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* ActionGirl: Melinda in the opening theme/credits.
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* ProudToBeAGeek: Both Mike and Melinda. And it's awesome.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Michael towers over Melinda; of course, that's probably easy when you're 6'3".
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The show runs heavily on nostalgia for Generation X. As such, it features franchises from that era such as ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'', and the like. The most common things reviewed are toys and cartoons; there are also episodes dedicated to restoring the merchandise of the era to its original condition.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Darth Vader may be a toy without arms in this show, but he can still be just as villainous as he is on the big screen, [[RealitySubtext as Mickey Mouse]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext found out the hard way]].
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-> ''Gotta get back to the past, to the 20th century....''
-->--The theme song
Retroblasting is a youtube channel run by American couple Michael and Melinda. They specialize in geek culture from the late 70s, 80s, and early 90s. Also featured is their 12" Darth Vader action figure, who is perpetually missing his arms.
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!!Tropes
* AccentuateTheNegative / CausticCritic: Michael certainly can be, tearing mercilessly through a cartoon or set of toys that have what he considers glaring flaws. Of course, [[JustifiedTrope many of his complaints do hold weight]].
* NostalgiaFilter: There are shades of it, although they do their best to avoid it.
* OutOfFocus: Melinda doesn't appear very often, leaving Michael to host the majority of the episodes.
* RunningGag / StatusQuoIsGod: It's pretty much a given that Darth Vader will never get his arms back.
-->--The theme song
Retroblasting is a youtube channel run by American couple Michael and Melinda. They specialize in geek culture from the late 70s, 80s, and early 90s. Also featured is their 12" Darth Vader action figure, who is perpetually missing his arms.
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!!Tropes
* AccentuateTheNegative / CausticCritic: Michael certainly can be, tearing mercilessly through a cartoon or set of toys that have what he considers glaring flaws. Of course, [[JustifiedTrope many of his complaints do hold weight]].
* NostalgiaFilter: There are shades of it, although they do their best to avoid it.
* OutOfFocus: Melinda doesn't appear very often, leaving Michael to host the majority of the episodes.
* RunningGag / StatusQuoIsGod: It's pretty much a given that Darth Vader will never get his arms back.
