Vaiden,

Mississippi

Memories of a Mississippi Childhood

PART 1

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We’ve traveled a long road since the old days. . . Oh, the lazy days; the warm, still country twilight. . . the golden warmth and security of those days. . . Gone With The Wind.

I should’a seen it comin.’ I wrote The War of the Mighty Treehouse years ago, but lost the file somewhere. In August 2000, I decided to write the Treehouse story again. Doing so brought back so many fond memories of my childhood that I decided to create this Nostalgia Page. Well, as life goes, on Sunday, May 20, 2001, while looking through some things at my mom’s house at Vaiden, I ran across the original story. I’ve included it on the treehouse page.

This nostalgia page is a work that will be ongoing for quite some time, and will cover the things I remember in my childhood years from 1955 – 1976 (and more), divided into different topics. This is a HUGE page, which will (possibly) be divided into several smaller, faster-loading pages at a later date. If you know of anything you’d like to see included on this page during this era in Mississippi, please feel free to Contact Me.

And…when you’re through visiting here, be sure to take a look at the Sixties Toys and all the wonderful links at Wes Clark’s Avocado Memories site. You’ll be glad you did !

Subjects

THE MIGHTY TREEHOUSE

FOOD & CEREAL DRINKS MODELS COMICS

CANDY GUM MOVIES TELEVISION

BICYCLES MOTORCYCLES TOYS & GAMES

READING MATERIALS MUSIC

ICONS

HOME PRODUCTS & PERSONAL CARE

ASSORTED TRIVIA

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES PART 2

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Movies

In the early 1960s, Disney introduced a new hero to the screen. It was Dr. Syn, alias the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Based in 1736 in England during the reign of King George III, Dr. Syn, played by Patrick McGoohan, was a Vicar (pastor) by day, and a smuggler by night. He and his two henchmen (rectors of Dr. Syn’s church, Dymchurch), Hellspite and Curlew, robbed from the King, who unjustly taxed the farmers of Romney Marsh, and gave the loot back to the poor. Later, Disney released Dr, Syn, Alias the Scarecrow on videotape, but the movie has since gone out of print. The novel by Vic Crume, of the movie Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow, described the Scarecrow as follows: " The Scarecrow ! His name struck fear in the hearts of the king's soldiers. Dressed in tattered clothes and straw, he prowled the countryside with his band of 'Gentlemen'. To the rich, he was a smuggler and a villain. But to the poor, he was a hero ! Only his trusted aides, like John Banks, the judge's son, knew his real identity. In the dark of night, from the marshes to the coast, his men would ride. Amidst thundering hooves, all England would hear the fiendish yell of - The Scarecrow ! " Although this story originally appeared on Disneyland (as it was originally called before Disney changed the name to The Wonderful World of Color and then to The Wonderful World of Disney), I will list it under the MOVIES heading, since it was also released on videotape. UPDATE: Thanks to two of my friends who taped it for me from the Disney Channel, on March 11, 2001, my boys and I were able to see The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Thanks to my friends, I now have a copy of a great Disney classic. Here’s my short story about the Scarecrow:

I was in the 4^th Grade in 1964 – in Vaiden, Mississippi – when the SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH was on Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. I would invite my friends, and we’d sit in our living room on those Sunday nights, glued to the tube – an old Zenith 25” color TV – and we’d be totally oblivious to anything else until the show was over. Shortly thereafter, I would meet with one of my henchmen (who just happened to be the son of our Baptist preacher), during recess behind the school buses and decide who our next “recruit” would be. One of the boys in our class seemed to resist membership, so the preacher’s son and I donned our Scarecrow garb after school and “terrorized” him by making a quick trip to his house and “torturing” him into submission. From that day forth, he was an ever-faithful servant of the Scarecrow. Our lair was created at the preacher’s house, by entering a “secret door” in the back of the chicken coop, which is where we stashed our garb until our rides for justice throughout the town of Vaiden, Mississippi. We were ready to fight the wrongs of the world and fight against the oppression of the masses. The Scarecrow was a true hero to us and an enemy to the “over-taxed” society. Now that I’m in my 40s and pay way too much tax every year, I call out to the Scarecrow for justice. Maybe one day, he’ll ride from the jaws of Hell once again.

Want to hear the Scarecrow theme ? It’s available in 3 different versions. Download the longer zipped file HERE (Version 1), or HERE (Version 2) or listen to a shorter one (Version 3) HERE. The lyrics are below. For more Scarecrow images, click on the following:

Image 1 – Image 2 – Image 3 – Image 4 – Image 5 – Image 6 – Image 7

Scarecrow Comics 1 -- Scarecrow Comics 2 -- Scarecrow Comics 3

Scarecrow Comics 4 -- Scarecrow 45rpm Record

Scarecrow Wanted Poster -- Scarecrow Movie Poster

Scarecrow Children’s Costume

NEW ! Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Trailer (5 Mb)

Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH

Scarecrow, Scarecrow

The Soldiers of the King feared his name

On the southern Coast of England

There's a legend people tell

Of days long ago when the great Scarecrow

Would ride from the jaws of Hell

And laugh – with a fiendish yell

With his clothes all torn and tattered

Through the black of night he'd ride

From the marsh to the coast

Like a demon ghost He'd rob the rich, then hide

And he'd laugh - ‘till he split his side

Scarecrow, Scarecrow

The Soldiers of the King feared his name

Scarecrow, Scarecrow

The country folks all loved him just the same

Scarecrow

He would always help the farmers

When there was no gold to bring

He'd find a way for the poor to pay

The taxes of the King

"Scarecrow" -- every man would sing

So the king told all his soldiers

“Hang him high or hang him low

But never return 'till the day I learn

He's gone in flames below

Or you'll hang -- with the great Scarecrow”

Scarecrow, Scarecrow

The Soldiers of the King feared his name

Scarecrow, Scarecrow

The country folks all loved him just the same

Scarecrow…

Scarecrow…

Scarecrow !!!

Patrick McGoohan – Rest In Peace

March 19, 1926 – January 13, 2009

HORROR OF PARTY BEACH

Perhaps one of the cheesiest, corniest horror movies made, it’s still a cult classic. I saw this movie when it was released in 1964 at the Winona Theater. Directed by Del Tenney, this movie cost only $60,000 to make. The “monsters” are clearly men in a rubber suit, designed to closely resemble the Creature from the Black Lagoon. A magazine (1) was published for a short time, and the movie was also released on video. Regardless of its “B” rating, I’ll still buy a copy, if I find one. UPDATE: On March 15, 2001, I received my copy of The Horror of Party Beach. It’s 72 minutes in Black and White, and is truly as corny a movie as can be made. However, it’s a “must have” classic. Here’s a scan of the front and back of the tape box. It’s also considered to be the “first monster musical,” with the Del-Aires playing “The Zombie Stomp” (“Oh, Everybody do the Zombie Stomp, You plant your foot down with an awful clomp…”).

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

This has to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Based on Harper Lee’s novel, Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck, struggles to see that justice is served. Now available on DVD, this 1962 movie is surely one for any avid movie fan to have.

STAND BY ME

Although this move is more recent than 1976, it still brings back many memories of childhood. Be sure to see the “Barf-A-Rama” scene. You can read the Barf-A-Rama portion of the actual movie script HERE. This is another one for the movie collector, and is also available on DVD.

Other Movies

Christmas Story, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Frosty the Snowman, Gone With The Wind, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, King Kong vs. Godzilla (1), Krakatoa: East Of Java (Krakatoa is actually west of Java), Little Drummer Boy, Marooned, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Night Of The Living Dead, Porky’s, Psycho, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, SSSSSSS, The Day The Earth Stood Still (“Klaatu Barada Nikto” .wav file) (poster) (Gort Robot) - The Exorcist, The Goonies, The Oblong Box, The War, The Year Without a Santa Claus (remember Snow Miser and Heat Miser ?), Three Days of the Condor, War of the Worlds, Witness for the Prosecution, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Man in the Iron Mask, Plan 9 From Outer Space, House of Dark Shadows, House of Seven Gables, The Monkey’s Paw, The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Abdominable Dr. Phibes, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Vanishing Point, The Van, When Worlds Collide, The Gnome Mobile, Summer Magic, Andromeda Strain, Tale of Two Cities, Absent Minded Professor, Son of Flubber, The Three Lives of Thomasina, Old Yeller, Savage Sam, P.T. 109, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, Gargoyles, First Men in the Moon, The Blob, Ode to Billy Joe, Earth vs. Flying Saucers, It Came From Outer Space, Phantom of the Opera, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, House that Dripped Blood, The Shining, Killdozer (which was also released as a comic book), By Dawn’s Early Light, Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts – James Bond Series – Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Ghost & Mr. Chicken – No Time For Sergeants – Tales of Terror – Barbarella – Easy Rider – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – They Call Me Trinity – Trinity Is Still My Name – Darby O’Gill and the Little People – Peter Pan (with Mary Martin) – The Love Bug – The Wizard of Oz – Rosemary’s Baby – Race With the Devil – Billy Jack – Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Night of the Grizzly – Davy Crockett – Davy Crockett and the River Pirates – Grease – Jaws – Salem’s Lot – Walking Tall – Cannonball Run – Cannonball Run II – Smokey and the Bandit – Smokey and the Bandit II – Smokey and the Bandit III – Daniel Boone – Jewel of the Nile – Romancing the Stone – 2001, A Space Odyssey – Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back – Return of the Jedi – Fright Night – Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Scanners – The Fury – The Omen – The Howling – An American Werewolf in London – Saturday Night Fever – Halloween – Friday the 13^th – Saturday the 14^th – Nightmare on Elm Street – The Fog – Excalibur – Legend of Boggy Creek – Night of the Creeps – Something Wicked This Way Comes – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - E.T. – Forbidden Planet (poster) – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – My Favorite Martian – At the Earth’s Core

Television, Including Cartoons

BONANZA THEME

(sung by Lorne Greene)

[Lorne Greene speaking: “Welcome to the Ponderosa, my friends, for an evening of songs and stori es about the American West…a land of legend, of romance, of friendship and courage…a motherlode of remembrance…a true Bonanza.”]

Bonanza

We chased Lady Luck, ‘till we finally struck

Bonanza

With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope,

We planted our family tree

We got a hold of a pot full of gold,

Bonanza

With a horse and a saddle, and a range full of cattle,

How rich can a fellow be?

On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name

Fortune smiled, the day we filed the Ponderosa claim.

Here in the West, we’re livin’ in the best,

Bonanza

If anyone fights any one of us, he’s got a fight with me !

[music]

Bonanza

[music]

Bonanza

Hoss and Joe and Adam know every rock and pine

No one works, fights, or eats, like those boys of mine

Here we stand in the middle of a grand

Bonanza

With a gun and a rope and a hatful of hope,

we planted our family tree

We got a hold of a pot full of gold,

Bonanza

With a houseful of friends where the rainbow ends,

How rich can a fellow be ?

On this land we put our brand, Cartwright is the name

Fortune smiled the day we filed the Ponderosa claim

Here in the West we’re livin’ in the best

Bonanza

With the friendliest, fightin’est, lovin’est band

That ever set foot in the Promised Land

And we’re happier than them all

That’s why we call it

Bonanza…Bonanza…Bonanza…BONANZA !

Q.: What was “Hoss” Cartwright’s “real” character name ? A.: Eric Haas Cartwright.

What were your favorite episodes of Bonanza? Mine were “Hoss & the Leprechauns” (Season 5, Episode 146, December 22, 1963), and “A Man To Admire” (Season 6, Episode 179, December 6, 1964). In “Hoss and the Leprechauns,” Hoss is convinced that he’s seeing Leprechauns on the Ponderosa, but no one believes him. In “A Man to Admire,” Hoss is charged with murder in a pool room, and a young attorney proved him innocent. The attorney turns out to be none other than Abraham Lincoln.

Here’s the Cartwright Clan, without Hop Sing the cook.

Here’s Hop Sing !! Photo 1 – Photo 2

Here’s the map of the Ponderosa.

Bonanza songs and lyrics.

Other Television Shows

If I’ve Listed Some more than once, please be patient. This section will eventually be divided into 2 sections: “TV Cartoons,” and “Regular Programming.”

Jonathan Harris

(Dr. Zachary Smith of TVs Lost in Space)

REST IN PEACE

November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002

Lost in Space Theme – 1965 1967

Amos & Andy -- Astro Boy -- Augie Doggie -- Batman (click HERE for TV trailer) -- Beanie & Cecil (with Dishonest John and his famous laugh (“Nya Ha Ha”) (More “Nya Ha Ha” (1), (2), (3) -- Bewitched -- Black Beauty -- Branded -- Bat Masterson -- Bugs Bunny -- Casper the Friendly Ghost -- Daniel Boone -- Dark Shadows -- Davy Crockett – Disneyland (changed its name to Walt Disney Presents when the Disneyland Theme Park opened in California; then to Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color; The Wonderful World of Disney; Disney’s Wonderful World; Magical World of Disney; Disney Sunday Movie; and back to the Wonderful World of Disney (and includes all the Disney characters)) -- Ed Sullivan -- Father Knows Best – Flintstones – Fury – Ripcord -- Gene Autry -- Gilligan’s Island -- Gong Show -- Green Acres -- Green Hornet -- Gunsmoke -- Hazel -- Huckleberry Hound – Snagglepuss - I Love Lucy (Ricky, Lucy, Fred & Ethel, and later, Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon)) – Dennis the Menace (Gale Gordon (Lucy’s “Mr. Mooney” played Mr. Wilson for a while)) -- Jack Benny – Jetsons -- Jonny Quest -- Kukla Fran & Ollie – Lassie -- Leave It to Beaver --Lone Ranger (The Lone Ranger! "Hi Yo Silver!" A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Yo Silver!" The Lone Ranger. "Hi Yo Silver, away!" With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains, led the fight for law and order in the early west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again! ) -- Lost in Space -- Magilla Gorilla -- Mighty Mouse -- Mr. Magoo -- My Friend Flicka -- Ozzie & Harriet -- Peter Pan (with Mary Martin) -- Petticoat Junction -- Popeye -- Queen For A Day -- Quick Draw McGraw -- Rin Tin Tin -- Ted Mack Amateur Hour – Ripcord -- Roy Rogers -- Schoolhouse Rock -- Sea Hunt -- Sgt. Preston of the Yukon – Shazzan -- Sky King -- Space Ghost – Superman – Tarzan -- The Addams Family -- The Andy Griffith Show -- The Beverly Hillbillies -- The Brady Bunch -- The Cowsills -- The Herculoids -- The Monkees -- The Munsters -- The Partridge Family -- The Price is Right -- The Real McCoys -- “Time for Timer” (This was the little Yellow Cowboy Guy that sang “I hanker for a hunk of, a slab, a slice, or chunk of, I hanker for a hunk of cheese. When my get up and go, has got up and went, I hanker for a hunk of cheese. When my 10-gallon hat’s feelin’ 5 gallons flat, and I’m feeling kinda weak in the knees…I hanker for a hunk of, a slab, a slice of, I hanker for a hunk of cheese…If you’re headin’ for a show down, and yer feelin’ kinda lowdown, feeling kinda weak in the knees…It’s a real winner, and yet won’t spoil my dinner…I hanker for a hunk of cheese.” CLICK HERE to see “Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese.” He also did “Sunshine on a Stick,” which was made by pouring fruit juice into an empty ice cube tray, covering it with plastic wrap, poking a toothpick into each cube, and freezing it for several hours) For more of Time For Timer, CLICK HERE – The Rifleman -- Top Cat -- To Tell The Truth (hosted by Garry Moore) -- The Time Tunnel -- Truth or Consequences -- Woody Woodpecker -- Wizard of Oz -- Yogi Bear – Zorro – Whirlybirds – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – Land of the Giants – Banana Splits – Mighty Thundar – Pip the Piper (Pip was a flying first cousin to Peter Pan and a half-brother to the Pied Piper. Pip, who played the flute and dressed like Robin Hood, floated down on a cloud from the magical city of Pipertown at the start of each show. In Pipertown, food and musical instruments grew on trees. Pip was accompanied by Miss Merrynote (Phyllis Spears) and Mr. Leader (Lucien Kaminsky). Pip the Piper aired on ABC in 1960-61) – Winky Dink and You – Beat the Clock – Match Game -- $10,000 Pyramid – Make Room For Daddy – Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts – Perry Como Show – Red Skelton Show (Gertrude & Heathcliff (the two seagulls), Freddie the Freeloader, Sheriff Deadeye, Clem Kaddiddlehopper, Willie Lump Lump, Bolivar Shagnasty, San Fernando Red, Cauliflower McPugg and Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid, whose favorite phrase was "I dood it!”) (Red’s favorite phrase at the end of the show was, “Good Night, and God Bless”) – Untouchables – 77 Sunset Strip – Adam 12 -- Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Outer Limits – Twilight Zone – Dragnet – Highway Patrol – F.B.I. – Many Lives of Dobie Gillis (Bob “Gilligan” Denver, as Dobie’s Friend Maynard Krebs) – Dinah Shore Show – Steve Allen Show – Lawrence Welk Show (Ben Vereen, Lennon Sisters) – Mickey Mouse Club – American Bandstand – Dating Game – Newlywed Game – Jeopardy – Price is Right (with Bill Cullen) – Name That Tune -- $64,000 Question – Let’s Make A Deal – Hogan’s Heroes (Colonel Klink and Sgt. Schultz (“I know nothing; NOTHING!”) – Munsters – Addams Family – You Bet Your Life – What’s My Line? – Twenty Questions – Tic Tac Dough – Family Feud – Hollywood Squares – I’ve got a Secret – Match Game – Concentration (Hosted by Hugh Downs) – Password – Candid Camera (hosted by Alan Funt) – Sanford and Son – Art Linkletter Show – Milton Berle Show – Honeymooners (“One of these days, Alice ! POW! Right in the kisser!”) – The Millionaire – Perry Mason – Peter Gunn – Rawhide – Star Trek – Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo – Charlie’s Angels – Happy Days (remember, the first season, Richie and Joanie Cunningham had an older brother named Chuck, that never had much of a speaking role, and played basketball all of the time) – Six Million Dollar Man – Bionic Woman – Flipper – Daktari – Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion (originally appeared on Daktari) – F Troop – McHale’s Navy – Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – Family Affair – Mod Squad – The New People (only 17 Episodes in 1969 on ABC) – Sigmund and the Sea Monsters – Rocky and Bullwinkle – Linus the Lion-Hearted – Magilla Gorilla – Heckle & Jeckle – Woody Woodpecker – Tom and Jerry – Lariat Sam (and his horse, “Tippytoes”; also appeared on Captain Kangaroo) – Herman & Katnip – Snuffy Smith and Barney Google – ‘Lil Abner – Little Rascals – Ruff ‘n Reddy – Soupy Sales Show – Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse – Sooper Snooper & Blabber Mouse – Deputy Dawg – Davey & Goliath – Felix the Cat – George of the Jungle – H.R. Pufnstuf – Gigantor – Moby Dick, the White Whale – Mighty Mightor – Rocky & Bullwinkle – Dudley Do-Right – Wally Gator – Where the Action iS – Pink Panther – Road Runner – Scooby Doo – Secret Squirrel – Underdog – Shindig – Wagon Train – Tennessee Ernie Ford Show – Grape Ape – Bugaloos – Gumby (1), (2) – Groovie Ghoulies – Archie – Alvin & the Chipmunks – Hong Kong Phooey – Jabberjaw – I Dream of Jeannie – Josie and the Pussycats – Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp – Land of the Lost – My Favorite Martian – Mr. Ed – Mickey Mouse Club (with Frankie and Annette) – Perils of Penelope Pitstop – Spiderman – Shazam! – The Fugitive – Danny Thomas Show (Make Room For Daddy) – Dick Van Dyke Show – Abbott & Costello – Three Stooges – Laurel & Hardy – Adventures of Pow Wow – Ant and the Aardvark – Around the World in 80 Days – Atom Ant – Batfink – The Beagles – Beetle Bailey – Birdman – Bucky & Pepito – Cattanooga Cats – Chilly Willy – Clutch Cargo – Cool McCool – Crusader Rabbit – Dastardly & Muttley in their Flying Machines – Dick Tracy Show – Diver Dan – Dodo, the Kid From Outer Space – Dudley Do-Right – Dynomutt, Dog Wonder – Mr. Magoo – Fantastic Four – Aquaman – Adventures of Batman – Adventures of Superman – Adventures of Superboy – Farmer Alfalfa and his Terrytoon Pals – Fearless Fly – Fireball XL-5 – Flash Gordon – Colonel Bleep – Go Go Gophers – The Hunter – Inch High, Private Eye – Inspector Gadget – Godzilla – King Kong – Journey to the Center of the Earth – Krazy Kat – Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har – Little Lulu – Marvel Superheroes – Matty’s Funday Funnies (usually with Beanie & Cecil) – Mighty Hercules – Mighty Mightor – Milton the Monster – Motor Mouse and Auto Cat – Muggy Doo – Penny Penguin – Prince Planet – Road Runner Show – Rocky and His Friends – Roger Ramjet – Rod Rocket – Samson and Goliath – Sealab 2020 – Sinbad, Jr. – Space Angel – The Blue Angels – Speed Racer – Soider-Man – Spunky & Tadpole – Stingray – Submariner – Stuffy Durma – Super Chicken – Super Friends – Tennessee Tuxedo and his Tales – Thundarr the Barbarian – Thunderbirds – Tom of T.H.U.M.B. – Tom Terrific – Touche’ Turtle – Yogi Bear Show – My 3 Sons (Here’s the sequence: Started with William Frawley (“Fred Mertz” on “I Love Lucy”) as Uncle “Bub” O’Casey (Steve Douglas’ Father-In-Law), dad Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray), Mike, Robbie, Chip, and Tramp the dog. Mike got married and moved east; “Bub” went back to Ireland (William Frawley died). “Uncle Charley O’Casey” (“Bub’s” brother), played by William Demarest, moved in. The Douglasses adopted Ernie (one of Chip’s friends (and real-life brother)). Robbie fell in love and married Katie and they had 3 sons of their own (triplets). Chip eloped with Polly. Fergus McBain (Steve Douglas’ cousin (also played by Fred MacMurray)) moved in. McBain becomes interested in cocktail waitress named Terri Dowling. Steve married again. Wife, Barbara, already had a daughter named Dotie. It is not known whether or not Tramp the dog ever got lucky, got married and/or moved away.) – Get Smart – Fish – Diff’rent Strokes – Night Court – Angie – Mork & Mindy – Police Squad – Hullabaloo – Loveboat – Fantasy Island – What’s Happening? – Too Close for Comfort – Nanny and the Professor – Land of the Lost – Sons of Will Sonnet (“No brag, just facts”) – Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – Soap – High Chaparral – Big Valley – Cimarron Strip – Paladin – Laredo – Family Affair – Chico and the Man – The Lawman – Mod Squad – Star Trek – Gidget – 77 Sunset Strip – My Mother, the Car – Car 54, Where Are You? – Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In – Flying Nun – Ghost & Mrs. Muir – Route 66 – Room 222 – Love, American Style – Courtship of Eddie’s Father – Horton Hatches the Egg (“I meant what I said, and I said what I meant…An elephant’s faithful, 100 percent” (1939 Warner Brothers cartoon)) – Pixie, Dixie, & Mr. Jinks – Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, & Hush Puppy – The Huntley-Brinkley Report – Sesame Street’s Roosevelt Franklin --

On the Warner Brothers cartoon “Horton Hatches the Egg,” did you ever wonder what Horton was singing as he traipsed from to place? It was called The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) by Horace Heidt. The words are: Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit. In a town in Sweden by a stream so clear and cool; a boy would sit and fish and dream when he should have been in school. Now, he couldn’t read or write a word but happiness he found; In a little song he heard and here’s how it would sound. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit. Now the Rawlson is a Swedish town, the rillerah is a stream; the brawla is the boy and girl; the Hut-Sut is their dream. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit. Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla brawla sooit; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a brawla sooit.

Poor Horton didn’t sing it correctly, though. He sang, “Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a so on so on so forth; Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah and a so on so forth.”

In the 1950s and early 1960s, local Mississippi TV stations produced “driving traffic commercials,” in which they would show a picture of an intersection and would place toy autos in certain locations to show drivers how to turn, parallel park, detour, avoid collisions, and generally, how to drive well. They would also use these tiny autos to show scenarios of wrecks and how to avoid them. Primitive, but effective.

Do you have a list of people that influenced your life (other than family members)? Mine are: Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) 06/27/1927 – 01/23/2004; Roy Rogers 11/05/1911 – 07/06/1998; Jonathan Harris (Dr. Smith from Lost in Space) 11/06/1914 – 11/03/2002; Red Skelton (remember his characters – Freddie the Freeloader; Clem Kiddlehopper; Junior, the Mean Widdle Kid; Willie Lump Lump; San Fernando Red; Sheriff Deadeye; Cauliflower McPugg; Bolivar Shagnasty; George Appleby; Mickey the Rat; Gertrude and Heathcliff, the Two Seagulls, and his famous “Good Night, and May God Bless”?) 07/08/1913 – 09/17/1997; Shari Lewis (with Lambchop, Charlie Horse, and Hushpuppy) 01/17/1934 – 08/02/1998; Ronald Reagan 02/06/1911 - ; Gene Autry 09/29/1907 – 10/02/1998; Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) 09/14/1914 – 12/28/1999; Walter Brennan (Amos McCoy from The Real McCoys ) 07/25/1894 – 09/21/1974; Dan Blocker (“Hoss” Cartwright from Bonanza ) 12/10/1928 – 05/13/1972; Walt Disney 12/05/1901 – 12/15/1966; Fred “Mr. Rogers” Rogers 03/20/1928 – 02/27/2003; Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney on Green Acres) 06/19/1915 – 01/08/1994; Lawrence Welk 03/11/0903 – 05/17/1992); Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of “Tony the Tiger” from the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes and sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”) 06/09/1914 – Buddy Ebsen (“Jed Clampett” (04/02/1908 – 07/06/2003)); and Don Knotts (Barney Fife) 07/21/1924 - .

Captain Kangaroo

Robert “Bob” Keeshan – Captain Kangaroo

06/27/1927 -- 01/23/2004

REST IN PEACE

From 1955 – 1984, the children of America were entertained by one of the best programs ever to air for kids. Captain Kangaroo, the star of the long-running series, was played by Bob Keeshan, who greeted the children each day from his Treasure House. His “sidekick,” Mr. Green Jeans, was played by Hugh “Lumpy” Brannum (01/05/1910 – 04/19/1987). A variety of other characters, such as Dennis the Apprentice and Bainter, the Painter (1, 2), were always on hand to entertain his viewers. Among these were Dancing Bear, Sean Sean the Leprechaun, the Magic Drawing Board, Grandfather Clock and the hand-puppets of Cosmo Allegretti; Mr. Moose, who always tricked the Captain with “knock-knock” jokes to lure the Captain into some sort of situation where he would drop hundreds of ping-pong balls on the Captain’s head (Mr. Moose could talk); and Bunny Rabbit, who never spoke, but always seemed to have a joke or two of his own, and would stop at nothing to trick the Captain into giving him a carrot. The Captain Kangaroo theme you heard when you first opened this page, is actually called “Puffin’ Billy,” written by British music composer Edward White, who was apparently inspired by a visit to the Puffin’ Billy steam engine in Melbourne, Australia. Keeshan appeared in other roles before and during Captain Kangaroo. He was Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody Show in the late 40s and early 50s, but left Howdy Doody in 1955, at the age of 28, to help produce Captain Kangaroo. On Saturday mornings in 1964 and 1965, Keeshan starred in “Mr. Mayor,” as Carny the Clown, Mr. Mayor, and Tinker the Toymaker. The character of the Town Clown “migrated” into Captain Kangaroo, when the Mr. Mayor series ended. Mr. Mayor’s characters were Aunt Maude (played by Jane Connell), and her friend Rollo the Hippopotamus.

Tom Terrific

In addition to all the “live” talent on the show, Captain Kangaroo also introduced children to the cartoon “Tom Terrific with Mighty Manfred, the Wonder Dog” -- click HERE for the Tom Terrific theme). Tom had a funnel hat that blew steam every time he was thinking hard or got mad. His nemesis was the villain, Crabby Appleton, who described himself by a song: “My name is Crabby Appleton, I’m rotten to the core, I do a bad deed every day, and sometimes three or four. I can’t stand fun for anyone, I think good deeds are sappy, I laugh with glee, it pleases me, when everyone’s unhappy.” Pine Comics, in association with CBS Television, produced a Tom Terrific comic book. Beginning on September 10, 1962, the show also featured another short cartoon called The Adventures of Lariat Sam. Lariat Sam was a cowboy that appeared for three seasons (13 stories from 09/10/1962 through 08/27/1965), along with “Tippytoes,” his horse.” Tippytoes wore a derby hat and loved poetry. Together, the two would fight the villain “Badlands Meeny,” to insure that justice prevailed in the west. Lariat Sam never wore a gun, and always lived up to his theme song; “Yippy-yi-yippy-yo, yippy-yippy-yi-yay, His name is Lariat Sam; Yippy-yi-yippy-yo, yippy-yippy-yi-yay, In the West he’s the best that am…” “Brave and bold with a heart of gold, His name is Lariat Sam, Strong for the right, for the right he’ll fight, His name is Lariat Sam, Yippy-yo !”

It was also on Captain Kangaroo that a lot of kids, including myself, learned of “The Little Engine That Could,” and “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,” among many other stories for young readers. After CBS cancelled the show in 1984, Keeshan moved it to PBS, where it ran for several more years. I’m sure there are many others out there that share the same sentiment as I do, when I say that, if asked to make a list of anyone that I’d like to meet in person, or would liked to have met, Bob Keeshan has to be on that list (along with Lawrence Welk, Ronald Reagan, Roy Rogers, and others I’ve listed above). If you never saw Captain Kangaroo, you can have no idea of the positive impact this man made on the lives of children for three decades.

Fred Rogers

(“Mr. Rogers” of TVs Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)

REST IN PEACE

March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Theme from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

By the time Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood appeared on television in 1968, I was too young to become an avid viewer of the show. However, after watching a few episodes, I could see the value of this program to younger viewers. Mr. Fred Rogers would appear and son his sneakers and zip-up cardigan while singing his trademark theme song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” which later became a staple song of children’s programming. Fred Rogers was a humble man, and an ordained Presbyterian minister, who only sought to bring entertainment and education to younger children, but, in effect, his program touched “children” of all ages. Rogers wrote many of the songs he sang and did much of the puppet work and voices for the characters that appeared from time to time. Some of the most memorable are King Friday XIII, Queen Sara Saturday, Prince Tuesday, Henrietta Pussycat, X the Owl, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, and Daniel Striped Tiger. His show won four Emmy Awards and one Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1993, Rogers was awarded the George Foster Peabody award in recognition of “25 years of beautiful days in the neighborhood.” The final episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood was taped in December 2000, and aired in August 2001. Fred Rogers died at his Pittsburg, PA home on February 27, 2003 from stomach cancer. “I have never considered myself a TV star.” Rogers said in a 1995 interview. “I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit.”

SchoolHouse Rock

One of the most famous television cartoons really wasn’t a cartoon series at all. It was actually an infomercial that appeared between cartoon shows, called SchoolHouse Rock. This series of cartoon “shorts,” described different school subjects in song and video, in five different subjects. The five subjects are listed here, in no particular order (my personal favorites are listed in green).

(1). GRAMMAR ROCK – Unpack Your Adjectives; Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here; Conjunction Junction; Interjections; Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla; Verb: That’s What’s Happening; A Noun Is A Person Place Or Thing; Busy Prepositions; The Tale of Mr. Morton

(2). AMERICA ROCK – No More Kings; Fireworks; The Shot Heard ‘Round The World; The Preamble; Elbow Room; The Great American Melting Pot; Mother Necessity; Sufferin’ ‘Till Suffrage; I’m Just A Bill; Three-Ring Government

(3). MULTIPLICATION ROCK – My Hero, Zero; Elementary My Dear; Three Is A Magic Number; The Four-Legged Zoo; Ready Or Not, Here I Come; I Got Six; Lucky Seven Sampson; Figure Eight; Naughty Number Nine; The Good Eleven; Little Twelvetoes

(4). SCIENCE ROCK – The Body Machine; Do The Circulation; Electricity, Electricity; The Energy Blues; Interplanet Janet; Telegraph Line; Them Not-So-Dry Bones; A Victim Of Gravity; The Weather Show

(5). SCOOTER COMPUTER & MR. CHIPS – Introduction; Hardware; Software; Number Cruncher

If you want to know more about Schoolhouse Rock, and to hear the songs, see the characters, or view each “short” listed above, go to the SchoolHouse Rock Page.

Romper Room

Romper Room was wonderful ! Remember Mr. Do Bee, who encouraged the kids with “Do Be a Do-Bee; Don’t Be a Don’t-Bee,” by saying “I always do everything right; I never do anything wrong; I’m a Romper Room Do-Bee; a Do-Bee all day long?” Mr. Do Bee would then break into a dance: "Start buzzin' buzzin'. Here's your chance. Everybody's doing the Do Bee dance. Just let your wings fly, your arms fly too. Then buzz around round and round... Do-body-doo!" What about the Magic Mirror? We would always sit around to see if our name would be called on the “Magic Mirror.” The saying would go like this. . .”Romper Stomper Bomper Boo, Tell me, Tell me, Tell Me Do; Magic Mirror Tell Me Today, Did All My Friends Have Fun At Play?” The leader (“Miss Ann,” “Miss Debbie,” “Miss Sandra,” or whatever) would then say, “I see Billy, Sallie, Johnny, Sue, Michael,” etc. (picking kids names at random), and we would always hope she would call our name. There was also “Mr. Do Bee” (sometimes a drawing; sometimes a person in a bee costume) that would always urge all the boys and girls to be helpful and to obey their parents. And, no one can ever forget. . .”Bend and stretch, reach for the stars. Here comes Jupiter, there goes Mars. Bend and stretch, reach for the sky. Stand on tippytoes, oh, so high.” Kids learned about how to be courteous, kind, honest, and the basics of a pre-school education. When music was needed, “Miss Whatever” would say “Mr. Music. . .Please!” All the boys and girls also got to hop around on the giant bouncing balls. In Mississippi, Romper Room usually came on after Captain Kangaroo, and was followed by Mighty Mouse. To see more about Romper Room and view some clips, go to its page at TVParty. To hear the Do Bee Song, click on the Do Bee below.

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TV Trivia

Thurl Ravenscroft

(Voice of “Tony the Tiger”)

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REST IN PEACE

February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005

NPR Clip About Thurl

Did you know that the voice of Tony the Tiger was Thurl Ravenscroft, the same person that sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Grim Grinning Ghosts” at Disney’s Haunted Mansion? Despite the popularity of the Grinch movie, Thurl’s name was not listed in the credits. Hear him talk about the movie HERE. Read the news about his life HERE. Read the Kellogg’s announcement HERE.

More Pictures of Thurl: 1 2 3

Did you know that the Andy Griffith Show theme song (whistled at the beginning and end) was called “The Fishin’ Hole and actually had lyrics? Here they are:

THE FISHIN’ HOLE (Andy Griffith Show Theme Song)

Well, now, take down your fishin' pole
and meet me at The Fishin' Hole,
We may not get a bite all day,
but don't you rush away.
What a great place to rest your bones
and mighty fine for skippin' stones,
You'll feel fresh as a lemonade,
a-settin' in the shade.
Whether it's hot, whether it's cool,
oh what a spot for whistlin' like a fool.
What a fine day to take a stroll and wander by
The Fishin' Hole,
I can't think of a better way
to pass the time o'day.

We'll have no need to call the roll
when we get to The Fishin' Hole,
There'll be you, me and Old Dog Trey,
to doodle time away.
If we don't hook a perch or bass,
we'll cool our toes in dewy grass,
Or else pull up a weed to chaw,
and maybe set and jaw.
Hangin' around, takin' our ease,
watchin' that hound a-scratchin' at his fleas.
Come on, take down your fishin' pole
and meet me at The Fishin' Hole,
I can't think of a better way
to pass the time o'day.

CLICK HERE to download The Fishin’ Hole in a zipped .mp3 format.

The Our Gang/Little Rascals Page

The Abbott and Costello Page

The Laurel & Hardy Page

The Three Stooges Page

Candy

Seven-Up Bar ((no affiliation with the drink) that had seven different sections – with seven different candies --creamy caramel, double vanilla cream, maple walnut cream, Brazil nut caramel, apple butter pectin jelly, chocolate pudding, coconut cream. Each bite would produce a different taste sensation) – Giant Sweet Tarts – Jolly Rancher – Necco Wafers – Now & Later – Charleston Chew – Laffy Taffy – Pixy Stix – Sky Bar – Zillions – Warheads – York Peppermint Patties – Cadbury Eggs – Candy Cigarettes (1) – 5^th Avenue – Caramello – Mr. Goodbar – Heath Bar – Krackel – Reese’s – Rolo – PayDay – Skor – Twizzlers – Boyers Mallo Cups – Hundred Thousand Dollar Bar/100 Grand – ButterNut – Chick-O-Stick – Clark Bar – Curtiss Baby Ruth – Curtiss Butterfinger – Milk Duds – Milkshake Bar – Black Cow – Dots - Sip-It-Stix – Red Hots – Atomic Fireballs – Sixlets – Slo-Poke – Sugar Babies – Sugar Daddy – Nik-L-Nip Wax Bottles (1) – Wax Lips – Zagnut – Zero Bar – Lemonheads – Jujubes – Jujyfruits - Hot Tamales – M&M’s – Mars Bars – Milky Way – Candy Necklaces – Bit-O-Honey -- Snickers Bars – Three Musketeers – Oh Henry -- Peanut Rolls – Coconut Bars (usually red, white and yellow colored) – Tootsie Roll Fudge (in 1” x 1” x ½” squares) – Pez -- – Long Boys Coconut – Ayds Diet Candy (1” x 1” x ½ “ squares) – Boston Baked Beans – Kits – Cinnamon-flavored toothpicks – Valomilk Candy – Lik-M-Aid – Pop Rocks – Sugar Mama – Brach’s Sweethearts Valentine Conversation Candy Hearts (with messages such as “Be Mine,” “My Gal,” “Love,” “Not Now,” etc.) – Whitman Samplers – Chunky – Look Bar – Tom Slick Candy – Bounty Bar – Black Crows – Good ‘N Plenty – Groovie Ghoulies – Scooter Pies – Wish-Nik Candy – Peco – Super Chicken Candy – Whoppers – Robin’s Eggs – Candy Corn – Orange slices – Chocolate Crème Drops (Used to be called, very inappropriately, “Nig**r Toes”) – Marathon Candy Bar (8” of braided chocolate and caramel) – Chuckles – Jolly Joes (now Mike & Ike) – Ice Cubes Candy – Hot Dog Gum – Lemonheads – Mary Janes – Squirrel Brand Nut Chews – Smarties – Sweet & Sour – Forever Yours – King Leo Peppermints --

Gum

Fruit Stripe Gum – Bazooka (with Bazooka Joe Comics) – Beeman’s – Adams Blackjack – Adams Clove – Dubble Bubble (1) – Gum Cigars – Clark’s Teaberry – Adams Sour Orange (and other sour flavors) – Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit, Spearmint, and Doublemint – Weird-Ohs Bubble Gum (with Weird-Ohs cards) – Beechnut Gum – Aspergum (with aspirin) – Chiclets --

Food and Cereal

Food

Stage Planks -- Moon Pies –– Spam – Treet – Trend – Burger Chef Restaurants (CLICK HERE for a Burger Chef commercial)– Shoney’s Big Boy – Shake-a-Pudding – Orange Ice Cream Push-Ups – Dreamsicles – Fudgesicles –– Lick ‘em Aid – Wonder Bread (builds strong bodies 12 ways) – Whip-n-Chill – Jiffy Pop Popcorn (“Jiffy Pop, Jiffy Pop, The Magic Treat – As Much Fun to Make, as it is to Eat”) – Eskimo Pies – “Nabs” – Tom’s Peanuts and Potato Chips – Nutty Buddy Cones – Oleo Brand Margarine –– Space Food Sticks – Danish Go-Rounds – Ding Dongs – King Dons – Godchaux Sugar –– Hostess Twinkies – Hostess Snowballs – Hostess Cup Cakes – Jif Peanut Butter (with the Jifaroo Kangaroo) – Koogle Chocolate Peanut Spread – Hostess Ho Ho’s – Aunt Jemima Pancakes – Chiffon Margarine – Imperial Margarine – Rice-a-Roni (“The San Francisco Treat”) – Popeye Biscuits – Colonial Bread – Sugar Canes (we used to take pieces of sugar cane to school) – Black Strap Molasses – B’rer Rabbit Molasses – Karo Syrup – Fruitcakes (yes, I love them) --

Cereal

Post Super Sugar Crisps – Quisp – Quake (1) – Kellogg’s Sugar Pops – Kellogg’s Sugar Smacks (1) – Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes – Puffa Puffa Rice – Malt-O-Meal - Crispy Critters – Maypo – Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (with Cornelius the Rooster) – Jets – Kix – Trix (“Silly Rabbit ! Trix are for kids ! (Teaches kids NOT to share ? Give the rabbit a break every now and then ! After all, it’s HIS picture on the box ! -- Old Trix Commercial – Trix: The Way It Should Be?)) – Quangaroo’s – Twinkles – King Vitamin – Wackies – Boo Berry – Frankenberry – Count Chocula – Cap’n Crunch: Regular; Crunchberries; Peanut Butter; Vanilly; Cinnamon; Choco; Punch – Honeycomb – Kellogg’s All-Stars – Frosty-O’s - Nabisco Wheat Honeys – Nabisco Rice Honeys – Post-Tens (10-pack) - Quaker Oats (“Nothing is Better for Thee, than Me”) - Kellogg’s Product 19 – Alpha-Bits - 40% Bran Flakes – Apple Jacks (when they actually tasted a little like apples) – Carnation Corn Flakes – Cocoa Hoots – Cocoa Krispies – Cookie Crisp – Corn Bursts – Corn Chex – Wheat Chex – Rice Chex - Sugar Chex – Sugar Frosted Chex - Sugar Crisp – Super Sugar Crisp – Sugar Corn Pops – Corn Krackos – Corn-Fetti – Corny-Snaps – Rice Krispies: Snap !, Crackle !, Pop !, 1939 Rice Krispies Commercial, 1960s Rice Krispies Commercial -Crazy Cow – Crispy Numbers – Crunchy Nuggets – Dinky Donuts – Freakies – Froot Loops – Fruit Brute – Grape-Nuts Flakes – Great Honey Crunchers – Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs – Instant Ralston – Kaboom – Kellogg’s OJ’S – Malted Shreddies – Moonstones – Mr. Wonderfull’s Surprize – Muffets Shredded Wheat – Oat Flakes – Kellogg’s OKs – Orange Kombos – Pep – Pink Panther Flakes – Post Toasties – Puffed Rice – Puffed Wheat – Shredded Ralston – Shredded Wheat – Shredded Wheat Juniors – Sir Grapefellow – Sugar Coated Corn Flakes – Sugar Puffs – Sugar Rice Krinkles – Sugar Sparkled Flakes – Sugar Stars – Cocoa Pebbles – Bran Flakes – Cheerios – Grape-Nuts – Life – Lucky Charms – Raisin Bran – Wheaties – Total – Kellogg’s Product 19 – Kellogg’s Special K – Team -

Drinks

Frostie Root Beer (1) -- Double-Cola – Fla-Vor-Aid – Flavor Aid (newer) – Jolly Aid – Nu-Grape – Nesbitt’s of California - Coca-Cola (was actually available in the 1950s, in a 26oz. Bottle) -- RC Cola -- Orange Crush – Pepsi - Nehi (in various flavors: Grape, Peach, Cream, Vanilla, Strawberry, Orange, Lemon) – Sun-Rise – Grapette (1), (2) -- Grapico (1) – Yoo-hoo – Kist (1), (2) - Chocolate Soldier – Ski - SunCrest (1), (2), (3) -- 7-Up -- Dr. Pepper – Orangette, Grapette, & Lemonette – Diet-Rite (1) -- Sun-Drop -- Upper 10 (1) -- Up and Up -- Bubble Up (1) – Mission (1), (2), (3) -- Barq’s -- Welch’s – Fanta – Teem (1) -- ‘Lil Brown Jug Hillbilly Brew -- Kickapoo Joy Juice – Moxie – Smile - Mountain Dew (remember “It’ll Tickle Yore Innards” and “Yahoo! It’s Mountain Dew ! ?)” CLICK HERE for the Mountain Dew commercial – Birch Beer – King Stir – Fizz-Nik – Flav-r Straws (with a flavor wafer inside) – Fizzies Soft-Drink Tablets (Buzz ‘N Berry; Groov ‘N Grape; Chug ‘N Cherry; Ooz ‘N Orange; Pop ‘N Punch; Rock ‘N Rootbeer – originally, there was a Hula Punch, Cola, Lemon-Lime, regular Cherry, Grape, Orange, and Root Beer) -- Drink Aid (Pink Lemonade; Pink Lemon; Pink Python; Strawberry; Tropica; Punch; Peach; Orange; Lemon; Lemonade; Kangablue Brew; Grape; Fruit Punch; Cherry; Boppin’ Redbird) – Wyler’s Powdered Soft Drink Mix – Pillsbury Funny Face Drink Mix (Lefty Lemon; Goofy Grape; Rootin’ Tootin’ Raspberry; Injun Orange; Chinese Cherry; Freckle Face Strawberry; Loud Mouth Lime; Chug-A-Lug Chocolate (Injun Orange was later changed to Jolly Olly Orange and Chinese Cherry was later changed to Choo Choo Cherry, to avoid any ethnic conflicts) – others were added later: Baron von Lemon, Captain Black Cherry, Chilly Cherry Cola, Crash Orange, Lefty Lemonade, Loud Mouth Punch, Pistol Pink Lemonade, With-It Watermelon; Rudy Tutti-Frutti, Rah ! Rah ! Rootbeer; Tart ‘N Tangy Lemon, Sir Reginald Lime-Lime, Tart ‘Lil Lemonade, Tangy Orange – CLICK HERE for the Funny Face Commercial) – Shasta – Tab – Fresca – Tang – Hires Root Beer – A & W Root Beer – Mug Root Beer – Canada Dry Ginger Ale – Schwepp’s Tonic Water -- Ovaltine – Bosco (1) – NovelTee Tea Flavored Powdered Drink -- Nufizz (also came in “cartons”) – Big Shot Chocolate – Great Shakes – Clanky Chocolate – Bev Fizz – Fizz-Ade – Miracle Aid – Clanky’s Noom Syrup – Kool Pops – Kool Shake – Pop Drops – Pop Ice – Otter-Ade – Happy Ade - Cocoa Marsh Milk Booster – Gorilla Milk Instant Breakfast (Liquid) – Redi-Magic Milk Shake – Quik Shake – Ship Shake Liquid Cereal - Moo Juice – Lucky Pop – Carnation Instant Breakfast – Metrecal Liquid Meal – Hawaiian Punch (“How’s about a nice Hawaiian punch?”) – Pep Up – Big Giant – Brownie – 76 – Squirt -

Booze

Falstaff Beer (1) – Jax Beer – Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer – Schlitz Beer (Ad 1), (Ad 2) – Billy Beer – Red, White, and Blue Beer (1), (2) – Dixie Beer – Colt 45 Malt Liquor – Miller High Life – Busch Bavarian Beer – J.R. Beer – Mississippi Mud -

Home Products & Personal Care

Wildroot Hair Cream -- Jeris Hair Tonic – Aspercreme -- Old Spice -- Hai Karate (remember the self-defense “instructions” that came with each bottle?) (CLICK HERE for the commercial) -- British Sterling – Brylcreem (“A little dab’ll do ya”) – Vitalis – Jergens Lotion – Brut – Burma Shave – Barbasol – Pepsodent Toothpaste (“You’ll wonder where the yellow went, when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent”) – Doan’s Pills – P-S-S-S-S-S-S-T Dry Shampoo – Noxema Medicated Comfort Shave (“Take it off; take it ALL off”) - Salvo Detergent Tablets (about the size of a hockey puck – SALVO COMMERCIAL) – Duz Detergent (with a free dish rag or glassware item) – Oxydol -- OXYDOL COMMERCIAL – Geritol – Sachet Perfume – Enjoli Perfume – Bactine – Bufferin – Excedrin – BC Powder – Stanback Powder – Goody’s Powder -- Liquid Bandage -- Dash – 20 Mule Team Borax – Lux Liquid and bars – Lux Detergent - Lava Soap – Prell Shampoo – Halo Shampoo – Tame Cream Rinse – Toni Wave Hairstyle Kits – St. Joseph’s Orange Chewable Children’s Aspirin – Fletcher’s Castoria – Paregoric – Black Draught Cough Syrup – 666 Tonic – Yuban Coffee – Soltice Quick-Rub (1) – Alberta VO5 – Lustre_Cream – Vel Dishwashing Detergent -- -- Lifebuoy Soap – Real-Kill Insect Spray (in pump bottles and the old “handgun-type sprayer”) – Hot-Shot Insect Killer – Black Flag Insect Killer – Poll Parrot Shoes – Buster Brown Shoes – Keds – Sears Roebuck and Company catalogs that featured pleasure boats, Allstate motor scooters, rifles and shotguns, and an assortment of everything under the sun – Penny Loafers – Platform Shoes – Earth Shoes - Bell-Bottomed Pants – “Pedal Pushers” Stirrup Pants – Nehru Jackets – Monkee “Love Beads” – Wide Watch Bands – Wide Belts – Pamper Shampoo – Body on Tap Beer Shampoo – Milk Plus 6 “Milk” Shampoo – Agree Shampoo -- Fruit-Scented Herbal Essence Shampoo – Jergen’s Lotion – SSS Tonic and Tablets – Father John’s Medicine – Creomulsion Cough Syrup – Absorbine Jr. Liniment (was there ever an Absorbine Sr.?) – Carter’s Tiny Time Pills – Doan’s Pills – Tuff-Nut Jeans – Granny Glasses – Dickies – Turtlenecks -- Gleem Toothpaste – Top Job – Ajax (White Tornado) – Mr. Clean – Camay Soap – CB Radios (Whiteface Johnson; Blackface Johnson; Super Magnum Antennas; CLR-II Antennas; Long-John Beam Antennas; Super Sidekick Microphones; Turner Plus 3 Microphones - Walkie Talkies – Toy CB Base Station Radios – Crystal Radios (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) - Rinso Detergent – Haley’s M.O. – Dristan – Anacin – Bromo Seltzer – Alka-Seltzer (“Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz; Oh what a relief it is” (with the “mascot,” Speedy)) – Phillip’s Milk of Magnesia – Ivory Soap (“99 44/100 % pure – So pure, it floats”) – Curtis Mathes Televisions – Black Flag Ant & Roach Spray – Luzianne Coffee – Maxwell House Coffee (“Good to the last drop”) – Folger’s Coffee (with Mrs. Olsen) – Charmin Tissue (“Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” (Mr. Whiffle)) – DX gas – Lion gas – Red Bird gas - Union 76 gas – Gulf gas – Humble, Esso, and Enco gas (which combined to form Exxon) – Pan-Am gas – Standard gas – Sinclair gas (with the Sinclair dinosaur) – Imperial gas – Personna Razor Blades – Cold Power detergent – Axion detergent – Sylvania televisions and radios – Breck shampoo – Supp-Hose stockings – Rise shaving cream (went on as a gel, then turned to foam) – Beacon floor wax – Yuban coffee – Quasar televisions – Gravy Train dog food – Arco gas – Milk Bone dog biscuits – Protein 21 hair spray – Maxin Freeze-Dried Coffee – Spic & Span – Teri paper towels – Ultra-Brite toothpaste – Punch laundry detergent – Pruf! Spray Starch – QT (Quick Tan) – Dove dishwashing liquid – Bonus Detergent (with towel) – Puss ‘N Boots cat food – Dippity-Do hair gel – Mennen Skin Bracer – William’s ‘Lectric Shave – Adorn hairspray – Bravura after shave – Borateem laundry detergent – Hot One shaving cream (went on cold, then turned hot once applied) – Lavoris mouthwash – Wilkinson Sword razor blades – Prime dog food – Gaines Burgers – Karo Syrup – S.O.S. Scouring Pads – Kava coffee – Cashmere Bouquet Soap – Biz Detergent – Bubble Club Bubble Bath – Chocks Vitamins – Crazy Foam – Ivory Snow Detergent – Kaiser Foil – Monster Vitamins – One-a-Day Vitamins - Mother Goose Shoes – Palmolive Soap – Pals Vitamins – Scuffy Shoe Polish – Silly Soap – Zestabs Vitamins – Teem Detergent Tablets – Nehru Jackets – Elgin Boat Motors (1), (2), (3) (4)– Allstate Tube Repair Kits – Allstate Under-Dash 45 RPM Car Record Player (1), (2) – Surfer Crosses – Remember wearing your belt buckle on the side? – Speed Queen wringer washers – Maytag wringer washers – Ad Detergent – All Detergent – Tide Detergent (1), (2) – Bold Detergent – Fab Detergent – Cheer Detergent – Wisk Detergent – Hand-Pump Fly Sprayers (1), (2), (3) –

Remember the Bayer Children's Aspirin Commercial of the early 1970s? --
A little boy at the door asks a little girl's mom if her daughter can come out to play. Mom replies that her daughter is sick and can't come out. The boy looks concerned and asks "does she hurt and have a [tempature]?" Mom replies that she gave her daughter Bayer Children's Aspirin and she would watch over the child to which the boy says with a smile "mothers are like that, yeah they are". CLICK HERE for the commercial.

Smokes & Chews & Dips

Although not HEALTH Care, the old smokes & chews & dips: Kent (with the Micronite filter); Viceroy; Salem (“You can take Salem out of the country but….you can’t take the country out of Salem”) - Raleigh; Old Gold (“Not a cough in a carload”); Chesterfield (“They satisfy” or “Blow some my way”) – Parliament – Oasis – Eve – Lark - L&M (“Just what the doctor ordered”) – Picayune – Spring - Tareyton (“I’d rather fight than switch”) - Silva Thins – Chesterfield 101s (“A silly millimeter longer” – some people claim to remember this as being a Benson & Hedges commercial, but reliable sources indicate that it was, in fact, a Chesterfield 101s ad, which is how I remember it) – Winston Longs responded to the long cigarette ads with “It’s not how long you make it; it’s how you make it long.” - Philip Morris (“Call for Philip M-o-r-r-r-i-s-s”) – Pall Mall (“Over, under, around and through. . .Pall Mall flavor satisfies you” or “Wherever particular people congregate” or “Outstanding…and they are mild”) – Winston (“Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should.” English teachers from around the world complained that the slogan should be “Winston tastes good as a cigarette should.” Winston responded with a counter ad of “Want do you want? Good grammar, or good taste?”). – Camel (“I’d walk a mile for a Camel”) – Marlboro (“Come to Marlboro country,” and “You get a lot to like with a Marlboro, filter flavor, pack or box”) – Virginia Slims (“You’ve come a long way, baby.”) – Lucky Strike (“L.S./M.F.T.” (“Lucky Strike means fine tobacco”)) – Newport (“Alive with pleasure”) – Belair – Bull Duram Tobacco – Bull of the Woods Chewing Tobacco – Garrett Snuff -

Icons

Smokey the Bear (1) – Reddy Kilowatt – STP – Mr. Zip (1), (2) – Jolly Green Giant and Sprout – Pillsbury Doughboy -

Bicycles

Spyder Bikes -- V-rroom Bicycle “Motor” -- Za-zoom Bicycle “Motor” – Sears Bicycle Motors (pressed against the front tire to propel the bike) – Bicycle Sirens – Bicycle Handlebar Streamers – “Colored Rubber” Bicycle Tires -- Schwinn Sting-Ray Bike – V-rroom Bike (motor) - Apple Crate Chopper bicycle (1) – Pushbikes – Sidewalk Scooters (similar to push bikes) (1), (2) (3) – R-R-R-Raw Power Handgrip – Monster Bike Buddy – Bike Console Shifters -

SEE THE V-rroom Commercial HERE

Motorcycles & Vehicles

LITTLE HONDA

Little Honda

By the Hondells

I'm gonna wake you up early

Cause I'm gonna take a ride with you

We're going down to the Honda shop

I'll tell you what we're gonna do

Put on a ragged sweatshirt

I'll take you anywhere you want me to

First gear (Honda Honda), it's alright (faster faster)

Second gear (little Honda Honda), I lean right (faster faster)

Third gear (Honda Honda), hang on tight (faster faster)

Faster, it's alright

It's not a big motorcycle

Just a groovy little motorbike

It's more fun that a barrel of monkeys

That two wheel bike

We'll ride on out of the town

To any place I know you like

First gear (Honda Honda), it's alright (faster faster)

Second gear (little Honda Honda), I lean right (faster faster)

Third gear (Honda Honda), hang on tight (faster faster)

Faster, it's alright

It climbs the hills like a Matchless

Cause my Honda's built really light

When I go into the turns

Lean [Tilt] with me and hang on tight

I better turn on the lights

So we can ride my Honda tonight

First gear (Honda Honda), it's alright (faster faster)

Second gear (little Honda Honda), I lean right (faster faster)

Third gear (Honda Honda), hang on tight (faster faster)

Faster, it's alright

First gear (Honda Honda), it's alright (faster faster)

Second gear (little Honda Honda), I lean right (faster faster)

Third gear (Honda Honda), hang on tight (faster faster)

Faster, it's alright

Mini-Bikes (1), (2) – Allstate Motor Scooters (1) – Cushman Scooters – Motobecane Mobylette Mo-Peds (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) – Customized “Chopper” Motorcycles (My Honda 450) – Go-Karts (here’s mine (1), (2)) – Rocket-Powered Go-Karts -- Honda Cub 50 (here’s mine) – Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV (here’s mine) – Customized Vans (here’s my Ford Econoline (1), (2), (3)) – 1972 Plymouth ‘Cuda 340 4bbl., 4-speed (here’s mine) – Honda V65 Magna (here’s mine (1), (2), and the ad that stated “0 to 55 Faster Than You Can Read This”) – Nissan 300ZX Turbo (here’s mine) – Honda CA77 Dream – Honda 305 – Honda CB 160 – Triumph Bonneville - BSA – Can-Am – Norton – Husqvarna – Benelli – Bridgestone – Allstate – Laverda – BMW – Cagiva – Ducati – Harley Davidson – CZ – Hodaka – Jawa – KTM – Maico – Moto Guzzi – Royald Enfield – Aprilia – Montesa – Bultaco – Indian – Monkeemobile – Honda Express -

More Motorcycles: Honda ZR 50 (1) - Honda Super Cub 50 (1), (2) – Honda Super Sport 50 (1), (2), (3) – Honda CB 50 (1) – Honda Sport 65 (1) - Honda 90 (1), (2) – Honda CB92 125cc Twin (1), (2), (3) – Honda CB 150 Twin (1), (2) – Honda CB 160 Twin (1) – Honda CL77 305 “Dream” (1), (2) – Honda CB 350 (1) – Harley-Davidson 1968 Rapido 125 (1) – Bridgestone Hurricane 175 Scrambler (1), (2), (3) – Honda CB175 – Honda CL450 Scrambler – Honda Passport -

Remember the “You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda” Advertisements ?

More motorcycle ads: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)

Reading Materials

Grit Newspaper – National Geographic Weekly Readers – Dr. Seuss - Boy’s Life Magazine – Highights Magazine – Mad Magazine (with Alfred E. Newman) – Jack & Jill – Cracked Magazine – 16 Magazine – Fifteen Magazine – Flip Teen Magazine – Teen World Magazine – Heathkit Catalog – Allied Electronic Catalogs – Creepy Magazines – Hot Rod Magazines – Reader’s Digest – Twisted Magazines – Weird Magazines – Warped Magazines – Eerie Magazines – Crazy Magazines – Panic Magazines – Witchcraft Magazine –

Bobbsey Twins Series

By Laura Lee Hope (Ghostwriter)

Character Information: There are two sets of twins in the Bobbsey family; Nan and Bert, 8, and Flossie and Freddie, age 4. Mr. Bobbsey is a lumber merchant, and Mrs. Bobbsey has no first name. Their two colored servants are Sam and Dinah. Their family sometimes includes Aunt Sally Pry. The Bobbsey’s pets are their cat Snoop, who mysteriously changes sexes throughout the series, and their dog Snap, who changes names throughout the series, as well. The “local” bully is Danny Rugg, who later becomes friends with the Bobbsey Twins, and then reverts to his bullish ways once more. The Bobbseys live in Lakeport, at the head of Lake Metoka.

1. The Bobbsey Twins; 2. In the Country; 3. At the Seashore; 4. At School; 5. At Snow Lodge; 6. On A Houseboat; 6. At Meadow Brook; 8. At Home; 9. In a Great City; 10. On Blueberry Island; 11. On the Deep Blue Sea; 12. In Washington; 13. In the Great West; 14. At Cedar Camp; 15. At the Country Fair; 16. Camping Out; 17. And Baby May; 18. Keeping House; 19. At Clover Bank; 20. At Cherry Corners; 21. And Their School Mates; 22. Treasure Hunting; 23. At Spruce Lake; 24. Wonderful Secret; 25. At the Circus; 26. On an Airplane Trip; 27. Solve a Mystery; 28. On a Ranch; 29. In Eskimo Island; 30. In a Radio Play; 31. At a Windmill Cottage; 32. At Lighthouse Point; 33. At Indian Hollow; 34. At the Ice Carnival; 35. In the Land Of Cotton; 36. In Echo Valley; 37. On the Pony Trail; 38. At Mystery Mansion; 39. At Sugar Maple Hill; 40. In Mexico; 41. Toy Shop; 42. In Tulip Island; 43. In Rainbow Valley; 44. Own Little Railroad; 45. At White Sail Harbor; 46. And the Horseshoe Riddle; 47. At Big Bear Pond; 48. On a Bicycle Trip; 49. Own Little Ferryboat; 50. At Pilgrim Rock; 51. Forest Adventure; 52. At London Tower; 53. In the Mystery Cave; 54. In Volcano Land; 55. And the Goldfish Mystery; 56. And the Big River Mystery; 57. And the Greek Hat Mystery; 58. Search for the Green Rooster; 59. And Their Camel Adventure; 60. Mystery of the King’s Puppet; 61. And the Secret of Candy Castle; 62. And the Doodlebug Bystery; 63. And the Talking Fox Mystery; 64. The Red, White & Blue Mystery; 65. Dr. Funnybone’s Secret; 66. And the Tagalong Giraffe; 67. And the Flying Clown; 68. On the Sun-Moon Cruise; 69. The Freedom Bell Mystery; 70. The Smokey Mountain Mystery; 71. In a TV Mystery Show; 72. The Coral Turtle Mystery

Hardy Boys Series

By Franklin W. Dixon (Ghostwriter)

Character Information: Fenton Hardy, former detective for the New York Police Department, is now operating independently as a private investigator. Laura Hardy is Fenton’s wife, and mother of Frank and Joe. Frank, 18, and Joe, 17, also are aspiring young detectives. The Hardy’s live in Bayport. Fenton’s sister, Aunt Gertrude, lives with them and often worries about their adventures. Other characters are: Chief Ezra Collig of the Bayport Police Department; Oscar Smuff, a bumbling private-eye; Sam Radley, Fenton’s operative; and Jack Wayne, Fenton’s pilot. Frank and Joe’s friends are: Allen “Biff” Hopper, Tony Prito, Callie Shaw (Frank’s girlfriend), and Iola Morton (Joe’s girlfriend), who is the sister of one of their closest friends, Chet Morton. Chet is a stocky lad, who likes to eat, and is always falling victim to some scheme. Throughout the series, Chet is an astrologer, airplane builder, taxidermist, fly-fishing lure maker, scholar of Indian heritage, propeller sled builder, ventriloquist, skin diver, spelunker, painter, shot-putter, magician, scrimshaw cutter, self-defense expert, boomerang maker, golf-ball scavenger, film-maker, hot air balloonist, gold artifact hunter/expert, and a model rocket builder. Chet abandons each of these hobbies when they become too complicated or when he picks up a different hobby.

1. The Tower Treasure; 2. The House On The Cliff; 3. The Secret Of The Old Mill; 4. The Missing Chums; 5. Hunting For Hidden Gold; 6. The Shore Road Mystery; 7. The Secret Of The Caves; 8. The Mystery Of Cabin Island; 9. The Great Airport Mystery; 10. What Happened At Midnight; 11. While The Clock Ticked; 12. Footprints Under The Window; 13. The Mark On The Door; 14. The Hidden Harbor Mystery; 15. The Sinister Sign Post; 16. A Figure In Hiding; 17. The Secret Warning; 18. The Twisted Claw; 19. The Disappearing Floor; 20. The Mystery Of The Flying Express; 21. The Clue Of The Broken Blade; 22. The Flickering Torch Mystery; 23. The Melted Coins; 24. The Short-Wave Mystery; 25. The Secret Panel; 26. The Phantom Freighter; 27. The Secret Of Skull Mountain; 28. The Sign Of The Crooked Arrow; 29. The Secret Of The Lost Tunnel; 30. The Wailing Siren Mystery; 31. The Secret Of Wildcat Swamp; 32. The Crisscross Shadow; 33. The Yellow Feather Mystery; 34. The Hooded Hawk Mystery; 35. The Clue In The Embers; 36. The Secret Of Pirate’s Hill; 37. The Ghost At Skeleton Rock; 38. The Mystery At Devil’s Paw; 39. The Mystery Of The Chinese Junk; 40. Mystery Of The Desert Giant; 41. The Clue Of The Screeching Owl; 42. The Viking Symbol Mystery; 43. The Mystery Of The Aztec Warrior; 44. The Haunted Fort; 45. The Mystery Of The Spiral Bridge; 46. The Secret Agent On Flight 101; 47. Mystery Of The Whale Tattoo; 48. The Arctic Patrol Mystery; 49. The Bombay Boomerang; 50. Danger On Vampire Trail; 51. The Masked Monkey; 52. The Shattered Helmet; 53. The Clue Of The Hissing Serpent; 54. The Mysterious Caravan; 55. The Witch-Master’s Key; 56. The Jungle Pyramid; 57. The Firebird Rocket; 58. The Sting Of The Scorpion; The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook

Happy Hollisters Series

By Jerry West (Ghostwriter)

Character Information: Mr. & Mrs. Hollister, the parents of the five Hollister children, seem to have no first name; Pete Hollister, 12; Pam Hollister, 10; Ricky Hollister, 7; Holly Hollister, 6; Sue Hollister, age 4. Their pets are Zip the Collie, and White-Nose the cat. The Hollisters live on Pine Lake in Shoreham. Mr. Hollister owns the Trading Post (a combination hardware, sports and toy shop), and Mrs. Hollister is a housewife. Roy Tinker is Mr. Hollister’s hired hand at the Trading Post. Dave Mead, 12, is Pete’s best friend, and Ann Hunter, 10, is the best friend of Pam. Uncle Russ Hollister (Mr. Hollister’s brother – which has a first name), his wife Marge, and their two children Teddy and Jean, often share in the Hollisters’ adventures. Officer Cal Newberry is a friend of the Hollisters, and a policeman on the Shoreham Police Department. Joey Brill and Will Wilson are the local bullies and are constantly causing trouble for the Hollister children. Meet the Hollisters.

Nancy Drew Series

By Carolyn Keene (Ghostwriter)

Character Information: Nancy Drew, 18, lost her mother as a small child, and lives with her father, attorney Carson Drew, who treats her as an equal, rather than as a daughter. The Drew family live in River Heights. Their servant is Hannah Gruen. Nancy’s pets are her pet Terrier, Togo, and her cat, Snowball, who only appeared in Volume 17. Nancy’s friends are Helen Corning, a boorish girl, who was later dropped from the series; her cousins, George Fayne and Bess Marvin; and her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson.

1. The Secret of the Old Clock; 2. The Hidden Staircase; 3. The Bungalow Mystery; 4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn; 5. The Secret of Shadow Ranch; 6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm; 7. The Clue in the Diary; 8. Nancy’s Mysterious Letter; 9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles; 10. The Password to Larkspur Lane; 11. The Clue of the Broken Locket; 12. The Message in the Hollow Oak; 13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm; 14. The Whispering Statue; 15. The Haunted Bridge; 16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels; 17. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk; 18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion; 19. The Quest of the Missing Map; 20. The Clue in the Jewel Box; 21. The Secret in the Old Attic; 22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall; 23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell; 24. The Clue in the Old Album; 25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall; 26