Vintage Weird Kool cigarettes are made by Penguins, and this 1930s cartoon shows how Mark Frauenfelder

1960s Hypnotic horror movie opener Popkin

Lumière Brothers A skeleton comes to life in this animated short from 1898 by the Lumière Brothers Popkin

Vintage Weird Footage of vintage Coney Island sideshows: fire eaters, fortune tellers, sexy dancers, creepy animatronic dolls, and more Popkin

1970s Dig this groovy psychedelic Bic lighter drive-in commercial from the '70s Popkin

stop-motion The Cameraman's Revenge is a stop motion animation featuring real (dead) insects from (1912) Popkin

obstinate creatures Do you ever feel like this Obstinate Donkey wind-up toy? Popkin

birds that devour car parts Enjoy this old-timey stop-motion film about a bird that likes to devour car parts Popkin

Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder

1990s Hop aboard the "Internet Cruise" — an ancient tutorial on how to use the web Popkin

Vintage Weird These Creepy Vintage Food Ads are the greatest Popkin

pigs in gentleman's clothing Watch a colorized version of this 1907 film about a grotesque pig in gentleman's clothing who interrupts a young woman's picnic Mark Frauenfelder

wonderful mild soap Fuzzy Wuzzy bath soap came in different animal shapes, grew fur, and contained a tiny animal toy on the inside Popkin

Vintage Weird Someone claiming to be an alien hijacked this 1977 live TV broadcast Popkin

1970s Check out this gallery of 1970s ads for cocaine paraphernalia Mark Frauenfelder

silent films The Panicky Picnic is a brilliant silent film from from 1909 Popkin

Vintage Weird In this video, a man demonstrates an antique arcade shocker machine Popkin

Soviet Union Check out this 1931 Soviet guide to turning potatoes into toys Popkin

Vintage Weird Watch: creepy talking robot Mark Frauenfelder

Vintage Weird The kiddies' motor wheel would be outlawed in this day and age Popkin