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Major Matt Mason: When the Moon Was Every Kid’s Next Adventure
This may be one of the most optimistic toy commercials of the 1960s. “He lives on the Moon, we may…
SKITTLE BOWL — BOWLING RIGHT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE!
Remember Skittle Bowl? This was one of those toys that could turn an ordinary kitchen table into your own miniature…
Dolly Parton, Breeze and the Free Towel in the Detergent Box
This old Breeze detergent commercial with Dolly Parton sent me down a rabbit hole, because I remembered detergent boxes with…
Gumby!
I think Gumby is one of those characters where several different generations can honestly say, “I grew up watching him.”…
Tareyton Smokers Would Rather Fight Than Switch!
Who remembers those Tareyton smokers with the black eyes? “Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch” became one of…
Shopping For Phones
Who remembers when we were finally able to go shopping for our own telephone? For years, the telephone was basically…
The Second Hundred Years
I remember really enjoying The Second Hundred Years as a kid, although I must have caught it during the summer…
F Troop
There’s no special birthday or anniversary behind today’s Ken Berry clips. They just happened to come up, and after seeing…
Thumbelina
How many of you remember Thumbelina, or perhaps one of the many different versions that followed her? This commercial appears…
Every Girl Can Be Popular… According to Marcia Brady!
At the height of The Brady Bunch, Maureen McCormick was not just playing one of television’s most popular teenagers. She…