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Follies of the Mad Men #181

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We're aligning our product with a subculture that is the butt (no pun intended) of thousands of late-night comedy-show jokes, and whose practitioners are seen as eccentric perverts.

That said, I bet the ad agency had a lot of fun at the photo shoot.

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 03, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Television, 1960's, Nudism

Most Televised Girl in America

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Was the rightful bearer of this distinction Rita Morley?

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Or was it Sue Read?

Morley's claim is better documented. I can't really learn much about Read other than this:

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Anyhow, who could rightfully claim the title today?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Apr 13, 2012 | Comments (10)
Category: Celebrities, Television, 1940's, 1960's, 1950's

Horrible Norman Lear Show



This little clip proves that even geniuses can fail. The show lasted two whole episodes.

Did anyone catch this when it first aired?

Info here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Feb 03, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Television, 1970's

Winky Dink and You



The voice of Betty Boop launched a thousand TV screen scribbles and parental curses....

Have fun playing with your "winky dink" at home!

Full story here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jan 31, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Art, Avant Garde, Disasters, Television, 1950's

Emma Peel Unpeeled



Anyone who ever fell for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel--and judging from the comments lately, there are many such among the WU-vies--will have their heads (and possibly other body parts) explode upon viewing this clip, which was banned in the USA at the time of its release.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jan 26, 2012 | Comments (11)
Category: Television, Sex Symbols, 1960's, Europe

Finnish TV James Bond Ad



Wait, huh, what--? This is the latest "Bond Girl"?!?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jan 12, 2012 | Comments (2)
Category: Movies, Television, Advertising, Sex Symbols

New Starving Muppet



Couldn't Cookie Monster just share!?!

Article here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Oct 06, 2011 | Comments (3)
Category: Food, Puppets and Automatons, Television

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl



All you need to know here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Oct 01, 2011 | Comments (6)
Category: Television, Comics, 1970's, Parody

In the Air

short film "In the Air" (2009) from Martinus Klemet on Vimeo.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Jun 01, 2011 | Comments (1)
Category: Television, Surrealism, Cartoons, Europe

Soap Soccer



Did I once say I hated all sports? I misspoke!

Mildly NSFW, depending on your workplace policy on nearly naked butts.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Apr 22, 2011 | Comments (4)
Category: Sports, Television, South America, Breasts, Butt
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