In this episode of the podcast, we are going to travel back in time to a an era where McDonald's did not have the appearance of a place you could go in order to purchase a new iPhone. An era where there were employees standing at cash registers and apple pies were fried to a point that the top of your mouth would be shredded if you ate it.

In the late 70s/early 80s a birthday party at McDonalds was almost a status symbol. Cheeseburgers, playgrounds and all the orange drink you could hold! In this episode of RETRO SLEEPOVER, we revisit those birthday parties going through an itinerary of birthday party events, discussing McDonaldland and what ultimately became the downfall of birthday parties at McDonalds.

Memories of a McDonalds birthday? Comment below!

In the 1989-1990 television season, roller derby returned to our TV set. Six rollergames teams )T-Birds, Violators, Bad Attitude, Rockers, Maniacs and Hot Flash) took to the raised track to try and win the Commisioner's Cup...and our hearts!

This flashback to the late 80s syndicated television show will deep dive into the teams, the players, the merchandise and the syndicated run of Rollergames.

Topics of discussion include how Rollergames came to be, Rollergames format, the host's personal favorites and memories, the return of Rollergames, ultimately the cancellations of Rollergames and all things Rollergames including magazines, music, video games and more!

We may even have a surprise visiting sleeping over!

View Rollergames episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/@RollerStars

Listen to the Rollergames soundtrack here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7p3PZgvCWazbPg11p5NVvO

View a playthrough of the Rollergames video game here:

https://youtu.be/t0a1KFsE6EA?si=6s2juyatNSvc3AjI

In this introductory episode of the podcast, Ron Martin discusses the format of the podcast, the release schedule, how retro pop culture will be covered, his credentials for covering such topics as well as the type of topic that will be discussed. In the second half of the introductory episode, Ron discusses five things from the late 1980s that listeners probably don't remember.