The rest was pretty simple. Nice to know my long term memory is still intact.

I was eight when I saw the first color TV in the lobby of a hotel. I was in such awe. Remember the film you could buy and put on your TV to make it semi-color? LOL I always thought it looked ridiculous.

I always said: "Loose straps mean floppy tits."

Maybe we'll get a discount. lol

Jeebus on a pogo stick, damn I'm old.

Not quite old enough to remember Howdy Doody, though. I'll leave that to you really ancient baby boomers of the '46-'47-'48 vintage.

I got all 20.

As a late baby boomer. Some I did not know myself but heard, like the Shadow Knows. My parents or uncles would recall that.

(Farfel)

I can't remember my own phone number, but "Farfel" I remember. How sorry is that?

these shows no matter our race or economic status.

Is it animal, mineral or vegetable? Bigger than a breadbox? I do believe I learned a lot from that program--very educational! I also remember the day FDR died, which makes me oh, so very old! As to the OP's quiz, I got 'em all except Freddy the Freeloader. Can't believe I missed that, since Red Skelton was a regular part of my listening pleasure. Ah, the good ol' radio days!

Blessings.

Couldn't remember Red skeletons sign off, Fun little quiz ,Thanks

Loved it

By the way, naughty boys in those days insisted that LS/MFT meant "let's screw/my finger's tired."

All I could think of was "Clem Kadiddlehopper." That's because I'm getting Alzheimer's. Otherwise, Hi Ho Silver!

"The Shadow" I knew because I had an uncle with a deep voice who would say that to the kids and scare them. My parents didn't smoke but I knew Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco because part of the commercial said: LSMFT means ....

Anyway, that was fun.

I said Clem Kadittlehopper but got the second part right on #10 and on #16 I said "more" instead of "means." Other than that, I'm proud to say my youth was clearly wasted in front of a T.V. or radio, LOL!

Couldn't even come up with Klem Kadittlehopper, but got the rest.

Had no clue about LS/MFT, but I do remember I'd rather fight than switch Tarryton ads.

16 and 20.

in 1964. I missed two of them. I watched a lot of TV as a tiny kid I guess

It seems like only yesterday ....... [sigh]

I wouldn't do nearly that well on a comparable quiz on items 20 years older than this one.

I missed two.

What I don`t understand is why I have to ask the Mrs. aka THE BOSS what`s my name everyday?

Of course, I'm a "youngster" at 55

I knew them all. I need to get a life!

--imm

the bra-burning business is urban myth.

I actually saw or heard all of these in my youth.

But I am at the very tail end of the boomers, having been born in 63. Fun post!

Julie

Got all the rest

trying to remember what the Lone Ranger left behind, but never would have gotten it. So #1 was wrong, and I also missed half of question #12 when I could remember it was called "bug" but couldn't think of "beetle".

Great memories!

And I don't even qualify as a boomer (born 1941).

Of all Red's characters, Clem Kadiddlehopper was the best known, and for a country bumpkin, he was the most sophisticated one. Clem Kadiddlehopper was essentially Red Skelton's alter ego. Or was Red Skelton Clem Kadiddlehopper's alter ego?

They're easy to answer if you lived through it.

now, where are my car keys and why is the oven still on?

X1) his mask
o2) Ed Sullivan Show
o3) on Route 66
o4) protect the innocent
X5) ?
o6) Limbo
o7) chocolate
o8) Louis Armstrong
o9) Timex? (Might be Bulova)
half o10) (?) and "god bless"
o11) draft cards
half o12) Bug and ?
X13) Miss American Pie
o14) Sputnik
o15) hula hoop
o16) Lucky Strikes means fine tobacco
o17) Howdy Doody Time
o18) Shadow
o19) Monster Mash
X20) Alkie?

I got 11 out of 20, but I was born in 1974, so I'm not a boomer.

but I'm in my 40s so I'm quite pleased with myself

missed number 20.

After seeing the answer -

the rest were easy

I only got 11, guess I should have watched more television with my Boomer children. But we didn't have a working tv during the late 50s, early 60s.

I got them all right.

Both about shows I never liked, although I would have known the name of the Lone Ranger's horse had it been asked

Thanks for posting, that was fun!

How is that for showing your age?

#1, 10, and 16. I gave myself partial credit for saying "The Big Bopper and Richie Valens" for #13. Hey, I knew the *event* he was writing about, at least.

Born in '66...
But to be fair, i am a sponge of all useless pop-culture things.

Makes me really tough to beat at most trivia games, but insures that when i'm 80,
i'll be remembering old Barry Manilow lyrics instead of what i had for lunch that day.

When that day comes, i hope Lyric maintains her patience. *L*

I never watched Westerns as a little girl.

Edit: I did watch ONE Western. The Rifleman but that was only because I thought Johnny Crawford was cute. lol

wasn't he? Still looks great.

http://www.riflemansrifle.com/johnny_crawford.htm

I remembered Lucky Strike but couldn't remember means fine tobacco and I forgot Speedy alka selter's name. I could see him in my head but his name escaped me. I'm pleading, not enough coffee yet....

19 1/2. Couldn't remember the name of Red Skeleton's character, but had the sign off line.

Thanks for the memories! Here's one back at ya. How did the Frisbee get it's name?

What Roy Rodgers' horse named?
Who was the woman he road with
What was her horse named
What other pet did they have
What was the pet's name?
Who else road along with them?
How did that person travel in
What was the name of what he road?

Trigger (now stuffed and mounted).
Dale Evans (not stuffed, so far as I know).
(I can't remember her horse's name, but it was feminine).
A german shepherd.
(I don't remember his name but it was something heroic).
Pat Brady ("their colorful sidekick&quot .
He drove a jeep.
"Nellybelle," I think.

This sure beats sitting around a bunch of other old fossils and swapping hemorrhoid treatments.

Trigger (he's still stuffed somewhere)
Dale Evans
Butternut?
German Shepherd Dog
Bullet
Gabby Hays
A Jeep
Nellie Bell

And I was more a fan of Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry and The Cisco Kid.

He's stuffed too.

Let's play some more!
What was Lucy's maiden name on "I Love Lucy"?
What product claimed to make kids jump higher, run faster?

MacGillicudy?
Cheerios?

except the first one and the last one. I was never a fan of the Lone Ranger.

Now I feel old.
Just preparing for the 1st, i suppose.

But I think I should get bonus points for having once competed in a Hula Hoop contest in the early '60s. Oh yeah--I also had a Davy Crockett outfit, though they somehow omitted that reference from the questionnaire.

Luck Strike Means Filter Tip (after RJR started selling Lucky Filters)

Loose straps mean floppy....................(discs?)

with a lot of useless junk and debris. How is my life going to be any better since I can sing the jingle "The Coca Cola Company put the robust flavor in Tab"? I admit, after the events of November 22, 1963, I was an absolute TV junkie...on 4 networks, and our local 'educational' station.

you a nice, large zone in most supermarkets and other social occasions.

No offense to anyone, but I love to clear a queue.

Still getting older.

I don't smoke and wasn't sure about Lucky Strike.

I also wasn't sure about Speedy...I knew it was something like that and all I could think of was zippy or bubbly.

Thanks, that was fun.

At least that's what I thought of mine.

My dad fought in The Big One (WW II) and he called all VWs and Porsches "Schickelgruber's Revenge".

....K*aut cans. (Excuse the slur, just the facts)

Got Freddy mixed up with Clem Kadiddlehopper.

Made me laugh!

and I knew every single one.

Never knew about 20. 16 threw me completely.

I remember when VW brought back the Beetle maybe 10 or so years ago. Said it had options now. Like heat.

Silver Bullet
Freddy The Freeloader (don't know why I didn't know that)
Lucky Strike/Means Fine Tobacco
Shadow

I was very young when the Lone Ranger rode off into the sunset.
No reason why I didn't know Red Skeltons friend or the Lucky Strike commercial.
Shadow probably just was not watched at our house.

I was thinking The Big Bopper and Richie Valens, which are also acceptable answers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died

Otherwise, I got all of them correct except #16 and 20

Good one!
Most of these items were talked about on tv.
I imagine the generation before us would have a list of stuff compiled of things that they heard on the radio.

In a couple of years the kids that were born right after the Baby Boomers, in 1965, will start turning 50, and they will have quite a different list.

And the kids that were born in 1985 will probably have a whole list of stuff that they first saw on the internet.

The first part of 10, 16, 17, and 20. I have never, ever seen Howdy Doody Time.

I'm gonna ask my wife to put on a dress, pearl necklace and high heels while I change into a suit and tie so we can sit on the couch and wait for Wally and the Beav to come home.

than I wanted to. I'm fucked.

2. Kukla, Fran, and ________ (Extra points for the DU'er with the screen name of BeulahWitch)

Last week, I heard a mid-20's guy say, "What a revoltin' development this is." I had no idea where he pulled that out from.

3. "Back when the west was very young, there lived a man named __________"

4. The sponsor for Captain Midnight was _________

5. Gerald Lloyd Kookson III, otherwise known as _______

6. Riley's neighbor was Gillis, who's wife was named _________

7. In what city did M Squad take place? What actor played the lead role?

8. "Whenever any State of Federal law is broken, a duly-authorized organization swings into action. It may be called the State Police, the Militia, the Rangers, or the _______ _______"

9. Who sang the lyrics,
"Let's Twist again, like we did last summer
Let's Twist again, like we did last year?" ______ _______

10. The cartoon animal who promoted Ipana toothpaste was named _____ ______

11. The Soviet Foreign Minister, often seen with Nikita Kruschev, was ______ ________

12. The best-known gate leading from West Berlin to East Berlin was called __________ ________

13. The actor who played the hot young male star of Rawhide was ______ ________

God, I know this stuff better than what I did yesterday.






1. Froggie
2. Ollie
3. Masterson - Bat Masterson, played by Gene Barry
4. Ovaltine
5. Kookie
6. Honeybee
7. Chicago Lee Marvin
8. Highway Patrol
9. Chubby Checker
10. Bucky Beaver
11. Andrei Gromyko
12. Checkpoint Charlie
13. Clint Eastwood

nm

He, who used to sing, "Nestle's makes the very best...Chhhhooooocolate..." on long car rides. He, who sat and watch old television shows/movies/even football games replayed with me on weekends. He passed on the "trivia" of those days.

I try to do that with my own children, but they don't seem to care as much I guess. So, thanks Dad.

He also talks about a commercial that he remembers from the 60s called "Stop IT! That's a DEODORANT!" Does anyone else remember that commercial?