Tag: vintage television
MARX ELECTRO SHOT — WHEN YOUR LIVING ROOM BECAME A SHOOTING GALLERY!
We actually had one of these in our family! I can’t remember whether it belonged to me or one of…
THE 64-COUNT CRAYOLA BOX — OUR CHILDHOOD’S ULTIMATE UPGRADE!
That meme about kids today wanting the latest electronics is so true. Back when I was a kid, all I…
WATCH JOE NAMATH GET CREAMED!
Only in the 1970s could a shaving cream commercial turn something as ordinary as shaving into entertainment! And who better…
FREDDY KRUEGER HAD A 900 NUMBER — AND THE PHONE BILL WAS THE REAL NIGHTMARE!
Remember when you could call your favorite celebrities on a 900 number? Well, back in the late 1980s, you could…
DO THE FONZIE — WHEN HAPPY DAYS GAVE THE FONZ HIS OWN DANCE
I had forgotten that Happy Days actually gave Fonzie his own dance.This is from the 1979 episode “Stolen Melodies,” and…
Gomer Pyle Sings — The Voice Nobody Expected
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was mandatory viewing in our house. My dad was a Marine sergeant, so there was no missing…
“WHAT IS THIS, SOME SORT OF PEYTON PLACE?”
This was a little before my time, but I certainly remember my parents and other adults saying, “What is this,…
CBS NFL Today 1977 — When Sunday Football Started With Brent, Phyllis and Irv
There are certain sounds that can immediately take you back, and this old CBS NFL opening from 1977 does it…
ABC “Meet Us in September” — 1969
I remember this song like it was yesterday, played dozens of times a day on ABC to promote the new…