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THE JERRY LEWIS TELETHON — A LABOR DAY TRADITION
For a lot of us, Labor Day weekend wasn’t complete without the Jerry Lewis Telethon. You could turn it on…
The Joey Bishop Show: Taking On Johnny Carson With a Young Regis Philbin
I remember The Joey Bishop Show as one of those late-night programs that always seemed to live in the shadow…
Happy Meals
Here’s a commercial showing the beginning of something that eventually became such a normal part of childhood that it’s hard…
Before Taxi, Judd Hirsch Was Selling Us Listerine
Take another look at the young radio DJ in this commercial. That’s Judd Hirsch, years before Taxi, Ordinary People and…
When we were growing up, did we really think Ragu was authentic Italian food?
I think a lot of us probably did — or at least we never questioned it. The commercial ended with…
Dolly Parton, Breeze and the Free Towel in the Detergent Box
This old Breeze detergent commercial with Dolly Parton sent me down a rabbit hole, because I remembered detergent boxes with…
ABC “Meet Us in September” — 1969
I remember this song like it was yesterday, played dozens of times a day on ABC to promote the new…
Gumby!
I think Gumby is one of those characters where several different generations can honestly say, “I grew up watching him.”…
Remember Holmes & Yo-Yo? ABC’s Short-Lived Robot Cop Sitcom
Here’s one of those shows where you mention the title and somebody immediately says, “I remember that!” — even though…