On This Day In 1985 | RetroVideo

It’s time for some blasts from the past! On this day in history 36 years ago, the first Blockbuster opened! 64 years ago, The Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie" was topping the charts. Think you know your pop culture history? Check out our trivia question at the end and leave your answer in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Think you know your pop culture history? Check out our trivia question at the end and leave your answer in the comments.

[Kirbybros]

I miss video stores, they were so much fun! I remember the last one in my area closed in like the early 2010s, I remember renting DS and Xbox games there for over a week, man those days were fun.

[GrayFoxx]

Man, I miss Blockbuster video I remember I used to get my N64, PS2, and Xbox games from there. We used to have one in town back around 2001 or 2002 I believe but then after a year or so they went out of business and now the whole area is a skate park now. Now I wanna take a trip to Oregon to visit the last blockbuster.

[BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! The early to mid-80s was my favorite past time.

[penylayne]

Omg, I remember the movie rental stores! They were fun to go to, but, I REALLY love being lazy, and pointing my remote and clicking! 😂

[Cytron]

Please bring Blockbuster back, PLEASE.

[skootergirl]

Where my local blockbuster was is now a music store

[jimb.]

*October 19, 1985 was also the date where "Take on Me" hit #1 on Billboard.*

[RandyDubin]

I just turned 6 months old on this date in 1985.

[luigiviking]

Did you know the last Blockbuster in existence is now an Airbnb and you have to stay there and go to sleep and watch all the movies but you have to rewind them good old days oh and Hollywood Video

[gendawg]

We should try and bring back BlockBuster.
Let the cult rise and be reborn

[rglobensky]

Daaang blockbuster is still open in one city and its one shop in Bend Oregon

[thechad]

I was alway more of a “Hollywood Video” guy myself.

[domainmusicandgaming]

Sad.. they had potential but the ceo didn’t want to advance. And waited to long to try to compete with family video and Redbox

[captcharisma]

Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy is the awnser

[kenkasunick]

I got yesterdays question right! Yay! As for todays question...well...I can only guess. Uh...Mother Teresa?

[irisdivinemessages]

Owners of Netflix approached blockbuster who turned it down.

[LusiaEyre]

The beatification question is rather niche so I assume it was someone really recognisable- Mother Teresa?

[cece_unity]

Technology came through and out went blockbuster ☹️

[mlggamer]

Natalie Wood yes now I remember. Who was beatified by Pope John Paul II? Ok first of all I have no idea what Beatified means I'm guessing like either christened or baptized? I'll Google it. Secondly, I definitely don't know who that could be