Cold War cartoons like Bullwinkle shaped our fears of Russia. Featured above are Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. Yesterday, CNN reported that Russia has tested its first stealth fighter jet, the fifth-generation Sukhoi. The plane is the country’s first fighter jet based on stealth...
Fred: They work so hard, Barney. Barney: Yeah, I hate to see them work so hard. Fred: Yeah, me, too. Let’s go around back where we can’t see them. I didn’t really like The Flinstones as a kid. Wilma and Fred were always grumpy or naggy; the men were generally dumb or lazy; Barney was way too short...
Do you remember Tennessee Tuxedo!? Last night, as I was searching for a Saturday morning cartoon with a Christmas theme, when Robert shared a vague memory he had of a cartoon that featured a penguin trimming a Christmas tree. I had just come across something about Tennessee Tuxedo or I don’t...
Remember these lyrics? Some weekend when it’s rainin’ And you mother is complainin’ Cause you’re hanging around just twiddling your thumbs… Tell your mom you have been itchin’ To make something in the kitchen And, oh yes the mess will be a minimum…But, the...
Here’s a little Thanksgiving after-school special for all you Gen Xers out there. This is a clip from the 1972 holiday original The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t. Happily, you can tune in to Boomerang at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. (ET) on Thanksgiving Day to see the 30-minute commercial-free...
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From Snoopy and Woodstock wearing pilgrim outfits to Snoopy getting snapped between the ping pong table, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving has long been a favorite among all generations of Americans, not just Generation X. Still, this TV special debuted in 1973, and so the children who first watched...
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