Category: 1970’s
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…
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…
Two-Year-Old Tiger Woods On TV
Before he became one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods was a 2-year-old kid on The Mike…
National Donut Day: Time To Make The Donuts With Fred
Today is National Donut Day, so it feels like the perfect time to celebrate with Fred the Baker and his…
Sesame Street’s Counting Songs: The Numbers That Got Stuck In Our Heads
When people mention the Sesame Street counting song, a lot of us instantly hear that funky: “1, 2, 3, 4,…
Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee
As a kid growing up, I didn’t understand why everyone said “Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee” was incorrect English. I…
Columbia House: 11 Albums For A Dollar
Columbia House was how I started my record collection. 11 albums for just one dollar! What a bargain, until you…
Virginia Slims: “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”
The Virginia Slims commercials were some of the most memorable cigarette ads of the late 1960s and 1970s, built around…
Pfft! You Were Gone Celebrity Edition!
“Pfft! You Were Gone” was originally written and recorded by Buck Owens in 1954, but it is most famously remembered…
Love, American Style: The Show Where Familiar Faces Got Another Shot
Love, American Style was one of those shows that could only have come from that late ’60s and early ’70s…