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The Lone Ranger: “Hi-Yo, Silver!” and the TV Western That Started Early
Before TV westerns took over the 1950s, The Lone Ranger was already riding across the small screen. The series premiered…
Did you have Shark Pack?
I felt that changing the discs to make it do different maneuvers meant you might as well have pushed it…
Sugar Jets: Space-Age Cereal In A Bowl
Sugar Jets was a General Mills cereal from the 1950s and 1960s, right when everything “space age” seemed exciting to…
Mighty Mouse: Here He Comes To Save The Day
Mighty Mouse Playhouse first aired on CBS Saturday mornings, beginning December 10, 1955. That date is important because the show…
The Time Tunnel: Friday Night Time Travel in 1966
If you were watching ABC on Friday nights in 1966, you might remember The Time Tunnel, one of those big-concept…
Before Snoopy Was Shaving Ice, There Was Ice Bird
Before the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine became the one everyone remembers, Kenner had Ice Bird, a 1974 toy that promised kids…
It’s Thursday night in 1966/67. What’s on ABC?
It’s Thursday night in 1966/67. What’s on ABC? Bewitch at 8:30, Love on a Rooftop at 9:00 and That Girl…
When Even Toilet Paper Had Style
Today, designers tell us how to fluff a couch, karate chop a throw pillow, stack coffee table books, and make…
Best Cracker Jack Commercial
This Cracker Jack commercial brings back so many memories for me personally. I was about the same age as the…
Who had a Secret Sam?
With all it could do, there were still many other toys I wanted more. I remember seeing the commercials and…