A trip back to a time when toilet paper came in many different colors and patterns, and you couldn’t remember whenBonanzawasn’t on TV.
1.Donald Duck frozen orange juice concentrate, which was tempting to almost eat straight out of the can with a spoon:
2.Ovaltine when it came in an amber glass container:
3.And St. Joseph’s orange-flavored children aspirin that also came in a glass container:
4.Chocks multivitamins for kids, which were chewable and tasted like “fruit”:
5.Dick and Janebooks that helped you learn to read:
6.And the Mixies card game, which definitely tested your memory skills:
7.The Suzy Homemaker toy line that was, um, I guess supposed to make domestic life seem fun:
8.Merry-go-rounds at playgrounds that were all about having someone spin it as hard and fast as they could while everyone on it hung on for dear life:
9.Sitting very close to the TV not only to see it better but also to make it easier to change the channels:
10.Halloween costumesthat were either vinyl Ben Cooper smocks with a plastic mask you couldn’t see out of or a homemade costume:
11.And having your neighbors pass out their Halloween trick-or-treat candy in fun, little paper bags:
12.Western Union telegrams, which usually meant if your family got one, that it was a message from someone far away:
13.Trading stamp savers that hung in the kitchen and collected S&H stamps:
14.Toilet paper that not only came in different colors but also had different pattern prints on it:
15.And built-in ashtrays next to toilets:
16.Billboards that were painted by hand:
17.Lucite grapes that were the perfect decoration for the dining room or in a bar area:
18.And lucite paperweights with dried flowers inside that were just so pretty to look at:
19.A collection of pretty Avon perfume bottles that sat on your mom or grandma’s dresser or vanity:
20.And your mom or grandma also owning Avon perfumed soaps that smelled oh-so-heavenly:
21.Deodorants coming in cream form that people had to apply with their fingers:
22.Textured carpet, which probably trapped more dust than you care to think about:
23.Eden Big Eyes paintings, which were just creepy:
24.And creepy owl wall decor that people would put around their homes:
25.Fallout shelter signs that marked a building you should run inside of in case of a nuclear attack:
26.And fallout shelters people either bought or built themselves in their yards so that they could hunker down inside of it in case of a nuclear attack:
27.Molded salmon mousse, which was made from canned salmon but was served as a fancy appetizer at dinner parties:
28.And beef stroganoff being a crowdpleaser at dinner parties:
29.The Flip Wilson Showthat aired on Thursday nights:
30.AndBonanzathat aired on Sunday nights:
31.Princess phones, which every tween and teen girl wanted in their room:
32.Beach party movies that starred Annette Funicello in almost all of them:
33.American Bandstand, which wasmust-watchafternoon programming:
34.The “Mamma mia, that’s-a-spicy meat ball!”
Alka-Seltzer commercial:
35.And lastly, the “Things go better with Coke” Coca-Cola ad campaign which featured the infectious jingle…
…that was sung by some huge singers of the time in radio spots:
Coca-Cola / Viayoutube.com
