Shirt Tales

Shirt Tales was an animated cartoon that ran on NBC from 1982 to 1984.

It featured Tyg Tiger, Pammy Panda, Digger Mole, Rick Raccoon, and Bogey Orangutan. They all wore shirts which flashed various brightly lit messages reflecting the characters' thoughts. They lived in Oak Tree Park, and spent their time teasing Mr. Dinkle, the park ranger, and battling crime in and out of their hometown of Mid City. They zipped around the world in a vehicle known as the STSST (Shirt Tales' SuperSonic Transport) which could operate as a car, jet, boat, submarine, and just about any other form of imaginable ride.

 

1960's Crayola Crayons Commercial

Here is a 1960's commercial for Crayola Crayons...

They work on brains, not batteries!

3-2-1 Contact

3-2-1 Contact was a science educational television show which aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, taught scientific principles and their applications.


A frequent segment of the show was The Bloodhound Gang, a series about a group of young detectives who used science to solve crimes.

Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

Ribsy was written by Beverly Cleary in 1964.


Henry Huggins's dog, Ribsy, is hopelessly lost in a huge shopping mall parking lot. It's raining hard, the pavement is slick, horns are honking, and drivers are shouting. When Ribsy thinks he has found the Hugginses' new station wagon at last, he jumps in the open tailgate window and falls asleep, exhausted. When he wakes up find himself in the wrong car, lots of little girls pet him and make plans to give him a bath. All Ribsy wants to do is go home to Henry. Instead, he's about to begin the liveliest adventure of his life.

Schoolhouse Rock! The Shot Heard 'Round The World

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 The Shot Heard 'Round The World from 1976!

1984 Arby's Commercial

Here's a 1984 commercial for Arby's...

Lean on in to Arby's!

Snoopy Sno-Cone Maker

Do you remember enjoying the fun of making and eating sno-cones at home with the ever-popular Snoopy Sno-Cone Maker, circa 1979!?! It came with a metal ice shaver, syrup bottle, package of unsweetened drink mix, cups, shovel scoop and instructions on how all that works together.

My Two Dads

My Two Dads was a sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990.

The show began when Marcy Bradford, played by Emma Samms in flashbacks, the mother of Nicole Bradford (Keanan), dies. The two men who had competed for the woman's affections — Michael Taylor (Reiser) and Joey Harris (Evigan) — before Nicole was born had been awarded joint custody. The mix-ups of two single straight men raising a teen-aged daughter provided the story each week. Judge Margaret W. Wilbur (Florence Stanley), a family court judge, would frequently visit the new family and served as Nicole's mentor. Nicole's actual paternity was never revealed on the show.
 

1979 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Commercial

Here's a funny 1979 commercial for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Two great tastes that taste great together!

 

 

1977 Let's Go To School (A Story-Book Game)

Another favorite childhood memory...

Let's Go To School (A Story-Book Game)

1977

80's "The Munchies" PSA

Here is a memorable PSA from the 80's brought to you by the ABC Bod Squad. It's called "The Munchies", about craving food when a person is not hungry.

1984 Gatorade Commercial

Here is a 1984 Gatorade commercial...

Thirst Aid for that deep down body thirst!

Sesame Street: Baker "Song of One" Segment

Does anyone remember the classic "Baker" segments from Sesame Street?  Each film opened with an animated sequence where kids counted up to 10 and then back to 1. After the segment's number was announced, several human characters, ranging from jugglers to professors, would present that number with various objects. Finally, a baker melodically announced that segment's number of desserts, and fell down a flight of stairs.

Here is Song of One...

1973 ABC "This Is The Place To Be" Promo

Here is a 1973 "This Is The Place To Be" Promo from ABC. It features snapshots of great shows that aired every night of the week!

Muppet Babies Cartoon

Muppet Babies was an animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS.

The show portrayed childhood versions of the Muppets living together in a large nursery in the care of a human woman called Nanny. Nanny appears in almost every episode, but viewers never see her face, only the babies' view of her pink skirt as well as her distinctive green and white striped socks.

Each episode included a single storyline. Usually the babies were confronted with a child-like problem, such as fear of the dentist, or a question, such as 'where do muffins come from?' Other times, they were simply finding ways to amuse themselves with old toys or video tape equipment. The babies would then enter into their imaginations, transforming their toys into everything from time machines to pirate ships.

 

1977 McDonalds Commercial

Here's a catchy 1977 commercial for McDonalds...

Nobody can do it like McDonald's can!

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey was a television series that first aired on the CBS from 1982 to 1988. A police procedural, the show starred Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as New York City police detectives who led very different lives: Christine Cagney (Gless) was a single, career-minded woman, while Mary Beth Lacey (Daly) was a married working mother.

1978 Spaghetti-O's Commercial

Here's a memorable 1978 commercial for Spaghetti-O's...

Uh-oh Spaghetti-O's!!

The Unforgiving Servant by Janice Kramer

The Unforgiving Servant by Janice Kramer was published in 1968.


A wonderful children's book that teaches the biblical story from Matthew 18:23-35. The king pardons a debtor who immediately imprisons a man who owes him money. The king then retracts the pardons and treats the unforgiving debtor in a similar manner.

Cap’n O. G. Readmore "Instant Entertainment!"

Cap’n O. G. Readmore was the fictional-character host of the ABC Weekend Specials from 1984 through 1989. He was an anthropomorphic cat puppet, dressed in a nautical outfit, that encouraged children to read for pleasure.
Here is a clip called "Instant Entertainment!"

1986 Care-Free Gum Commercial

Here's a 1986 commercial for Care-Free Gum...

Feelin' good about yourself, feelin' Care-Free!

Hee Haw: "Hey Grandpa! What's for supper?" Skit

Hee Haw was an television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS from 1969–1992.

The Hee Haw "Hey Grandpa! What's for supper?"  skit opened with Grandpa Jones cleaning a window pane (with no glass in it), then reciting a dinner menu in poetic verse. Often, he would describe a delicious, country-style meal (e.g., chicken and biscuits smothered in rich gravy, and collard greens), after which the audience would reply approvingly, "yum-m yum-m!"

1986 CBS "Share the Spirit" Promos

Here are four 1986 CBS "Share the Spirit" Promos featuring great shows like, Cagney & Lacey, Knots Landing, Kate & Allie, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Dallas, Simon & Simon, Newhart, Falcon Crest and more!

The Galloping Ghost

The Galloping Ghost was an NBC Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1979.

Nugget Nose is a short and feisty ghost prospector who finds adventure riding his invisible horse and is also a guardian to Wendy and Rita, two cowgirls who work at the Fuddy Dude Ranch, whose owner is grouchy old Fenwick Fuddy. Nugget is always battling Fuddy and takes delight in harassing him in odd and humorous ways. Whenever the girls are in trouble, Wendy summons Nugget Nose by rubbing on her special nugget necklace.

60's Grape Nuts Cereal Commercial

Here's an old 60's commercial for Grape Nuts Cereal featuring Andy Griffith and Barney Fife from the TV show, Andy Griffith Show.

80's Dough Nuts "Gordon Graham Gantz" PSA

Here's a fun PSA put out in the 80's called Dough Nuts, which taught us all about money management. This one is about Gordon Graham Gantz!

The Electric Company: The Office Sign Song

A familiar skit shown on The Electric Company was The Sign Sing-Along. It was often shown at the last sketch on a Friday episode and featured footage of signs with various words and were married to a sing-along-type song. They were always sung once through, after which the viewers were expected to supply the lyrics the second time around ("All right, now we'll be quiet, and you sing it!") while a wah-wah-muted trumpet and bassoon duo played the melody of the words.

Here is the Office Sign Song

1987 NBC "Come Home" Promo

This 1987 NBC Promo "Come Home" features shows like The Tonight Show, The Cosby Show, Golden Girls, Alf, Night Court, and Highway to Heaven.

The Yogi Bear Show

The Yogi Bear Show was an animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1961.

The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park. Yogi, accompanied by his constant companion Boo Boo, would often try to steal picnic ("pick-a-nic") baskets from campers in the park, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith. His girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and usually disapproved of Yogi's antics.

 

1978 Fruit of the Loom Commercial

Here's a memorable 1978 Fruit of the Loom commercial...