came true!
That's right, our childhood heroes got back together once more to appear on last Wednesday's The Tonight Show for a special one off appearance with host Jimmy Fallon.
Taking stage we saw quite a few unchanged faces including A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez), Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) and even Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins)!
The guys returned back to the corridors of Bayside High for an 8 minute long sketch which saw them with their new friend Jimmy who later reveals he will be moving away to peruse his dream job of hosting his own show (Saturday Night Live) and Kelly reveals she's expecting Zack's baby! It's all go and all with a signature Zack Time Out!
The cast went on to joke about their careers after the hit series. Zack told Slater he should âbe on Dancing With the Dweebs.â (Lopez placed second on the third season of Dancing With the Stars.) Back to their old tricks!
Enough talking...go see for yourself! Check out the action below...
Get This Year Sorted! Our Top Valentine's Gifts For Your Gal!
Valentine's Day shoppers, we feel your pain! Everyone here at some point or another has taken on the daunting task of thinking up and picking out the prefect gifts for that someone special in your lives, and it never gets easier!
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Struggling for inspiration? Stuck of ideas? Can't find that ideal gift? Panic not people of the Internet! We're here to sooth your shopping woes and help make this as fun and easy as possible which is why we've just rounded up allllll our favourite and top selling gifts to show you folks so you can snap up something cool and be ready to just have fun!
So! You've seen our top pick for guys, now check out our top picks for girls below for some last-minute inspiration....
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....
