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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.

GOP CANDIDATES = THE SIMPSONS CHARACTERS? MITT ROMNEY = NED FLANDERS? RON PAUL = GRANDPA SIMPSON? PLUS, MANY MORE.

EXCLUSIVE CELEBRITY FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS - MISS PIGGY & KERMIT

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF BO DUKE'S & LUKE DUKE'S CHOSEN PROFESSION

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?

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

SUPER COOL JAMES BOND 007 TOY SET COMMERCIAL FROM THE EARLY 1960s

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

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

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

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

APPARENTLY, DON KNOTTS HAS A NEW "LOVE INTEREST" - THELMA LOU MUST HAVE COME TO HER SENSES.

I'M REPORTING THE PARENTS OF THE "CHEERIOS KID" TO THE DCFS FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

"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

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

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

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.

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

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

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?

THE GREAT 1958 LEBANON - JEWISH WAR. FUNNYMAN JACK BENNY GUEST STARS ON "THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW."

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.)

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

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

BEST OF MY TWITTER COMMENTS - PART 15

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.

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

THE WORLD'S RICHEST CAT "MATILDA VAN HORN"

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

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

HENRY MORGAN (PANELIST ON "I'VE GOT A SECRET") HAD THE TYPE OF SARCASTIC HUMOR THAT I LOVE

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

I HATED COCOA PUFFS CEREAL - CEREAL IS SUPPOSED TO BE EATEN WITH REGULAR MILK, NOT A CHOCOLATE YUCKY FLAVORED MESS

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

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

ALWAYS FEED YOUR PET LION KEN L RATION - ACCORDING TO THIS VINTAGE 1960's TV COMMERCIAL

DID YOU EVER WONDER WHICH INSURANCE COMPANY INSURES HERMAN AND LILY MUNSTER?

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

HERMAN MUNSTER - BIG KID WITH COOL AMT MUNSTER KOACH TOY

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL POODLE

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

COULD IT BE THAT SANTA CLAUS IS THE OLDER BROTHER OF SUPERMAN?

THE GREAT CHARACTER ACTOR ANDY DEVINE DOING A KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES COMMERCIAL

SANTA CLAUS BROUGHT ME LOTS & LOTS OF TOYS - DICK TRACY RAY GUN - TWISTER - SHOOT AROUND THE CORNER GUN - JAMES BOND 007 ACTION SET

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

I ASSUMED THE WORD "CHOCOLATY" WAS A MADE UP ADVERTISING WORD - I WAS WRONG

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

IF YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE SWEETIE-PIE EVA GABOR SCREAM LIKE A BANSHEE - CLICK THE VIDEO

HOOTERVILLE CANNONBALL TRAIN AT CHRISTMAS

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

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

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