60s – Retro Ramblings

Toy Stories: Frisbee

“When a ball dreams, it dreams it’s a Frisbee” Everybody wants a piece of the Frisbee pie. There is debate and controversy surrounding its invention, there is debate and controversy …

Saturday Morning Memories: Speed Racer

“Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer,He’s a demon on wheels…” Speed Racer is, without a doubt, the best remembered of the 60’s Japanimation series. Set in the world of high-tech …

Toy Stories: Cap Guns

In a pinch, kids can turn just about anything into a gun—a stick, a banana, a finger—but it always helped if the thing actually made an exploding noise. That was …

Saturday Morning Memories: Space Ghost and Dino Boy

Space Ghost is one of the most popular superheroes to come out of Saturday morning. Unlike comic book heroes Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, Space Ghost originated on television, embodying animation in the 60s. Legendary animator Alex Toth’s …

Toy Stories: Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots

The 1960’s were heady times for technology. While superpowers raced to put a man on the moon, scientists and amateur theorists dreamed of how technology would make the world of …

Toy Stories: Electric Football

Ever since enterprising toymakers hit on the gimmick of combining electricity and sports, many a fan has whiled his rainy-day hours away over miniaturized electric versions of his favorite outdoor …

MeTV Toons Announces it’s Daily Schedule

Last month MeTV announced they were launching MeTV Toons, a new 24/7 cartoon network full of classic cartoons. MeTV Toons has now announced its full schedule for when it launches …

Jello Pudding Fudge Recipe from 1968

The Christmas season is also fudge season for a lot of people. One of the many things I learned in my years working at a grocery store is that a …

TV Tales: The Time Tunnel

It wasn’t the promise of time travel, the manly leads, or the effects-filled promos that got us excited about the debut of The Time Tunnel in the 1966 fall season. No, all …

TV Tales: The Prisoner

“I am not a number, I am a free man!” Everyone has wanted to quit a job at one time or another, to storm into the boss’ office and pound …