Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

Henry and Beezus was written by Beverly Cleary in 1956.

All Henry Huggins wants is his very own bicycle, a shiny red one to ride up and down Klickitat Street. But no matter how Henry tries to raise money for the bike of his dreams -- from selling bubble gum to delivering newspapers -- he always ends up with too much trouble and not enough money. But Henry's old friend Beezus has an idea that may turn Henry's worst trouble yet into a real business success!

1979 Doritos Commercial

Here is a 1979 Doritos commercial...

They taste as good as they crunch!

Schoolhouse Rock! Figure Eight

Schoolhouse Rock! is a series of animated musical educational short films that aired during Saturday morning children's programming on ABC. Topics covered include grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and politics. The best of the series aired between 1972 and 1986.

Here is Figure Eight from 1973!

Shining Time Station

Shining Time Station was an American children's television series that aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993. The series starred Ringo Starr, George Carlin, Didi Conn, Brian O'Connor, The Flexitoon Puppets, and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

Shining Time Station was a train station that resided on the Indian Valley Railroad. The station was managed by Stacy Jones, the station master whose grandmother, Gracie Jones (who gave the station its name), ran the station when she was Stacy's age. The station's workshop was run by railroad engineer and mechanic Harry Cupper.

A local named Horace Schemer (simply called Schemer by his friends) ran the station's arcade and was always finding new ways to make more money or to protect his arcade.

There was a jukebox inside the arcade that housed a band that performed for the nickels that were dropped inside.

Mr. Conductor was a tiny man who lived in a signal house inside the station's mural and told the stories of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" to the kids. He could teleport in a cloud of his magic gold dust.