Gen X Mix

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• 2026-10-21 · 16 min
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  1. 0:00 Gen X Mix opens: Roxy Vance welcomes you
  2. 1:11 Transformers (TV theme, 1984) — The Transformers is an animated children's sci-fi action-adventure series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based on Hasbro and Takara's Transformers toy line. The show depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.
  3. 2:33 Super Mario Bros. 3 (commercial, 1989)
  4. 3:37 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme (1987)
  5. 4:39 Toyota 30th Anniversary (commercial, 1987)
  6. 5:10 Atari 2600 (commercial, 1986) — The Atari 2600 is a home video game console created by Atari, Inc. that was released around September 1977 under the original name Atari Video Computer System and helped establish the use of games on swappable ROM cartridges. The system came with two joystick controllers, paddle controllers, and a game cartridge, and was sold by Sears as the Tele-Games Video Arcade before Atari renamed it the Atari 2600 in November 1982 when launching the Atari 5200.
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  8. 5:49 Quantum Leap (TV theme, 1989) — Quantum Leap is an American science fiction series created by Donald P. Bellisario that ran on NBC for five seasons from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The show stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist whose time travel experiment causes his consciousness to transfer into the bodies of other people throughout history. With help from an artificial intelligence computer named Ziggy, Sam must alter past events to correct the future and find his way home.
  9. 6:59 Sixteen Candles (trailer, 1984) — Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall, written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut. The film follows newly 16-year-old Samantha Baker, who deals with an unrequited crush on high school senior Jake Ryan while being pursued by freshman Ted "The Geek" Farmer. It was the first in a series of films Hughes would direct that centered on teenage life.
  10. 7:28 Mork & Mindy (TV theme, 1978) — Mork & Mindy was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982, created as a spin-off from a popular Happy Days episode called "My Favorite Orkan". The show starred Robin Williams as Mork, an alien from the planet Ork, and Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell, his human friend, roommate, and eventual love interest.
  11. 8:57 Night Tracks on WTBS (promo, 1984)
  12. 9:25 The Gong Show Movie (trailer, 1980) — The Gong Show Movie is a 1980 American slapstick film that was directed by and starred Chuck Barris, who also co-wrote it. Chuck Barris was the host of the game show with the same name.
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  14. 10:01 Growing Pains (TV theme, 1985) — Growing Pains was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992, created by Neal Marlens. The show centered on the Seaver family—psychiatrist father Jason, journalist mother Maggie, and their four children Mike, Carol, Ben, and Chrissy—and their various family situations. 166 episodes were produced over the show's seven seasons.
  15. 11:06 Ghostbusters (commercial, 1984)
  16. 12:08 Small Wonder (TV theme, 1985) — The theme song for Small Wonder, an American sitcom that aired from 1985 to 1989 about a young robot girl living with a human family.
  17. 13:09 Toys R Us (commercial, 1991)
  18. 13:41 Dallas (TV theme, 1984) — Dallas was an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991, centered on the wealthy and feuding Ewing family of Texas who ran the oil company Ewing Oil and owned the cattle ranch Southfork. The show initially focused on Bobby Ewing and his wife Pam, whose families were enemies, but Bobby's older brother J. R. Ewing became the main character known for his schemes and questionable business dealings. When the series ended on May 3, 1991, J. R. was the only character to appear in every episode.
  19. 14:40 Roxy Vance signs off