When our homework was completed there were evening classics like:
Little House on the Prairie, The Partridge Family, The Brady Bunch,
Laverne and Shirley,Donny & Marie, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island,
The Incredible Hulk, The Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Hawaii
Five-O, and Charlie’s Angels.
Reruns of the television shows of the 1960’s made
it possible
to enjoy Hogan’s
Heroes, Bewitched,
Gilliagan’s Island, I Dream of Jeanie, Bonanza,
The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Beverly Hillbillies,
The Mod Squad, Family
Affair, Marcus
Welby, MD, and so many more.
Watching all of these shows was comforting
and dependable. My generation
could always
count on them to be there for our enjoyment.
Most of the
reruns would air in the after school ,
but before dinner, time frame. Collecting TV
memorabilia is like recapturing
those same feelings.......it’s a return to a time when everything
seemed safer, and we could take refuge from the world in our television
set (Which was not always a color one).
The Beverly Hillbillies aired from Sept. 26, 1962
to Sept. 7, 1971 and produced board games, books, card games, coloring
books, british annuals, dolls, comic books, lunch boxes, paper dolls,
halloween costumes, records, view master reels, trading cards and
puzzles.
Family Affair aired from Sept. 12, 1966 to Sept. 9, 1971 and produced
board games, Whitmand books, coloring books, Cookbooks, Puzzles, lunche
boxes, paper dolls, wig cases, view master reels, and most importantly
- the Mrs. Beasley doll.
The Six Million Dollar Man aired from Oct.
20 , 1973 to Feb. 27, 1978 a produced British
annuals, card games, board games, comic books, coloring books, paperback
books, action doll and outfits, halloween costumes, jig-saw puzzles,
and lunch boxes. His Bionic friend Jamie
Sommers’ show “The Bionic Woman” aired from Jan.
14, 1976 to Sept. 2, 1978 and prduced paint by number sets, paperback
books, board games, coloring books, british annuals, comic books, action
doll with outfits, halloween costumes, jigsaw puzzles, lunch boxes,
pepper dolls, styling boutique head, and even a Play-Doh action play
set.
Charlie’s Angels aired from Sept. 22, 1976 to Aug. 19, 1981.
It produced most importantly ....
the Farrah poster! All boys had this poster in their rooms. It also
produced board games, beauty sets, adventure vans, buttons, lunch boxes,
british annuals, colorforms sets, cups, mugs, and tumblers, dolls
and outfi ts, dreser sets, fan club kits, halloween costumes, hair
dryers, jigsaw puzzles, jewelry sets, luggage sets, model kits, paperback
books, notebooks, paint by number sets, paperdolls, posters, sheet
music, records, purses, trading cards, and calendars.
The famous Osmond siblings - “Donny & Marie” aired
Jan. 23, 1976 to Jan. 19, 1979 and produced address books, board games,
books, coloring books, colorforms dress up sets, dolls(with purple
socks for Donny), doll caes, diaries, buttons, halloween costumes,
guitar, tray puzzles, Little Golden Books, Microphone and song sheets,
Marie’s make up set, lunch boxes, Marie’s
Styling Head, Portable Record Players, paperdolls, Poster Pen sets,
Records, Posters, Record Carrying Cases, and so very much more....
So whether collecting TV memorabilia is a way to recapture your childhood
or looking for the comfort one thing’s for certain, it is extremely
contagious. If you are thinking of collecting or a beginner, proceed
with caution. One item may very well turn into a room-fi lled with
prized pocessions.
NOTE: Wendy Mann is an antiques and collectables dealer Antiques Galore & More,
1321
SE US Hwy 19, Crystal River, Fl. 34429, 352-795-2254.
