In 1989 Ghostbusters was one of the hottest properties on the planet. The 1984 film became a phenomenon upon release capturing the imaginations of a broad audience. Ray Parker Jr.’s pop theme was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as earning the artist an Academy Award Nomination for best original song. Then … More Hardee’s – Official Ghostbusters Headquarters (1989)
Few toys represent childhood to a generation of kids like the Ecto-1 did to children of my era. In the mid 1980’s Star Wars was already in the rear-view mirror, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had yet to arrive, and although pro wrestling was in the midst of it’s biggest boom period in the history of … More Ecto-1 (Kenner, 1986)
The Real Ghostbusters was one of the most popular cartoons of the 1980’s and the action figure line produced by Kenner became a staple in the toy chests of boys the world over. Although the hit movie was released in the summer of 1984, the cartoon did not make it’s debut on ABC until the … More Ray Stantz (Kenner, 1986)
Trading cards became all the rage in the late 80’s and through the mid 1990’s. Collections of old sports cards began exploding in value as baby boomers began to recapture their youths by buying the baseball and hockey cards they destroyed in the 50’s and 60’s. Suddenly everyone was purchasing newly minted cards as an … More Ghostbusters 2 Trading Cards (Topps, 1989)
Columbia Pictures released Ghostbusters in June of 1984 and it was an immediate success at the box office. Fueled by a slick marketing campaign and a hit single with a popular music video that was constantly replayed on a then new MTV, Ghostbusters would become the most financially successful comedy of the 1980’s. That is … More Peter Venkman Screaming Heroes (Kenner, 1989)
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