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Dominique Dunne
Number of Comments » 1It is always sad when someone, who barely past acne treatments and puberty is murdered. This is what happened to Dominique Dunne.
Dominique Dunne was born November 23, 1959 in Santa Monica, California. Her father is the famous journalist and author Dominick Dunne. Dunne attended Colorado State University and then spent a year […]
Patridge Family Bus
Number of Comments » 0If ever I have wanted to buy a bus, it has been this one - The Patridge Family Bus! Wasn’t this the coolest thing?
The bus was obtained in the pilot issue, when 10 year old Danny gets the family’s song into the Top 40. Mom (played by Shirley Jones) agrees to go on […]
Old McDonald’s Commercial
Number of Comments » 0Since I shared a Burger King Commercial with you, I thought you would get a kick out of this one from the 1970s. I have never seen the workers at a McDonald’s clean as much as they are in this commercial! Do you notice how old the employees are in this commercial? […]
Celebrity Apprentice
Number of Comments » 0I haven’t watched the show all season, but for some reason I stayed up to watch the finale last night. Fortunately, they did show some old clips and I pretty much knew what was going on. The two finalists were Trace Adkins (country singer) and Piers Morgan (gossip editor and TV judge). […]
Have It Your Way!
Number of Comments » 1The Burger King song from the 1970s is still in my head. “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us.” I found a clip of one of the old Burger King commercials. Don’t you just love their hats?
Treadmill Commercial
Number of Comments » 0Here is a classic treadmill from Citibank. The commercial came out a couple of years ago. It looks amazingly real. I wonder if this guy has any injuries from shooting this commercial. I sure hope they got it on the first take!
Madge
Number of Comments » 0Remember the Palmolive dishing detergent commercials from the 60s? Madge was the manicurist who always had her clients hands soaking in Palmolive.
Jan Miner, who played Madge, was born October 15, 1917 in Boston. She trained for the stage and appeared for 35 years often with her husband Richard Merrell. She appeared in […]
Love, American Style
Number of Comments » 0Who can forget the catchy theme song for this television show? Love, American Style aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. For two season it was part of the Friday night lineup that included The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Room 222 and The Odd Couple. It was a one hour show […]
Suzanne Pleshette
Number of Comments » 0Not to long ago, I wrote a post about Tom Poston and his passing on April 30, 2007. Only a few weeks ago, his wife Suzanne Pleshette, who had worked with him on The Bob Newhart show passed away as well.
Suzanne was born January 31, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. She attended the High […]
Geri Jewell
Number of Comments » 1You might not remember Geri Jewell’s name, but if you watched the TV show “The Facts of Life” you may remember that she played Geri Tyler, Blair’s cousin. The thing that is different about Geri is that she has cerebral palsy. She was the first person with a disability to have a […]
