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  1. My version of national lampoons vacation in the 80s

    This is unlike National Lampoons vacation, a real story, since you guys are into the 80s and Joe Dante style movies, I'll write some of my childhood memories here from time to time, this time It's about my vacation to spain early 80s and how I got to fall in love with Arcade games. My vacation...
  2. The Burbs Arcade hangout in the 80s

    We all remember fondly those arcade machines we grew up with in the 80s. It used to be the "Degenerates" hangout no#1. Every school skipper, low-grade, grease monkeys, motor-heads and nerds used to hang out here. Nerds like me were of course prone to become fresh meat for the gearheads and...
  3. What did you get for Christmas this year, dear neighbor?

    I know I got myself a few tools + a VR Quest 3. (Hope to meet you guys in Bigscreen one day, it's a VR theater where we can watch movies like the Burbs together, no matter where we are in the world). So - watcha get for Christmas? Or what did you buy?
  4. The burbs review, as if written by a teen influencer simulated by ChatGTP

    (if the image is not visible, here's the text): OMG, hey guys! It's your girl ChatGPT and today, I'm bringing you a review of the 1989 classic movie, "The 'Burbs". So, like, grab your popcorn and let's dive in! First of all, let me just say that "The 'Burbs" is, like, totally hilarious! Tom...
  5. So, how are you guys enjoying your summer so far?

    I mean, we just love it here in Hinkley hills. Well, I call my little street that anyway :) We've been having some heat waves in the south of Sweden, and tropical nights as well, since we're not exactly America or known for having screendors (which I do have, to my neightbors surprise) or A/C...
  6. 10 Years with the Burbs forum

    Just discovered that I was registered here in 2011-may, which is 10 years. I don't know of any other communities that are THIS loyal, The Burbs is really special to us. Any ideas why it's so special to us. I mean, most movie interests just passes over a 5 year time, but we're going on forever...
  7. Cassette tapes from the 80s - now thats what I call a party!

    Got this sweed 80s to 99's music tape cassette collection with the shelves at the thrift store the other day, this summer's gonna be sweeeeeet. Maybe I'll get the pizzadude to come over. Got this sweet 8 x 180w amp to go with it, and some HUGE over 1m high speakers too I do need to paint my...
  8. Pick up after your dog...

    I saw this on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/lc3ewq/man_goes_off_on_neighbor_who_didnt_clean_up_after/ And immediately I thought of Queenie and Rumsfield :D  :D "that old fart, he has the nicest lawn on the block, and you know why... because he trains his dog to...
  9. The future of fan made fan fiction movies.

    A little background about myself. Yes, I've been a member of this forum for quite a while, and away for even more, but never forgot it - I do lurk here from time to time. But something you may not know about me (or a lot of us around in the vast lands of the internet) is that a lot of us is...
  10. My Burbs - the BLOG about our burbs.

    In this thread you're welcome to write a "blog" whenever you feel the "Burbs" in your neighborhood creep up on you. Green sky tonight... ...I feel my neighbors taking flight. It's sweltering outside, the temperatures out here right now are crazy, our neighboring towns are getting all the...
  11. We've got over 20.000 POSTS!

    I think it's kind of crazy that we have over 20.000+ posts about The Burbs in here. Wonder if Joe Dante is lurking in the background?  :D
  12. The Burbs parodies & goodies on youtube.

    Found some goodies for the neighborhood party: Sardine parodies: Came with the frame parody: The Burbs Review by youtubers: Cool quotes from the movie: Just plain old fashion weird: If you feel like sharing something you found about the Burbs, do feel free to toss'em in here.
  13. The GOONIES II

    YES! It's finally happening, the great 80s childhood movie is making a comeback, Richard Donner is now finally making the sequel, and he plans to use some of the original cast too: http://screenrant.com/goonies-2-niall-3301/  :D (Btw: I've been to Astoria TWICE, that's a heck of a ride from...
  14. My Trip To America

    Well, I decided to fly away half the planet away from Sweden and across the entire USA to find a small spooky town...And I did. In fact, I spent an entire 12 days in that town, let's call it "Paradiseville". Paradiseville is a small town, around 10.000 citizens, it's a peaceful little town...
  15. Atari 2600

    I just fixed up my Old Atari 2600 video game system (it's from the early 80s late 70s) and really brings back those 80s memories. These thing seem to last forever, I think that system is 34 years by now, and it IS a computer, albeit a game console - but a computer nonetheless, and it's older...
  16. Art Weingartner

    Same game as with Mark Rumsfield: What makes Art so annoying and unlikeable? Clearly Bonnie and Carol didn't want him as one of the "adults" when they where planning to visit the Klopeks to say HI... I'll start off with a few: - He invites himself in for dinner, opens up other peoples...
  17. The Cinema forum

    Frankly...it's a bit embarrassing by now, the quote is misspelled Text taken from The Cinema (a sub forum on this board) "Have you ever seen the Centinal? Discuss movies." It should be: "Have you ever seen The Sentinel? Discuss movies." Makes us look like a bunch of foreigners "me tlak...
  18. Burbish synthesizer

    Yep, I'm pretty sure I bought the same Synth used to make the opening music for the Burbs. It's a Roland D-50, and is famous for the classic ...uhm...everything sounds, used by most famous artists all over the world, still used btw! Check out this music dude playing on his D-50 (no it's...
  19. 100 Members!

    And here we are, welcome to our newest citizen: hepcat9! Welcome to Mayfield Place, and enjoy your stay, we do!
  20. Burbs Quizzes I found

    Maybe these have been submitted before my first visit to this place, but I'm sure not everyone in this forum know about them, so take them, enjoy them this weekend, and have fun :) http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz121391de7b10.html On the above, I got 13 out of 15 on my first try, what...
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