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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Uncle John Daggett, Queen Titiania and the Fairyland of KHJ Radio

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Clip of "Uncle John" Daggett in "Mary, Queen of Tots" (1925)  ** = UPDATED: December 30, 2020.   "Uncle John&q...
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Friday, April 19, 2019

When Captain America Fires His Blazing Gun? The Republic Serial at 75 and the Decline of War-Time Heroics

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1944 newspaper ad for Captain America serial.  In 1943 at the peak of World War II there were nine Saturday morning cliffhanger serials,...
Monday, March 11, 2019

Classic Comics 007: Vintage 1970s ads

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Here is a fun look at some quick scans of comic book ads from 1977 and 1979. Clark Bars. 1979. Yes, you can still find most of these C...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

Christmas Stories by Georgene Faulkner, The Original "Story Lady"

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Faulkner, Georgene. 1927. Story Lady's Christmas stories . J.H. Sears & Co. While visiting a used book store, I found a unique ...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

Classic Radio: "The Raggedy Ann Show" with Don Messick & GeGe Parsons

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The Raggedy Ann Show  (Fall 1947 – 1948) KHJ, Los Angeles, CA. Various afternoon times, Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:45pm, CST. 15 min. Ca...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

From The Archives: Christmas Golden Books With Cartoon All-Stars

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The Golden Press has printed title for Christmas with popular cartoon characters for decades. Here are some titles from the 1950s to the 198...
Thursday, November 22, 2018

Where is the "Mouse on the Mayflower"?

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It is great that ABC still airs "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" which just turned 45, however a look across broadcast and cable sch...