Tag: Classic TV
Remember Holmes & Yo-Yo? ABC’s Short-Lived Robot Cop Sitcom
Here’s one of those shows where you mention the title and somebody immediately says, “I remember that!” — even though…
Muriel Cigars — Edie Adams Made “Hey Big Spender” Her Own
Here’s one where the commercial spokeswoman may have become better remembered than the product. Edie Adams spent an incredible 19…
Did You Walk A Mile For A Camel?
If you grew up watching television in the 1950s or ’60s, cigarette commercials weren’t unusual or something that jumped out…
My Favorite Martian
When I think of My Favorite Martian, I really don’t remember watching it as a first-run show — I remember…
The Monkees, Bugs Bunny and Kool-Aid
Talk about putting two things together that you wouldn’t expect — The Monkees and Bugs Bunny selling Kool-Aid! But the…
The Bullwinkle Show
I think one of the reasons Rocky and Bullwinkle still holds up is that when we watched it as kids,…
When Jonathan Winters Sold Us Hefty Trash Bags
Here’s one of those commercials where the product almost takes a back seat to the guy selling it. Jonathan Winters…
McHale’s Navy
The show aired from 1962 to 1966 and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, the skipper of PT-73….
Tokin’ With Lawrence Welk
Only on The Lawrence Welk Show could “One Toke Over the Line” somehow become a “modern spiritual.” In 1971, Gail…
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of those cartoons that worked on two levels. Kids saw a flying squirrel, a goofy…