Sign above cafe and beer parlor. Silverton, Colorado

 

Sept. 1940. Russell Lee. F.S.A. photograph.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017787939/

The Banana Splits

1968-70 NBC. And syndicated. Hanna-Barbera produced. Sid and Marty Krofft designed. And Kellogg’s sponsored. 31 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Banana_Splits

Trust Me

1981.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1437/trust-me

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales

1963-66 CBS and syndicated. Don Adams. Total Television. General Mills.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Tuxedo_and_His_Tales

Twix

 

1967 in UK, 1979 in US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twix

Two Bad

1985.

Probe

1988 ABC. Parker Stevenson. Watched all of these last year and watched a couple again yesterday. Good show. 8 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probe_(1988_TV_series)

Boston Common

NBC 1996-97.  Some of these are on Youtube.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Common_%28TV_series%29

Eerie, Indiana

 

NBC 1991-92. 19 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerie,_Indiana

Double Mac

 

 

1976 Joe Namath. Hamilton Beach.

Lenny

 

1000th post blogspot. I still have a lot of old TV posts to save. 

CBS 1990-91. Lenny Clarke. 16 episodes. One unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_(TV_series)

Going Places

 

ABC 1990-91. 19 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Places_(American_TV_series)

Pacific Station

 

NBC 1991-92. 13 episodes. Three unaired. Robert Guillaume. Richard Libertini. I watched a couple of these last year too. All promos from original post had been deleted. Three years later I can usually find a new one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Station_%28TV_series%29

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Burger Bundles

 

1987 Burger King.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King_sliders

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage

 

NBC 1991. Stephen J. Cannell production. 7 episodes. I watched a couple of these last year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100_Lives_of_Black_Jack_Savage

Ferris Bueller

 

1990 NBC. 13 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Bueller_%28TV_series%29

Uncle Buck

 

CBS 1990-91. 22 episodes. Six unaired. This was one of the shows where almost all of the promos I found in 2017 had been deleted. A couple of times there was nothing left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Buck_%281990_TV_series%29

Fruit Roll-Ups

1983. Unroll, peel, and chew.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Roll-Ups

The Wizard

 

1986-87 CBS. 19 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_(TV_series)

The Bad News Bears

 

CBS 1979-80. Jack Warden. Meeno Peluce. Two seasons. 26 episodes. Three unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_%28TV_series%29

Spies

 

1987 CBS. George Hamilton. 6 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_(TV_series)

2:49 opening

Lights Out - Poltergeist

 

From October 20, 1942.

Dick Tracy (1990)

 

Next. Conversely, any reference I see somewhere to a movie might make me want to watch it. I used to take a list to the library and more often than not find every movie on the list. Saw this in the theater. 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dick-tracy-1990

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/dick-tracy-25th-anniversary

https://thedissolve.com/news/363-cable-pick-of-the-day-9313-dick-tracy-on-showtime-/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy_%281990_film%29

Split Second

1992.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1243/split-second

White Tavern hamburger stand was the popular place in Amsterdam, New York

 

Oct. 1941. John Collier. F.S.A. photograph.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017821322/

Leviathan (1989)

 

Directed by George P. Cosmatos. On a rainy day like today I would recommend a deep water triple feature with Leviathan, The Abyss, and DeepStar Six. I did that at the beginning of the year. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_%281989_film%29

4:50 skip to TV spot.

https://tv.avclub.com/daniel-stern-on-manhattan-jazzy-joe-pesci-and-writing-1798272260

Korg: 70,000 B.C.

 1974-75 ABC. From Hanna-Barbera. 19 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg:_70,000_B.C.

Toaster Strudel

 

Pillsbury.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toaster_Strudel

The Dark Crystal (1982)

 

Picking a movie if I don't have something specific in mind can be torture so I will sometimes search a streaming site by choosing a random year (1982) and hopefully something will pop up that I want to watch. Some years work better than others and I will watch two, three, four in a row of the same year. Dark Crystal playing now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal

Trailers From Hell.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66332/15-fascinating-facts-about-dark-crystal

Go Go Gophers

1968-69 CBS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Go_Gophers

Scan

Scan.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4000/scan

We've Got Each Other

 

1977-78 CBS. 13 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27ve_Got_Each_Other

Fortune Dane

 

1986 ABC. Carl Weathers. More than a man. 6 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Dane

Lady Blue

 

Justice has a name. 1985 ABC. 14 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Blue_(TV_series)

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

1975.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27Em_Sock_%27Em_Robots

Otherworld

 

CBS 1985. Jonathan Banks. Gretchen Corbett. I watched these on Youtube. 8 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherworld_%28TV_series%29

Szysznyk

 

CBS 1977-78. Ned Beatty. 15 episodes. Four unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szysznyk

The Famous Teddy Z

 

CBS 1989. Hugh Wilson created. Jon Cryer. I watched several of these. 20 episodes. Five unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Teddy_Z

[Mount Washington Hotel & Glidden tourists]

 

1905.

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007663471/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glidden_Tour

High Performance

 

ABC 1983. 4 episodes.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085030/

I Married Dora

 

ABC 1987-88. Juliette Lewis. 13 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Married_Dora

Baby Makes Five

 

skip to 16:20.

 ABC 1983. Peter Scolari. 5 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Makes_Five

Peanut Butter Boppers

 

1986.

https://blog.generalmills.com/2018/02/when-peanut-butter-boppers-were-on-top/

Sledge Hammer!

 

ABC 1986-88. I watched most of these. 41 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledge_Hammer!

At Ease

 

ABC 1983. 14 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Ease_(TV_series)

Have Faith

 

ABC 1989. Joel Higgins, Stephen Furst, Ron Carey, Todd Sussman. 7 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Faith

Batty Batty Batty

 

Wings don't fail me now.

https://www.loc.gov/item/98519047/

https://www.loc.gov/item/2017660738/

Once a Hero

 

ABC 1987. Robert Forster. 7 episodes. Four unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_a_Hero

The Slap Maxwell Story

 

ABC 1987-88. Dabney Coleman. 22 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slap_Maxwell_Story

Just in Time

 

ABC 1988. Tim Matheson. 6 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_in_Time_(TV_series)

Super Elastic Bubble Plastic

 

By Wham-O. 

Small & Frye

 

CBS 1983. 6 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_%26_Frye

Eisenhower & Lutz

 

CBS 1988. Scott Bakula. Some of these are on Youtube. 13 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenhower_and_Lutz

Gung Ho

 

ABC 1986-87. 9 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gung_Ho_%28TV_series%29

Empire Sewing Machine Co.

1870.

https://www.loc.gov/item/99402421/

Goober and the Ghost Chasers

1973 ABC. Hanna-Barbera. 16 episodes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goober_and_the_Ghost_Chasers

Cemetery Without Crosses (1969)

 

Kanopy library streaming service. French spaghetti western.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_Without_Crosses

Handi-Snacks

 1984 header.

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/01/snack-time-handi-snacks-revisited.html

Sweepstakes

 

NBC 1979. 9 episodes.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078556/

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