Retro Pop Culture(part 1): The 80s and their Vehicles!
Alvin and I have been doing our own findings (interestingly, independent of each other) of the shows that we watched when we were kids. So far, we've found a lot.

Looking back, I've noticed how central it was for vehicles to be in the show. For starters, we had Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) in Miami Vice who had that Ferrari. For the Dukes of Hazzard, it was the orange Dodge Charger with the Confederate flag on top. For Magnum P.I., it was that ultra-red Ferrari. For the A-Team, it was that souped up van conversion with the little spoiler on it. Very interesting indeed.

Even more interesting were the shows where the vehicles seemed to be what the show was about. A few that I can think of were Airwolf, Blue Thunder, Knight Rider, and Street Hawk. Heck, I even remember a Disney special where some kid added little jets to his BMX bike so that he could get away from bullies!

Now, as I also look back to a lot of these shows with nostalgic fondness, I'm also aware at how implausible some of these premises are:

• For instance, how does Detective Crockett afford that Ferarri on a civil service paycheck? Perhaps he's not exactly turning in all of the evidence that he confiscates from the bad guys??
• Why did the Dukes weld the doors shut on the General Lee? I guess it wouldn't be as cool to open doors as it is to leap into the windows! I've tried it myself and...well let's just say that I wont try it again. I'd like to be able to father children someday.
• For you aviation types, how is it that Airwolf can travel at supersonic speeds without Retreating-Rotor Effect? I guess it looked too cool for physics to apply. Too bad that didn't work for Super Dave Osbourne.
• How on earth can you use a gunship like Blue Thunder as a law enforcement tool? I mean what kind of criminal needs to be gunned down by a roving 20mm cannon with chopper blades?? Well, maybe if you were on your third strike...
• Lastly, why a 200 mph motorcycle, like Street Hawk. I'm going to ignore the confines of science and question why on earth this might be an effective law enforcement tool. And if 200 mph wasn't fast enough, it had a thruster that could push the motorcycle up to 300 mph! The funny thing is that the setting was in Los Angeles!! So when the shadowy Street Hawk responds, he runs headlong into traffic on the 405 at 300mph!! I hope his insurance is paid up. I liked the theme song by Tangerine Dream, at least.
• Don't get me started on the Transformers.

Good times, they certainly were. As silly as some of them were, it was a lot of fun. Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.