Tag: TV nostalgia
Josephine the Plumber: Comet’s Cleaning Queen
Josephine from the Comet cleanser commercials was played by Jane Withers, who had already been famous years earlier as a…
Organ Music Made Soap Operas So Dramatic
Soap operas got their name because the early daytime radio dramas were often sponsored by soap and household-product companies. The…
ABC Promotes Combat!
An hour after posting the intro, I thought it would be fitting to share this old ABC commercial for Combat!….
Remembering Combat! On Memorial Day
Since this is Memorial Day, I thought the intro to Combat! was worth sharing. This was another one of those…
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol was another one of those shows Dad loved to watch, and to a kid, it sure looked…
Stop the Pigeon!
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines was one of those cartoons built around one simple idea that somehow worked…
Speed Racer: Our First Taste of Anime Before We Knew the Word
Speed Racer was one of those cartoons that felt different the second it came on. The theme song hit, the…
When Aftershave Came With Self-Defense Instructions
Hai Karate was one of those aftershaves that sold the joke as much as the scent. It launched in 1967…
What Would the Clampetts Be Selling Today?
I remember watching this commercial as a kid, surprised that Jed smoked. I think we all knew Granny smoked, along…
How We Got Cat Videos Before The Internet
Before the internet gave us endless cat videos, we had to take them wherever we could get them, and sometimes…