1955

1 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
2 Andrea Doria Considered to be one of the most beautiful ships of the postwar era.
3 Transistor Radio Remember The Remco you could build yourself? First Commercial Transistor Radio October 18, 1954.
4 Ballantine Ale. A Halloween treat I guess.
5 Dodge Automobiles presents Break the Bank TV Quiz show game featuring Bert Parks
6 Dodgers win World Series. Podres became the first Brooklyn pitcher to win two games in one series.
7 Wild Bill Hickck on a Milk Carton. He is not missing ne is selling us toy guns.
8 Aqua Velva Dad's aftershave.
9 55 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe.
10 Walt Disney Opens Disneyland.
11 Marilyn Monroe In a television commercial for the Union Oil Company of California.
12 Masquerade Party Home edition of T.V. game show, players try to to determine the identity of celebrities who were disgusied beyond recognition.
13 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
14 I wonder if Boone carried one of these? Is that politically correct?
15 Captain Kangaroo On Cocoa Puffs. Ping Pong ballls falling!
16 Wheaties The Breakfast of Champions
17 Merry Milkman Here is a game I never played, who remembers this one?
18 Lolita, 1954 Novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Controversial novel, adapted to film twice.
19 Lady and the Tramp. Stuffed toy. Animation to a childs imagination.
20 Lady and the Tramp / 1955 Disney Tale of a uptown Cocker Spaniel dating a mutt from the wrong side fo the tracks.
21 Mickey can visit with us now. At his home in California.
22 Western Marshal, Steve Donavon Douglas Kennedy plays gun firing entertainer, remember the opening?
23 The Mauretania West Indies Sunshine Cruise of the R.M.S. Mauretania. / Smoked OX Tongue on the ships menu.
24 Teddy Snow Crop Promoting Orange Juice.
25 Sheriff of Cochise John Bromfield plays the Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona
26 Rosa Parks The U.S. Congress called "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement".
27 Mystery Clock Technology is starting to show off.
28 Hudson Wasp Nice four door sedan.
29 1955 Bel Air Convertible Complete with lovely companions.
30 RCA Some kind of Logo.
31 Ray Charles I Got a Woman hits No. 2 on the R&B
32 Jonas Salk Developed a vaccine against polio. / Hailed as a miracle worker
33 Highway Patrol Starring Broderick Crawford
34 Hurricane Diane This storm hit an area that had been hit by Hurricane Connie five days before.
35 Hurricane Diane One of three, count them 3, hurricanes to hit North Carolina during 1955. What did we blame then?
36 Charles "Bird" Parker, Jr. Parker died while watching television in the suite at the Stanhope Hotel.
37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents "It is so quiet, you can hear a name drop." "The vicious table-hopper is on the prowl, and the spotted back-biter may lurk behind a potted palm. "
38 Albert Einstein "I do not know how the third World War will be fought, but I can tell you what they will use in the Fourth; rocks!"
39 Leo Durocher Isn't everone addicted to Chesterfileds by now?
40 Ricky and David Nelson What boy didn't want a TV show at this time?
41 Scrabble Debuts on board game market.
42 Science Fiction Theatre Strange stories based on true facts that will amaze and intrigue you.
43 "I've Got a Woman" Jerry Wexler said of Ray Charles� genius: �Ray saw past categories and simply played what he felt.�
44 Kool Cigarettes Snow Fresh Filter
45 Introduction of Thunderbird Ford's answer to the Corvette. In orginal blue.
46 While dad played with the Thunderbird You played with your dolls.
47 James Dean At the races?
48 James Dean Giant
49 Captain Kangaroo with Bunny Rabbit Remember when Mr. Moose asked Captain Kangaroo a knock-knock joke, ping pong balls would fall from the sky as the punch line was delivered.
50 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp best remembered for the felling of the Clanton Gang at the O.K. Corral. That event, which took place in Tombstone, Arizona, was reenacted as the ending of the five-part series finale.
51 Rosa Parks. What we take for granted.
52 Buffalo Bill, Jr. Last Roundup Produced by Gene Autry's Flying "A" production company.
53 The Night of the Hunter. Mitchum / Winters. The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!
54 Gunsmoke Debuts Marshall Dillon keeps the peace in Dodge City.
55 The Dancing Bear With Mr. Green Jeans and Captain Kangaroo.
56 Sleepy Hollow Real Maple Sugar?
57 The Phil Silvers Show Sergeant Bilko in syndication. Our favorite motor pool con man.
58 Lady Here is one we broke on mom.
59 15 Cents off Jiff Compete with Peter Pan How often did you mom colecting these?
60 Grape Nuts Flakes Free cars, and they were real to us.
61 The Bob Cummings Show My Living Doll Bob's constant womanizing which ususally ended in misadventure. My Living Doll Female android named Rhoda Julie Newmar Robert McDonald Robert Cummings
62 Ambassador Super Maybe with 100% more styling.
63 Rin Tin Tin The Board Game.
64 Highway Patrol Letters on the Screen.
65 Esso Can't afford real life salesman?
66 Seven Year Itch when it's hot like this - you know what I do? I keep my undies in the icebox. Sex in the City prelude.
67 Hitchcock Prelude to "The Birds".
68 1955 Advetsing bag for Dunkin Donuts. Founded, In 1950, Bill Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin' Donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts.
69 Davey Crocket Still fighting those indians.
70 Image of divides crossed. / Courage and Stamina. Brown v. Board of Education decisions abolishing segregated schools.
71 Cheyenne Cheyenne, looking for women and bad guys to set right.
72 55 Chevy The Heartbeat of America.
73 Chevy Pickup Cameo.
74 Polar Bears Animal Crackers Polar bears are a potentially threatened species so we should stop making cookies out of them.
75 The Adventures of Robin Hood Adventures featuring Richard Greene as Robin Hood of Sherwood-Forest.
76 The Far Country Jimmy Stewart / gold was the lure and the fanciest woman in Dawson, his for the taking!
77 The Mighty Mouse Playhouse Here I Come to Save the Day!
78 The Lawrence Welk Show With our host leading the band we watch musical numbers and skits.
79 Lady A squeak doll for the tub. We can't break this on mom.
80 James Dean Rebel Without a Cause
81 James Dean Rebel Without a Cause / Car wreck.
82 Brave Eagle TV western told from the Indians' point of view, horse named White Cloud.
83 The Millionaire Millionaire gives away one million dollars to people he has never met.
84 Winston Trying to take Chesterfields business?
85 Tennessee Ernie Ford The Ford Show featured all the best of the variety shows of the day.
86 Roberto Clemente In 1955, Roberto Clemente was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and started as their right fielder.
87 Muddy Waters / McKinley Morganfield Reigned over the 1950s Chicago blues.
88 Mister Roberts All the Uproarious Fun of the Smash Broadway Play!
89 The Mickey Mouse Club M-I-C / K-E-Y / M-O-U-S-e!!!!!
90 Axion TV Commercial
91 Commando Cody Last episode: Captives of the Zero Hour / "Evil Alien Ruler hopes to destroy Cody's dispeller ray, but is in for a surprise."
92 Large Pockets Thats why they call him Kangaroo.
93 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon "Well, King, this case is closed."
94 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Home game for Santa to Bring.
95 Annette Funicello 1992 inducted as a Disney Legend., in the same Year Annette opened a Fund for Neurological Disorders.
96 Buckaroo The Cowboy Roundup Game.
97 Bel Air Lemonade Mom mixing concentrate with water.
98 Johnny Cash I Walk The Line Johnny Cash signs contract with Sun Records.
99 A good wife's guide. A 1955 guide that must had inspired feminism.
100 Tales of the Texas Rangers A history of Texas Ranger works.
101 Kaiser with Super Charger First supercharger as standard equipment on any post war production car.
102 Live Fast Die Young Accurate
103 Ford Fairlane Sunliner.
104 Gunsmoke Game From show to products.
105 Drive In. If your in your sunliner with the top down I hope the mosquitos are not out.
106 Marty Ernest Borgnine
107 Pepsi A compilation?
108 Faith Domergue It Came From Beneth The Sea.
109 Stockings by The Chimney. Christmas Cheer. Amahl-and-the-Night-Visitors
110 Hit Parade
111 Ford Crown Victoria
112 Pall Mall
113 The Platters Only You
114 Bill Haley and The Comets ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
115 Dean Martin Memories Are Made Of This.
116 Gina Lollobrigida Of the movie "The World's Most Beautiful Woman"
117 Coke On the counter.
118 East of Eden James Dean
119 Irish McCalla Sheena Queen of the Jungle
120 Good Will to Men Peace on Earth
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