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For boys, it is the age of cowboys and spacemen: Davy Crockett and Roy Rogers lead the pack of western heroes that share the toy aisles with the out-of-this-world likes of Commando Cody and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. For girls, it is a doll unlike any they’ve seen before: Barbie comes to town, and things will never be the same again. And for those who like their toys gender-neutral, Wham-O keeps things swinging with Hula Hoops, Frisbees and more.
It was the age of the atom, and the dawn of Saturday morning as the original Baby Boomers tuned in to see Howdy Doody, Mighty Mouse Playhouse, and Kukla, Fran and Ollie.
Disneyland memories are a joy to remember. How things have changed since this 1950s footage. The Disneyland park is barely recognisable. Disneyland 1950s. it had Fantasyland and Skyway but many parts of the park have expanded considerably since this early footage. It was named Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955. While Walt Disney was watching kids ride a merry-go-round, he ...
Laurel and Hardy -This is your life was a very special moment as they were beginning to loose the amount of public appearances as the years caught up with them. Early 1950s Laurel and Hardy took several months off, so they could recuperate. They then traveled to Europe and undertook a successful series of public appearances in short ...
Masquerade Party was a TV Game Show shonw on the following Networks: CBS,NBC,ABC TV July 28,1952-February 5,1960 Hosts: Bud Collyer,Bert Parks, Eddie Bracken, Douglas Edwards, Robert Q.Lewis and Peter Donald. Announcer: Johnny Olsen Returned: Syndicated:1974 Host/Performer: Richard Dawson Regular Panelists: Lee Meriweather, Nipsey Russell and Bill Bixby Announcer: Jay Stewart This tv game show had a panel of famous performers and personalities trying to guess the true identities of the persons..who were hidden under make ups and ...
// // In the 50s World War II had come to an end and the 50s was all about hope and hula-hoops. With the chance to start a new life with a family, home and other luxuries, the 1950s were a time of prosperity and enjoyment of pastimes.
A B C D E F G H I J L M P R S T U W Y Z 2 6 // // We interrupt this program to bring you this late-breaking bulletin: In the beginning, there was live TV. The migration from radio had begun. From Donna Reed's perfect family to Marshal Dillon and Joe Friday, from the Texaco Star Theater to You Bet Your Life to I Love Lucy, all across the country, Americans ...
A B C D F G H I J K L O P R S T W 2 5 7 // // Danny Kaye makes movie magic in Hans Christian Anderson and again in The Court Jester. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea thrills moviegoers, Godzilla stomps Tokyo, House of Wax and Creature From the Black Lagoon terrify audiences in 3-D, and The Blob engulfs the drive-in. Disney's Peter Pan soars, Cinderella charms, Lady and the ...
// // The 50s gave you a mixed bad as many cartoons were in black and white, but the characters were just incredible. Who could forget the popularity Felix the cat cartoons, or Snagglepuss, The Yogi Bear Show, The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show and repeats from favorites like Tom & Jerry ...
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 ...
