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HOOTERVILLE CANNONBALL TRAIN AT CHRISTMAS

FLINTSTONES SELLING WELCH'S GRAPE JUICE - WILMA EXTOLS WELCH'S JUICE BENEFITS: RICH IN LEVOLOSE (ANOTHER WORD FOR SUGAR)

MY VOTE FOR THE CUTEST TV COMMERCIAL IN TV HISTORY - A CLUE: "MY BOLOGNA HAS A FIRST NAME"

1950's TV WESTERNS - EVEN A RATINGS FAILURE HAD CANDY ENDORSEMENTS - BUFFALO BILL JR. FOR MILKY WAY CANDY

VIDEO FROM "THE ONION" OPRAH WINDFREY WILL ALLOW HUNDREDS OF "LUCKY" FANS TO BE BURIED WITH HER. EVERYONE WILL BE BURIED IN HER NEW TOMB

THE ONION RADIO NEWS: PARKAY MARGARINE TUB HAS SUFFERED A STROKE - WILL CONTINUE DOING TV COMMERCIALS

THE LATE GREAT MICHAEL LANDON & VICTOR FRENCH BEING SILLY IN "HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN" OUTTAKES

UNITED AIRLINES HONORING "OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" WITH SPECIAL 757 PLANE. KIND OF LIKE THE SOUTHWEST PLANES WITH SHAMU PAINTED ON THE SIDE?

TREKKIE SEES CAPTAIN KIRKS LIFE FLASH BEFORE HIS EYES - ONION RADIO NEWS (SARCASM HEAVEN)

HOWDY DOODY CLAIMS HIS FAVORITE TREAT IS RICE KRISPIES MARSHMALLOW SQUARES - MY QUESTION: IF IT GOES IN HOW DOES IT EXIT?

A VERY FUNNY (AND, WEIRD) BILLBOARD FOR AMERICAN DAD ANIMATED TV SHOW - STAN IN A SKIMPY RED, WHITE & BLUE THONG

WAS CHRISTINE O'DONNELL INFLUENCED BY DARRIN STEPHENS FORBIDDING SAMANTHA STEPHENS TO USE WITCHCRAFT?

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR CUTIE PIE CINDY WILLIAMS (LAVERNE & SHIRLEY STAR) SWEAR?

BARBARA BILLINGSLEY (TV MOM - JUNE CLEAVER) HAS PASSED AWAY - OCTOBER 16, 2010

DENNIS THE MENACE - CORPORATE SPOKESMAN FOR KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES

I GUESS "BONERS" ARE NOT REAL BONES

FICTIONAL U.S. AGENCY? "UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF PORNO ACTORS REGISTRATION" - PG 14

BUSTER KEATON - CELEBRITY SPOKESMAN FOR ALKA SELTZER

LONG LOST TOPPING FOR NAKED ICE CUBES - CLASSIC TV COMMERCIAL

THE 88 YEAR OLD YOUNGSTER, GOING BY THE NAME OF BETTY WHITE, IS DOING IT AGAIN. A VIRAL VIDEO SHOWCASING A CLOTHING LINE OF HOODIES

REMEMBER WAY BACK IN THE MID-1980's WHEN TOOTHPASTE CAME IN PUMPS? THEY HAD THE SAME THING IN THE MID-1950's.

SUGAR POPS PETE WILL SAVE THE DAY - FOND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF A GREAT CEREAL BOX HERO

BEAVER CLEAVER'S TEACHER, MISS LANDERS HIRES BEAVER TO DOG SIT & FEED HER DOG PURINA DOG CHOW, IN A CLASSIC TV COMMERCIAL.

PHOTO OF HUGE HOLLYWOOD PARTY - ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS, PUNKY BREWSTER, SPIDERMAN, MR. T AND HUNDREDS MORE

WHO IS THE BETTER SPOKES-ICON FOR KOOL- AID: 1) KOOL- AID PITCHER, 2) BUGS BUNNY 3) "THE MONKEES"?

PROOF POSITIVE - FRED FLINTSTONE & BARNEY RUBBLE ARE CHEATERS, MISOGYNISTS AND ANIMAL HATERS

PETTICOAT JUNCTION - BILLIE JOE BRADLEY GETTING MARRIED - SURPRISING SINCE SHE HAS 24 YEAR OLD "WRINGLED OLD LADY HANDS"

HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD SAY THEY MET A MAYTAG APPLIANCE SPOKESMAN - WELL, I DID - MIKE FARRELL

IT SEEMS BOB HOPE WANTED TO PUSH HIS CHILDREN INTO THE LIMELIGHT - USED HIS KIDS IN A POPCORN AD

THE ONLY REASON WHY A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A NERD - A COOL 1970 DODGE MUSCLE CAR

THE BIONIC WOMAN HAS A TERRIBLE ARCHITECT - CREATES A GET - AWAY HOUSE AND DOESN'T BUILD A BATHROOM OR KITCHEN

ONCE AGAIN, 1950s TV ICON CAUGHT DOING A PEEPING TOM (PEEPING CLARK KENT) ROUTINE ON NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN

EATING CHEERIOS WILL MAKE YOU GROW UP BIG AND STRONG - YOU WILL ALSO LOOK JUST LIKE HERMAN MUNSTER

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE "GOOD OLDE DAYS" WHEN HOUSEWIVES CLEANED THE KITCHEN IN HIGH HEELS? - JUST KIDDING.

TIME TO MAKE FUN OF 1970's FASHION FOR MEN - PART 2

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS - PART (UNLUCKY 13)

LIFE IS UNFAIR - I TRY TO LEAD MY LIFE LIKE JED CLAMPETT - BANKS AND SUPERMARKETS DON'T LIKE SHOTGUNS BROUGHT IN TO THEIR BUSINESSES

A TRIBUTE TO SNL ACTOR - PHIL HARTMAN

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS - HUMOROUS PLAY ON DOOGIE HOWSER IN OLD SPICE COMMERCIAL - BUT HE WOULDN'T SIGN A DOOGIE PICTURE FOR ME

NOSTALGIC LOOK AT WILLIAM BENDIX - STARRING IN "LIFE OF RILEY" GUEST STARRING THE GREAT STERLING HOLLOWAY

BEST OF MY TWITTER REMARKS - PART 12

I FINALLY FOUND OUT THE REASON THAT QUAKE CEREAL WAS DISCONTINUED - IT MADE YOU STRONG AND STUPID

CAN ANYBODY TELL ME - WHAT IS THE POINT OF DECAFFEINATED COFFEE OR SODA? CAFFEINE IS THE ONLY REASON TO DRINK COFFEE OR SODA

I THINK LEO DUROCHER WAS THE WORST MANAGER THAT THE CUBS EVER HAD

ONE-A-DAY VITAMINS HAVE BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR OVER 12,000 YEARS

WHO IS THE BETTER STAR KIST SPOKESMAN / SPOKESFISH - BOB HOPE OR CHARLIE THE TUNA

THE RICH GET RICHER - IT ISN'T WHAT YOU KNOW - IT'S WHO YOU KNOW - FRANK SINATRA BEER DISTRIBUTORSHIP

WELCH'S GRAPE JELLY OLDEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT - MADE SINCE 10,000 B.C.

PROOF POSITIVE - YOGI BEAR IS SMARTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE BEAR - ALSO SMARTER THAN JED CLAMPETT & GRANNY

I ADMIT IT - I WAS A FAN OF IRWIN ALLEN'S TV SHOWS & MOVIES - PABLUM FOR ADULTS

GREEN ACRES IS THE PLACE TO BE - LAND SPREADING OUT SO FAR AND WIDE ... PARODY COMMERCIAL FOR INSURANCE AGENT - VERY CUTE

FOR FANS OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE - PARODY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES / ROCKY & BULLWINKLE VIDEO - DESPERATE MOOSEWIVES

TRIBUTE TO JACK BENNY EX-CHICAGOLAND COMEDIAN AND TEXACO SALESMAN

REMEMBERING SHIRLEY BOOTH IN THE 1960'S TV CLASSIC "HAZEL"

1962 KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES TEACHING AID FOR LITTLE GIRLS - WRAPPING YOUR DADDY AROUND YOUR LITTLE FINGER

BEST OF TWITTER COMMENTS - PART 8 (I ALREADY DID 9 & 10 - I FORGOT HOW TO COUNT)

BIONIC WOMAN HAD TO PUT UP WITH A LOT WHEN GOING TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR - HEAD CLAMP - WIRES PLUGGED INTO HER BODY

3 & 1/2 MINUTE COMMERCIAL WITH LUCILLE BALL - DESI ARNAZ - VIVIAN VANCE - WILLIAM FRAWLEY & LITTLE RICKY

A TRIBUTE TO DON ADAMS - SALESMAN FOR CHEVY, RCA TV, & WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGERS

LOVABLE OTIS CAMPBELL (HAL SMITH) FROM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW POINTING A GUN AT A CHILD - IN A TOY COMMERCIAL

TRIBUTE TO GARY COLEMAN - SAVIOR FOR MANY 70's ERA NBC EXECUTIVE'S JOBS, HAS DIED AT THE TOO EARLY AGE OF 42

SAY IT AIN'T SO!!! - ICONIC TV SITCOM FAMILY SELLING CANCER STICKS - ROB & LAURA PETRIE

TV COMMERCIALS - FAMOUS CELEBRITIES - BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS - JASON ALEXANDER

MIGHTY MOUSE WANTED KIDS TO USE COLGATE TOOTHPASTE - AS OPPOSED TO CARTOON SPONSORS TODAY - CANDY - SODA - SWEET CEREAL

A TRIBUTE TO ESCAPISM TV - THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN

HERMAN MUNSTER - THE SWEETEST MONSTER IN THE WORLD - FORGOT HIS DRAGULA IN VOLO, ILLINOIS

LUCILLE BALL & DESI ARNAZ ON A GAME SHOW

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS - PART 10

BATGIRL FILING COMPLAINT AGAINST BATMAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - UNEQUAL PAY COMPARED TO ROBIN THE BOY WONDER

GREAT 1962 TV COMMERCIAL WITH HARRY MORGAN (COLONEL POTTER - M*A*S*H) DOING AD FOR KELLOGG'S

WHY WERE GUNSMOKE VIEWERS FORCED TO LOOK AT AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE CAMERA SHOT OF MARSHAL DILLON'S BUTT EVERY WEEK?

THE DAY THAT DESI ARNAZ KICKED VIVIAN VANCE IN THE FACE

MY SECOND FAVORITE SPECIES OF DOG, SELLING FRISKIES - WITH A CAN OF FRISKIES HANGING FROM HIS NECK

THE GREAT BETTY WHITE HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN PROMOTED TO: "THE FANTASTIC BETTY WHITE"

A GREAT PARODY OF CLASSIC TV SHOW "WEST WING" - QUITE HUMOROUS

CORVETTE STINGRAY TRANSPORTED BACK TO 1865 NEVADA

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS - PART 9

AN EXAMPLE OF FOX EXECUTIVES SCREWING UP AN EXCELLENT TV SHOW - FX "BREAKFAST TIME" TRANSFORMED INTO "FOX AFTER BREAKFAST"

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, GENERAL MOTORS BLAMES ADVERTISING AGENCY FOR THEIR HORRIBLE DECLINE - COULDN'T POSSIBILY BE STUPID GM EXECUTIVES

TIMMY'S MOM - JUNE LOCKHART IS "CHEATING" ON LASSIE - SHE'S DOING A GRAVY TRAIN COMMERCIAL WITH OTHER DOGS

WEIRD FOOD PRODUCTS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE - PART 2

WHEATIES BEING PROMOTED AS A DESSERT INGREDIENT ON A 1952 COMMERCIAL

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC LAWS, DURING THE EARLY 1960's - LAW REQUIRES DRIVING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD?

HENRY WINKLER REFUSED TO ENDORSE ONE PIECE OF FONZIE MEMORABILIA - HE FELT IT WAS IN BAD TASTE

TIMEX WATCHES ___ TAKES A LICKING - KEEPS ON TICKING (SOUNDS KINKY, DOESN'T IT?)

REMEMBERING TWINKLES CEREAL - THE BOX WITH THE STORYBOOK PRINTED ON THE BACK

COMEDY SELLS PRODUCTS - JOHNNY CARSON BEING GOOFY WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A JELLO DESERT

THE DAY JOHNNY CARSON NUZZLED ED McMAHON AND ED McMAHON PETTED JOHNNY CARSON

OUTTAKES FROM SOME OF MY FAVORITE CLASSIC TV SHOWS

RONALD REAGAN - FORGETTING THAT HE WAS A TERRIBLE PRESIDENT, HE WAS CHARMING AND QUITE HUMOROUS

FIRST 100 DAYS IN 2010 - ANOTHER GREAT TV ACTOR HAS PASSED AWAY - DIXIE CARTER A.K.A. JULIA SUGARBAKER

JED CLAMPETT ACCUSES AN EAGLE OF THEFT OF HIS PROPERTY - A CIGARETTE PACK

POOR FRED FLINTSTONE - ATE ONE TOO MANY BRONTOSAURUS BURGERS - NOW HE HAS UPSET STOMACH

STAR TREK MEDALLION BEING SOLD FOR $100 - LUCKY IF THEY GET THAT MUCH - ORIGINALLY SOLD FOR $7.95 IN 1975

CLEAN-CUT ANIMATED BOY & DOPEY ANIMATED MOOSE - CHEERIOS SPOKES-BEINGS

DESOTO CAR SPOKESMAN & A DOUBLE ENTENDRE, SMART-ALEC FUNNY MAN -- MR. GROUCHO MARX

BARNEY FIFE - FUTURE PILATES INSTRUCTOR, OR CEREAL THIEF?

WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST LATELY - DID THE GHOSTBUSTERS GET HIM?

NANCY WALKER - TRIBUTE TO A GREAT CHARACTER ACTRESS & BOUNTY PAPER TOWEL SPOKESWOMAN

BEST OF TWITTER - PART 1/2 DOZEN MINUS 1 (AKA #5)