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Cheerios: Get Yourself Go!

Before cereal commercials got too complicated, Cheerios gave us the Cheerios Kid, Sue, and the promise of “go-power.” The idea…

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Posted in 1960's

Mr. Magoo: The Man Who Couldn’t See Trouble Coming

Mr. Magoo was one of those cartoon characters built around one joke that somehow kept working: he could barely see,…

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Posted in 1960's

Suzy Cute and Louis Armstrong: Yes, This Really Happened

The Suzy Cute doll commercial is one of those 1960s toy ads that makes you stop and say, “Wait, is…

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Posted in 1960's

The World of Commander McBragg

The World of Commander McBragg was one of those quick little cartoon shorts that showed up inside other shows, especially…

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Posted in 1950's 1960's 1970's

Silly Rabbit, Trix Are For Kids!

The Trix Rabbit is one of those cereal mascots who spent decades chasing the same bowl of cereal and almost…

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Posted in 1960's

Whenever I saw the Barbie Cut ’n Curl commercial as a kid, I always wondered if it really worked as smoothly as it looked on TV.

The idea was great: give Barbie a haircut, style her hair, curl it, and somehow keep the fun going without…

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The New Casper Cartoon Show: The Ending We Remember

If you watched The New Casper Cartoon Show on Saturday mornings, the ending probably brings back just as many memories…

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Posted in 1960's

The New Casper Cartoon Show

These are the Casper episodes I’m most familiar with, and it’s good to see them all once again. The New…

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The Jetsons: The Future We Were Promised

The Jetsons first aired on ABC on Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m., beginning September 23, 1962. The original run was…

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Probably no toy gave me more joy than Hot Wheels.

It was great the first day you got the track, but the fun didn’t stop there. A new car didn’t…