1950

1 Tony Bennett In 1950, Bennett cut a demo and was signed to Columbia Records. His first big hit was "Because of You".
2 The Framed Cat Spike warns Tom to stay away from his bone. Jerry keeps planting it on the unsuspecting Tom getting him in Lots of trouble.
3 Famous Fantastic Pulp Fiction Damsel in distress. Journeys for the mind.
4 Easter on Parade. A chocolate assembly line. Peter Cottontail
5 Beetle Bailey Comic characters set in a United States Army, created by Mort Walker.
6 The Crave for Candy Candy for Kisses.
7 Sid Caesar Sid Caesar in his first TV series Admiral Broadway Revue with Imogene Coca.
8 Coca Cola time Drink in Bottles.
9 Auburn Rubber What childhood dreams were made of.
10 Wille Mays hawks Alaga Syrup ALAGA is fourth generation family owned. They have always known, "It is all about the taste!"
11 Sands of Iwo Jima Rene A. Gagnon, Ira H. Hayes and John H. Bradley are seem with John Wayne as he orders them to raise the flag. These were the three surviving men of the five who were in the famous photo taken by Joe Rosenthal.
12 Jack Benny The Jack Benny program ran weekly on CBS from 1949 to 1955.
13 Blue Bonnet "Everything's Better With Blue Bonnet On It!"
14 All About Eve Bettie Davis is engrossing and entertaining.
15 Chevrolet Delivery Heart Beat of America
16 Vietnam war begins little did we know. United States military involvement in Vietnam begins as President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French.
17 Trouble with Father / The Stu Erwin Show A high school principal who balanced his job and his family . Wife June and their two daughters, Joyce and Jackie.
18 Prom Dress Spiegel Catalogue The more things change...............
19 Pep The build up cereal. You know to defend yourselves against the guy that kicks sand at the beach.
20 Firestone For that safe drive in your neighborhood. BF Goodrich
21 Girl Scouts DON McNEILS BREAKFAST CLUB In 1950 the Girl Scouts began significant efforts to desegregate the camps.
22 Gorgeous George Gorgeous George�s starpower earned him50% of the gate, which allowed him to earn over $100,000 a year making him the highest paid athlete in the world. In May of1950, Gorgeous George defeated Don Eagle to claim the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
23 Lil Abner / Daisy Mae / what a couple. Fearless Fosdick, The Dick Tracy parody, (a cartton within a cartoon), was seen for the last time this year.
24 Recruits Parris Island The best dressed men on Main Street.
25 Beetle Bailey Beetle is lazy and usually naps and avoids work, and is often the subject of chastising from his Sergeant.
26 Lincoln 4 Door Sedan Where Luxury meets the road. Hot Rod Lincoln, Jimmie Dolan
27 Mother Teresa Mother Teresa received Vatican permission to start the diocesan congregation that later became the Missionaries of Charity.
28 Mobilgas Special Packed with Power Mobilgas Special "The Topper Car"
29 Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Hosted "THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR"
30 Hopalong Lunch Box A prized way to carry lunch to school. Mom makes the lunch with Sunbeam Bread.
31 Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy hawk Coke Bergen & his crew of dolls made numerous appearances on television. In a You may remeber his Thanksgiving special sponsored by Coca-Cola in 1950.
32 Space Patrol Space Patrol debuted on March 9, 1950 as a fifteen minute show.
33 Gene Autry Gene Autry was the first major movie star to produce and star in a weekly series for TV, The Gene Autry Show, which debuted on July 23, 1950.
34 Cinderella Disney released in February of 1950
35 Mammy Yokum A great Lil Abner item. Wish I had one.
36 Pappy Yokum Here is another of the set, boy we had good toys as boomers.
37 Toy from the televised puppet show called Time for Beany, which ran from 1949 to 1954. Followed by the 1961 animated show "The Beany and Cecil show".
38 Rheingold extra dry. Rheingold the dry beer.
39 Joseph Raymond McCarthy "Congress needs a tailgunner"
40 Lil Abner In 1950 Lil Abner was a cover story for TIME. Two years later he and his characters graced the covers of both LIFE and TV Guide.
41 Korean Conflict North Korean Army invaded neighboring South Korea on June 25, 1950.
42 Green Giant In 1950 the Green Giant name came into being, and in 1953 the Jolly Green Giant first aired on TV.
43 George and Gracie George Burns and Gracie Allen Show premiered on 12 October 1950.
44 Ice Vogues 1950 Williams artistry selling tickets. Eva Pawlik 1948 Olympic Silver Medalist.
45 What's my Line The series debuted on Thursday, February 2, 1950.
46 The Great Brink's Robbery The January 17th robbery resulted in the theft of $1,218,211.19 in cash, and over $1.5-million in other securities.
47 Coney Island A spot on the beach on a hot summer day.
48 MacArthur and Truman Happy appearance but a storm on the horizon.
49 Treasure Island Released in July / Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buried treasure.
50 You Bet Your Life Groucho makes our home fun.
51 Lotus golf shoes Leisure time is already precious. Bob Hope plays golf with Eisenhower.
52 Cadillac 60 Special Sedan Cadillac does it again, and keeps doing it.
53 Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid, Duncan Renaldo, and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger.
54 I Robot A collection of nine science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov.
55 Powow Cleanser Abrasive ? Precedes: Ajax the foaming cleanser
56 Motorola Here is a nice Black and White in a good wood case to replace your flat screen. Cpmpetes with RCA Victor
57 Hires 1950's sign The longest continuously made soft drink in the United States.
58 Frigidaire dishwasher Holiday from apron strings for mom. FRIGIDAIRE LIVE RANGE COMMERCIAL
59 You Bet Your Life More fun at home from Groucho
60 Turtle Wax Auto Polish For all those post war automobiles.
61 Ray O Vac Presents The Space Patrol Rocket Light
62 Mickey Mouse Shoes Just in case Disney hadn't sold you something yet. If not you can't join the Mickey Mouse Club.
63 Marlboro Babies second hand smoke might as well be Marlboro, as dad fixes the car.
64 What form she has. He looks scared.
65 Levis Round up of cowboy lore.
66 Chevy at the Diner Apple pie and Chevrolet.
67 Peggy Lee I Only Have Eyes For You.
68 Necco Necco Helps us spread Christmas Cheer Eddie Fisher needs it.
69 Judy Garland Get Happy
70 Harvey James Stewart
71 Cyrano De Bergerac
72 Christmas Cheer Artist Norman Rockwell

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