Television
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Sample episode of Skippy below.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 09, 2015 -
Comments (8)
Category: Animals, Television, Children, 1960s, Australia
Gentle Ben
Which scenario is more likely?
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 27, 2014 -
Comments (4)
Category: Animals, Death, Television, 1960s
Johnny Jupiter
There's a bit of Jim Carrey to our hero Ernie.
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 11, 2014 -
Comments (2)
Category: Aliens, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Puppets and Automatons, Television, 1950s
Truth in Advertising
Caution: many, many swears.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 04, 2014 -
Comments (8)
Category: Business, Advertising, Television, 1960s, Cars, Swears
The Good Old Days of Electronics
Sure, it's only 25 inches on the diagonal, with the resolution of an Etch-a-sketch. But look at that wood cabinet!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 03, 2014 -
Comments (11)
Category: Money, Technology, Television, 1970s
Pink Lady and Jeff
Ranked among the fifty worst TV shows ever.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 20, 2014 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Television, 1980s, Asia
Zovello, The Bonomo Magic Clown
Given fezzes to wear, and a supply of taffy to eat, the children in the audience were still at a loss for having to watch the sub-Krusty antics of Zovello the Magic Clown.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 20, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Clowns, Television, Children, 1940s, 1950s
COKE TIME with Eddie Fisher
"Product placement? What product placement?"
The lowdown from Wikipedia.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 03, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Television, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1950s
LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE: UFOs
A show on space exploration and UFOs, from the1950s, when such things seemed very weird indeed.
It's amazing to see what they get right, and what they get wrong. "Space telescope? Nah, never happen!"
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 27, 2013 -
Comments (9)
Category: Science, Television, 1950s
Cigarette Karaoke
Plus, millions of free cigarettes for our hospitalized fighting men!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 26, 2013 -
Comments (14)
Category: Addictions, Business, Advertising, Hospitals, Television, Smoking and Tobacco, 1950s
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