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1.Donald Duck frozen orange juice concentrate, which was tempting to almost eat straight out of the can with a spoon:
2.Ovaltine when it came in an amber glass container:
3.And St. Joseph's orange-flavored children aspirin that also came in a glass container:
4.Chocks multivitamins for kids, which were chewable and tasted like "fruit":
5.Dick and Jane books that helped you learn to read:
6.And the Mixies card game, which definitely tested your memory skills:
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7.The Suzy Homemaker toy line that was, um, I guess supposed to make domestic life seem fun:
8.Merry-go-rounds at playgrounds that were all about having someone spin it as hard and fast as they could while everyone on it hung on for dear life:
9.Sitting very close to the TV not only to see it better but also to make it easier to change the channels:
10.Halloween costumes that were either vinyl Ben Cooper smocks with a plastic mask you couldn't see out of or a homemade costume:
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11.And having your neighbors pass out their Halloween trick-or-treat candy in fun, little paper bags:
12.Western Union telegrams, which usually meant if your family got one, that it was a message from someone far away:
13.Trading stamp savers that hung in the kitchen and collected S&H stamps:
14.Toilet paper that not only came in different colors but also had different pattern prints on it:
15.And built-in ashtrays next to toilets:
16.Billboards that were painted by hand:
17.Lucite grapes that were the perfect decoration for the dining room or in a bar area:
18.And lucite paperweights with dried flowers inside that were just so pretty to look at:
19.A collection of pretty Avon perfume bottles that sat on your mom or grandma's dresser or vanity:
20.And your mom or grandma also owning Avon perfumed soaps that smelled oh-so-heavenly:
21.Deodorants coming in cream form that people had to apply with their fingers:
22.Textured carpet, which probably trapped more dust than you care to think about:
23.Eden Big Eyes paintings, which were just creepy:
24.And creepy owl wall decor that people would put around their homes:
25.Fallout shelter signs that marked a building you should run inside of in case of a nuclear attack:
26.And fallout shelters people either bought or built themselves in their yards so that they could hunker down inside of it in case of a nuclear attack:
27.Molded salmon mousse, which was made from canned salmon but was served as a fancy appetizer at dinner parties:
28.And beef stroganoff being a crowdpleaser at dinner parties:
29.The Flip Wilson Show that aired on Thursday nights:
30.And Bonanza that aired on Sunday nights:
31.Princess phones, which every tween and teen girl wanted in their room:
32.Beach party movies — that starred Annette Funicello in almost all of them:
33.American Bandstand, which was must-watch afternoon programming:
34.The "Mamma mia, that's-a-spicy meat ball!" Alka-Seltzer commercial:
35.And lastly, the "Things go better with Coke" Coca-Cola ad campaign which featured the infectious jingle...
...that was sung by some huge singers of the time in radio spots:
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