Do you remmeber

Variety shows like:

Sony & Cher (I loved that show)

Donnie & Marie & Carol Burnet

I occasionally see places to get RETRO PENNY CANDY, but some I have not seen in decades:

Flying Saucers -- but let me know if they have a more official name.  They were like two communion wafers (but colored) sealed all around the edges and had some little candy BBs inside.)

Licorice Records -- came in black or red.  It was not a "vine" but a more flattened strand of licorice (like a linguine) wrapped around and around itself to look like a vinyl record and always had a tiny jawbreaker for the center spindle hole. 

Today's candy for kids is just NOT as cool.  Laffy Taffy is no  Bonomo Turkish Taffy (the one you had to smash on a hard surface to break into pieces.)  Remember?

I'll have to erase that song from your head with this.....Hit It FARFEL:

N-E-S-T-L-E-S -- Nestle's makes the very best.....Chooooooooc--laaaaaate.

(Sure Nestle's is still around, but it's not the same without Farfel is it?)

Chiquita had a spokesmodel-banana!  Don't remember the cereal ad, but the song is catchy.

I remember some products because of the catchy advertising they had back in the day.  Now that I am old enough to drink it, wish I could try some RED ROSE TEA.  I was so little when I saw their commercial, but it's unforgetable:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-918OMwCx6w

The product lives on, but poor Speedy's long gone.

kbugmom, you're heading in another direction.  Hope you don't mind if I bring it back around to products from bygone days.

Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, Amaziing Sea Monkeys, and Mexican Jumping Beans

I thought of these things in a group because they were all at the local "dime store" back in the day.  These were items that you saved up your allowance for! 

I had the spirograph too  -- used to have one of those pens with ten inks in the barrel and used that to make some groovy far-out designs

Big Chief Tablets - were writing tablets I used in elementary school

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Oh the memories you all have sparked! And Dawnn and Elimar , you two must have grown up in "my time"! OK , here I go;

Slave braclets

Hallo shampoo- Its got body to give!

Flying saucer candys!

Rock candy- clear candy on a string

Troll dolls with the wild colored , long hair

Go go boots-white of course!

Belonging to the Monkees fan club! I got a pillow slip cover with all their faces on it , and would kiss them good night every night!

And we use to have Muscular Distrify(msp) carnivals in our neighborhoods to help raise money for them.

Colorforms-LOVED them , especially my batman and robin ones! That show was on , I think , Tues. and Thurs. Never miss it!

Honey West

Lassie
The Man From Uncle- Ellia Qureocan(msp) OH BABY!

Get Smart- had a tiny camera that really worked! Don't think I ever got the film developed!lol

Banana seat on my bike with spider handles , and of course the basket with flowers on it, on the front of it!

Tigress , Woodhue , Red , something , I can't remember , and there was another , purfume.

And Yardley lipstick and nail polish.

White lipstick

Peace signs and "flower power".

Heidi doll- she came in a carrying case and waved when you push the button on her tummy.

Susie smart doll.

Betty's beauty palor doll.

Bewitched doll.

Dr. Ben casey doll.

Dr. Killdare doll.

And there shows.

Boston baked beans candies.

Green apple sticks- hard candy you had to suck on.

Lucky Strikes , Lark-show us your lark pack".

"Go greyhound and leave the driving to us".

"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should , winston tastes good like a cigarette should"!.

OK , I'll give someone else a chance!lol