Throwback Thursday: Skip

Narrator: Tabitha of The Pairabirds

I didn't realize this Skip It commercial came out in the 80s.
The funny thing about Skip It is that the plastic gets so beat-up from twirling around on asphalt. And, don't skip while there are any small animals around. Not only will their face be cut by the counter ball's shredded plastic, but the counter head weighs enough to break some bones.

Skip It! (1988) - Commercial
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Throwback Thursday: Battling in leather and Hell

Narrator: Tabitha of The Pairabirds


CROSSFIIIIYAAAAHHH!

I'm going to solve the puzzle, Alex

Narrator: Tabitha of The Pairabirds

With the resurgence of game shows on TV, I started thinking about the ones I watched religiously during Spring/Summer/Winter break. Particularly, daytime game shows. There was The Price is Right, Family Feud, Win, Lose or Draw. And, Classic Concentration hosted by Jeopardy's Alex Trebek.

Classic Concentration premiered in 1987. The object of the game was to solve a puzzle with pictures as hints.

Like just about every game show/cartoon/ movie/ athlete/soft drink, there was a video game version (ooooh exciting). This clip is from the Nintendo Classic Concentration, released in 1990. Boy, video games have come a looooong way.

Throwback Thursday: Bed Bugs

Narrator: Tabitha of The Pairabirds

What do you get when you cross colorful tweezers, bugs, and a vibrating bed. No, there is no dirty punchline. You get the 1985 children's game Bed Bugs. I distinctly remember the commercials theme song, "Bed Bugs! Bed Bugs! Don't let 'em get away!" And, the kids in the commercial looked like they were having such fun trying to catch those zany bugs.

My cousins had the game (my relatives always had the stuff I wanted). And, I do remember it being fun. Why wouldn't it be fun trying to pluck off insects the size of a gumball? I think I need some Off Spray now.

Here he comes

Narrator: Tabitha of the Pairabirds

Once again, I bought something a while ago (2 years ago) and had no clue what I would make with it. I picked up a package of miniature reflectors. The kind you put on mailboxes so that you don't back over them.

Not having a clue what to do with them, I stuck them in my odds and ends drawer. I didn't think about them again until I bought some ring blanks from Atomic Veggie. I thought, wow, these will make some really cool rings. Detector Reflector Rings.

The name made me think of Inspector Detector of Speed Racer. Such a fitting name. Reflectors, like that of Speed Racer's unbeatable car, the Mach 5.

Of course, my ring can't jump over mile long canyons or chop down entire forest. And I can't promise that you will run into Racer X-one-of-the-best-racers-in the world-who-unbeknown to-Speed-is his-long lost-brother-who left home-years-ago.

At least drivers will see you when you're riding your bike in the dark.

Handmade Reflector Ring
Found at: The Pairabirds

Vintage Bingo Chips
Found at: Ebay