Saturday, January 28, 2012

LIDSVILLE (1971-1973)


Lidsville was Sid and Marty Krofft's third television show following H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and The Bugaloos (1970). As did its predecessors, the series combined two types of characters: conventional actors in makeup filmed alongside performers in full mascot costumes, whose voices were dubbed in post-production. Seventeen episodes aired on Saturday mornings for two seasons, 1971–1973. 

Like predecessors H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos, Lidsville ran for only one season (1971–1972), with reruns airing the following year (1972–1973).  Like most children's television shows of the era, Lidsville contained a laugh track.  Music was also a part of the show, with songs being performed by the characters in several episodes.

The show involved a teenage boy named Mark (Butch Patrick, of Eddie Munster fame) who fell into the hat of Merlo the Magician (Charles Nelson Reilly) and arrived in Lidsville, a land of living hats. The hats on the show are depicted as having the same characteristics as the humans who would normally wear them. For example, a cowboy hat would act and speak like a cowboy. The characters' houses were also hat-shaped.

Many of the episodes were about Mark trying to get back home, but the evil HooDoo prevented him from leaving.  In the show's final episode, scenes from some of the past episodes were featured, as HooDoo's mother paid a visit to find out what had been going on in Lidsville. Unfortunately for Mark, he did not return home at the end. But, maybe by then he had decided that he liked it there more than home after all.



Saturday, January 7, 2012

KISSING POTION ROLL-ON LIP GLOSS & STICK!

Maybelline Kissing Potions were the first roll-on lip glosses. They came in an assortment of flavors, and could be purchased at the local five and ten store, which was the main retail source for many beauty products of the 1970's.

Kissing Potion is no longer carried by Maybelline but rather Tinte Cosmetics as Kissing Stick in fun flavors such as Grape, Cotton Candy, Peppermint, Cake, Orange Vanilla, Black Cherry, etc. 

Additional flavors include Root Beer, Pina Colada, Coconut, Banana Coconut, Strawberry, Watermelon, Bubble Gum, Peach, 

Tinte also has roller-ball Roller Lip Potion in flavors such as: Cherry, Mint, Cinnamon, Bubblegum, Strawberry, Crazy Cola, Candy Cane, and Marshmallow.  Super yummy - and super glossy!

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

CLAIROL HERBAL ESSENCE ORIGINAL SHAMPOO


In the 1970's Clairol sold a fantastic, earthy, woodsy emerald green shampoo called Herbal Essence. This is in contrast to the shampoo line with a different formula and fragrance that they are currently selling as "Herbal Essences" (plural).

With its real, woodsy smell, Clairol Herbal Essence was a wonderful shampoo that made your hair smell like an Earth Goddess.  This was the original green herbal essense bottle with the girl on the cover with blonde hair in a pool with flowers and herbs.