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For many years it's been top of every child's construction toy. Even the mighty Meccano seems to play second fiddle to Lego. So today while we look at Lego alternatives from the current market, I also want to identify my very first Lego alternative from the 1970s. Identifying this Lego alternative Update: The guys at http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/ managed to identify ...
The first season of "The Pink Panther Show" ran on NBC from 1969 to 1970 and came over to the UK. It was a top cartoon in it's day as it had attitude and appealed to adults and kids. Who can forget the amazing car that kid had. I really wasn't interested on the elephant, tiger or rhinoceroses. ...
Anyone remember the 70s Laughing Bag. It was powered by a battery and would be the tool of the family joker. It was contageous as after a few seconds someone would also start laughing. Before you know it everyone in the room starts wetting themselves with laughter. Sometimes it was known as The Laugh Box, other ...
Now if there is a memory from the late 80's that oozes nostalgia it has to be the Video Rental Shops. Remember visiting Blockbuster Video shops with there numerous walls of VHS and Betamax tapes. Video Shops were in every shopping Mall and high street in the 80s Take a look at these awesome memories before the ...
The Classic Cartoons shown in the 60s gave you the historical Flinstones or the futuristic Jetsons. Other 1960s cartoon shows included Deputy Dawg, Scooby Doo, Popeye, Quick Draw McGraw, Josie and the Pussycats, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Batman and Alvin and the Chipmunks. Take a look and discover more cartoons favorites.
// // In the 70s you were into Osmond-mania and other TV and music fads and pop heroes including chopper bikes, roller skates, calculators and scalectrix and dance moves at the disco
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.
Overnight it seemed shell suits went out and fleece were heavily in. Everything fleece was available, vests, jackets, pants, socks, toques. Worn by everyone from little kids to senior citizens to even your pets. No more coats and jackats, or thick wooly jumpers, life was going to change in the 90's for all age groups, although ...
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 ...
