videogames Atari Centipede commercial with bad 1980s TV rap David Pescovitz

Entertainment Enter Rachel Lichtman's groovy, shag-carpeted world of Golden Sands Ruben Bolling

infomercial ShamWow guy hears about civil rights, decides it's all about him Jason Weisberger

fox Mr. Inbetween is my new binge-watch obsession Séamus Bellamy

movies Watch this collection of all David Lynch's surreal TV commercials (video) Allan Rose Hill

tv No one knows how many people are actually watching TV anymore Thom Dunn

books "Amusing Ourselves to Death" was a 1985 wake-up call we didn't know we'd need forty years later Mark Frauenfelder

television A 1962 attempt at a Claymation Marx Brothers TV show Ruben Bolling

"feeble" Donald Trump blames embarrassing video of himself on AI Carla Sinclair

youtube TV Museum YouTube channel hosting ancient ads threatened by Sony takedowns Rob Beschizza

mcdonalds Did McDonald's change their Shamrock Shake mascot because of the IRA? Thom Dunn

television Check out that time Homer Simpson guest-starred on L.A. Law Devin Nealy

art Observe the "perfect humans" David Pescovitz

movies Jim Varney's early "viral" fame Devin Nealy

video games Take a look at this old Mortal Combat commercial Devin Nealy

retro Roll out the nostalgia with the Roly Kit Devin Nealy

music video Max Headroom had a Christmas song and special and they're both weird as hell Rusty Blazenhoff

music "Toaster Head" by Bryan Ady and the 88s (1985) is a song about a man who grows a toaster on his head Popkin

endorsements Elton John sure phoned in this Sasson jeans commercial Jason Weisberger