1950s "Leave phony overcoat button at scene" — Read this 1950s burglar's notebook of advice Mark Frauenfelder

slinky This is the original Slinky TV commercial. Accept no substitutes Popkin

dates Here's what to do on a date David Pescovitz

medical research "Return to Life: An Experiment in Artificial Respiration" is a bizarre Australian film from 1959 Mark Frauenfelder

1950s "So Long at the Fair" is an eerie 1950 mystery movie you can watch for free Mark Frauenfelder

1950s This 1950s Sugar Crisp Cereal commercial sparks joy Popkin

old hollywood Watch down-on-his-luck cowboy star Hoot Gibson in a 1954 infomercial for chinchilla breeding Mark Frauenfelder

the fifties This clown sure likes Sugar Rice Krinkles in this 1956 TV spot Popkin

the fifties This 1952 Mr. Potato Head spot was the first TV commercial targeted at kids Mark Frauenfelder

TV shows Watch: 32 opening themes from forgotten 1950s TV shows Mark Frauenfelder

vampira The origin story of Vampira Boing Boing

1950s Fun book about toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s Bob Knetzger

Soap Box Derby How to win the Soap Box Derby – a high schooler's essay from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

1950s In 1958 Egyptian audience laughs over proposal for women to wear head scarfs Mark Frauenfelder

1950s Watch: DeSotos in space! David Pescovitz

60s The IBM 1620, an affordable "scientific computer" from 1959. Xeni Jardin

lawns The revenge of the lawn Mark Dery