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WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY "DON'T" NEED TO GET IT THERE OVERNIGHT

REMEMBER THE GOOD OLDE DAYS WHEN A PACKAGE OF KRAFT CHEESE DIDN'T HAVE A "TON" OF PLASTIC COVERING EACH SLICE

GEORGE BURNS LOVED AND CHERISHED HIS WIFE (GRACIE ALLEN.) HE STILL NEEDED TO MUTE HER ON OCCASION

IF FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS EVER RECALLED - I THINK HE WOULD BE PERFECT IN A STARRING ROLE OF A LIVE ACTION "BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD" MOVIE (IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.)

FOND MEMORIES OF THE MOVIE "PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES" WITH PHOTOS OF MOTEL FROM THE MOVIE

GEORGE W. BUSH WAS 19 YEARS OLD WHEN HE SUPPOSEDLY (AS THE RUMORS HAVE SAID) DISOBEYED "ORDERS" AND COLORED THE YELLOW PAGES

ADAM WEST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HOLD A SPOON - 3 YEAR OLD GIRL TEACHES HIM THE "CORRECT" WAY

JUST ONCE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THAT COPPERTONE DOG WOULD ATTEMPT TO TUG DOWN THE SWIMSUIT OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNTANNED WOMAN

A VERY ODD CELEBRITY ENDORSED COMMERCIAL THAT PUTS A HUGE GRIN ON MY FACE

THE ANSWER TO THE ETERNAL QUESTION - DID ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY HAVE HAIRY NOSTRILS?

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY - COURTESY OF TAIWAN, CHINA, JAPAN & VENEZUELA

HERBERT TAREYTON CIGARETTE MODELS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

WINTERSET, IOWA - HOMETOWN OF MARION MICHAEL MORRISON (A.K.A. "TOUGH GUY" JOHN WAYNE)

I MISSED THE FUTURE-TO-BE DAY OF CONCEPTION OF CAPTAIN JAMES TIBERIUS KIRK

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! MARK OF A GREAT DAD - BLOW A CUB SCOUT BUGLE IN DAD'S EAR & HE IGNORES IT

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - DRINK COCA COLA AND LOSE WEIGHT, ACCORDING TO THIS 1961 TV COMMERCIAL.

I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH A BOTTLE OF GREY POUPON & NOBODY HAS ASKED TO BORROW IT.

NEWS FLASH: INANIMATE VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY - JERRY MAHONEY SWITCHED CEREAL BRANDS FROM LIFE CEREAL TO KELLOGG'S FROSTED MINI WHEATS

THE OFFICIAL GOP PIG LIPSTICK APPLICATOR & MAKEUP ARTIST

BOY, I KNOW CANDY BARS HAVE BEEN GETTING SMALLER AND MORE EXPENSIVE - THIS IS INCREDIBLE

SOMEBODY HAS TO EXPLAIN TO THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT THAT LEAVING HIS 7-UP BOTTLES IN THE STREET IS NOT COOL

I'M NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS MODEL FOR A PILLSBURY CAKE AD, HAS A 1 FOOT STICK, OR A 2 FOOT FOOT STICK UP HER GLUTEUS MAXIMUS.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES TRUCK? WELL, YOU CAN, THANKS TO ME. EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS CAN BE SENT TO ME IN A PLAIN ENVELOPE

7 MONTHS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND SANTA SHOULD BE HARD AT WORK - HE IS GOOFING OFF WHILE SMOKING A PIPE.

1950's - 1980's FRISKIES DOG FOOD ADS WERE THE CUTEST TV & MAGAZINE ADS IN THE WORLD, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

WHEN TONY THE TIGER & MICHAEL JORDAN PLAY HOOPS - TONY ALWAYS WINS ON HIS HOME COURT

MY PICK FOR THE CUTEST BILLBOARD IN 2011

GRANNY LIKES THE REO LAWNMOWER SO MUCH - HER PETTICOAT IS SHOWING WHILE PUSHING THE LAWNMOWER AT A FULL RUN

65 YEARS AGO, THE U.S. POST OFFICE PLAYED A HOAX ON THE CITIZENS OF MILWAUKEE.

I WENT TO A BETTY WHITE BOOK SIGNING. I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO TAKE A PICTURE - I DID TAKE A PHOTO & BETTY PULLED A GUN ON ME. JUST JOKING.

LIFE IS UNFAIR - ELSIE THE BORDEN COW HAS A NICER HOUSE THAN I HAVE.

THE BEST SALESMEN FOR KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES - THE MONKEES

FEMALE DESCENDANTS OF H.J. HEINZ ARE CONNOISSEURS OF PICKLES. WHATEVER YOU DO - DON'T GIVE THEM A SOGGY PICKLE

DID YOU KNOW THAT LUCILLE BALL & DICK VAN DYKE HAD A LINE OF CLOTHES - IT'S TRUE.

I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND WELCH'S MONTH - THE MONTH IS ALMOST 1/3 OVER

SHERIFF ANDY TAYLOR DOESN'T USE TRAFFIC TICKETS TO RAISE MONEY FOR MAYBERRY - HE USES CORPORATE SPONSORS

REAL REASON WHY THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IS DELAYED UNTIL MAY 16

ADVERTISING TRIVIA: WHAT DOES AT&T, NORTHERN TOILET TISSUE, AND BETTY CROCKER CAKE MIX HAVE IN COMMON?

CHIEF USDA BEEF INSPECTOR DURING G.W.B. YEARS - FOUR LEGS, SHAGGY FUR, AND A DETECTIVE'S HAT

LOOK BACK IN ILL. HISTORY: HOW JERI RYAN (SEXY 7 of 9 - STAR TREK VOYAGER) INADVERTENLY HELPED TO GET BLAGO ELECTED

MAYBE BRISTOL-MYERS WOULD STILL BE MANUFACTURING IPANA TOOTHPASTE IF THEY DIDN'T USE PHOTOGRAPHS OF TOOTHLESS CUSTOMERS

THE DONALD HAS JUST RELEASED HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE - IT IS "HUGE!"

"MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" CLIP - RUSTY LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE WANT ADS - FUNNY & CUTE

DENNIS THE MENACE HAS DISCOVERED THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH - 1993 DENNIS LOOKS YOUNGER THAN 1960 DENNIS

A TRIP BACK INTO TIME - 1960's TV COMMERCIAL FOR AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKES, ALONG WITH A CUB SCOUT TROOP ON A CAMPOUT. VERY CUTE.

I WISH BUICK STILL MADE THE M18 TANK DESTROYER - I COULD USE IT ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY

TRANSOGRAM USED TO MAKE THE COOLEST TOYS

HISTORY CHANNEL'S - ANTIQUE ARCHEAOLOGY BUILDING FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE

SYNERGY - KRAFT FOODS GOING INTO EASTER BONNET BUSINESS USING THEIR SALAD DRESSING BOTTLES

THE EASTER BUNNY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER ALL OF HIS EGGS - GAS PRICES HAVE SKYROCKETED

WHY DO CONSERVATIVES HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE CONCEPT OF EVOLUTION? THE DONALD IS IN REVERSE EVOLUTION MODE

22 YEARS AGO, I REALIZED THAT SOLOFLEX MAGAZINE ADS WERE USING MY BODY WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S HEAD - YEAH, RIGHT!!!

50% OF ARIZONA'S SENATORS ARE SANE, WELL, MAYBE 100% - "NOT INTENDED TO BE A FACTUAL STATEMENT."

I BET YOU CAN'T NAME TWO POP CULTURE (TV & MOVIE) REFERENCES TO WESTERN UNION CANDYGRAMS.

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOST SUPPOSEDLY COULD HAVE BEEN DAN ROWAN (LAUGH-IN HOST)

I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT DRAGONS WERE CLOSE FRIENDS WITH DOGS.

EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: CBS HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A NEW SITCOM FOR CHARLIE SHEEN

REAL REASON WHY GE COULDN'T GET A ZERO TAX RATE UNTIL RECENTLY

A CREDIT CARD AD - 35 YEARS YEARS PRIOR TO IT BECOMING APROPOS.

COMIC BOOK AD - TRAINING DEVICE FOR A FUTURE MASS KILLER

A GIFT FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY - WHAT A SURPRISE, IT HAS A STRING ATTACHED TO IT!!!!

WHEATIES AD WITH A HUGE FOREIGN LICENSE PLATE PHOTO OF A FUTURE-TO-BE "AXIS OF EVIL" COUNTRY

A FAMOUS TV CELEBRITY WAS THE "PERSON" WHO INVENTED CAR SEATBELTS - SEE WHO IT WAS.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PEG & B.J. HUNNICUTT, A FEW YEARS BEFORE HIS DRAFT NOTICE ARRIVED

ARE YOU CURIOUS WHAT BRAND OF SOAP LUCILLE BALL USED TO WASH AWAY FILTHY PHILLIP MORRIS CIGARETTE SMOKE?

JULY 6, 1959 - GEORGE W. BUSH'S 13th BIRTHDAY HE LEARNS TO SPELL MULTI-SYLLABLE WORDS FOR 1st TIME - WITH ALPHA BITS CEREAL

DOUBLE ENTENDRE AD FOR DOC'S "HARD" LEMON DRINK MIGHT BE TOO SUBTLE FOR THE DIRTY MINDED - WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO BE "SLOW."

WHEN JOHN KERRY & HIS WIFE TERESA HEINZ KERRY ENTERTAIN - THEY PROVIDE A HEINZ MENU FOR OVERNIGHT GUESTS TO CHECK OFF

I TRIED SOMETHING I NEVER ATE BEFORE - CREAM OF WHEAT. YUCKY TO THE HUNDREDTH POWER.

WAS DESI ARNAZ GIVING THE VIEWERS THE CUBAN VERSION OF "THE FINGER" - I'M JUST JOKING.

EARLY 1960's POST SUGAR CRISP COMMERCIAL HAS A VILLIAN NAMED BLOB, WHO SOUNDS LIKE DONALD TRUMP (IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.)

JAPANESE & ALASKANS WANT TO HAVE SNOWBALL FIGHTING PART OF THE OLYMPICS

MAXWELL SMART HAD A BAD DAY - WAS WALKING HIS DOG FANG (AGENT K - 13) & STEPPED IN HIS DOO DOO - THEN HIS SHOE PHONE RANG.

REPLACE THE PHRASE "BUILD IT & THEY WILL COME" WITH THE PHRASE "SHOVEL IT & THEY WILL COME"

WHY ARE MORONS ATTRACTED TO THE COMMENT SECTION OF A YOU TUBE VIDEO? JUST LIKE A MOSQUITO TO A LIGHTBULB.

BILLIONAIRE BOB HOPE WAS A SPOKESMAN FOR VAN HEUSEN SHIRTS - COULD HAVE MADE A FEW MORE BUCKS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY

ALAN BRADY SHOW EXPOSE - TV PRODUCER MEL COOLEY IS A POSSIBLE DIRTY OLD MAN

A LOOK INTO WHY GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT HATES TRAINS - MAYBE, HE HAD DREAMS OF TRAINS FOLLOWING HIM EVERYWHERE HE WENT

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS - PART 15

COOL KITCHEN APPLIANCE THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE

WHO WAS A BETTER SPOKES-ANIMAL FOR LARK AUTOMOBILES - MR. ED (TALKING HORSE) OR ZSA ZSA GABOR?

HAVE YOU EVER FANTASIZED ABOUT HAVING MASSIVE MUSCLES LIKE BULLWINKLE HAS? LEARN HOW HE CREATED HIS MASSIVE PHYSIQUE.

TV & MOVIE ACTOR RICHARD CRENNA DIRECTED EPISODES OF THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - HIS OPINION OF HIS ONE CONTRIBUTION TO THE SHOW

THESE LATE 1950's ADS FOR CHEF BOY AR DEE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS "'STRETCHING' THE TRUTH IN ADVERTISING"

TV STAR & MOGUL TV PRODUCER - DANNY THOMAS SHILLING FOR POST CEREAL (PROBABLY NEVER ATE A BOWL OF THE STUFF IN HIS LIFE)

REPUBLICANS HAVE THE ELEPHANT - DEMOCRATS HAVE THE DONKEY - INDEPENDENTS HAD NOTHING ---- UNTIL, NOW.

LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ DEMONSTRATING A SUPER COOL RETRACTABLE HARDTOP FORD FAIRLANE SKYLINER

SARAH PALIN'S PERSONAL LIBRARY

AFTER FRED MERTZ DIED - ETHEL MERTZ HAD BIG EXPENSES, SHE CHANGED HER NAME AND SOLD MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE

THE INFAMOUS "A-LIST" CELEBRITY HANG OUT - "THE PUMP ROOM" CONTENTS SOLD AT AUCTION

WATCH LARRY TATE (BEWITCHED) TRY TO STEAL A WINSTON CIGARETTE SLOGAN TO USE ON AUNT JEMIMA SYRUP

LASTEST "EXCUSE" FOR HIGH GAS PRICES - NUMBER 1,987,541,896

POLITICAL CARTOONIST POINTS OUT A GUN OWNERS EXTENDED CLIP & DINKY BRAIN - I MAKE A TINY ADDITIONAL COMMENT TO IT

READ MY POST - TO SEE CARTOON CHARACTER DICK TRACY TAKING A BATH IN A TV COMMERCIAL

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS PART 14

JUST BECAUSE IDEAL TOYS SAID THEIR TOY TRUCKS WERE TOUGH & USED MEAN JOE GREENE AS A SPOKESMAN, DIDN'T MAKE IT SO.

"THE ONION" REPORTS ON AN INCREDIBLY TERRIBLE ACCIDENT - UNSUPERVISED CHILD ON A BINGE OF 4 BOWLS OF A BOO BERRY CEREAL

TIME MARCHES ON - DAVY JONES FAN CLUB USED TO BE IN LYNBROOK, NY - NOW IT IS A BIOTECH COMPANY

COOLEST TOY THAT I WAS TOO OLD FOR - MARX BIG WHEEL

THE DAY THAT ROBERT YOUNG, ELEANOR DONAHUE, BILLY GRAY & LAUREN CHAPIN MADE BREAKFAST FOR JANE WYATT - WITH THE HELP OF SCOTT PAPER TOWELS