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OTIS CAMPBELL WASN'T A DRUNK - HE DIDN'T HAVE STASHES OF BOOZE, HE HAD STASHES OF 40% BRAN FLAKES

A QUAINT 1959 ANIMATED SOUTHERN SENATOR WHO PREFERS QUAKER PUFFED CEREAL, OVER THE DOLLAR SIGN SHAPED CEREAL

EVERYBODY THINKS THAT ARCHIE BUNKER WAS A MEAT & POTATOES TYPE OF GUY - EVERYBODY IS WRONG.

THE NIGHT THAT SIX MEN SERENADED JACK BENNY, WHILE HE WAS IN HIS ROBE, AND STANDING ON HIS BEDROOM BALCONY

I JUST HEARD ABOUT JONATHAN WINTERS PASSING AWAY - 3 DAYS AFTER HIS PASSING

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE WHAT ROSEANNE & DAN CONNOR'S HOUSE LOOKS LIKE IN REAL LIFE? HOW ABOUT THE LOBO BAR?

CANNED OSCAR MAYER HOT DOGS - POPULAR PRIOR TO THE MASSIVE EXPANSION OF REFRIGERATORS IN THE 1950's

AUTOLITE SHOCK ABSORBER AD WITH DICK TRACY COMMITTING ATTEMPTED MURDER?

THE MAIN REASON WHY HARRY REID DIDN'T CHANGE THE FILLIBUSTER RULES - HE DIDN'T GET WHAT HE WANTED FOR X-MAS

REMEMBER THOSE TINY BUILDINGS IN THE PARKING LOT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER - FOTOMAT STORES?

REMEMBER BACK IN THE GOOD OL'E DAYS WHEN GAS STATIONS USED TO GIVE AWAY, OR SELL ITEMS AT LOW PRICES TO ENTICE YOU?

DENNIS MITCHELL (DENNIS THE MENACE) HAS GOTTEN ENGAGED TO MARGARET. HE GAVE HER A DAIRY QUEEN "DENNIS THE MENACE" RING

DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW JOE NAMATH FINANCIALLY SURVIVED AFTER FOOTBALL? HE BECAME A SECRETARY TO A FEMALE BOSS!!!

1949 MAGAZINE AD WITH LUCILLE BALL ADVERTISING A WINE - PROBABLY SQUEEZED WITH HER OWN STINKY UNWASHED FEET

THE REASON WHY YOU NEVER SAW A HISPANIC PERSON IN MAYBERRY, NORTH CAROLINA

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT'S TEENAGE SON WAS A BOOM BOX CARRYING REBEL?

A TV COMMERCIAL WITH A DISEASE CARRYING SUPER-HERO FLYING MOUSE AS A SPOKES-MOUSE FOR AN OAT CEREAL - NOT TOO SMART!!!

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE WORLD'S LARGEST "RADIO FLYER" WAGON, AND WHERE THEY BUILD THE NORMAL SIZE WAGONS?

CONEHEADS: THE NEXT GENERATION (SPACE ALIEN CONEHEADS ENJOYING COCA COLA)

THE FIRST TIME A PRESIDENT WAS INAUGURATED ONE DAY AFTER THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION DAY

PEANUT BUTTER & NO JELLY CANDY BAR (DISCONTINUED PRODUCT)

JFK PICTURE ON SAVINGS BONDS - WOULD WE OF HAD A $ 1,000,000 SAVINGS BOND WITH MITT ROMNEY ON IT? THE THOUGHT OF IT IS HORRIFYING

PRESIDENT WASHINGTON WISHES TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA ON HIS REELECTION - HE WANTS TO GIVE HIM A CHERRY PIE

I'VE SHOWN YOU HERMAN MUNSTER'S DRAGULA - WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE MUNSTER COACH? (WARNING: ANTI-MITT ROMNEY COMPARISONS)

WITH HALLOWEEN ALMOST HERE - IT IS TIME TO TRAIN YOUR PERSONAL MONSTER TO GET YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE.

IT IS TOO BAD THAT TWA DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. THEY MADE IT A LOT EASIER TO JOIN THE "MILE-HIGH CLUB"!!!!!!

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM HOWDY DOODY TELLING THE KIDS TO BERATE THEIR PARENTS ABOUT REGISTERING TO VOTE & VOTING ON ELECTION DAY

A SILLY 1960s COMMERCIAL WITH A BUSINESSMAN ON A CHILD SWING - ACTING LIKE A KID. VERY GOOD AD!!!!

SHERIFF ANDY HID AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE TAYLOR HOUSEHOLD FROM THE VIEWERS

BACK IN THE 1970's, FOR $2.98 YOU COULD BUY THE RIGHT TO STUFF YOUR PRIVATE PARTS INTO A COCA COLA BILLBOARD

GEORGE ROMNEY WAS A POLAR OPPOSITE BUSINESSMAN, COMPARED TO MITT ROMNEY - A COOL 1955 AMERICAN MOTORS COMMERCIAL

SUPER COOL ADVERTISEMENT WITH BILL COSBY DRESSED AS A MAGICIAN FOR HI-C DRINKS

HOW TO BE A WASTEFUL AMERICAN - MAKE AN 18 INCH OREO COOKIE & DROP IT INTO 6 GALLONS OF MILK

I THINK I HAVE DISCOVERED WHY MITT ROMNEY IS AN ETCH-A-SKETCH CANDIDATE

ASTRONAUTS THAT I WANT TO MEET JOHN GLENN & JAMES LOVELL. ASTRONAUT I CAN'T MEET - NEIL ARMSTRONG.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT LARK CIGARETTES ARE JUST LIKE MY GLUTEUS MAXIMUS

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE INSIDE FRED SANFORD'S PICKUP TRUCK?

YOUNG & THE RESTLESS LIVE IN A FAKE GENOA CITY, WI - I VISITED THE REAL GENOA CITY, WI

MY OPINION OF TONY THE TIGER CHANGED DRAMATICALLY - HE MIGHT BE A PEEPING "TONY"

1946 SANTA FE AD: ATTRACTING A NICHE GROUP OF CUSTOMERS - PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOTIC ILLUSIONS!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT JERRY LEWIS ATE WHEN HE WAS MAKING "THE NUTTY PROFESSOR"? YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!!!!

MAGAZINE AD DEPICTING A VIOLENT GEORGE BURNS - AIMED AT GRACIE ALLEN, AND ALL ABOUT A LIGHTBULB

A NON-FOND LOOK AT OK CHEVROLET USED CAR DEALERS

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO BET THAT THE MR. BELVEDERE FAN CLUB (1985 - 1990 TV SHOW) MET IN A PHONE BOOTH?

CLOSEUP LOOK AT THE DICK TRACY COP CAR THAT WARREN BEATTY DROVE

SAM SNEAD - OWNER OF THE WORLD'S FANCIEST GOLF CART - A 1958 CHEVROLET

FOND MEMORIES OF OLD A&P STORES - THE COLONIAL STYLE.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF ONE OF THE FIRST TASTEE FREEZ - LOCATED IN BERWYN ILLINOIS.

DON KNOTTS FOR DODGE TRUCKS - IMITATING BARNEY FIFE TYPE OF A CHARACTER

GREAT CHICAGO FIRE WAS BLAMED ON MRS O'LEARY'S COW. NOBODY KNOWS WHO STARTED THE GREAT MAYBERRY, N.C. FIRE - UNTIL NOW!!!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A 15 FOOT TALL GIANT PUSHING A BABY CARRIAGE, WHILE WEARING A WHITE SCARF, AND USING A CANE?

AUNT BEE TAYLOR, (FROM MAYBERRY, N.C.) SUGGESTS FOR YOU TO KEEP YOUR COFFEE IN THE LIVING ROOM CLOSET.

SONY TV - THE OFFICIAL TELEVISION SET OF THE NUDIST COMMUNITY?

THE DAY THAT BULLWINKLE BEAT UP BORIS BADENOV & MADE HIM PULL HIS SLEIGH ON ALL FOURS

MAJOR REASON WHY MITT ROMNEY HAS A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT - FREE APPLIANCES WITH A DEPOSIT

COOLEST SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE FOR A KID - AN ACTUAL WORKING MOCKUP GEMINI CAPSULE

IN HONOR OF A FUN, NON-HISTORICALLY ACCURATE, UNREALISTIC, RIDICULOUS WWII TV SHOW - "THE RAT PATROL"

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF TONY THE TIGER - PUSHED OUT OF A PLANE WITHOUT A PARACHUTE

PRO U.S. WWII COMIC BOOK ADS - BABY RUTH CANDY CURTISS CANDY COMPANY - FOUNDER OTTO SCHNERING

DAFFY DUCK QUOTE ON THE BENEFITS OF EATING POST SUGAR CRISP CEREAL

FEDERAL EXPRESS - WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY CAN NOT GET IT THERE OVERNIGHT (PART 2)

FAMOUS CELEBRITIES BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS - MAUREEN McCORMICK (MARCIA BRADY - BRADY BUNCH)

A POSSIBLE ONE-TOOTH IMAGE OF SARAH PALIN EATING BIRDS EYE FROZEN PEAS

SUPPOSEDLY, THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TEA PARTY IS TRYING TO WOO OVER SARAH PALIN - A BIG LIBBY'S FOOD DINNER & TEA PARTY

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE SCOOBY DOO MYSTERY MACHINE LOOKS LIKE ON THE INSIDE?

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY ! I'M GOING ONE STEP BEYOND WEARING GREEN - I'M GOING TO BE GREEN WITH ENVY WITH BUGS BUNNY'S CAR

BACK IN 1967, CHEVROLET MADE A CAR THAT COULD SPLIT APART, AND THEN COME BACK TOGETHER - SEE FOR YOURSELF

ODD MAGAZINE ADS: GENE AUTRY FOR GOODRICH TIRES (FOR HIS HORSE?) & ZORRO FOR AC SPARK PLUGS

TV COMMERCIAL: EATING CHEERIOS TURNS A NON-BALLET DANCING MOOSE, INTO A BALLET DANCING MOOSE

MITT & NEWT DOING THE GREAT COMEDY BIT "WHO'S ON FIRST" - ABBOTT & COSTELLO WOULD BE JEALOUS

BEING A PART OF THE NOVEAU POOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANYBODY FOR A GOOD RECIPE FOR SHOE LEATHER

A FLINTSTONE VITAMIN - SO BIG, IT WOULD CHOKE A HORSE

ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF COLORING BOOK CHARACTERS - LUCILLE & DESI

REMEMBER THE GOOD OLDE DAYS OF FUNNY FACE DRINKS - GOOFY GRAPE & (POLITICALLY INCORRECT) INJUN ORANGE?

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE BRONZE ASS OF GERALD FORD?

ON THIS 203th ANNIVERSARY OF ABE LINCOLN'S BIRTH - 12 PICTURES OF HIM FROM 1858 UNTIL 4 DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH

POP CULTURE IN THE 20th CENTURY IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS BLOG - AN INTERESTING CHANGE OF PACE FROM THE YEAR 1865

ON THIS 130th ANNIVERSARY OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT'S BIRTH - A GREAT FDR QUOTE "DEFINITION OF A CONSERVATIVE"

32 YEARS AFTER THE BLUES BROTHERS STARTED DEMOLITION ON THE DIXIE SQUARE MALL, THE BULLDOZERS ARE FINISHING IT.

FIRST BOX OF LIFE CEREAL IN MY LIFETIME & I WIN THEIR $50,000 PRIZE - 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (YEAH, RIGHT - I WISH)

I WAS PLANNING ON BUILDING A GLASS GARAGE TO SHOWCASE MY NEW CAR. 1960's TV COMMERCIAL SHOWED ME THAT I WAS DUMB.

JOLLY GREEN GIANT HAS A PART TIME JOB - FIREMAN AND / OR A CHIPPENDALE POLE DANCER

I THINK I UNCOVERED A PHOTO OF CHILDREN PROTESTING NEWT GINGRICH'S PRO CHILD LABOR STAND

FOR THOSE PEOPLE (GUYS) WHO LIKE TO LOOK UNDER THE SKIRTS OF INANIMATE FEMALE STATUES - COME TO CHICAGO.

FAMOUS "BLUES BROTHERS" SCENE REVISITED - PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACTUAL LOCATION

EXCLUSIVE CELEBRITY FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS - MISS PIGGY & KERMIT

HIGH TECHNOLOGY SANTA CATCHER - 1950s ERA

JACK BENNY GIVING EMPHEZEMA, HEART DISEASE & LUNG CANCER FOR CHRISTMAS

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF COLORING BOOK CHARACTERS - LUCILLE & DESI

MY FAVORITE BASEBALL PLAYER FINALLY IS ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME - RON SANTO IS IN!!!!!

WHICH CELEBRITY HAS THE BEST LOOKING LEGS IN THEIR NYLON ADVERTISEMENT?

THERE WERE 180 MILLION AMERICANS IN 1960 - DIAL SOAP WAS WELL ON THEIR WAY TO MAKING EVERY AMERICAN A SPOKESMAN FOR DIAL SOAP

JOLLY GREEN GIANT WAS CAUGHT "PLAYING" WITH HIS NIBLETS, AND HE IS RED FACED

1958 HUNT'S CATSUP AD MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT TAGLINE - "BAD COOKING? COVER IT UP WITH HUNT'S"

WORLD'S BEST "WEENIE" SUPERHERO - NABISCO'S CHIPS AHOY COOKIEMAN

THE GUY WHO FOUNDED HALIBURTON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ALUMINUM CASE THAT IS ALWAYS WITH THE PRESIDENT

THE RICH STAY RICH (NOT COUNTING THE BUSH TAX CUTS) BECAUSE THEY NEVER SPEND ANYTHING - EVERYBODY GIVES THEM STUFF

HERMAN CAIN SUPPOSEDLY RECEIVES TAX ADVICE FROM THE VIDEO GAME SIM CITY - MEET HIS "OTHER ADVISORS"

DURING THE 1950s THERE WAS A CRIME WAVE OF STOLEN POST TOASTIES CEREAL

THE TV VERSION OF THE BATMOBILE HAD SPEEDOMETER IN AN UNUSUAL PLACE.