Category: 1970’s
Silly Millimeter Longer Ad- Did Your Parents Follow The Trend?
You ever look back at some of these old commercials and just shake your head? This is one of those…
“I am stuck on Band-Aid, ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me…”
Yeah… same here Growing up, I had Band-Aids on all the time… and not always because I needed one. Sometimes…
The New Guy Who Surprised Everyone Singing the Schaefer Jingle
I remember whenever that commercial came on, everyone in the house would stop to admire the singing—my mom, my four…
When Credit Required Husband’s Permission
This Spiegel account application from the early 1970s is more than a piece of vintage retail paperwork. It is a…
🚀 When William Shatner Turned “Rocket Man” Into Comedy Gold
In 1978, William Shatner stepped on stage at the Saturn Awards and delivered one of the most unforgettable performances in…
The Magic of Cracker Jack Prizes: When Cheap Toys Meant Everything
For generations, opening a box of Cracker Jack wasn’t just about caramel popcorn and peanuts—it was about the prize. That…
Lily Tomlin, the Rat Race, and the Comedy That Questioned It All
Lily Tomlin rose to national fame on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, where her unforgettable characters—especially Ernestine, the sharp-tongued telephone operator—took…
Did You Ever Order Sea-Monkeys?
In the golden age of comic books, nestled between superhero adventures and bubble-gum ads, one of the most enduring novelty…
In The 70’s, This Is How We Whipped Inflation…
“WIN buttons” from the 1970s refer to a campaign launched by U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1974 called “Whip Inflation…
