MMC Christmas in the 1970s

[ElfBot]

Christmas in the 1970s was an era between eras. Music and television stars of the 1950s still produced major Christmas releases and the gifts, toys and fads of the time seemed caught sometimes between a time warp to the past and to the future. Take, for example, the wildly popular Star Wars action figures – the hottest toys of the late 1970s. Star Wars is just as wildly popular now as it was then. Video games got their start in the 1970s. Only they were not called “video games”. They didn’t know what to call them then. At the veryRead more

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[RadioJonD]

A great time to be a kid & teen too!

 

[MerryCarey]

Don't forget the commercials for Popiel products ... they wanted everyone to get a Chia Pet or a Something-O-Matic for Christmas!

We were discussing Gallagher's Sledge-O-Matic routine the other day, and realized that younger generations have no idea that he was taking off on an actual commercial (before it degenerated into seeing how many grocery items he could splatter into the audience!).

 

[shrcpark]

Gallagher's sledge-o-matic leads to Blue Man Group's water drums....

 

[Minta]

How I miss the way the streets, stores and store parking lots were decorated.