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You Can Trust Your Car…can you finish it?
You Can Trust Your Car to the Man Who Wears the Star was one of those great old advertising lines…
The Maytag Repair Men
Jesse White was the original “Ol’ Lonely,” the bored Maytag repairman with nothing to do because Maytag appliances were supposed…
Mahna Mahna
Mahna Mahna is one of those nonsense songs that somehow parked itself in everyone’s brain forever. Most of us remember…
Who had a Farrah Doll?
The Farrah doll was part of full-blown Farrah Fawcett mania in the late 1970s, when her feathered hair, red swimsuit…
You Can Take Salem Out of the Country But….
Here’s another forgotten jingle to get stuck in your head: “You can take Salem out of the country, but you…
The New Zoo Revue
The New Zoo Revue premiered on Monday, January 24, 1972, and ran in first-run syndication until 1977, with reruns keeping…
Did You Watch Super Chicken?
Super Chicken was one of those cartoons that felt like it was made for kids, but the jokes were flying…
Glen Campbell’s Country Spectacular
Glen Campbell’s Country Special from January 11, 1972 was one of those old-school TV nights where the whole living room…
Our L’eggs Fit Your Legs
I remember my mom coming home from the grocery store, excited that they had just started selling pantyhose right there…
What Would the Clampetts Be Selling Today?
I remember watching this commercial as a kid, surprised that Jed smoked. I think we all knew Granny smoked, along…