Vaiden,

Mississippi

Memories of a Mississippi Childhood

Part 2

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[Ed. Note: I was blessed to have a wonderful childhood, growing up in Vaiden, Mississippi. From the War of the Mighty Treehouse, to the Go-Karts, camping out, going swimming, building fast cars, reading comic books, riding bicycles and motorcycles, reading endless volumes of Hardy Boys and Tom Swift books, playing music, watching television, going to endless movies, attending school, and hanging around with my friends, those times are always something to remember. Thanks to my family, I was able to experience the things that build memories of a lifetime.]

INDEX

SONGS: Happy Days -- Glory Days -- Those Were The Days

Centerfield – Those Were The Days My Friend – Summer of ‘69

Time For Timer I Love Lucy

Trivia Ring Around the Rosie

Old Commercials

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES PART 1

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Don Knotts

07/21/1924 – 02/24/2006

REST IN PEACE

Don Knotts, who won five Emmys for portraying the bungling deputy Barney Fife on the hit television program "The Andy Griffith Show," has died at age 81, a spokesman said on Saturday. Knotts died on Friday night (02/24/2006) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, of pulmonary and respiratory complications. His former co-star Andy Griffith was at Knotts' bedside when he died, as were Knotts' third wife, Francie, and his children, Thomas and Karen, an actress, Ward said in a statement.

Knotts' bug-eyed, high-strung character helped make "The Andy Griffith Show," a sitcom about a folksy sheriff in small-town America, one of the most popular U.S. television shows of the 1960s. Knotts co-starred on the show from 1960 through 1965 and won the Emmy award for best supporting actor five times.

After leaving "Andy Griffith," Knotts had a string of comedy movies, including "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Incredible Mr. Limpet," "The Reluctant Astronaut" and "The Shakiest Gun in the West." He also paired with comedian Tim Conway in "The Apple Dumpling Gang" and its sequel in the 1970s.

Knotts' career idled for much of the 1970s, during which he hosted an unsuccessful variety show. He rebounded by playing the desperate-to-be-hip landlord Mr. Furley on the sitcom "Three's Company" from 1979 through 1984. "To me, he was a genius, a kind gentle soul," Loralee Knotts, the actor's second wife, said in a telephone interview. "He made a real contribution to the laughter in this world. I'm really saddened by his loss. You wouldn't find a kinder, more gentle soul. He was a comical genius."

In New York, he was a regular on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" and landed a small role in the Broadway play "No Time for Sergeants," marking the first time he worked with Griffith, who was the play's star. Griffith and Knotts also appeared together in the 1958 movie version of "No Time for Sergeants."

Knotts' Fife loved to flaunt his authority in small-town Mayberry and always dreamed of solving a big case, but was so inept that Griffith's Sheriff Andy Taylor would not allow him to keep his gun loaded. Instead, Barney carried a single bullet in his shirt pocket.

Good-bye, Barney. You were a genius that will always bring a smile whenever your name is mentioned. May your gun always be loaded.

Happy Days

(TV Theme from Happy Days)

Sunday, Monday, Happy Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days

The weekend comes, my Cycle hums,

Ready to race to you

These days are ours, Happy and Free

These days are ours, Share them with me

Goodbye gray skies, hello blue
’Cause nothing can hold me, when I hold you
Feels so right, it can’t be wrong,
Rockin’ and Rolling all week long

Sunday, Monday, Happy Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days

Saturday, What a day,

Groovin’ all week with you

These days are ours, Share them with me

These days are ours, Happy and free

These happy days are yours and mine
These happy days are yours and my

Happy Days

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Glory Days

(Sung By Bruce Springsteen)

I had a friend was a big baseball player
back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
but all he kept talking about was

Chorus:
Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days

Well there's a girl that lives up the block
back in school she could turn all the boy's heads
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by
and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband Bobby well they split up
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times,
she says when she feels like crying
she starts laughing thinking about

Chorus

Now I think I'm going down to the well tonight
and I'm going to drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it
but I probably will
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
a little of the glory of, well time slips away
and leaves you with nothing mister but
boring stories of glory days

Chorus (repeat twice)

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Those Were The Days

(Theme From All In The Family)

Boy the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us we had it made,
Those were the days.

And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.

Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
Those were the days.

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Centerfield

(Sung By John Fogerty)

Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.

CHORUS:
Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be Centerfield.

Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine, watchin' it from the bench;
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Casey struck out.
So Say Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio;
Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now.

CHORUS

Yeah! I got it, I got it!

Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes;
You know I think it's time to give this game a ride.
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun;
(pop) It's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!

CHORUS
CHORUS
Yeah!

[Ed. Note: Was there really a “Mighty Casey?” Absolutely not. However, “Casey” is immortalized in the 1888 poem by Ernest L. Thayer (below).]

Casey At The Bat
by Ernest L. Thayer, 1888

The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game.

A straggling few got up to go, in deep despair the rest
Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, "If only Casey could but get a whack at that --
We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat."

But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake,
And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake;
So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat;
For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat.

But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,
And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball;
And when the dust had lifted, and men saw what had occurred,
There was Jimmy safe at second and Flynn a-hugging third.

Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It pounded through on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

There was ease in Casey's manner as he stepped into his place;
There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile lit Casey's face.
And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.

Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt.
Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt.
Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip,
Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.

And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped --
"That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said.

From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,
Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore;
"Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted some one on the stand;
And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.

With a smile of Christian charity great Casey's visage shone;
He stilled the rising tumult; he bade the game go on;
He signaled to the pitcher, and once more the dun sphere flew;
But Casey still ignored it, and the umpire said "Strike two!"

"Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered "Fraud!"
But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.
They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let that ball go by again.

The sneer has fled from Casey's lip, the teeth are clenched in hate;
He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate.
And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go,
And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville -- mighty Casey has struck out.

History of “Casey”

When George Hearst decided to run for senator from California in 1885 he realized the need of an influential organ, and bought the "San Francisco Examiner" to promote his political ambitions. When the campaign was over, he presented it to his son, William Randolph Hearst who had just graduated from Harvard College. While in college the younger Hearst had been editor of the "Harvard Lampoon."

When he went to California to edit the "Examiner" he took along with him three members of the "Lampoon" staff; Eugene Lent, F. H. Briggs, and Ernest L. Thayer. Each had nicknames -- Thayer's was "Phin." He wrote a humorous column on a basis for the "Examiner" and signed his columns with his nickname.

In the spring of 1888, Thayer wrote "Casey" and submitted it for publication. It appeared in the "Examiner" in the June 3, 1888 edition and was signed "Phin" as usual.

When "Casey" made its first appearance, nobody hailed it with shouts of joy or suspected that it would become immortal. A few weeks later, (exact date unknown) the New York "Sun" published the last 8 stanzas of the poem -- but signed its author as "Anon." Other than the "Sun," it was just plain ignored by the public.

To become immortal, everyone (or thing) needs a press agent. Archibald Clavering Gunter, an author of novels, was "Casey's" press agent. Always on the look out for incidents to base some of his novels on, Gunter, living in New York, sought and actively read newspapers from around the country on a regular basis. When he read "Casey" for the first time, he clipped it out to save. He wasn't sure just what he would do with it, but he clipped and saved it anyway.

Many weeks later, in August of 1888, Gunter read that both the New York and Chicago baseball clubs would be attending the performance of the comedian De Wolf Hooper at the Wallack Theater in New York. Upon reading the announcement, instantly knew what he wanted to do with the clipping of "Casey" he had saved.

Gunter approached Hooper, a good friend, and offered the poem for him to recite as he felt the baseball teams would enjoy a comic baseball recitation. Hooper agreed and recited it that night. The rest, as they say, is history. From that point forward in time, "Casey" become immortal -- while a good poem to begin with, it took a recital before a group of "famous" baseball players by a professional comedian to bring it to life.

After reviews for Hooper's performance were published, three people came forward to claim authorship and demanded pay a royalty to use "their" poem. None could prove authorship, so Hooper kept it in his repertory.

Four or five years later, Thayer, living in Worcester, Massachusetts at the time, attended a performance of Hooper in Worcester. After the show, Thayer sent a note backstage requesting to meet Hooper. Thayer gave him the rights to perform it without paying any royalties.

Newspaper collectors should check their issues of New York papers for August, 1888 (exact day unknown) for reviews of Mr. Hooper's performance of "Casey" -- You may have an issue almost as important as the first printing of the poem in the June 3, 1888 "San Francisco Examiner."

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Those Were The Days My Friend

(Sung By Mary Hopkins)

Once upon a time there was a tavern

Where we used to raise a glass or two

Remember how we laughed away the hours

And think of all the great things we would do

Chorus:

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

For we were young and sure to have our way

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Then the busy years went rushing by us

We lost our starry notions on the way

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Just tonight I stood before the tavern

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

In the glass I saw a strange reflection

Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

Through the door there came familiar laughter

I saw your face and heard you call my name

Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same...

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days

Oh, yes, those were the days

La la la la la la

La la la la la la

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Summer of ‘69

(Sung By Brian Adams)

Got my first real six string

Bought it at the five and dime

Played it till my fingers bled

Was the Summer of '69

Me and some guys from school

Had a band and we tried real hard

Jimmy quit and Jody got married

I should've known we'd never get far

Oh when I look back now

That summer seemed to last forever

And if I had the choice

Yeah - I'd always wanna be there

Those were the best days of my life

Ain't no use in complainin'

When you got a job to do

Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in

And that's when I met you - yeah

Standin' on your mama's porch

You told me that you'd wait forever

Oh and when you held my hand

I knew that it was now or never

Those were the best days of my life

Oh Yeah

Back in the Summer of '69

Ooh

Man we were killin' time

We were young and reckless

We needed to unwind

I guess nothin' can last forever - forever, no...

And now the times are changin'

Look at everything that's come and gone

Sometimes when I play that old six string

I think about you wonder what went wrong

Standin' on your mama's porch

You told me that it'd last forever

oh when you held my hand

I knew that it was now or never

Those were the best days of my life

Oh yeah

Back in the Summer of '69

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Newspaper Cartoon Strips

[Ed. Note: Many of the Links below are to External Web Sites. I will endeavor to keep the links active whenever possible.]

Don Markstein’s Toonopedia

Pioneer Cartoonists of Color

Some of My Favorites Over the Years (Below):

Joe Palooka – Moon Mullins – Bringing Up Father

Gasoline Alley – Katzenjammer Kids – Barney Google

Snuffy Smith – Nancy -- History of Nancy – Mutt & Jeff

Lil’ Abner – Little Orphan Annie – Dick Tracy

Beetle Bailey – Sad Sack – Pogo – Little Iodine

Alley Oop – Our Boarding House – Hi & Lois

Popeye – B.C.

Time For Timer

“Timer” 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.” 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. “Timer” also appeared in other commercials, such as “Quick Snack,” “Quickie Breakfast,” and “You Are What You Eat.” Another version of “Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese” went something like this:

I'm so hungry I can eat a wagon wheel!

Bang, bang, bang!

Oh! Howdy Partner! Time for Timer!

Do you ever get that hungry feeling after school?

Boy, I do! I'm so hungry, I could eat a wagon wheel!

When I'm slow on the draw and I need something to chaw,

I hanker for a hunk of cheese!

When my ten gallon hat's a-feelin' five gallons flat

I've got something planned, which is

Little cheese sandwiches! Come on!

Here's a great little snack to tide you over till dinner!

If you want something that's delicious and nutritious,

cheese is a super snack! Look! A wagon wheel!

When my get up and go has got up and went,

I hanker for a hunk of cheese!

When I'm dancin' the hoedown and my boots kinda slow down,

Or anytime I'm week in the knees,

I hanker for a hunk of,

A slab, a slice, a chunk of,

A snack that is a winner,

And yet won't spoil my dinner!

I hanker for a hunk of cheese! Ya-hoo!

Click below to see the “Timer” commercials. You will need Real Player to view these.

And Now…Here it is !!! Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese !!

Hanker for a Hunk of Cheese (slightly clearer version)

NEW ! Peter Griffin from Family Guy meets Timer

Quick Snack Sunshine on a Stick

Quickie Breakfast You Are What You Eat

The Only You You’ve Got

Another commercial (non-“Timer”-related) from this time period is Beans and Rice.

Remember QUISP cereal? Click HERE to see the commercial. (2.6Mb)

And, of course, there’s the famous Life Cereal commercial with Mikey !

I Love Lucy

Did you know that the theme to the “I Love Lucy” television show had words? Most of the time, we only heard the instrumental version. Here are the lyrics, and the sound files of the instrumental version and the version with vocals.

INSTRUMENTAL VOCAL VERSION

Lyrics to “I Love Lucy”

I love Lucy and she loves me.

We're as happy as two can be.

Sometimes we quarrel but then... ha ha ha

How we love making up again.

Lucy kisses like no one can. (Lucy kisses Ricky)

She's my Mrs. and I'm her man.

Life is heaven you see,

Cause I love Lucy,

and I love Lucy,

and Lucy loves me!!

Trivia

Q.: On the TV Show “Happy Days,” do you remember the name of Richie Cunningham’s older brother from the first seasons?

A.: Chuck only appeared in seven episodes. His name was “Chuck Cunningham,” played by Gavan O'Herlihy in 1974 and Randolph Roberts in the 1974-1975 season. Gavan O’Herlihy was later cast as Airk Thaughbaer, leader of the rebel army in the movie “Willow,” which was directed by Ron Howard (“Richie Cunningham”). The face of “Chuck” was hardly ever seen, almost never spoke, and “disappeared” completely after Episode 27 (second season). The premise was that Chuck went off to college. Randolph Roberts later appeared in the 1976 movie “Logan’s Run.”

ADDITIONAL:

Chuck, as played by Gavan O’Herlihy, appeared in only 5 Happy Days episodes: # 1 – All The Way (01/15/1974); # 3 – Richie’s Cup Runneth Over (01/29/1974); # 4 -- Guess Who’s Coming To Visit (02/05/1974); # 8 – The Skin Game (03/05/1974); and # 10 – Give The Band A Hand (03/26/1974). Chuck, as played by Randolph Roberts, appeared in 2 Happy Days episodes: # 17 – Richie Moves Out (09/10/1974); and # 27 – Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas? (12/17/1974). The character of Chuck was never seen again after Episode # 27, and was mentioned only a few times throughout the rest of the series.

Q.: Who was the rock star that appeared on “Happy Days” as “Leather Tuscadero” ?

A.: Suzi Quatro (who is a rocker in real life).

Q. What episode did Richie draw a picture of an eye, a heart, and a sheep (ewe) on the sidewalk to profess his love to a new girlfriend (meaning “I Love You”) ?

A. Episode # 12 – In The Name Of Love (04/09/1974).

Ring Around the Rosie -- Childhood Game, or Tale of Death?

Every child has happily joined hands with friends and recited the familiar nursery rhyme, "Ring around a rosie, a pocket full of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down." Few people realize to what this seemingly happy little nursery rhyme actually refers.

This nursery rhyme began about 1347 and derives from the not-so-delightful Black Plague, which killed over twenty-five million people in the fourteenth century. The "ring around a rosie" refers to the round, red rash that is the first symptom of the disease. The practice of carrying flowers and placing them around the infected person for protection is described in the phrase, "a pocket full of posies." "Ashes" is a corruption or imitation of the sneezing sounds made by the infected person. Finally, "we all fall down" describes the many dead resulting from the disease.

· the purpose of the "pocket full of posies" is said to by any one of the following:

o Something carried to ward off the disease.

o A way of masking the "stench of death."

o An item the dead were commonly buried with.

o Flowers to place "on a grave or funeral pyre."

o A representation of the "pus or infection under the skin in the sores" of plague victims.

Likewise, multiple meanings are claimed for the repetition of "ashes" at the beginning of the last line:

o A representation of the sneezing sounds of plague victims.

o A reference to the practice of burning the bodies of those who succumbed to the plague.

o A reference to the practice of burning the homes of plague sufferers to prevent spread of disease.

o A reference to the blackish discoloration of victims' skin from which the term "Black Plague" was derived.

. . . So . . . Is “Ring Around the Rosie” a tale of death, or simply a child’s game? You decide.

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Old Commercials

[NOTE: Some of these commercials are large files (20+ mb). Most, however are 5 - 10mb.

They are in Microsoft Windows Media Player (.wmv) format, and are for broadband users only.

DO NOT attempt to watch these with dialup, unless you have a lot of time on your hands.

The following commercials are arranged under subjects that correspond to those on the Childhood Memories 1 Page.]

TOYS

Mighty Mo Cannon from Deluxe Reading – Part 1 Part 2

Johnny Seven O.M.A. (One Man Army) Rifle from Topper

Super Helmet Seven

Thinkatron Computer

Jimmy Jet from Deluxe Reading

Lie Detector Game

Mattel Power Shop

Mattel V-room Bike Motor

Secret Sam Attache Case

Spirograph

Thingmaker w/Creepy Crawlers

Whamo Super Ball and Superelasticbubbleplastic

Slinky

MOVIES

The Horror of Party Beach

(Although the Horror of Party Beach is rated as one of the worst B movies ever made, it is a classic in every sense of the word)

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

(This is the 2^nd variation of the opening theme]

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FOOD AND CEREAL

Count Chocula Cereal

Count Chocula, FrankenBerry, and BooBerry Cereal

Crispy Critters Cereal

Freakies Cereal (1), (2)

Green Giant Vegetables

Kellogg’s Sugar Pops

Kellogg’s Variety Pak

Oscar Mayer Bologna

Oscar Mayer Weiners

Quisp and Quake Cereal

Rice Krinkles Cereal

Rice Krispies Cereal

Space Food Sticks

Sugar Frosted Flakes Cereal

Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef?”

Master Charge Commercial

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DRINKS

Bosco Chocolate Syrup

Fizzies Drink Mix

Funny Face Drink Mix (1), (2)

Diet Pepsi w/ Ray Charles

New Coke

Royal Crown Cola w/ Nancy Sinatra

CANDY

Baby Ruth and Butterfinger by Curtiss

Vintage Snack Bar Commercial

M&Ms

Tootsie Pops

GUM

Adams Sour Gum

Beechnut Beechies Gum

Beechnut Fruit Stripe Gum

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HOME PRODUCTS AND PERSONAL CARE

Alka-Seltzer (1), (2)

Anacin

Bayer Children’s Aspirin

Hai Karate After Shave

Haley’s M.O.

Halo Shampoo

Ipana Toothpaste and Vitalis Hair Tonic

Phillip’s Milk of Magnesia

Prell Shampoo

Salvo Tablet Detergent

Old Spice After Shave and Cologne

Mr. Clean

Ajax Cleanser (1), (2)

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ICONS

Reddy Kilowatt

TELEVISION

Batman Opening

Green Hornet Opening

Green Hornet Meets Batman Preview

Lost in Space Opening

Time Tunnel Opening

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Opening

Car 54, Where are You?

Captain Kangaroo with Mr. Moose & Bunny Rabbit

Captain Kangaroo Opening

Gilligan’s Island Opening 1 (without the Professor and Mary Ann)

Gilligan’s Island Opening 2 (with the Professor and Mary Ann)

Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.

Green Acres

Guns of Will Sonnett

Hee Haw (Pf-f-f-f-t You Were Gone)

Johnny Rivers sings Secret Agent Man

Lawman

Lawrence Welk Closing

The Lone Ranger Opening

Lorne Greene sings theme to Bonanza

Lorne Greene sings Ringo

Love American Style

Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Maverick

McHale’s Navy

Moby Dick / Mighty Mightor

Mod Squad

The Monkees sing I’m Gonna Buy Me A Dog

Monkees Opening Theme

Pistols and Petticoats

The Shari Lewis Show Ending (The Song That Doesn’t End)

Shazzan

Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo

Space Ghost

The Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour

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AUTOMOBILES

Volkswagen Beetle

BEER

Schlitz

Falstaff

TV PERSONALITIES

Red Skelton Explains the True Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance

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SPORTS

The Immaculate Reception

Pittsburg Steelers v. Oakland Raiders

December 23, 1972

Steelers’ Franco Harris picks up picks up a fumble from the air off his shoe tops

at the Raiders’ 42 and scores with 5 seconds left to give the Steelers a 13-7 win

The Immaculate Neglection

a.k.a. “The Play”

University of California Golden Bears vs. Stanford University Cardinals

November 20, 1982

After Stanford had taken a 20-19 lead on a field goal with four seconds left in the game,

the Golden Bears used five lateral passes on the ensuing kickoff return to score

the winning touchdown and earn a 25-20 victory.

Members of the Stanford Band had come onto the field midway through the return,

believing that the game was over, which added to the ensuing confusion.

The Immaculate Deflection

a.k.a. “The Wind Bowl”

November 19, 1983 Egg Bowl

University of Mississippi “Ole Miss” Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Steve Sloan’s Ole Miss Rebels were leading the game late in the fourth quarter with Emory Bellard’s

Mississippi State driving the ball down the field. The Bulldogs inched closer and closer to the

goal line and a chip shot field goal seemed inevitable. With 24 seconds remaining, Mississippi

State kicker Artie Cosby attempted a 27-yard field goal. The kick looked good and actually

made it through the uprights before a 40 mph wind gust caught the pigskin in stride and sent

it falling backwards where it landed on the five. The final score: Ole Miss 24; Miss. State 23.

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CHILDHOOD MEMORIES 1

BLAST FROM THE PAST

(Click on the Rat Fink to hear the Rat Fink song by The Misfits)