Although Harrison Ford’s character is in theaters this week, Mark Hamill is in the spotlight on TechnoRetro Dads for the fortieth anniversary of Corvette Summer. So dig out your Hot Wheels hot rods and get ready to roll on Memorial Day!
JediShua and shazbazzar watch Corvette Summer featuring Mark Hamill and Annie Potts, drive digital cars in the TechnoRetro Arcade, and play with their Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.
Five Speeds, Spinouts, and Donuts in a Corvette Summer
Forty years ago, after huge success with Star Wars, Mark Hamill showed up in a down-to-earth comedy about a boy and his car in Corvette Summer. Join shazbazzar and JediShua as they get revved up in high speed at 77 minutes per episode on this Memorial Day TechnoRetro Dads.
In the NEWS
Thundercats return to the small screen, but they don’t appear to be like the classic ‘80s cartoon. A She-Ra reboot looks like it will be more faithful to the original. Kitsis and Horowitz line up to run the Amazing Stories reboot overseen by Steven Spielberg. Galaxy’s Edge gets a release date…sort of. And in sadder news, legendary movie poster artist Bill Gold and Lois Lane Margot Kidder both leave this life.
We Love Our Cereal…
…and other sweet, sugary, and colorful breakfast foods. This coming Friday is National Doughnut Day…again! It seems like it comes twice a year, doesn’t it? PLUS: Cereal Feedback from Jonathan, Adam, and Shane.
Corvette Summer
Mark Hamill and Annie Potts make an unlikely couple in 1978’s Corvette Summer, a RomCom featuring a boy’s automotive dreams, a girl’s effort to make it in the world, and the love they find along the way. Although JediShua saw this one in theaters in 1978, shazbazzar didn’t see it until a week ago. But in the end, the ‘Dads both love this movie! Check it out when you can. It’s a fun flick with lots of surprises and flashbacks to ‘70s culture for GenXers.
TechnoRetro Arcade
Drop a quarter in the slot and take off with a shot in some great driving games we played in arcades and at home. From the confusing axonometric driving in Super Off Road to the “behind the car” perspective of Pole Position, driving games have always been popular in the arcade. We remember Rally X, Spy Hunter, futuristic F-Zero, and (of course) Super Mario Kart as we put one foot on the brake and one on the gas at the TechnoRetro Arcade.
Feedback
Mike MacDonald agrees that Twiki and Dr. Theopolis are similar to Bollux and Blue Max from the Brian Daley Han Solo novels, but Mac admits he hasn’t seen Willow, yet. Shane in GR recalls the blue Hot Wheels carrying cases he used to have as a kid and wonders if they’re still in his parents’ house. Jimmy in GA submits some sketches of Tony the Tiger and Buzz from Honey Nut Cheerios. John Schepler helps shazbazzar out with the identity of Chris Claremont.
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Join shazbazzar and JediShua each week for a look back at the ’70s and ’80s as they share the fun and also fandom of their youth with their families, friends, and EarBuds. Topics include TV, film, music, toys, and games of the ’70s and ’80s as well as franchises which have continued into the 21st Century, like Star Wars, Willow, and Sledgehammer. TechnoRetro Dads creates new stories as old legends are passed down from one generation to the next.
If you’re a TechnoRetro Dad, the child of one, or just appreciate the ’70s and ’80s, then this podcast is definitely for you!