Retro 80's Time Capsule | Max Headroom “Whacketts”-“Neurostim” | Chevy Chase Caddyshack Vacation Mix

During the Stonehenge Scene towards the end there is a brief technical error. I've cut this part out of a new edit I'm making. If you'd like to see this presentation without having to wonder where it begins/ends...wait another day for the edited cut. It will be better. I just snip out the 6 minutes that the computer freaked out during.

Special “Chevy Chase” Comedy Film Anniversaries Night
Not one, not two, but THREE films by Chevy Chase are celebrating anniversaries the last week

Caddyshack (1980) turns 45 on July 25
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) turns 42 on July 29
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985) turns 40 on July 26

This is mostly about taking a break from the madness w/a bit of classic TV from the late 80s. Take a trip back with me to 1987 when Max Headroom was beginning to air on one of the three major networks...yep...3 channels we had to choose from without the 'miracle of Cable TV'...not only did you have to be 'lucky enough' to live in the Suburbs to get MTV...you'd still have to call your local cable company & demand "I WANT MY MTV!"

Honestly, MTV didn't suck back then. It was pretty great actually. Get this...when you tuned in, they made the bold programming decision to play music videos 24 hours a day...or at least something resembling 'music'...mixed with 'video'...instead of The Real World Survivor Amazing Race marathons....before they destroyed modern television with Reality TV, they actually played music videos & I will tonight as well...and I'll throw in some SNL skits, classic commercials (long distance rates were a bitch back then)...and other interesting things from the 80s that might surprise the kids to learn.

There was no smartphones...computers used huge floppy disks & played mostly text only games like Oregon Trail or you might be lucky enough to know someone with a Macintosh who can play Summer Games or something graphical...but modems & the like...were mostly something we saw Matthew Broderick use in WarGames & Ferris Bueller but didn't have access to ourselves. To make matters worse...I lived on a farm in 1987...way the hell away from modern conveniences...which meant we got our entertainment by VHS tapes

Cannon Pictures...Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, Michael Dudikoff...that's right, we waited for the corner store to deliver us classic B-films chock full of violence, explosions and badass dudes exacting revenge on their enemies or cleaning up the neighborhood....the Bandit was on the run from Smokey....we still gave a damn about Frank Sinatra & the Rat Pack even though it wasn't our generation...we sorta knew they were Hollywood royalty...

You can imagine what it was like to see something like Max Headroom in 1987...I remain impressed by this amazing television series to this day. It's incredibly prophetic, not to mention well-produced. The acting is top notch. Every episode was cinema quality across the board. I was definitely a fan. But I had no idea that these were more than plot lines...

Continuing the series with Season Two Episodes Five & Six

“Whacketts”
Viewers are unable to tear their eyes away from a seemingly mindless new game show called "Whacketts." Meanwhile, Big-Time is finally on top of the ratings. But is Big-Time just a pawn in a much larger game of addiction?

“Neurostim”
Zik Zak comes up with a new promotional giveaway called the Neurostim bracelet which implants the perfect life into your imagination and gives you the drive to make it happen no matter what the cost.

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