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A B C D F G H J L P R S T W Z // // Aladdin Industries makes the Hopalong Cassidy lunchbox in 1950-the first character box ever produced-and a new industry is born. Young WWII veterans now have families, and the baby business is booming. Fueled by the invention of television and the popularity of the Western, children across America toss the brown paper bag in the ...
A B C D F G H J K L M P R S T U V W Y Z // // Television matures as the country is thrust into political conflict. Lunchboxes keep pace, reflecting the rise of Saturday morning TV and contemporary social values. The Westerns die out, making room for high-tech spy shows and science-fiction series in prime time. The Space Age makes the universe more tangible and by the end of ...
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U W Y 1 // // Saturday morning and prime time television are more prolific than ever. For every new show produced, a lunchbox is made, as children become walking advertisements for The Bugaloos, Hong Kong Phooey, Battlestar Galactica and The Brady Bunch. Thermoses make the transition from steel to plastic. A group of concerned mothers in Florida, worried ...
A B C D E F G H I K M P R S T V W // // The ban on metal lunchboxes goes national, and in 1985, Rambo is the last metal lunchbox ever produced. Character licensing is still riding high, and any television show that appeals to children is fair game for fodder - lunch, that is. The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team and Knight Rider all get the ...
I guess most of you won't remember today's item of nostalgia. I have to admit i cant track down anything on it, so I'll write what i can remember and rely on any input from you and your memories on these Jimmy Saville Cloth badges or patches. There were around six colourful cloth badges that could be ...
It had to happen in 2011, The Smurfs make it as the next big movie to hit the screens this summer. For years The Smurfs have been loved by generation after generation, but now they make it to the big screen again. We say again as in 1976 they made it with the The Smurfs and ...
Whistle pop candy sweets! These whistles were actually a boiled sweet lolly, tasty and zingy, with various fruity flavours. Various flavours i can remember include lemon, cola and strawberry. But the real reason you bought these were for there value for annoying parents. While you can suck, you could also blow your whistle at a high pitch screech, ...
It seems that the 1957 Leave it to Beaver is the latest craze to grip parents and children. This great sitcom ran through the 1950s and 60s. It was about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and the adventures and pickles he would get into around the neighbourhood. Its estimated there were ...
Laffy Taffy is not a Welsh candy bar, but is a famous song by a band and a nostalgic candy bar in the States. Today we will look at the Laffy Taffy candy bar and not the "Laffy Taffy" song by Atlanta-based hip-hop group D4L which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January ...
It seems that retro sweets and nostalgic candy are making a big comeback these days and popcorn is no exception. There are several very good retro style popcorn makers on the market and some are so good they look identical to the originals. Nostalgic popcorn makers are a great addition to an evening in watching an ...
