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FAT LACES ON MY FEET WHEN CRACK FIRST HIT THE STREETS<\/a><\/strong>: Things I learned while surfing YouTube for the tv shows of my childhood, per this post about avant-garde cinema<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thing the first: The opening credits of Mysterious Cities of Gold<\/a><\/em> actually made me want to Netflix the whole thing rather than run in fear. Second, through the wonders of YouTube, I next found Count <\/a>Freaking Duckula<\/a><\/em>!!!! \u2026and thence to this selection of \u201980s cartoon themesongs<\/a>. I remember exactly one of these shows (Jem <\/em>of course, not a show I ever really liked\u2013although apparently it\u2019s become something of a lesbian icon because there are multiple female human characters, LOL LOWEST OF STANDARDS) but overall, I grinned through this montage of the decadence of the space-age. So beautiful\u2026 so dumb!<\/a><\/p>\n

You know how Jaime Hernandez is now revisiting his old superhero Bubble Yum<\/a> commercial Chicana storylines? I love it.<\/em> I always adored the ridiculous Penny Century storylines, and even the Maggie the Mechanic early stuff where she, I dunno, fought dinosaurs or something?\u2026 but I guess I relate even more now to the way Jaime has stayed \u201980s in the best way, cheesy and outdated and completely dedicated to being awesome<\/em>. After the \u201980s it really felt like we all got so sincerist\u2013nobody could say crazy crap like \u201cNo Guts, No Glory!\u201d anymore on children\u2019s television!\u2013whereas I grew up with the belief that any vastly stupid $#@! you wanted to pull was okay as long as it turned out hardcore<\/em>. Bringing back the superheroine shtik is almost a refusal to move on; Jaime\u2019s sitting on the porch of his comics, drinking mint juleps and polishing his gun.<\/p>\n

My favorite description of my cultural childhood is from Cracked:<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t remember the 80s, just imagine listening to Duran Duran\u2019s \u201cHungry Like the Wolf\u201d playing on a boom box that at any moment could explode, killing you and everyone you know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

everyone\u2019s a Captain Kirk!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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