Tag: Gen X Memories
K-Tel Records
K-Tel records filled in the gap of the 45 single hits not on our Columbia House Records!
The Rifleman
If you grew up on TV westerns, The Rifleman was one of the shows that stood out right from the…
The Cisco Kid: One of TV’s First Color Westerns
Before television westerns filled the schedule in the 1950s, The Cisco Kid was already riding into living rooms. The TV…
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…
Did you have Shark Pack?
I felt that changing the discs to make it do different maneuvers meant you might as well have pushed it…
Speedline Race Cars: The Hot Wheels Rival
Many of you asked about these when I posted the Hot Wheels advertisement. So now I have to ask: which…
Here’s Lucy
Here’s Lucy kept Lucille Ball on Monday night TV with the same kind of physical comedy, celebrity guest stars, and…
Cheerios: Get Yourself Go!
Before cereal commercials got too complicated, Cheerios gave us the Cheerios Kid, Sue, and the promise of “go-power.” The idea…
Silly Rabbit, Trix Are For Kids!
The Trix Rabbit is one of those cereal mascots who spent decades chasing the same bowl of cereal and almost…
Two-Year-Old Tiger Woods On TV
Before he became one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods was a 2-year-old kid on The Mike…