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Fruit Loops were introduced in 1962 and originally there were there were red, orange, and yellow loops, the color of Toucan Sam’s nose. There is no fruit in Froot Loops and the cereal is just one flavor, not a combination of the individual fruit flavors as many think.
Toucan Sam’s catch phrases were “Follow my nose! For the fruity taste that shows!” or “Follow my nose! It always knows!”
Room 222 was an comedy drama that aired on ABC from September 17, 1969 thru January 11, 1974. The show won three Emmy Awards. Sadly the only main character that has passed at this writing was actor Lloyd Haynes who played the role of Mr. Pete Dixon. He was 52 and died of lung cancer on December 31, 1986.
In 1969 and 1970 The Monkees starred in a series of Kool-Aid TV commercials, and some print ads. This was after Peter Tork had left the group.
Bret Lahr starred in a variety of characters for Lay’s Potato Chips in the 1960’s. Lahr you may remember was the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. Today we would look at this clip as being racist but in the 1960’s it was perfectly acceptable.
Two icons from two generations. Elvis sings Frank Sinatra’s Witchcraft and Frank Sinatra sings Elvis’ Love Me Tender. This was a Welcome Home Elvis show by Timex in 1960 to welcome Elvis home from the Army. It aired on May 12, 1960 on ABC TV.
For those old enough to remember, Night Gallery was created and hosted by the great god of imagination Rod Serling, as a follow-up to The Twilight Zone. The opening was set in a shadowy museum, where Serling unveiled a dark and disturbing collection of canvases as preface to a highly diverse anthology of tales in the fantasy, horror, and supernatural vein. The first story from the 1969 pilot of Night Gallery, entitled The Cemetery. A black sheep nephew (McDowell, naturally) murders his ailing uncle (George McReady) for the inheritance, only to find some disturbing changes in the old man’s painting of the family graveyard. Some good acting as well from Ossie Davis. The night I first watched this I was all alone, mom was working late, dad was sleeping, and I was on the floor in front of the tv having the living daylights scared out of me. I just loved it!!
This was originally posted to YouRememberThat.com by member Naomi on August 27, 2007.
In 1967 the rage in cigarettes was to make them longer. Chesterfield was one of the biggest brands at the time and they countered with the “Silly Millimeter Longer” as the brand and catch phrase. Chesterfield is named for Chesterfield County Virginia where much of their tobacco was grown. The brand is still made today but is mostly popular in Europe.
Send in the Clowns is by far the most popular video on YouRememberThat.com with 5.6 million views as of 3/10/2016. Such a classic video with all the great actors and actresses like Milton Berle, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, and Jackie Gleason to name just a few. An all time favorite of many to be sure.
