Ding Dong School: How to make a Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich

Found On Flickr: Planet of the Apes Halloween Costume {1974/ Ben Cooper}

1974 Ben Cooper Planet of the Apes Halloween Costume, originally uploaded by gregg_koenig.

Johnny Quest for PF Flyers

Which is the original?

After this Papert, Koenig & Lois TV commercial for the Xerox 914 copier aired — as George Lois tells it — AB Dick complained to the FCC that there was no way a little girl could operate a complex office machine so easily, so to prove the point the commercial was reshot but with Zippy the Chimp in place of the girl.
Results: Clio Award for the '62 original and the next year a Clio "Special Citation" plus complaints from a lot of secretaries who were finding bananas on their desks after the chimp ad aired.
I have seen the chimp version — it's pretty funny — but haven't been able to find a copy online.

Abner Graboff

This is from Rose Bonne's 1961 chilren's book I Know an Old Lady (which came with a 45!) and was one of my favorites.

The Ward-O-Matic looks at the work of artist Abner Graboff including an interview with Graboff's son Jon.

Those cycles look like George Barris jobs!

Yes,the King of Kustomizers George Barris worked his magic on bikes in the '60s.

Well it's way, way down where the cane grows tall, down where they say 'Y'all'

Check out Phil Harris's 1958 LP That's What I Like About the South (also available here).
Also listen to the Phil Harris and Alice Fay Show (or here (if you prefer RealMedia like some kinda caveman)).

Now Hear This! — Mrs. Beasley Doll

Talking Mrs. Beasley Doll {The Vermont Country Store} $99.00

If you are of a certain age, this doll is very familiar to you. Her name, Mrs. Beasley. She was the grandmother-like doll of pigtailed orphan, Buffy (played by the late Anissa Jones), on the 1960s sitcom, Family Affair. When I was little, I so desperately wanted this doll. I can recall there being a ton of antique stores in Old Town Pasadena (California), walking past a shop's window with the genuine article on display, and little me begging my mother to buy it for me. I never got my Mrs. Beasley doll but now you can for one crisp Ben Franklin (not including shipping and handling).

Found On Flickr: It's what the Founding Fathers woulda wanted!

It's What the Founding Father's Woulda Wanted!, originally uploaded by S.britt.

Space Age - A - Go - Go featuring Raquel Welch

This is for all of you R.W. lovers!
Please, do enjoy!

The Jackson 5 on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, 1972

Watch Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 (also Ronald Reagan, Howard Keel, Larry Storch, Wilfrid Hyde-White and series regulars like Teri Garr and Ted Zeigler (and maybe show writers Bob Einstein and Steve Martin too)) on the season three premiere of The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour from 1972.

Leave It To Roll-Oh {1940}

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Watch (at least till YouTube pulls it) William Bendix in Rod Serling's 1958 drama "The Time Element" from Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse with Martin Balsam, Darryl Hickman, Jesse White and Joe DeRita.
This episode brought the show its biggest-ever viewer response and help lead to The Twilight Zone's creation.
From the New York Times review:

Last night on "Desilu Playhouse" on Channel 2 he once again came up with an unusual and absorbing drama, "The Time Element," in which William Bendix showed anew that he is a fine serious actor as well as a clown.

Selected Twilight Zone episodes are available online at CBS.

It's about two astronauts, it's about their fate It's about a woman and her prehistoric mate

It's About Time "Cave Movies" Originally aired November 13, 1966

It's About Time was a short-lived Sherwood Schwartz comedy about a pair of astronauts (Frank Aletter and Jack Mullaney) traveling back in time to cavepeople (Imogene Coca and Joe E. Ross) days. The astronauts spend their time try to repair their spaceship and return to the 20th century while dealing with the local troglodytes … with expected hilarity.
In the middle of the season the astronauts fix their ship and return to modern times with Coca and Ross for some desperate old-fashioned TV show retooling.

The show was canceled about six months before I was born, and because with only 26 episodes it never made it to syndication, so I never saw it before. I had seen stills in some books and photos of the lunchbox. And knew the reference to the show in "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" by X.It's standard Schwartz — simple characters, simple jokes and a theme song that explains the show.
The best part is the animated into, and the song's kinda catchy too.

The Jughead hat

I almost forgot to mention this exhaustive and entertaining look at what is probably best-known as the "Jughead hat" at I'm Learning to Share.

Famous Photographers Tell How

Weegee

Henri Cartier-Bresson

You've got your old Kiev88 you won on eBay (and are pretty sure you got overcharged for shipping) from some guy in Ukraine or your new Diana repro (that you know you paid too much for) and you want to hit the streets for some good old-fashioned street photography.

If you want to take photos like these, don't waste your time with your nose in a book or eyes glued to the Innernette — the LP Famous Photographers Tell How can help.

At Boogie Woogie Flu hear Weegee and Henri Cartier-Bresson explain how they do it.

They give us those nice bright colors

Because of still-declining film sales, Eastman Kodak will discontinue its line of iconic Kodachrome film.

Invented by professional musicians Leopold Godowsky, Jr. and Leopold Mannes in 1935 Kodak's Kodachrome brought affordable color photography to the masses.

Last year a the owner of Dwayne's Photo, the only lab in the world that still processes Kodachrome, noted "If Kodak doesn't feel it's economical, they might stop making the film itself … if film volumes become so small that we're unable to economically process it, then we might stop."

From Kodak's press release:

Sales of KODACHROME Film, which became the world’s first commercially successful color film in 1935, have declined dramatically in recent years as photographers turned to newer KODAK Films or to the digital imaging technologies that Kodak pioneered. Today, KODACHROME Film represents just a fraction of one percent of Kodak’s total sales of still-picture films.

“KODACHROME Film is an iconic product and a testament to Kodak’s long and continuing leadership in imaging technology,” said Mary Jane Hellyar, President of Kodak’s Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group. "It was certainly a difficult decision to retire it, given its rich history. However, the majority of today's photographers have voiced their preference to capture images with newer technology – both film and digital. Kodak remains committed to providing the highest-performing products – both film and digital – to meet those needs."

The Carpenters: On "Pop" of the World!

Every time the slightest little thing goes wrong, Mom starts to sing this familiar song

Starring TV's Tom Bosley, "The Fling" was the first episode of Hanna-Barbera's 1972 family cartoon series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.

Hula Honeys {Something Weird/ 1950s}

In Appreciation of the Stylists of America

Chevrolet's 1958 film American Look is an excellent look at design from the the golden age of 20th century American design,1947-1962.
When the narrator gives us lines like "Improved styling constantly adds to the ease and grace and gaiety of American living. The things we have in America are ever-changing. The studios and workshops of our stylists put forth an endless flow of service and of artistry." he's not just championing modern design, but the American Way of Life as well.
America's first successful satellites may have been in orbit but the recession of 1958 had five million people out of work (almost 7 percent unemployment), a 31 percent drop in 1957 car sales and consumer prices rose almost 3 percent from the previous year.
That year also saw Elvis enter the Army; the rise of Khrushchev, Van Cliburn and Phil Spector; and the birth of the bossa nova, NASA, the John Birch Society, stereophonic LPs and instant noodles.
With the Cold War at its peak and global unrest, segregation, the Bomb, polio, The Red Scare the 1950s were far from what the popular imagination often holds as a simpler, more-innocent time of bland, blind conformity.
Something for you to talk about at your season three Mad Men premiere party in August.
American Look is available for download or online viewing, in three parts, at the Internet Archive.

Suggested reading: The Fifties: The Way We Really Were by Douglas T. Miller and Marion Nowak, The Way Things Never Were: The Truth About the "Good Old Days" by Norman Finkelstein, The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz, Diners, Bowling Alleys, and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in Postwar Consumer Culture by Andrew Hurley.

Superbacana

Elis Regina & Mieli, 1971.

House + Home: Yee-Haw Industries

Cajun Allligator Plays Accordian tee shirt {Yee-Haw Industries} $14.00

James Brown letterpressed poster {Yee-Haw Industries} $35.00

soft serve ice cream tote bag {Yee-Haw Industries} $28.00



Dada letterpress spiral-bound notebook {Yee-Haw Industries} $22.00