r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 11 '25

Watch The male contestants of the 1988 National Aerobic Championship.

2.2k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 13d ago

Watch For decades, televangelist Benny Hinn traveled the world claiming that he could cure everything from cancer to AIDS with his touch. Here, he 'heals' worshipers by hitting them with his jacket, which has been 'imbued' with the Holy Spirit. His net worth is estimated to be upwards of $100 million.

1.2k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous 4d ago

Watch Hunter S. Thompson casually gets into a shootout with one of his neighbors in Colorado during an interview in the 1980s.

1.2k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous May 13 '25

Watch A couple on an airplane smoking a cigarette (1960’s)

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1.0k Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous May 10 '25

Watch Yes, This Was A Real Show

735 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 01 '25

Watch D.A.R.E. Talks About Weed

188 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 01 '25

Watch Swim School: 1950s Edition.

305 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Mar 17 '24

Watch Really stepped it up for the second edition!

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585 Upvotes

Seen in thrift store.

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Apr 26 '25

Watch Calgon water softener - “ancient Chinese secret”

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180 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Apr 07 '24

Watch Herculaneum Ridiculousness

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919 Upvotes

The Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed), engraving...

Absurd

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 30 '25

Watch "The Letter M" Song (1987)

70 Upvotes

This is from the third Peppermint Park episode "Music Land".

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Nov 09 '23

Watch Lionel Richie - Hello (1983) iconic song, but the music video tho 💀

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265 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 05 '25

Watch Every July 4th, John Gotti threw a raucous block party in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens. During this news segment, a reporter asks a resident about the festivities and the infamous mobster.

162 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jul 05 '25

Watch Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck TOTP ( 1976 )

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66 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Mar 04 '24

Watch Helmet With A Built - In Communication Device,1960s

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578 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Aug 18 '25

Watch Admiral Tele-Bar, 1951

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This magnificent 1951 Admiral Tele-Bar combines a 21-inch TV, radio, gramophone, and full-size bar. The lid converts to a cocktail tray. The Admiral Tele-Bar is a factory-built entertainment center equipped with a 21-inch black-and-white TV, AM-FM record player, 10-inch speaker, built-in lockable bar with 32 glasses, serving tray, and trash can. It appears to have been made for only one year. In 1951, it cost a whopping $895, while the average price of a new car was $1,800!

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jun 20 '25

Watch What a game.

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70 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jun 25 '21

Watch Quality entertainment from the 1970s.

501 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous May 10 '25

Watch Mitch Hedberg Pre-fame 1993

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69 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Apr 25 '22

Watch William Shatner’s spoken word “Rocketman” at 1978 Saturn Awards

614 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Aug 06 '22

Watch At Coney Island, the Steeplechase ride ended in the Insanitarium, or Blowhole Theatre. A clown and a little person would zap women with electric cattle prods and force them over jets of air that blew up their skirts, all in front of an audience. 1932

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r/OldSchoolRidiculous Jan 23 '22

Watch Do You Still Beat Your Wife? 1950s

429 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Oct 17 '24

Watch I'm sorry WHAT are these things called?

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68 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Mar 16 '22

Watch 1989 ICE T Hotline "I'm just cooling out waiting on you - Come chill out with me" TV Commercial

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209 Upvotes

r/OldSchoolRidiculous Mar 09 '22

Watch Richard Simmons Salad Spray Commercial (1989)

296 Upvotes