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ABC’s 40th Anniversary
ABC 40th Anniversary. How many faces or shows from the past do you recognize? 33 years later, do you think…
The Lone Ranger: “Hi-Yo, Silver!” and the TV Western That Started Early
Before TV westerns took over the 1950s, The Lone Ranger was already riding across the small screen. The series premiered…
Sugar Jets: Space-Age Cereal In A Bowl
Sugar Jets was a General Mills cereal from the 1950s and 1960s, right when everything “space age” seemed exciting to…
It’s Thursday night in 1966/67. What’s on ABC?
It’s Thursday night in 1966/67. What’s on ABC? Bewitch at 8:30, Love on a Rooftop at 9:00 and That Girl…
Best Cracker Jack Commercial
This Cracker Jack commercial brings back so many memories for me personally. I was about the same age as the…
The Rookies: A Grown-Up Look At The Working World
As The Rookies came on the air, I was entering my teen years, and this mature adult show fit right…
The Untouchables: Before There Was Airplane!
Before Robert Stack showed up in Airplane! as Rex Kramer, he was dead serious as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables….
Tennessee Tuxedo: The Penguin Who Tried, But Couldn’t Succeed-o
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales was a Saturday morning cartoon that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. It starred…
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…
Before There Was Jell-O Wrestling…
Check out this advertisement for Jell-O from the early 60’s. Jell-O fisticuffs! Would they run an ad like this today?