Category: 1950’s
“Brylcreem, a little dab’ll do ya…”
That line was everywhere. The ads promised you didn’t need much, just a small dab, and suddenly you’d look sharp,…
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…
Jeff’s Collie
After posting about Lassie, many of you asked about Jeff’s Collie, which I was totally unfamiliar with, so please share…
Perry Mason’s theme reminds me of bedtime!
I’d hear that song from upstairs, and I’d sneak halfway down the stairs just to peek at Mom’s show. I…
Did Miss Nancy Ever Call Your Name?
Did she ever call your name? Oh, the simple joys of Romper Room. That Magic Mirror had every kid sitting…
Breakfast With Clowns
Back in our day, we had breakfast with clowns, and somehow nobody thought that was strange. Post Sugar Rice Krinkles…
N-E-S-T-L-E-S… Nestlé’s makes the very best…
I have vague memories of Farfel the dog himself, but that Nestlé’s jingle? That’s burned in there for life. You…
Proof! Ward Hit The Beaver!
There’s a well-known scene from Leave It to Beaver where Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont) is clearly frustrated with Beaver and…
Safe in PF: The B.F. Goodrich Sneaker Campaign That Made History
In the late 1940s and into the 1950s, American playgrounds and ballfields were filled with kids sporting canvas sneakers that…