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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

WITH THE HOLIER-THAN-THOU RICK SANTORUM WINNING THE LOUISIANA PRIMARY, HE MIGHT BE WILLING TO ANNOUNCE VP CANDIDATES

MITT'S POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATES (AKA HUMOROUS POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES)

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

ARE THESE PHOTOS OF NEWT AND ONE OF HIS MANY FEMALE "CONQUESTS" RELAXING AT HOME? YOU BE THE JUDGE.

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

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

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

I THINK IT IS OFFICIAL (OR, MAYBE A RUMOR) MITT ROMNEY HAS CHANGED HIS NAME.

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

SANTA CLAUS WANTS TO WISH THE TOP 1/10 OF 1% (315,000 PEOPLE) A MERRY CHRISTMAS

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

I CONSIDER THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES EQUAL TO ZERO - ZERO - ZERO (THAT IS MY NEW TAX PLAN)

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

I'M CHECKING OLD MAGAZINE ADS & TV COMMERCIALS FOR THE BEST DOG & CAT FOOD - THE GOP WANTS TO DRIVE THE U.S. INTO A DEPRESSION / RECESSION

MY UNCLE (AKA "DIRTY OL'E MAN - JUST JOKING) AND JANE RUSSELL

A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT TIM CONWAY (WHILE HE IS STILL ALIVE)

THANK GOODNESS THAT SARAH HAS A BIG ENOUGH MOUTH TO PUT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN - FIRE IN HER BELLY IS DANGEROUS

ANOTHER MICHELE BACHMANN REWRITE OF HISTORY

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

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

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?

NOW THAT ARNOLD IS OUT OF OFFICE HE WILL PROBABLY STAR IN A TRILOGY OF SCREWBALL COMEDY TERMINATOR MOVIES

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

"THE ONION" REPORTS ON THE LEADING GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE - AN APATHETIC GUY IN KENTUCKY

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REDD FOXX: SPOKESMAN FOR BALL PARK FRANKS & COLT 45 LIQUOR

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

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

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

ARE WARREN BUFFETT & BILL GATES FLYING ON THE BILLIONAIRE VERSION OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES?

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

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

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

A FOND LOOK AT "THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET" WITH RICKY NELSON AND OLDER BROTHER DAVE

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

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

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

SARAH PALIN'S PERSONAL LIBRARY

AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASPCAF ("AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO AMERICAN FLIES") I CONDEMN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S KILLING OF A FLY

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

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERBOY - RUSH LIMBAUGH SAYS THAT MICHELLE OBAMA ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR SI

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

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

ADORABLE MID 1960's "LIFE" CEREAL COMMERCIAL - DEBATE WITH GOLFER BILLY CASPER & A KID - POINT & COUNTERPOINT

PARTRIDGE FAMILY MEMBER CHANGES HIS ALLEGIANCE FROM KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TO GENERAL MILLS BERRY BURST CHEERIOS

BREAKING NEWS FROM "THE ONION" - JENNIFER ANISTON HAS JUST ADOPTED A 33 YEAR OLD AFRICAN BOYFRIEND

IS SARAH PALIN RESPONSIBLE FOR GLOBAL WARMING? IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, YES.

A GREAT POLITICAL CARTOON IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

CANADIAN PEANUT BUTTER MAKER USES TONY RANDALL AS A SPOKESMAN & A CHIMPANZEE AS A SPOKES-SIMIAN

BEFORE THERE WERE AIR JORDAN SHOES AND MICHAEL JORDAN AS A SPOKESMAN

AFTER SOME EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE REASON WHY HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER HAS ORANGE SKIN

FAMOUS MALE ACTORS PORTRAYING FEMALES - DUSTIN HOFFMAN AS TOOTSIE - ROBIN WILLIAMS AS MRS DOUTFIRE - JACK BENNY AS GRACIE ALLEN (MRS GEORGE BURNS)

TODAY IS THE GOVERNATOR'S LAST DAY - GOES IN AS A MUSCLE BOUND "B" MOVIE ACTOR - LEAVES AS A GIRLY MAN

AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION - I HAVE DISCOVERED WHAT ETHEL MERTZ IS GIVING FRED MERTZ FOR CHRISTMAS

MASTER OF POLITICAL MARTIAL ARTS (WINK WINK) PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MARTIAL ARTS MOVES ON OPPONENTS - MARK FIORE CARTOON

JACK BENNY'S FIRST 53 YEARS OF LIFE TOLD VIA A 5-PAGE COMIC BOOK STORY

DID YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW WHICH SHAVING CREAM THAT FRANKENSTEIN USED?

BING CROSBY WAS SUCH A HUGE STAR & PROMOTER OF MINUTE MAID, ONLY HIS SIGNATURE SHOWED UP AT THE PHOTO SHOOT

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

LIBERACE MUSEUM CLOSED LAST MONTH - LIBERACE WAS INCREDIBLY POPULAR - AN APPEARANCE ON "WHAT'S MY LINE" - MASSIVE APPLAUSE

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

UNUSUAL BILLBOARD - JOHNNIE COCHRAN DIED IN 2005 BUT HE IS STILL PULLING PEOPLE IN TO HIS LAW FIRM

DURING THE YEARS THAT I WAS A CUBS FAN - I TURNED THE SOUND OF JACK BRICKHOUSE DOWN - I COULDN'T STAND HIM

TIME TO PLAY THE GAME - THINGS THAT SARAH PALIN WOULD NEVER DO

THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON THAT INSPECTOR 'DIRTY' HARRY CALLAHAN IS AFRAID OF - GRANNY CLAMPETT A.K.A. DAISY MOSES

1951 HEINZ SOUP KITCHEN AD - WAS THERE A PRE-NUP AGREEMENT THAT TERESA HEINZ REQUIRES SENATOR KERRY TO WORK 20 HOURS A WEEK IN THE KITCHEN?

MY VIEW OF WHAT G.W. BUSH'S BOOK (COLORING BOOK?) COVER WILL LOOK LIKE

EDDIE FISHER - FATHER OF CARRIE FISHER & EX-HUSBAND TO DEBBIE REYNOLDS & LIZ TAYLOR PASSED AWAY - OH, YEAH, ALSO AN ACTOR AND SINGER

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

GOP SENATE CANDIDATE CHRISTINE O'DONNELL SAYS SHE DABBLED IN WITCHCRAFT - I DON'T MEAN WATCHING OLD RERUNS OF BEWITCHED

During 1944, TEENAGE GIRLS WERE A DIFFERENT BREED. THEY DREAMED ABOUT FINDING A PERFECT GUY AND HAVING A HOPE CHEST FILLED WITH MEMORIES

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

FIND OUT WHAT THE COWARDLY LION'S (WIZARD OF OZ) FAVORITE BEER WAS

COULDN'T THEY SEE 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE? SALES OF AYDS DIET CANDY DROPPED BY 50% BY 1988, BECAUSE OF THE DISEASE

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

I USED TO LOVE JIMMY STEWART UNTIL I FOUND OUT HE WAS (GASP!!!) ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE

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

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

DID RONALD REAGAN DYE HIS HAIR? - JOHNNY CARSON SAID “REAGAN DOESN'T DYE HIS HAIR—HE BLEACHES HIS FACE.”

FANS OF NCIS - SURPRISE! SURPRISE! NERDY DR. DONALD "DUCKY" MALLARD USED TO BE A TEENYBOPPER SEX SYMBOL

CARTOON SARAH GIVES US A GEOGRAPHY LESSON - THINKS ILLINOIS IS FLORIDA & WASHINGTON IS RUSSIA

OJ SIMPSON MAGAZINE AD FROM 1978 HAS THREE BOOTED APPENDAGES

DON'T BE SURPRISED IF BILLY MARTIN IS HIRED AND THEN FIRED, ON A YEARLY BASIS - FOR ETERNITY

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

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

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

WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT JOHNNY CARSON EVER WORE ANYTHING FROM HIS LINE OF CLOTHES - THE JOHNNY CARSON COLLECTION?