11 Profoundly Useless Educational Films From the 1940s-1960s
From the proper way to make a sandwich to how best to cope with a school bully, these '50s-era films seek to educate and entertain. They're partially successful.
From the proper way to make a sandwich to how best to cope with a school bully, these '50s-era films seek to educate and entertain. They're partially successful.
In 1986, Keanu Reeves starred in a three-hour made-for-television adaptation of the operetta 'Babes in Toyland.' One critic declared he "looked understandably embarrassed each time he is required to join in another dreary song."
For a large part of the 20th century, 'Grit' was a newspaper that focused almost exclusively on positivity, with a mandate to "suggest peace and good will towards men."
In the 1970s, counterculture types customized their vans with captain's chairs, waterbeds, and elaborate fantasy airbrushing that was clearly inspired by whatever it was they were inhaling.
Hi-C Ecto Cooler is back to promote 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' but you won't find the ghostly green drink in stores.
Spend more time revisiting nostalgic movies than watching whatever’s currently in theaters? This gig is for you.
In the 1950s, families didn't flock to McDonald's or Friendly's. They headed for Howard Johnson's, which lured them in with a bright orange roof, 28 flavors of ice cream, and French chefs preparing classic American food.
Here are vintage photos of terrifying costumes from Halloweens past. Sorry in advance for the nightmares.
After announcing its closure, the Museum of Pinball in California is auctioning off hundreds of classic arcade games this month.
The new 'Super Mario 64' question mark block set from LEGO turns the classic video game into a tactile experience.
Los del Río's “Macarena” became the second longest-running number one in Billboard history, shifted 14 million copies, and sparked a dance craze that spread everywhere from the Olympics to the Democratic National Convention.
Kids thought they were buying an adorable little pet when they ordered a monkey from their favorite comic book. What they got was a wild animal that pooped everywhere and attacked their mothers' bridge clubs.
An unopened copy of the 1996 Nintendo game 'Super Mario 64' was sold for $1.56 million, setting a new record for most expensive video game ever sold—just two days after a sealed copy of 'The Legend of Zelda' was auctioned off.
The Video Game History Foundation is unloading duplicate copies from its magazine vault—including an issue of 'Nintendo Power' #1.
From Mars 2112 to Planet Hollywood, here are 11 novelty restaurants that really committed to their themes.
Pop Rocks—General Foods' famously carbonated candy—flew off shelves in the 1970s, but rumors of exploding children brought the food fad to an untimely end.
Discover the actors who played your favorite 1990s sitcom characters on Cameo from shows like 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Full House,' and more.
This candy-shooting gun from 1965 has to be one of the more questionable dispensers PEZ has ever produced.
The colorful, fun, and sometimes lurid decals were all the rage in the 1960s and 1970s. They also gave kids a chance to play with a hot iron.
Invented in 1961, IBM’s unique Selectric typewriter is one of the most innovative machines of its kind.
Celebrities fade in and out of fashion, and so do the magazines that cover them. Here are 11 retro celebrity magazines that covered classic movie, music, radio, and television stars.
General Mills's classic monster cereals—Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry—as well as discontinued favorites Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy will be sold together in one "Monster Mash" box for the line's 50th anniversary.
Radio personality Dr. Demento spent four decades curating weird novelty songs for an enraptured audience—including a young "Weird" Al Yankovic.
From Biff in 'Back to the Future' to James Spader in pretty much everything, audiences in the 1980s loved to hate a bully.