Do you remember the 60's?

I was born in 1953 and gave myself my first haircut somewhere around 1958 with some Snippy Scissors. They were shaped like a fish and they were electric. Believe you me, the haircut was a good look. I had a Chatty Cathy Doll, Patty Playpal and later, that crazy box-like toy that had a string and a ball, or something on it that you jumped over with your other foot. It was kind of like playing jump rope with yourself. How 'bout that Tressie doll with the hair that grew simply by pushing the button in her stomach? Boy, oh boy, what a different world.
Kathy <kathyd714@hotmail.com>
Valparaiso, In USA - Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 19:42:47 (EST)

hi, im wondering if any one has any information or knows where i could go to find something on "Nestles baby food campaign in the 1960's?" thanx heaps, if u do have info email me asap
michelle <shelly_87@bigpond.com>
aus - Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 03:23:56 (EST)

What were the hit television shows in 1967 and the times they were on? Thank You Kelsey
Kelsey <ck_chick28@hotmail.com>
Newberry, MI USA - Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 14:51:54 (EST)

Robin, great flashbacks reminding me that we grew up at truly the best time to be a kid. Just remembered when going to the local THOM McCANN SHOE store, & KEDS being the sneakers to wear(1969-73). With every new pair, there was always a free premium giveaway like a flying saucer designed frisbee or magic ring. Had a toy bird that looked like a cardinal with a mask & cape with rotating suction cups for legs and you would position it on the wall, pull it's string, and it would suction cup it's way down the wall, sometimes not always successful. This was about 1971-72. Been looking for this out of curiousity, and for a while thinking that I made it up in my mind, being such an obscure item & not knowing it's name. In 69, was crazy for CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG & DOCTOR DOLITTLE merchandise after seeing the films. Had tons of stuff. Pull-string Talking plush Push-me pull-you, Dolittle 8 inch doll with parrot, the Aurora model kits of Dolittle & Chitty, as well as Captain Action, the Monsters, & Superheroes. Had a 1966 Batman utility belt that I lost pieces to over time, like throwing the Batarang and losing it on someone's roof. This belt now sells for $10,000 mint in the box. Finding the pieces loose like the Bat-Bombs, flashlight, & hook & rope is very difficult. Who knew? When Yodels & Ring Dings were wrapped in foil & the freshness & total difference in taste that does not exist today. Also the Coke machines with the small glass bottles of soda that tasted different as well. I remember the pudding that came as powder with a cup and spoon, add milk & shake it up, also LibbyLand TV dinners, Snackpaks, having metal lunchbox fights and some of us actually getting hurt. My Land Of The Giants thermos fell out and cracked almost in half. My mom also used Mercurochrome on my cuts, & gave me Coke syrup that came in these tiny bottles from the druggist when I was nauseous. I'm sure it probably consisted of coka derivative or codeine in those days, as I loved that stuff & considered it a treat. In school, being able to order cheap Scholastic Books which I still have and wish I still had my runs of Bananas & Dynamite Magazines. At age 5, had a great Tiger Head that clipped onto my tricycle handlebars that opened it's mouth & roared loud when you pulled back on it's tail lever. My first nightmares from a movie, The Blob, that made me strategize the quickest way to the freezer in case a happenstance meeting should occur in the home. The nighttime shadows that appeared at the opening under the closed bedroom door kept me up many nights ready to act. All the amazing Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes to pick from was extrememly difficult each October. Had T.H.E. Cat, Shazzan, Aquaman, Spiderman, Oz Tin Man with light up nose, & of course the Batman. There was what we called the neighborhood Five & Dime, where in the back they had the display boards with hanging cheap toys and waist high bins. We used to pocket tons of joy buzzers, X-Ray Specs, & Vampire Blood & Teeth, which I can't believe I actually saved a tube of all these years, and it's still filled. This is where we also started the Wacky Packages Craze, yet those were up front at the cashier, and we would chip in to buy a whole box between the 5 of us. At 15 cents or so a pack, it would come to about a dollar and change each. And that would give each of us almost a complete set, and create fights for certain ones. Flipping stacks of Baseball cards & putting them in our bicycle spokes. Oh boy, this is really getting me going and there is so much to reminisce. Thank you for reminding me that we have to slow down and think back and remind ourselves of the simple things that made us happy, and how we can better ourselves if all of us would hold on to that precious spark that we lose in the horrible adult fast pace world of shark attacks & disrespecting our fellow creatures. In all of us exists that special childhood love & to lose that is premature death.
Barry Alan <SpiderBaby4D@yahoo.com>
New York City, NY USA - Monday, February 11, 2002 at 12:49:03 (EST)

I have seen a lot of people asking about different toys. I have a lot of toys from my youth that are still in there boxes (thanks to my mother) so I thought I would search the web to find if they were of any value. In my search, I ran across a website that has a load of pictures of toys I had long since forgotten. For the past memory minded, the site is www.timewarptoys.com. Later, Michael P.S. I was born in 1956 (as if that matters).
Michael Bauer <novelwriter@authorsden.com>
Bellefontaine, OH USA - Sunday, February 10, 2002 at 10:21:31 (EST)

Not really a kid-type memory, but one from my childhood, nevertheless. I've managed to satisfy my nostalgia on the Web for alot of old memories (Its About Time, Polaroid Swingers, Wizzers, Sgt Barry Sadler, etc), but one vague memory eludes me. I recall an ad campaign from the late 60s for Camel cigarettes that showed a blond curly-heared guy with mustache in shorts and long socks (an adventurer-traveller type) walking through eastern bazaars to the sound of either a whistled or fluted Camel theme ("I'd walk a mile for a Camel"). ANYONE who can help me find a WAV or better yet a video of this campaign will earn my eternal gratitude. Hell, if anyone remembers the ad, I'd love to hear about it.
seeperbold <seeperbold@mail.com>
Washington, DC USA - Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 19:55:28 (EST)

I, too am looking for a Cuddley Duddley from the old '60's Ray Rayner show. Anyone in the Chicago area who has one or who knows how to get one? Thanks
Annette <harriedmom2002@yahoo.com>
AZ USA - Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 12:56:29 (EST)

I, too am looking for a Cuddley Duddley from the old '60's Ray Rayner show. Anyone in the Chicago area who has one or who knows how to get one? Thanks
Annette <harriedmom2002@yahoo.com>
AZ USA - Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 12:56:07 (EST)

My Christmas tree STILL uses the big-ish lights! I STILL have a phone with a "dial"! Creepy Crawlers (and Eeeks... and Mini-Dragons... and Giant Creepy Crawlers... and Superman also made of patented Mattel PlastiGoop)... Major Matt Mason: Mattel's Man in Space (and Ideal's Zeroids, and the Colorforms Space Men)... Captain Action... Johnny West (and other Marx 12" toys -- vikings, knights, a soldier, a secret agent)... 12" metal robots with ray guns inside their chests... Building Boulders and Locking Blocks... The glorious Sears Wish Book... ads for gumball machine banks (Here's a penny Popeye -- thanks for the gumball!)... action figures that actually moved at every joint bigger than the fingers and toes... Spy toys -- Secret Sam, 007, Man from Uncle, Circle M, Circle W ( or something like that -- spy toys meet the Old West) Saturday AM superhero cartoons -- Spaaaace Ghoooost, Biiiird-man, Herculoids, Shazam, Fantastic Four, Super President (!) Weekday afterschool cartoons -- Kimba the White Lion, Space Angels (?), Thor, Iron Man, the Sub-Mariner, [Tobor the] Ninth Man (!!), Ultra Man (ok, so it wasn't a cartoon) Prime Time -- Lost in Space, Star Trek, Man from Uncle, Time Tunnel, Green Hornet Comic books for a dime!!! VW Beetles with the engines in the rear, where they belong. Corvairs! White Christmases. Coal furnace, nice even gravity heat (no "forced air" crap). My granddad warning me about getting my tongue frozen to cold metal, and not to be careful lest I "put my eye out." Safe Trick-or-treating; street dance after the Halloween parade. The 60s -- The greatest time ever to be a kid.
Wayne <wayne777@post.com>
Ellwood City, PA USA - Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 03:04:39 (EST)

BATTERY OPERATED GENIE BOTTLE Does ANYONE in the world remember this? It was made by perhaps tandy or remco, and it would smoke and give answers (magic ball-like) in a little window on the side of it. It was green and had a red top. WHen you lifted the top, smoke would come out. I want this bottle! please email me! even if you don't have it but know where I can get it! There must be ONE out there somewhere, right? Uy!
Michele <dcaschool@aol.com>
pa USA - Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 16:50:18 (EST)

back in the 50s they have these cute toys xalled crazy ikes anyone know where i can locate some ?
Joanne Murray <RMu7976934@aol.com>
Urbana, Ill USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 05:18:57 (EST)

I came across this site while looking for the game, feely meely. Does anyone know where I can get a hold of it? I remember playing it with my family. My Mom always had long nails and would scratch us everytime we put our hands in that box!! Do you also remember the shampoo, Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific? I loved the smell of that shampoo. Reading thru everyones comments brought back a lot of good memories. Thanks, Jodi
Jodi <Born@btinet.net>
Pick City, ND USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 17:31:45 (EST)

WOW! I found this by looking for Feely Meely to play at an office party for Christmas! I still have a talking hand puppet of the Monkees, almost all of my Barbie Dolls (plus Skooter and Kevin!), a Kreskin's ESP game, Gabagaille doll (she recorded what you said and played it back when you pulled a string) and Dancerina doll, not to mention Chrissy and her little sister, with 'growing' hair. What I would LOVE to find (besides feely meely!) is a GREEN GHOST game - it was set up on a glow in the dark board, with legs about 6" tall, glow in the dark game pieces (tiny green ghosts!) and skeleton keys that opened trap doors in the game board...a large green ghost pointer clacked around and told you how many spaces to move. Any one have any ideas????
Johnna Anderson <positiveplaces@yahoo.com>
Jacksonville, TX USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 12:32:12 (EST)

I'm currently a student in London UK. I'm studying design, our new project is to design a concept for a themed hotel and design one room to link into that theme. The theme of the hotel I have chosen is Eras, the Era I have chosen for my room is....believe it or not....the 60's. I am 21 though and obviously was not born until twenty years later. I would appreciate any help with the subject. It is an Interior brief so if any one can get hold of some images of cool interiors from that ere i would appreciate it. The site is cool and gives me some understanding. If any one can help then mail me. My assignment is due on the 12th December 2001. So get back quickly if you can help. Cheers mates. Steve Rob (UK) Yeah! Baby! Yeah!!!..............Sorry.
Steven Roberts <steverob21@genie.co.uk>
London, UK - Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:37:57 (EST)

I don't know anything about the 60's, but my mom told me about a song. I got a brand new pair of roller skates and you got a brand new key... something like that. Does anyone know who sings that song?
melaine hares <melhares@hotmail.com>
newark, ny USA - Monday, November 19, 2001 at 13:11:39 (EST)

Where is the Green Goast
Joe from Cocamo <fsouri@netzero.net>
Tucker, GA USA - Tuesday, November 06, 2001 at 11:13:13 (EST)

Oh to go back to the 60's when I grew up!! I remember all the great toys...colorforms,the big wheel(3 wheel pedal chopper),incredible edibles,silly sand,inchworm,metal Tonka fire trucks( which I foolishly sold over 20 years ago for peanuts in a garage sale!!)Daniel Boone and Bonanza action figures,Johnny Eagle toy guns,Tricky Tommy Turtle and the old SST cars. Then there were the shows such as Gigantor,Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse,Touche' Turtle,The Wacky Racers,Sinbad the Sailor,Hoppity Hooper, Captain Kangaroo,Branded, and the Rat Patrol. Sure do hope someone invents a time machine.....FAST!! Mark Marsh
Mark Marsh <marsh2@telenet.net>
Fort Plain, NY USA - Monday, November 05, 2001 at 23:01:58 (EST)

Anyone know a source for Crazy Ikes? Imagination & Creativity are no longer encouraged... Too Bad! Loved the site.
Nelson <njgraber@net-link.net>
Portage, MI USA - Monday, October 29, 2001 at 14:12:40 (EST)

I really liked your site a lot. It sure brought back memories for me also! I was born in '56 and my Brother "55. Man, I remember going out to play everyday after supper (the first one done eating got to go out, the one left had to do the dishes!)We played a game called 13 ghosts, it was almost like tag with a "base" but you counted 1:00, 2:00 all the way to 13:00, then at night you would try to find your friends before they got back to the Base. We thought life revolved around marbles, trading them with all the neighborhood, and shooting the good ones out of the circle and getting to keep them, like peeries and catseyes.Every morning before my brother and I would go to school, we would watch Ray Rayner and his friends, so he could tell us what to wear with the weather that day. I had a Herman Munster doll, that talked, and a cecil talking doll (the sea serpent). I remember always liking my Brother's toys on Christmas morning more than my own. He always got the cool stuff like Mr. Machine, the 007 attache' case, the G.I. Joe with the space capsule and suit while I would get Barbie and her vanity and stupid little clothes sets that I sure wish I had today, LOL. Does anyone remember your parents having the rotating color spotlight for the Xmas tree which was always aluminun? It made the tree red, blue, green and yellow? Safety did not take presidence over fun!!!!! My Brother had a toy gun that could shoot real bullets. Take your eye out!!!! AAAAHHHHHHH, the good old days, kids toys today are no fun, and always politically correct, BLAH
Deborah Pressler <chicbeak@netnitco.net>
Great Lakes, Il USA - Sunday, October 28, 2001 at 01:33:59 (EDT)

Born Jan,1964. here is what I remember.....This is so cool that there are other people out there with the same need to reminisce. Dad had a vista cruiser.......the ads in the back of my sargent rock comics for those hundreds of little army men in there own footlacker...... the popeye gumball machines"thanks for the gumball" oh and does anyone remember the commercial for the fresh air fund. it went like this.....have you ever seen a cow? and the little kid aswers "yeah once.....on a farm....on TEE vee" I thought I was the only one who remembered this stuff.....it was a different time........I'll be back......not an 80's reference
Tony <toc36@hotmail.com>
kerhonkson, ny USA - Monday, October 22, 2001 at 14:05:38 (EDT)

Does anyone know where I can get a Cuddley Duddley Dog from the RAy Rayner show? Please email me. Jason
Jason <xjasonx2000@aol.com>
Arlington, tx USA - Monday, October 15, 2001 at 23:22:49 (EDT)

Hello , I am looking for an old toy I use to have and love . It was an old 1960 's Ford Falcon with working windshield wipers . It was a nice size , maybe 8 to 10 " long with with whitewall tires . I can not recall if was a friction car maybe made in Japan or something else ???? If anyone knows of this kind of car with woking wipers ...please let me know ! Thanks !
Patrick <conwayboys@coastalnet.com>
Conway, NC USA - Monday, September 10, 2001 at 11:32:35 (EDT)

I keep trying to remember what exactly a "Busy Buzz Buzz" was; I remember the commercial, and saw the posting someone made, but what did the thing DO? Draw random designs? What was its purpose? Thanks, Born in 1956
Diane Joslin <dcjoslin@chartermi.net>
USA - Sunday, September 09, 2001 at 11:35:17 (EDT)

I was born in 1962-- so I got the best of growing up in the 60's and early 70's. Other great toys: Lite Brite, Spirograph, Silly Sand. What was the name of the rubber toy maker where you poured the liquid into molds and made spiders and monsters and 'bloody wounds' you put on your arm to freak your mother out with? Does anyone remember a very strange combination superball/gum? That's right. You chewed it first and when you got tired of that, you rolled it into a ball and bounced it off walls. Only in the 60's, right? :-) And then there were the great candies and treats like wax gum fangs and Dracula cigarettes at Halloween. Candy neclaces, windmills and buttons. Dum-Dum lolly pops. Double-Bubble gum. Cool Pops and my favorite--Shake a Puddin. You'd shake the contents of the plastic cup until the pudding set. God, I'd give anything to taste that sweet choclatey stuff again!
Sharon C <spiritw72@hotmail.com>
Rego Park , NY USA - Monday, August 27, 2001 at 03:50:46 (EDT)

We got our first TV back in '52 when I was in the second grade. I wish I could watch the Cisco Kid and Poncho again. Does anyone remember Mary Hartline, the circus sweetheart with the heart shaped barette in her beautiful blonde hair? "Plunk your magic twanger, froggie" and that terribly matted cat with the violin, revolving on what was probably a portable record player, on Andy's Gang could have me laughing at how make-believe that age of innocence was. My sister and I had kool-aid "tea parties" on the back steps. If Mom was in a really good mood (or just wanted us out of her way for awhile), we could ask for dry cocoa mixed with granulated sugar to crunch on with our "tea". Then there is the smell of starch and a hot ironing board.... I went off to college with my whopping bottle of Heaven Sent perfume, hoping to find a TV somewhere so I could watch Star Trek and Laugh-in.
Suzy-Q <sgoslin@hotmail.com>
Jerome, ID USA - Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 00:17:59 (EDT)

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