It's a great site, least for me, reminiscing about old TV, films, music, lollies, games etc. However what the site needs is a link to the theme music, at least for the TV shows, so I've put links to the YouTube clips of some of my favourites -Rocky and Bullwinkle
Bullwinkle J. Moose, was lovable, dimwitted, and his sidekick pal was a flying squirrel named Rocky, short for Rocket J. Squirrel. Their cliffhanger ending inspired comic adventures pitted them against the evil Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale.
The Banana Splits combined live-action, psychedelic rock music and classic animation, with a generous helping of short comedic sketches. The group was comprised of Fleagle (beagle,) Bingo (gorilla,) Drooper (lion) and Snorky (elephant.) recurring live-action feature segment called Danger Island - aahh-oohh Chongo and the cartoons "The Three Musketeers" based on the classic literary work, and "The Arabian Nights". (loved those great buggies the Splits drove).
The Beverly Hillbillies, a clan of rural folk found their way to a world of luxury in the wealthy community of Bel Air. The ensuing antics as they tried to assimilate into their new high-brow surroundings was the simple, yet endearing premise that made them a television favourite. At the show’s peak, 60 million people were tuning in each week.
Addams Family ran for only 2 seasons, and cast Gomez, the father of the clan, as a flamboyant lawyer; Morticia, the mother, was an icy and aloof femme fatale; their children were Pugsley, a chubby hell-raiser, and Wednesday, a happy-go-lucky little girl; Granny, a batty old witch, and Uncle Fester, a bald middle-aged man. Lurch, a tall ghoulish-looking servant, who rarely spoke, except to boom out "You rang?" and Thing; a hand that scampered around on its fingers.
The Cattanooga Cats were a feline rock band. Members of the band included the lead singer-guitarist, Country, singer-dancer Kitty Jo, bassist-cellist Scoots, and Groove, the drummer. Segments featured on the show were "Around the World in 79 Days", very loosely based upon the Jules Verne novel, "It’s the Wolf!" which featured Mildew the wolf, who wanted nothing more than to eat Lambsy. "Motor Mouse and Auto Cat" pitted Auto Cat against Motor Mouse in various car races (a la Tom & Jerry). (My sister could remembrr this show, but I'd forgotten it, till I saw the theme clip and it all came rushing back).
The Lone Ranger (theme from "William Tell Overture") the incognito defender of justice whose weapon of choice was his intellect, rather than his sidearm. He carried one, but he would never kill with it, only wounding adversaries with his famed silver bullets as a last resort. starring Clayton Moore as the fabled hero and Jay Silverheels as his faithful friend and sidekick, Tonto.
There are toys, like the Smurfs, they were short, blue and bald, lived inside mushrooms in a remote part of a medieval forest and loved to sing and dance. Smurfs debuted as a Saturday morning cartoon, which created a phenomenon across the world that few toys have been able to surpass. Smurfrabilia came out in force: the little plastic figurines from BP servos, plush toys, school supplies, swimsuits, plates, cups, foodstuff, sheets, clothing, car accessories, lunch-boxes, video games, and wallpaper patterns.Spirograph is a geometric drawing toy, the set comes with a variety of plastic shapes, like circles, triangles and spirals. The shapes are ridged so they can engage with other shapes like connected gears.
Troll Dolls, as we’ve come to know them are generally short, potbellied, with big hands and feet and exaggerated facial features. A tuft of crazy-coloured hair sprouted from the top of the troll’s virtually non-existent forehead. (so ugly I wasn't allowed to have one).
Unfortunately many of the toys are Americanised and this is especially true for the foods group, but here’s a few -Jawbreakers, alternatelyknown as Everlasting Gobstoppers. Jawbreakers are a generic name for hard candies, They come in a variety of sizes, from the miniature (and fairly easy to chew) version, which are a bit smaller than marbles, to those that are nearly as big as apples and certainly not suitable for the unsuspecting novice. jawbreakers are legendary for their strength and ability to last and last. It turns out that the process for making them is even more time-consuming than eating them, it takes between 14 and 19 days to make a single candy.
Then there are the Chips Ahoy biscuits and lolly necklaces and finally this entry "Dear Australia, Please be so kind as to keep the Violet Crumble pipeline flowing to us in the States. I know we may not seem appreciative at times but there are those of us who really do cherish them. Your Friend, America PS: By all means, you can keep the Vegemite."
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