tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post2458775166621483970..comments2024-03-20T17:21:09.119-07:00Comments on Tattered and Lost EPHEMERA: Still looking for a tv? Well HOOT MAN, here ye go.Tattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-22645837504849878642012-12-09T11:46:48.352-08:002012-12-09T11:46:48.352-08:00I do not consider WASP to be an offensive term. An...I do not consider WASP to be an offensive term. And I believe the word you might be looking for is "inclusive" when it comes to marketing to all people. There was marketing done in the '50s for non-Caucasian audiences and it wasn't racist.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-62205964614644701672012-12-09T10:44:49.806-08:002012-12-09T10:44:49.806-08:00TV sets are advertised little differently today. ...TV sets are advertised little differently today. Anyway, how could that TV set have been advertised differently to non-Caucasians that would not now be considered racist?<br /><br />And "WASP" is offensive, because it is now almost always used in a derogatory fashion.<br /><br />Also, in advertising, your largest market group is considered your top priority. That is where the largest profit is and is why you're in business in the first place -- to make a profit. And it's only profitability that can keep your business afloat and your employees employed long-term.<br /><br />Regardless, again I ask, "How could that TV set have been advertised differently to non-Caucasians that would not now be considered racist?"<br /><br /> Felix09noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-3175505523174023142009-09-26T22:26:35.666-07:002009-09-26T22:26:35.666-07:00Oh, I so enjoy knowing I have some friends from Sc...Oh, I so enjoy knowing I have some friends from Scotland. My grandparents would be so thrilled.<br /><br />Getting a kick out of both of you referring to the wireless. That is so foreign to me. Right out of a movie. <br /><br />Yes, Bewitched. I remember when the show was on and it didn't come on until after my bedtime. I can still remember hearing the music down the hall. My dad watched it each week. Finally during the summer, when I was allowed to stay up later, I got to see it and was hooked. It was a fun silly show.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-10291140612817969252009-09-26T09:36:16.775-07:002009-09-26T09:36:16.775-07:00I'm from Scotland too and was brought up on Li...I'm from Scotland too and was brought up on Listen with Mother, Music and Movement on the Wireless and my fave tv show was the Wooden Tops, very dodgy wooden puppets on a farm with a dog called Spotty Dog. I moved from that obsession to the one with Betwitched lol! Great memories, you certainly wouldn't have sold a TV with piper on it in Scotland,ironically we probably would have prefered something American.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854564777269577428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-29604387261826026152009-09-25T09:57:43.745-07:002009-09-25T09:57:43.745-07:00Oh yes, you would have gotten the Queen's annu...Oh yes, you would have gotten the Queen's annual holiday message. Some of the upper crust do speak as if they have toast in their mouths. I remember being at a big horse show at Wembley stadium, back behind the scenes with the people who were competing. I couldn't understand a word they were saying! It all sounded like "Fafafa fa fa fafafa." I just smiled and thought "Whoa, am I going to have stories to tell when I get home." Of course I also couldn't understand some people in a bar in the midlands either. Did pretty well in Scotland because everyone, who still had a brogue, just sounded like my paternal relatives. Glad this brought back some good memories.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-3833858648712428712009-09-25T03:33:04.649-07:002009-09-25T03:33:04.649-07:00That's an impressive telly! I only remember th...That's an impressive telly! I only remember the screen and the fact that everybody spoke with a very strong Queen's english accent. The newsreaders wore black bow ties but the ladies on television were only allowed to make things for decorating Christmas trees.<br />The wireless we had was huge. "Listen with Mother" You have taken me right back to the fifties.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467630407914812378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-68337115542984632292009-09-24T17:21:01.433-07:002009-09-24T17:21:01.433-07:00Loved Sky King and Penny! And My Friend Flicka and...Loved Sky King and Penny! And My Friend Flicka and Fury. Can't remember what other shows there were. I liked the live action shows. There was little animated stuff. I enjoyed that there were actors and stories. The cartoons I do remember on tv were Tom Terriffic, Mighty Mouse, and eventually all of the Hanna Barbera in the 60s. I think Tom and Jerry were still only in the movie theaters. Ohhhh, and Bullwinkle. And then there were all the westerns on at night that I loved. I still watch Maverick which is shown on the Western channel. Oh and how could I forget...Popeye! Yeah, thanks for reminding me of Sky and Penny.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-67473649318400763122009-09-24T16:17:33.780-07:002009-09-24T16:17:33.780-07:00I remember watching Sky King for a total of 10 day...I remember watching Sky King for a total of 10 days each Summer while visiting my grandparents - mid to late Fifties. We didn't have a TV. Sky had a niece named Penny, and my oldest sister was named Penny, so it stuck. That and I liked flying and my mother hated it.MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-55653476099323159722009-09-24T14:08:09.502-07:002009-09-24T14:08:09.502-07:00Yes, yes! Pinky Lee! I loved Pinky. Everything was...Yes, yes! Pinky Lee! I loved Pinky. Everything was a bit manic. I imagine he drove adults nuts! It was pure crazy burlesque for kids. I was living in Chula Vista when I remember watching him. You can read more about Pinky here:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_LeeTattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-68569607213890728212009-09-24T13:56:44.146-07:002009-09-24T13:56:44.146-07:00I was told I used to sit up in my crib to watch a ...I was told I used to sit up in my crib to watch a guy named Pinky Lee. cira 1953@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.com