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I know it might be hard for you young kids to remember, or even you young adults, but back in the day we did not have cable TV. Television was actually broadcast from the big cities, across the air, to a huge hunk of medal on the roof of your home. Wire connected the medal, [...]

I used my DVR last night to record “Arsenic and Old Lace”. In the morning I decided to transfer this wonderful film onto DVD. While watching, I began to think about how much I loved watching Peter Lorre. He was the man. So, for something different, I linked up to a few YouTube clips [...]

Pinky and the Brain was a very underrated cartoon. In this episode Pinky stars as the MOUSARISHI, the brain as THE BRAIN, The Beatles as THE FEEBLES and Yoko Ono as YOYO NONO.

It was good to know the government was thinking about us when nuclear war was one the horizon. Save your cows! A little hay goes a long way. Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack using marionettes.
Notice the random squirrel? I couldn’t stop [...]

My trip down memory avenue continues as I remember The Funny Company. These 6 minute cartoon shorts featured the voice talents of Dick Beals, Robie Lester, Nancy Wible, Ken Snyder, Tom Thomas and Hal Smith.
In all, there were 260 episodes made possible by The Mattel Corporation and were produced by Ken Snyder and [...]

Way back, years ago, in 1980 Chicago, there was a car dealership called Long Chevrolet. As part of the advertising campaign, a young boy named Timmy was used as an old fashion newsboy. There were very obnoxious and, even as a young man, didn’t link them.
I had heard stories that this “Timmy” was a real [...]