Category: 1970’s
Did You Have A Thumbelina?
Thumbelina was introduced by Ideal in 1961 and quickly became one of those baby dolls that stood out because she…
Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, and Miller Lite
The 1978 Miller Lite commercial with Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner worked because it was barely a joke. It was…
Small Shots: Mattel’s Hot Wheels Dolls
Small Shots was one of those 1971 toy ideas that sounds strange now, but made sense once you see it….
Big Jim’s Rescue Rig: Backyard Adventure in a Box
This is the Big Jim a lot of kids remember: not just the action figure, but Big Jim’s Rescue Rig…
Before We Called Them STDs, TV Warned Us About VD
Before most people used the term STDs, television PSAs warned viewers about VD, short for venereal disease. And one of…
Dondi, the Sunday Comics, and the Bicentennial Newspaper I Saved
The newspaper shown here is the actual paper I brought home for my family and saved because it marked the…
When a Wine Ad Sounded Like Theater
The commercial was simple, but that was the power of it. Welles sat there with that unmistakable voice, making wine…
When Plymouth Turned a Cartoon Into a Muscle Car
The Road Runner was already a Saturday morning favorite before Plymouth got involved. Kids knew the bird, the desert, the…
“Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop”
I remember my mom calling it the “Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop,” and for years I wondered where that came from….