Blast from the Past

[crich70]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I never liked Space Ghost, but I did like the early 60s sci-fi cartoon, Space Angel. The actor who voiced the Scottish engineer was none other than Hal Smith (Otis Campbell on the Andy Griffith Show).

I'd never heard of this one before. It was never on in syndication where I lived I imagine. It does look well drawn.

I liked Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.



And of course The Twilight Zone too! Also there was a weird sci fi show that basically used still images (drawings) with moving lips superimposed on the characters. Anyone remember what that was called? I never cared for it but we laughed at it because it was so bad. I also watched Land of the Giants.

[cromag]

Originally Posted by crich70

I'd never heard of this one before. It was never on in syndication where I lived I imagine. It does look well drawn.

I really enjoyed Space Angel. The art was good, but they took a lot of short cuts with the animation -- I assume to save money. This is especially obvious when the characters speak. They superimpose moving lips over the static face.

This same technique was also used for Clutch Cargo.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by crich70

I'd never heard of this one before. It was never on in syndication where I lived I imagine. It does look well drawn.

You can watch complete episodes on YouTube for free.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by jswinden

I liked Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.



And of course The Twilight Zone too! Also there was a weird sci fi show that basically used still images (drawings) with moving lips superimposed on the characters. Anyone remember what that was called? I never cared for it but we laughed at it because it was so bad. I also watched Land of the Giants.

Clutch McCargo?

I see Cromag got the right answer.

[crich70]

These are a couple shows I watched way back when.

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Clutch McCargo?

I see Cromag got the right answer.

No it definitely wasn't Clutch McCargo. I never heard of that one. It might have been Space Angel, but that doesn't sound like a title I can remember. We only had black and white TVs in our house in the 1960s, so even if it had been broadcast in color I wouldn't have noticed, but I doubt it was as it was even cheaper looking than Space Angel, I think. I do remember a spaceship and I seem to remember part of the title containing a name like X-15 (after the NASA experimental aircraft), but it was so long ago and the show was so terrible I'm now drawing a blank.

[tubemonkey]

Circus peanuts are peanut-shaped marshmallow candy. They date to the 19th century, when they were one of a large variety of unwrapped "penny candy" sold in such retail outlets as five-and-dime stores.

Although the most familiar variety of mass-produced circus peanuts in the 2010s is orange-colored and flavored with an artificial banana flavor; confectioners originally distributed an orange-flavored variety that was only available seasonally due to a lack of packaging capable of preserving the candy. In the spring, five-and-dimes sold circus peanuts as penny candy. In the 1940s, circus peanuts became one of the many candies to become available year-round owing to the industrial proliferation of polyethylene packaging.

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I still get a craving for these now and again. It's like a comfort-food of old-fashioned candy.

And while the bunny ones that come out around Easter are similar, they're just not the same flavor.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I still get a craving for these now and again. It's like a comfort-food of old-fashioned candy.

And while the bunny ones that come out around Easter are similar, they're just not the same flavor.

...say it ain't so. I hated those things. To me, they were the vilest candy ever created

[crich70]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I still get a craving for these now and again. It's like a comfort-food of old-fashioned candy.

And while the bunny ones that come out around Easter are similar, they're just not the same flavor.

I still like them too, though I haven't had them in yrs.

[crich70]

Another great treat from childhood.

[dwig]

Originally Posted by crich70

Another great treat from childhood.

My first thought was "chocolate covered double parking meter".

[WT Sharpe]

Chocolate covered Dolly Parton bars.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Chocolate covered Dolly Parton bars.

Yeah, but only if you hold them upside down