Tag: The Retro site
Wacky Races
Saturday mornings became much more dangerous when Wacky Races premiered on CBS on September 14, 1968. Eleven bizarre vehicles raced…
Sea Hunt and the Shows We Watched With Dad
Sea Hunt was another show I watched with my dad. Combat!, The Rat Patrol and, heck, even Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C….
Friday Nights Belonged to The Flintstones
Before The Flintstones became a childhood favorite through daytime reruns, it was a genuine prime-time television show. The series premiered…
Thanks Gumball _____________ what comes next?
My wife handed me something tonight, and I said, “Thanks for the gumball!” Before I could even finish, she immediately…
Professionally Speaking, Meet the Ajax Man
We just told you about Madge the Manicurist. How about our favorite, or possibly only, professional dishwasher? Actor Eugene Roche…
The Other U.N.C.L.E.
Since I made two posts today about The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I thought it only made sense to close the…
Small Shots: Mattel’s Hot Wheels Dolls
Small Shots was one of those 1971 toy ideas that sounds strange now, but made sense once you see it….
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…