80s Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/80s-2/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:22:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Why 80s Cartoons Were Based On Toys https://gobacktothepast.com/why-80s-cartoons-were-based-on-toys/ https://gobacktothepast.com/why-80s-cartoons-were-based-on-toys/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:00:10 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43365 Prior to the 1980s, the connection between TVs and toy stores really only ran one way. There could be toys based on TV shows, but they were by-and-large a much smaller part of the toy market than toys that were just, y’know, toys. Then, seemingly over night, the top cartoons of the day were based…

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