Television
Winky Dink and You
The voice of Betty Boop launched a thousand TV screen scribbles and parental curses....
Have fun playing with your "winky dink" at home!
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 31, 2012 -
Comments (6)
Category: Art, Avant Garde, Disasters, Television, 1950s
Emma Peel Unpeeled
Anyone who ever fell for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel--and judging from the comments lately, there are many such among the WU-vies--will have their heads (and possibly other body parts) explode upon viewing this clip, which was banned in the USA at the time of its release.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 26, 2012 -
Comments (13)
Category: Television, Sex Symbols, 1960s, Europe
Finnish TV James Bond Ad
Wait, huh, what--? This is the latest "Bond Girl"?!?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 12, 2012 -
Comments (2)
Category: Movies, Television, Advertising, Sex Symbols
New Starving Muppet
Couldn't Cookie Monster just share!?!
Article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 06, 2011 -
Comments (3)
Category: Food, Puppets and Automatons, Television
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
All you need to know here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 01, 2011 -
Comments (6)
Category: Television, Comics, 1970s, Parody
In the Air
short film "In the Air" (2009) from Martinus Klemet on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 01, 2011 -
Comments (1)
Category: Television, Surrealism, Cartoons, Europe
Turkey Trot
I do not foresee a revival of this particular dance step.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 09, 2011 -
Comments (2)
Category: Music, Television, 1960s, Dance
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Click on text for a version more readable.
To watch an episode of this bizarre cult show, start with Part 1 here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 28, 2011 -
Comments (4)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Television, Weird Names, Surrealism, 1960s
Branded!
This TV theme song and imagery has stuck with me since childhood. It's undeniably powerful still, I think.
But who knew that the armed forces today still do the same thing? Read about the Canadian response to the conviction of a twisted soldier.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 20, 2010 -
Comments (6)
Category: Crime, Public Humiliation, Rituals and Superstitions, Television, 1960s, Armed Forces
Dusty’s Trail
Generally regarded as a contender for Worst TV Show Ever, this short-lived series exactly mapped Gilligan's Island onto the Wild West.
Watch as much of this episode as you can.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 07, 2010 -
Comments (11)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Regionalism, ShowBiz, Television, 1970s
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