Tag: Gen X Memories
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…
Sesame Street’s Counting Songs: The Numbers That Got Stuck In Our Heads
When people mention the Sesame Street counting song, a lot of us instantly hear that funky: “1, 2, 3, 4,…
Columbia House: 11 Albums For A Dollar
Columbia House was how I started my record collection. 11 albums for just one dollar! What a bargain, until you…
Whenever I saw the Barbie Cut ’n Curl commercial as a kid, I always wondered if it really worked as smoothly as it looked on TV.
The idea was great: give Barbie a haircut, style her hair, curl it, and somehow keep the fun going without…
Wendy’s Soviet Fashion Show: “Daywear… Eveningwear… Swimwear”
The Wendy’s Soviet Fashion Show ad was a wonderfully odd 1985 commercial from the same general era as Wendy’s famous…
“Muncha buncha, muncha buncha, Fritos go with lunch!”
It was catchy, silly, and easy for kids to repeat, which is exactly what made old snack commercials work. A…
Smokey Bear’s Creepiest PSA?
Before CGI, jump scares, and viral ads, Smokey Bear managed to give some of us a double take with one…
“My dog’s bigger than your dog, my dog’s faster than yours!”
Here’s another earworm from the ’70s to get stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Ken-L Ration…
Probably no toy gave me more joy than Hot Wheels.
It was great the first day you got the track, but the fun didn’t stop there. A new car didn’t…
Sorry, Charlie!
The StarKist “Sorry, Charlie” campaign started in 1961 and gave us one of the great advertising mascots: Charlie the Tuna….