It was a trip down memory lane for all those hipsters who grew up carrying Boom Boxes the size of suitcases. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center, 80s NostalgiaCon brought back cars, TV shows, movies, and your favorite female wrestlers.
High school teachers hated them. Teens loved them. They filled school halls and shopping malls with funky 80s sounds—like Jump, Back in Black, and Sweet Child O’ Mine.
Who you gonna call? This classic ambulance was packed with anti-ghost gear and your favorite Ghostbusters—Venkman, Stantz, and Spengler.
“Here’s Johnny!” Who can forget this ax-wielding psycho?
Driving this Bad Boy over 88mph put you waaay back in another time zone. Don’t want to pay four bucks a gallon for gas? Pop a banana peel into Mr. Fusion.
As you can see by their gear, Johnny, Billy, and Matt take their Ghostbustin’ seriously.
A classic martial arts flick from ’85, The Last Dragon featured Leroy Green as the pious but lightening fast Taimak who dispensed justice with a bow and a smile.
Without pretty Mary Ann played by Dawn Wells, the Minnow would indeed be lost. Gilligan’s Island was the must-see TV series introduced every week by the Kingston Trio.
Who can forget Dallas, the TV show that had the nation spellbound with everyone asking Who shot J.R? Sue Ellen Ewing knew played by Linda Gray.
Undoubtedly one of the busiest men in TV and film, George Wyner fans loved him as Murray Chase in Matt Houston, Cpl. Wessel in At Ease, and Saul Panzer in Nero Wolfe.
If you were a night owl in the 80s, you might have stayed up and watched the Women of Wrestling.
Alex A. Kecskes is a published author of "Healer a Novel" and "The Search for Dr. Noble"—both now available on Amazon. He has written hundreds of film reviews and celebrity interviews for a wide variety of online and print outlets. He has covered red carpet premieres and Comic-Con events for major films and independent releases.
