TV & Radio

Vintage VHS Commercial Bonanza, Part 1

Chris Holmes
posted on July 17, 2012February 5, 2013
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Let's watch a classic late '70s/early '80s WABC Saturday Night Movie bumper and four ads from 1982 -- Acme Supermarket, Woolite, La Yogurt, and

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Classic Shot from the Set of The Honeymooners

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posted on June 8, 2012July 17, 2012
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Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and Audrey Meadows on the set of The Honeymooners, February

Posted in Featured Posts

The Evolution of Batman

Here's a fancy, full-size infographic showing the visual evolution of Batman in comics, movies, and television from 1939 -

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Watching Glee has become reverse porn for me

Yeah I watch Glee, so what? YOU CAN’T JUDGE ME! I’ve been a fan since the pilot episode, although I want to make it clear that I am not a Gleek. When those plucky New Directions kids

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Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot

Chris Holmes
posted on September 8, 2011May 17, 2013
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Long before robots became a staple of pop culture, Elektro the Westinghouse Robot made his debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Here's his

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Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 2

Chris Holmes
posted on September 6, 2011August 31, 2011
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Hang on to your hats, kids, because we're back for another reel of View-Master's 1977 action-packed Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

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Sunday Jazz: The incredible Wes Montgomery

Chris Holmes
posted on September 4, 2011August 30, 2011
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The legendary and incredible jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery is featured in this week's Sunday Jazz. Watch Wes perform "Four On Six" in

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Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 1

Chris Holmes
posted on August 25, 2011April 10, 2012
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Join us for another trip back in time courtesy some vintage View-Master reels. Today we see '70s TV superheroes Electra Woman and Dyna Girl fighting

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Retrotisement: Young People’s Day Camp

Chris Holmes
posted on August 9, 2011
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If you were a kid in the NY/NJ/Connecticut area during the '70s and '80s, you must remember this television ad for Young People's Day

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Vintage VHS Commercial Bonanza, Part 1

Classic Shot from the Set of The Honeymooners

The Evolution of Batman

Watching Glee has become reverse porn for me

Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot

Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 2

Sunday Jazz: The incredible Wes Montgomery

Vintage View-Master: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, reel 1

Retrotisement: Young People’s Day Camp

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