In keeping with your “fad” theme, Donkey Kong is another early 80s fad that has a second life. I think I know how/why it became such a big deal in…

A confrontation between two of the most popular guitar manufacturers.

WII U doesn’t exist anymore

I feel like this would be a great topic for a “Rise & Fall” episode. They made some pretty nice safes when they first started in the mid 80’s and…

Rubios is a chain offering Mexican seafood as well as chicken and steak. I just got fired today, 5/30/2024 and was told 50+ stores will be closing including my store….

A company known for their motorhomes

A large coffee chain that would tie in well, with the preexisting starbucks video

This company was born in the 1970s and become a regional chain across the southern U.S. It was a takeoff of Wendy’s. Almost everything was modeled after Wendy’s except Judy’s…

Why it failed: one of the first attempts of a caffeine free cola, having been marketed by the Seven Up Company in the early 1980s, but never really took off…