Tag: retro television
Don’t Squeeze the Charmin Fun Facts
Beginning in 1964, shoppers were repeatedly warned, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!” The commercials followed grocery store manager Mr. Whipple…
The Invaders
Architect David Vincent took a wrong turn one night and discovered something terrifying: aliens were already living among us. That…
The Great Grape Ape
Somehow, this cartoon completely escaped my memory, so I’m counting on your memories for this one! The Great Grape Ape…
ABC’s Wide World of Sports
For generations, Saturday afternoons meant watching Jim McKay “span the globe” on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Beginning in 1961,…
Josie and the Pussycats
“Long tails and ears for hats!” Josie and the Pussycats brought music, mysteries and wild adventures to CBS Saturday mornings…
The FBI- And Who The Heck Was Efrem Zimbalist Jr?
If you grew up in the late 1960s, chances are you remember The F.B.I.. It wasn’t flashy—it just felt real,…
Did The Twilight Zone Dummy Creep You Out Too?
After posting the Nestlé’s “makes the very best… chaaawwwwclit” commercial, a lot of you asked for this one. Go ahead…
N-E-S-T-L-E-S… Nestlé’s makes the very best…
I have vague memories of Farfel the dog himself, but that Nestlé’s jingle? That’s burned in there for life. You…
So Easy… It Became a TV Show? The GEICO Cavemen Story
Keeping with the caveman topic, here is one of those ideas that probably sounded better in a boardroom than it…
Hootey Hoot! Gomer Pyle USMC
There are some TV moments that just stick with you, and if you grew up watching Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., you…