Frosty the Snowman & Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper promo, 1982

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear%27s_All_Star_Comedy_Christmas_Caper

Peach Vanilla Ice Cream Pie

 

First was cherry, then blueberry, and I had peach in the pantry. One can fruit pie filling. Mix with vanilla ice cream, softened, and then pour into graham cracker crust and freeze again. This one is for me with the leftover ice cream.

Payback (1999)

 

Directed by Brian Helgeland. Found on Tubi. I have the Director's Cut DVD but that is an entirely different movie. From the book by Donald E. Westlake. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payback_(1999_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/payback-1999

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/27384/payback-straight-up-the-directors-cut/

https://www.neonsplatter.com/editorials/25-years-later-the-supporting-cast-of-payback-1999

https://www.avclub.com/the-kindest-cut-14-plus-movies-improved-by-directors-1798231602

Michelob 1977 Christmas commercial

 

Christmas Cat

 

https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/coffee-table.html

Kellogg's - "Merry Christmas" (Commercial, 1980)

 

The Mighty Quinn (1989)

 

Directed by Carl Schenkel. Found on Tubi. Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, Mimi Rogers, M. Emmet Walsh, James Fox.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_Quinn_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-mighty-quinn-1989

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/themightyquinnrkempley_a09faa.htm

https://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=76364

Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

 

Directed by Walter Hill. Found on Tubi. Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_48_Hrs.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/another-48-hrs-1990

https://collider.com/another-48-hrs-bizarre-re-edit-explained/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/another48hrsrhinson_a0a976.htm

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)

 

Directed by Gilbert Moses. Found on Tubi. Dr. J, Jonathan Winters, Jack Kehoe, Peter Isacksen, Julius Carry, Harry Shearer. 

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

1:16 - Network premiere promo 1982 ABC.

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-fish-that-saved-pittsburgh-1979.html

https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/retro-review-how-the-fish-that-saved-pittsburgh-captured-a-70s-city-of-champions/

[Santa Claus with children and toys: Santa in his workshop talking on telephone and surrounded by toys]

 

• c1906.
• Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699155/
  

Falstaff

 

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

Place Viger Hotel & station, Montreal

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1890 and 1901]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016801884/
  

Blueberry Vanilla Ice Cream Pie

 

This is new so I made it early for Christmas. Blueberry pie filling, vanilla ice cream, softened. Stir together and pour into graham cracker crust and refreeze. 

Delaware Ave., Buffalo

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c[1900?]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016808304/
  

Busch Beer - Seasons Greetings (1983) TV Commercial

 

Santa Claus on Broadway, New York City

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1903.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016798930/
  

TV Magic Cards and Magic Card Box (with Marshall Brodien) (Commercial, 1981

 

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

Drug store. Carpentersville, Illinois

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1941 Aug.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017813130/
  

1978 Scotch Magic Transparent Tape Christmas Commercial with the Invisible Man

 

[Santa in airplane]

 

• Harris & Ewing, photographer
• [between 1915 and 1923]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016884735/
  

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016884736/

Coffee Table

 

The blankets are covering the puzzle I am working on.

M&Ms holiday ad, 1980

 

[Santa Claus with a basket of toys]

 

• Print shows an irregular shaped die cut Christmas decoration showing Santa Claus, full-length portrait, facing front, carrying toys with his arms and in a basket.
• [between 1870 and 1900]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2015651610/
  

The Year Without a Santa Claus/John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together promo, 1980

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver_and_the_Muppets:_A_Christmas_Together

Meatloaf 12/14

 

Double meatloaf. Family pack of ground meat. Joy of Cooking recipe plus hot sauce, Creole mustard, red pepper flakes. Topping is ketchup, hot sauce, Creole mustard. 

Kellogg's Corn Pops - Librarian (1981, USA)

 

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

Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

 

Directed by Don Siegel. Free with ads on Youtube. Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/two-mules-for-sister-sara-1970

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6329/two-mules-for-sister-sarah/

MTV holiday ID, 1982

 

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

 

Directed by Sam Raimi. Free with ads on Youtube. Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quick_and_the_Dead_(1995_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-quick-and-the-dead-1995

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3749435/the-quick-and-the-dead-appreciating-sam-raimis-other-dead-movie/

https://corneroffilm.com/2021/06/29/films-that-time-forgot-the-quick-and-the-dead-1995/

[Graphic designs for Longchamps Restaurants.] [Cocktail card]

 

• Reiss, Winold, 1886-1953, designer
• [between 1935 and 1950]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2019647684/
  

Grain Belt

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_Belt_(beer)

December 11, 1980 - Magnum, P.I. Premiere

 

And so, on December 11th, 1980, it began…
•
This debut episode of Magnum, P.I. introduced the world to Thomas Sullivan Magnum. It was the first television show to incorporate the issue of post-traumatic stress among Vietnam veterans in a way that was thoughtful and respectful.… pic.twitter.com/qLF8Q6uCMc

— Jack Carr (@JackCarrUSA) December 11, 2024

Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1904.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016799729/
  

Tuborg Gold Beer 'Archery' Commercial (1978)

 

Store on the Hudson

 

• Collier, John, Jr., 1913-1992, photographer
• 1941 Oct.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017821394/
  

Dove - Pure Silk - Dark Chocolate Commercial - Candy (1993)

 

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

 

Directed by Paul McGuigan. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci. Next on Tubi. 

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lucky-number-slevin-2006

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/26188

Kellogg's Sugar Smacks - "Gimme a Smack" (Commercial, 1981)

 

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

Out of Time (2003)

 

Directed by Carl Franklin. Denzel Washington. Next on Tubi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Time_(2003_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/out-of-time-2003

https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Cliff-hanger-in-the-Keys-Denzel-Washington-is-2554683.php

Cheese market on U.S. 41, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1941 July.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017746904/
  

Rush Hour (1998)

 

Directed by Brett Ratner. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. Next on Tubi. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Hour_(1998_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rush-hour-1998

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/25-years-later-rush-hour-is-still-a-buddy-cop-gem/

https://collider.com/jackie-chan-rush-hour-rotten-tomatoes/

Cheese market, U.S. 41, Kenosha County, Wisconsin

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1941 July.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017746899/
  

Heidelberg

 

Flat top.

https://www.brewerygems.com/columbia.htm

[Buffalo, N.Y., Hotel Iroquois]

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• [between 1900 and 1910]
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016795569/
  

General Price Two Years

 

Two years ago today I trapped General Price in the parking lot of the local McDonald's. Old pics from then. He was about four months old.

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer 'Weight Lifter' Commercial (1978)

 

Palacios, Texas. Liquor store

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1943 May.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017856427/
  

Dum Dums - 1991

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dum_Dums_(lollipop)

Old building. New Orleans, Louisiana

 

• Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
• 1940 Aug.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017806372/
  

Green Onions

 

I planted a dozen green onion bottoms in pots today. Had to replant because it is something I actually use. Cut the bottoms off of grocery green onions and stick them in a pot.

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

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

That Sucker Nearly Hit Me

 

Norm takes a champagne cork to the forehead on his birthday in "Diane Meets Mom." I had a sparkling wine cork that would not come out and my thumb was bleeding when I got it open. No other casualties.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539729/

1981 Classic Trix Cereal Commercial

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_(cereal)

Busch

 

Flat top.

St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans

 

• Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
• Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
• c1900.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2016797874/
  

1996 NBC Thanksgiving Spectacular Home Alone, Mighty Ducks D2, Jurassic Park Commercial

 

Stroh's Beer - "Airline Security" (Commercial, 1978)

 

General store. Pony, Montana

 

• Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer
• 1939 June.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017777551/
  

1979 Reese's Pieces commercial

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reese%27s_Pieces

[Canal Street, New Orleans, La.]

 

Detroit Publishing Co., publisher [ca. 1910]

https://www.loc.gov/item/2016811136/

The Sting (1973)

 

Directed by George Roy Hill. Robert Redford, Paul Newman. The long con. Coming up next on DVD.

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

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-sting-1973

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2010/10/sting-1973.html

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16580/the-sting#articles-reviews?articleId=288909