Tag: The Retro site
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…
Tobor the 8th Man: One I Need Your Memories On
A number of viewers asked us to post Tobor the 8th Man, and this is one I may have to…
Before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, there was Luke and Laura.
Luke and Laura’s wedding on General Hospital was not just a soap opera wedding. It was a television event. In…
Before Bond, Roger Moore Was The Saint
I was about 10 years old when this intro ran, and it was my favorite. The moment that halo appeared…
Before the Lawyers Got Involved
As a kid, I always wondered why adults were leaving blasting caps around often enough that they had to hire…
The Internet in 1969: They Got There… Sort Of
This 1969 look at the future is fascinating because, in a way, they really did predict where we were going….
New Country Corn Flakes
The New Country Corn Flakes commercial stood out to me as a kid, and I still remember it to this…
The FedEx Fast-Talking Man
Before every company tried to make commercials feel like mini-movies, FedEx gave us one that felt like a full workday…
Psychic Hotline
Remember when late-night TV was full of mysterious 1-800 numbers promising to tell you the truth about love, money, and…
“Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop”
I remember my mom calling it the “Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop,” and for years I wondered where that came from….