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When Plymouth Turned a Cartoon Into a Muscle Car
The Road Runner was already a Saturday morning favorite before Plymouth got involved. Kids knew the bird, the desert, the…
The Road Runner Show: Saturday Morning Speed
This clip from 1966 comes from The Road Runner Show, when Warner Bros. gave Wile E. Coyote and the Road…
Batman Season Two and the New Bat-Gadets
When Batman came back for its second season in 1966, it was not just promising more villains. It was promising…
Colt 45 and the Man Who Waited for the Pour
Colt 45 started in Baltimore in 1963, and even the name had a local sports connection. The brand now says…
Maxwell House and the Percolator Days
Before Mr. Coffee changed the way so many of us made coffee (drip coffee), most homes had a percolator sitting…
Before the Lawyers Got Involved
As a kid, I always wondered why adults were leaving blasting caps around often enough that they had to hire…
The Internet in 1969: They Got There… Sort Of
This 1969 look at the future is fascinating because, in a way, they really did predict where we were going….
New Country Corn Flakes
The New Country Corn Flakes commercial stood out to me as a kid, and I still remember it to this…
The FedEx Fast-Talking Man
Before every company tried to make commercials feel like mini-movies, FedEx gave us one that felt like a full workday…
Psychic Hotline
Remember when late-night TV was full of mysterious 1-800 numbers promising to tell you the truth about love, money, and…