Tag: childhood memories
It Was More Fun the Colorforms Way
As requested by a number of viewers, here is the Raggedy Ann Colorforms commercial I remember from childhood. I have…
Thanks Gumball _____________ what comes next?
My wife handed me something tonight, and I said, “Thanks for the gumball!” Before I could even finish, she immediately…
McHale’s Navy
The show aired from 1962 to 1966 and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, the skipper of PT-73….
Space Food Sticks
They were chewy, rod-shaped energy snacks developed after Pillsbury worked with NASA on foods astronauts could eat in space. The…
Everything’s Archie
There was a time when the back of a cereal box could be almost as exciting as what was inside….
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of those cartoons that worked on two levels. Kids saw a flying squirrel, a goofy…
Mr. Bubble Gets You So Clean, Your Mother Won’t Know You
Hey, it’s Saturday, and for a lot of us, that used to mean bath night! Mr. Bubble made bath time…
Carry-All Action Playsets
With four other brothers to keep busy, Mom and Dad scored big with all of us when they brought home…
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….
Dairy Queen and the Cartoon Rock-and-Roll Sell
This old Dairy Queen ad has that familiar feel of a commercial trying to grab kids fast. Instead of just…