Archive for the ‘Retro Fail’ Category
Y2K Backup Floppies
In the year 1999 these were very popular, the 1.44 MB floppy diskette in rainbow colors. The year 2000 was thought to crash many computers but it never did.
Fonzie Socks
Fonzie socks were the Happy Days of pop culture
Arnold Schwarzenegger Used to Have a Doll
Who’s back then was going to tell Arnold Schwarzenegger he couldn’t have a Doll?
Brylcreen Retro Ad – What is Sexy?
Wow sex appeal was a lot different back then according to Brylcreem
Different Afro Styles
Different Afro Styles
What Will the Typical American of the Future Look Like
New York Tribune from 1910 tries to predict what the typical American would look like in this day and age.
Retro Pickup Move
Check out how slick your grandparents were back in the day…here is the retro jock doing the retro pickup with his cool cut shorts. This was “Athletics” back in the day
Alice in Wonderland (1903)Alice in Wonderland (1903) - vintage retro... »
Sanka Coffee retro commercialStarrig Andy Griffith and Don Knotts (rip)[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9YaHIbsWz4[/youtube]... »- Retromercial: Three Smart Daughters (1940)Three young women impress their men with their home sewing skills. Singer screen ad from... »
- Retromercial: Nescafe (1978)1978 German ad for Nescafe coffee featuring a Concorde jet.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM9xEBRkfxk[/youtube]... »
- Retromercial: Ploum Ploum (1966)1966 English-language African ad for Ploum Ploum cologne.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zud5gVqKP6c[/youtube]... »
- Retromercial: Persil (1958)1958 British ad for Persil detergent. These 50s ads are so... »
- Retromercial: Fiat 131 (1970)1970 French-language African ad for the Fiat 131.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6Ma4TU-ds[/youtube]... »
- Retromercial: Listerine (1950s)1950s ad for Listerine mouth wash. This stuff was a real breakthrough back... »
- Retromercial: Pro Matre (Brazil – 1979)1979 Brazilian ad with English subtitles for what seems to be a children's charity. The dolls in this ad sort of freaked me... »
- Retromercial: F.B.P. (1952)A 1952 ad from Yugoslavia promoting FBP bicycles. This suddenly seems more prudent with the gas prices these... »
