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Happy Mother’s Day
Since this blog is devoted primarily to my childhood, it only makes sense that I should recognize Mother’s Day. After all, you can’t have a childhood without a mom. Now, I have mentioned my mother in this blog before, so … Continue reading
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The Beatles Cartoon
Believe it or not, my first exposure to The Beatles was from the cartoon series. They were the biggest musical act in the world and I would not have known they existed if it weren’t for television. The only time … Continue reading
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Abracadabra
MarkWilsonMagic.com – Home. The first magician I remember seeing on television was Mark Wilson. I remember he had a syndicated show that I watched every Sunday morning for a couple of years. A few years later, the big star in … Continue reading
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My New Favorite Commercial
It will be a long time before someone makes a better one. Too bad it isn’t shown in America. Novo Peugeot 208 – Corrida Maluca – YouTube.
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One banana, two banana….
45 years ago this is what I was watching every Saturday morning. the banana splits adventure hour (original intro) – YouTube.
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Not Exactly Sophie’s Choice
I really liked “The Munsters” TV show when I was 4 and 5 years old. At the time, I couldn’t imagine anything more entertaining on television, but one day the unthinkable happened! ABC began running promos for a new program … Continue reading
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A Lost Family Heirloom
The Flintstones (Welch’s) Grape Jelly Commercial – YouTube. For several years in the 1960′s Welch’s grape Jelly was packaged in jars with art work from The Flintstones cartoon show. In our household we used them as drinking glasses once the … Continue reading
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I want my flying car, but I’ll settle for the talking dog!
I’m sure most of you are familiar with the cartoon series The Jetsons. Created in 1963 it pretty much takes the opposite approach, timeline wise, that is, to The Flintstones. I thought it was a visually clever cartoon. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
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The End Of The World As We Know It
Quite often when I was buying comics it took me quite a while to decide exactly which book to choose. I had a limited budget. When Kamandi issue #29 hit the stands every other comic seemed to disappear. Never … Continue reading
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My brothers and I missed our true calling
Cast | The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges seem to create the widest gender divide that I have ever witnessed. I can think of no other creative property which is as universally despised by women and yet loved by men. … Continue reading
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