Pop Culture Retrospective • #8 - Rainbow Brite: The backstory behind the lovable (and sometimes creepy) cartoon star from the 1980s! • Listen on Fountain
#8 - Rainbow Brite: The backstory behind the lovable (and sometimes creepy) cartoon star from the 1980s!
Send us a textHello and welcome to the Pop Cuture Retrospective Podcast! Thank you for tuning in!On today's episode, you will learn all about Rainbow Brite, the iconic cartoon character from the 1980s. You will learn about her beginnings at Hallmark as well as her explosion in the licensing and merchandise division. You will also learn about the various methods with which she hit the small and big screen including the animated series, the terrifying life action specials and the feature-length movie. So kick back, relax and enjoy the show!Here are links to some videos I mentioned in this episode:Part 1 of the live-action show Rainbow Brite - it's your birthday:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQkZAZ0CQSIRainbow Brite's San Diego Zoo Adventure:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcgLCcZGvrMRainbow Brite Cereal Commercial:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPwrb5ktoJwRainbow Brite Doll Commercials:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXkLYyi1tEAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXobgw5fpcoRainbow Brite Museum Tour:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPK5I-CwOIILink to the RainbowBrite.net site:https://www.rainbowbrite.net/index.htmlSupport the showVisit: https://www.popcultureretrospective.com/ for all things Pop Culture Retrospective! Listen to the show, along with several other retro-inspired podcasts, and music from the '80s and '90s on the Q106.5 app (or website)! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/popcultureretrospective/ Follow me on Twitter!: https://twitter.com/PopCultureRetroReview the show! https://www.popcultureretrospective.com/reviews/new/Pop Culture Retrospective Merch!: https://pop-culture-retrospective-pod.myspreadshop.com/allEmail me anytime: amy@popcultureretrospective.com
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Join me as we board a time machine and travel back to the retro pop culture of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s! On each episode, I take a deep dive into the backstory behind topics such as music, tv shows, movies, technology, regrettable fashions, and events from this unique period of time. This show is inspired by and dedicated to the memory of my older sister, Rebecca who I lost tragically in 2019. I want to learn the back story, the story behind the story, the hidden secrets, and fun facts of all of the things that she was into...