Just Kate Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Did any of you use Sun-In on your hair? I did. They even sold it overseas. My hair was always super dry because of that product! Yes! I used sun-in. That is the summer I refer to as "the summer of green hair." :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Did any of you use Sun-In on your hair? I did. They even sold it overseas. My hair was always super dry because of that product! One of my friends in college did, but, unfortunately, she had really dark hair with red highlights. She looked like a carrot! You can still buy it https://www.amazon.com/Sun-Spray-Lightener-Tropical-Breeze/dp/B00008PC1O?th=1. There were also those known to just douse their heads in lemon juice and lay out (probably also covered in baby oil or tanning oil) to get a similar effect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) Lemon-up Shampoo reading Boys Life magazines (I am female, but they belonged to my brother!) Slime that we had as kids, probably the original stuff, it had a certain smell and was very slimy! Creepy Crawlies: that you made on these hot metal plates. We used to make these rubber like creatures for hours in my friend's bedroom. Totally unsupervised and unsafe I am sure, as I can remember touching the hotplate. But we learned quickly and learned how not to touch it. We never burned the house down. I am sure if these were sold now, there would be many safety features, warnings, etc. and someone would still find a way to sue the company for something stupid they would do! (Guess I am giving away my age by listing these! Ha!) I think we had Incredible Edibles, which was the edible version of Creepy Crawlers I remember using Silly Putty with the Sunday comics. We'd flatten it out over the comics to transfer the ink then mess with the image. We thought it was amazing! :) Now one of the toys my husband very fondly remembers is a working plastic model toy guillotine with a prisoner you could behead. One of his older cousins had one and he thought it was the coolest thing. Back when my daughter was a baby he came across a re-issue of it and bought two---one he could paint (including "blood" on the blade, etc) and one to put back for her when she was older. His is still displayed on a shelf but I don't think they've ever put hers together and I'm not sure where it is at the moment. http://www.professorplastik.com/monster_site/proscenium/kits/xtrakits/othernonmonsteraurorakits/historicalkits/guillotine/guillotine_kit.htm You drop the blade and the head falls in the basket. Edited February 15, 2017 by KarenNC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Lemon up shampoo!?! I haven't thought of this in years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Did any of you use Sun-In on your hair? I did. They even sold it overseas. My hair was always super dry because of that product! Oh, yeah! My older, super-cool sisters used this on me when I was around 10. I thought I was something special w/those blonde highlights in my dark brown hair! :001_cool: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home'scool Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) I used to love Quisp cereal. They used to have Quisp and Quake, and then they had a contest to see which one was more popular and Quisp one, so they removed Quake. It was so yummy! http://www.thefirstfew.com/wp-content/uploads/quisp_cereal_box.jpg http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploads/quakebox.jpg We also had this board game called Hit the Beach. It was a war game, and the Japanese men were all yellow. We had no idea how insulting that was! http://muskegonareagamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/6330101794_ccd8538d5b_b.jpg Edited February 15, 2017 by Home'scool 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Did anyone else have Johnny West and Jane West Western action figures? They had molded-on clothes and rubber accessories like hats, vests, spurs, skirt, saddles, guns and holsters, etc. I had Johnny, Jane, and their horses, while my husband remembers having Johnny and a bad guy who wore a black hat, along with a bunch of camping gear. http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/action_figures.html We also had a Sunshine Family (but not any of the accessory sets, as far as I remember) http://clickamericana.com/eras/1970s/sunshine-family-play-sets-1970s Initially, the bulk of my Barbies came from a cousin who was about 10 years older than me (so born in the early 50s). One of my Kens had flocked brown hair rather than rooted or molded on hair, so it looks like he was a 1961 model http://www.fashion-doll-guide.com/Vintage-Ken-Doll.html. He had a bit of a rough time of it, and was missing an arm (whether we got him that way or inflicted it, I don't know :) ), so we said he'd been injured in the war. His primary role was to be the groom in the wedding, then we'd throw him under the bed and say he went to work or died. Edited February 17, 2017 by KarenNC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I loved my Fisher-price family house and my Weebles camper. The Weebles would come visit the Fisher-price family and park in the empty lot next door. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) I loved my Fisher-price family house and my Weebles camper. The Weebles would come visit the Fisher-price family and park in the empty lot next door. :) "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!" :) How about Romper Stompers? Basically upside down plastic cups with long strings through that you could use as low stilts. Edited February 17, 2017 by KarenNC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Did anyone else have Johnny West and Jane West Western action figures? They had molded-on clothes and rubber accessories like hats, vests, spurs, skirt, saddles, guns and holsters, etc. I had Johnny, Jane, and their horses, while my husband remembers having Johnny and a bad guy who wore a black hat, along with a bunch of camping gear. http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/action_figures.html We also had a Sunshine Family (but not any of the accessory sets, as far as I remember) http://clickamericana.com/eras/1970s/sunshine-family-play-sets-1970s Yes! I had Jane, her horse, their stable, and lots of accessories (including both guns and lipstick!). I loved dressing Jane and packing up the horse's saddle bags for adventure. They sell fairly well on eBay, last I checked, and that's where mine are headed, especially after the "No One Wants Granny's Stuff" thread. I also had the Sunshine Family and their house. They were very sweet. I actually got them out for my daughter to play with recently, but she wasn't as enthralled as I was. ;) She's not a doll person. I spent many, many happy hours playing with both sets. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Who remembers Romper Room, the show? I don't remember the show very well, but I had a Romper Room 45 record that I played endlessly. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I loved my Fisher-price family house and my Weebles camper. The Weebles would come visit the Fisher-price family and park in the empty lot next door. :) I had a Weebles jungle treehouse, ranch, submarine, and playground. It sounds like I had a ton of toys, and I guess I did, but my mom was an avid garage saler before it was cool. :001_cool: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I had a Weebles jungle treehouse, ranch, submarine, and playground. It sounds like I had a ton of toys, and I guess I did, but my mom was an avid garage saler before it was cool. :001_cool: It *never* occurred to me that there was other Weebles stuff. In my world the Weebles family were just modern day nomads with a convertible pulling a camper! :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofeat Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) When I was little, I loved riding my bike to the news stand with my friends and buying candy. Man, that stuff was toxic, but it was fun. Some of my favorites: Gold Rush Gum Fun Dip Bazooka gum (with the little comics) Smarties lollipops Candy cigarettes Pop Rocks Bottle Caps All these items are sold at The Mast General Store(https://www.mastgeneralstore.com/candy/old-fashioned-favorites#Page=All|). There are real-life stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. I always get candy from there for my kids' stockings. :thumbup1: Edited February 17, 2017 by Momofeat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I wanted Weebles sooo badly, but never got them. :( I did have the Sunshine family and lots of Fisher Price. No Barbies, but I had her sister, Skipper. Does anyone remember the Special K commercial - "If you can pinch an inch, you need to eat Special K" or something like that? That one just popped into my head the other day! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I remember cinderella dressed in yella from the early 90s. I had an obsession with what I think was some sort of clear pepsi around the same time. And: girls go to mars to get more candy bars boys go to jupiter to get more stupider Crystal Pepsi is back! They are selling it at my Kroger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 We have a new version of romper stompers now. Who remembers Romper Room, the show? Loved Romper Room. I do remember my grandma calling the station becasue she never said my name when she looked through her magic mirror. Also loved Wonderama and Zoom. Of course, proper tv viewing also included H.R. Puffinstuff, Sigmond the Sea Monster, Land of the Lost, and Family Affair (I miss my Mrs. Beasley doll) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Loved Romper Room. I do remember my grandma calling the station becasue she never said my name when she looked through her magic mirror. Also loved Wonderama and Zoom. Of course, proper tv viewing also included H.R. Puffinstuff, Sigmond the Sea Monster, Land of the Lost, and Family Affair (I miss my Mrs. Beasley doll) Wasn't there something to do with a bee in Romper Room? I have somewhat clearer memories of Captain Kangaroo. Not familiar with Wonderama, but we did watch Zoom and Electric Company. I believe there was also a claymation show called Davey and Goliath, and I loved watching Speed Racer. We'd watch Japanese monster movies on Saturday afternoon, and I was thrilled when they started showing Ultraman on weekday afternoons in our area. We had a Mrs. Beasley doll. One of the big milestones of my "growing up" was being allowed to stay up on Friday night until the tv channels went off the air, I think it was around 1 am. Wild and crazy times! ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I have fond memories of playing with real metal jacks--not plastic made to look like metal. My friends and I would play jacks at recess. We'd find a spot with smooth concrete--the best surface for jacks--and use only a golf ball, which we thought was the ideal ball. We thought the rubber bouncy balls were unreliable as they might decide to bounce too high or go off in the wrong direction. I also remember a friend and I sneaking Vicks cough drops during recess because it was our favorite candy but it wasn't candy, y'know. Do these still exist? And picnics at the beach with mom cooking on a small hibachi. The ones from my childhood were small and low-profile cast iron grills. By the time dh and I married hibachis were made of steel, but when that one died we never found another and had to settle for the smallest Weber which is still at least twice as big as that old hibachi. (Ooh--I just checked Amazon and see they carry both kinds of hibachi. Squee!) And taking lunch in wax paper sandwich bags. I'm sure I'll think of more. I have lots of yester-years to remember. :p Yes to the real jacks!!! My friends and I spent many recesses sitting on a cool terrazzo floor playing jacks while our 4th grade math teacher graded homework papers. Good times. The plastic jacks are sooooo disappointing. Nobody's ever getting to tensies with those clumsy things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Chinese jump rope. We were obsessed with that thing. http://www.wikihow.com/Chinese-Jump-Rope (In, out, side...by side, in on, OFF!) I remember stringing the rope around kitchen chair legs when no one else was around to play. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 :w00t: Wow, I forgot about some of those!!! I taught my girls Miss Mary Mack, and then later, when they were older, I taught them Miss Lucy: Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to heaven And the steamboat went to... Hell-o operator Give me number nine... That one is BURNED into my memory :lol: Don't forget Rockin Robin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Loved Romper Room. I do remember my grandma calling the station becasue she never said my name when she looked through her magic mirror. Also loved Wonderama and Zoom. Of course, proper tv viewing also included H.R. Puffinstuff, Sigmond the Sea Monster, Land of the Lost, and Family Affair (I miss my Mrs. Beasley doll) My college roommate's mom was the local Romper Room lady. My roommate and her siblings showed up ***every stinkin' day*** in the Magic Mirror. I cry foul! And I was on Romper Room. Or my sister was. I forget which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to heaven And the steamboat went to... Hell-o operator Give me number nine... "if you disconnect me I'll kick you in the Behind the refrigerator there was some broken glass. Sally sloped and fell and broke her little Ask me no more questions. I'll tell you no more lies. The cows are in the pasture, baking chocolate pies." Edited February 18, 2017 by amy g. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I used to love Quisp cereal. They used to have Quisp and Quake, and then they had a contest to see which one was more popular and Quisp one, so they removed Quake. It was so yummy! http://www.thefirstfew.com/wp-content/uploads/quisp_cereal_box.jpg http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploads/quakebox.jpg We also had this board game called Hit the Beach. It was a war game, and the Japanese men were all yellow. We had no idea how insulting that was! http://muskegonareagamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/6330101794_ccd8538d5b_b.jpg Our Grocery Outlet had Quisp last year and I had to get some. The packaging was the same. It tasted so awful! (It's just like Captain Crunch). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just thought of something else. I miss real phones - the ones connected to the wall. Dialing a phone used to feel like you were actually doing something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just thought of something else. I miss real phones - the ones connected to the wall. Dialing a phone used to feel like you were actually doing something. I still have a house line with phones that sit in their little chargers. But then someone gave me an old rotary phone because they know I like old things. I plugged it into the wall just to see if it works. It did! It works! I can make calls on my old rotary phone! The second call I made was to the pharmacy to renew a prescription. It told me to "press 1 if you know your prescription number..." I had to hang up and call back on a phone with numbers I could press. :) I still use my rotary phone, but not to call companies where I'll have to press buttons. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to heaven And the steamboat went to... Hell-o operator Give me number nine... "if you disconnect me I'll kick you in the Behind the refrigerator there was some broken glass. Sally sloped and fell and broke her little Ask me no more questions. I'll tell you no more lies. The cows are in the pasture, baking chocolate pies." Those are the ones we said, at our CHRISTIAN school. The teachers hated it. I remember one teacher telling us that those words were from Satan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) "if you disconnect me I'll kick you in the Behind the refrigerator there was some broken glass. Sally sloped and fell and broke her little Ask me no more questions. I'll tell you no more lies. The cows are in the pasture, baking chocolate pies." Lol! The ending I remember was: Ask me no more questions. I'll tell you no more lies. If you keep your big mouth shut You will catch no flies! :lol: Edited February 19, 2017 by Chelle in MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 You guys all sang a much cleaner version than we did. Miss Suzie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzie went to Heaven And the Steamboat went to Hello operator, give me number nine If you disconnect me, I'll kick your fat Behind the 'frigerator There is a piece of glass If you sit upon it It will go up your Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies Boys are in the bedroom Zipping up their Flies are in the meadow Bees are in the park My sister and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k Dark is like a theater A theater's like a show A show is like a movie And that is all I know I know my mother I know I know my pa I know I know my sister Wears a forty-acre bra. You can get metal jacks here at the supermarket for $2. You guys need me to mail you any? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Just thought of something else. I miss real phones - the ones connected to the wall. Dialing a phone used to feel like you were actually doing something. We haven't had a home phone in years but I just added landline service and a phone with a cord attached to the wall. I've started leaving the kids home alone more often while I run errands; they have a cell phone but I wanted to make sure there was a phone that couldn't get lost or have a dead battery, and that 911 service could locate quickly. I had fun showing it to my kids and telling them that all phones used to be this way--well, except when I was small and they were mostly rotary dials. I would've loved to get one of those but couldn't find one (and anyway, not so easy to dial 911). Edited February 19, 2017 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 You guys all sang a much cleaner version than we did. Miss Suzie had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Suzie went to Heaven And the Steamboat went to Hello operator, give me number nine If you disconnect me, I'll kick your fat Behind the 'frigerator There is a piece of glass If you sit upon it It will go up your Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies Boys are in the bedroom Zipping up their Flies are in the meadow Bees are in the park My sister and her boyfriend Are kissing in the D-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k Dark is like a theater A theater's like a show A show is like a movie And that is all I know I know my mother I know I know my pa I know I know my sister Wears a forty-acre bra. You can get metal jacks here at the supermarket for $2. You guys need me to mail you any? :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) :lol: I had no idea there were so many versions of Miss Lucy/Suzie! This is the version we sang: Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to Heaven And the Steamboat went to Hello operator, give me number nine If you disconnect me, I will chop off your Behind the 'frigerator There was a piece of glass Miss Lucy sat upon it and It went right up her Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies The boys are in the girls' room Pulling down their Flies are in the meadow Bees are in the park The boys and girls are kissing in the D-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k DARK! And I remember Romper Room, but does anyone remember the Magic Garden?! Oh, how I loved that show. I can probably still remember all the words to the songs the sang. And the Chuckle Patch was my favorite thing. I remember finding little patches of wildflowers during my childhood explorations and always looking to see if there were any jokes tied to the flowers. And the Story Box! :001_wub: Edited February 19, 2017 by ILiveInFlipFlops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Wasn't there something to do with a bee in Romper Room? I have somewhat clearer memories of Captain Kangaroo. Not familiar with Wonderama, but we did watch Zoom and Electric Company. I believe there was also a claymation show called Davey and Goliath, and I loved watching Speed Racer. We'd watch Japanese monster movies on Saturday afternoon, and I was thrilled when they started showing Ultraman on weekday afternoons in our area. We had a Mrs. Beasley doll. One of the big milestones of my "growing up" was being allowed to stay up on Friday night until the tv channels went off the air, I think it was around 1 am. Wild and crazy times! ;) The Do-Bee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Space Food sticks! I had forgotten about them. http://www.metv.com/stories/space-food-sticks-were-the-coolest-snack-of-the-1970s Do you remember watching SeaLab 2020? It was a Saturday morning cartoon. Others: Herculoids Fantastic Four Banana Splits Johnny Quest Journey to the Center of the Earth Fantastic Voyage The Perils of Penelope Pitstop HR Pufnstuf The Bugaloos Josie and the Pussycats the Groovy Ghoulies The Monkees Land of the Lost Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Inch High Private Eye Shazam and Isis I had forgotten some of those. I have only watched a few of them. My son watched some classic cartoons and would watch Banana Splits and I would sing the theme song along with them. One banana Two banana Three banana Four Edited February 19, 2017 by DawnM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 :lol: I had no idea there were so many versions of Miss Lucy/Suzie! This is the version we sang: Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to Heaven And the Steamboat went to Hello operator, give me number nine If you disconnect me, I will chop off your Behind the 'frigerator There was a piece of glass Miss Lucy sat upon it and It went right up her Ask me no more questions Tell me no more lies The boys are in the girls' room Pulling down their Flies are in the meadow Bees are in the park The boys and girls are kissing in the D-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k DARK! And I remember Romper Room, but does anyone remember the Magic Garden?! Oh, how I loved that show. I can probably still remember all the words to the songs the sang. And the Chuckle Patch was my favorite thing. I remember finding little patches of wildflowers during my childhood explorations and always looking to see if there were any jokes tied to the flowers. And the Story Box! :001_wub: This was my version as well. And absolutely loved The Magic Garden. I so wanted my own chuckle patch, and a story box, and a pink squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 This was my version as well. And absolutely loved The Magic Garden. I so wanted my own chuckle patch, and a story box, and a pink squirrel. Kewb, I believe you and are from the same state, so that probably explains it! I was up late last night watching Magic Garden clips (and Land of the Lost) on YouTube :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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