What was on TV June 6th through 12th, 1981

This week we tune to the year 1981 with this TV Guide featuring a "Taxi" cover.  Let's peel back the cover and the years.

A Girl and Her Figure

Printed in 1956, this booklet will do it's best to make you self-conscious about your appearance.  Too fat?  Too thin?  Think you're just right? Oh, I don't think so...  Guess again, Tubby.

Radio News 1921

I picked up a small lot of vintage Radio News magazines from the 1920's and '30's and you know what that means. More scanning! The magazines are in pretty poor condition and leave little paper flakes everywhere and I'm afraid my scanning may be the death of them. First up is the August 1921 issue of "the 100% Wireless Magazine".

You'll Never Believe What Happened Next...

If you're like me, you despise those click-bait ads seen on many news and social media websites.  You know the ones that describe some scenario and then  propose you'll never believe what happened next. They always lead to sites requiring you to click 15 more times and sit through numerous ads only to find out the end result is lame.  I was reminded of those when I saw the following slides I scanned from a recent find.  I thought they would make excellent click-bait photos. You'll never believe what happened next.

Milton Edgars had recently lost his family in a tragic accident. When Milton photographed his mother standing in the doorway of the porch of her home, he couldn't believe what he saw when he developed the film...

What was on TV May 1st through 7th, 1982

I came across this issue just the other day and realized I had missed my window for posting (I generally try to keep the vintage TV Guides to their respective weeks), but there was so much great stuff in it, I couldn't wait another year.  Despite a cover that looks like a cheap carnival caricature, it's chock full of '80's goodness. Seriously, every time I opened this issue, I found something new.  "Sweeps Week" occurs in May for the networks, and it looks like TV Guide followed suit.

Let's open the cover and dive in.

The Satellite Motel -- Oddly Shaped and Magically Fingered

This is the first of a group of post cards I found at a garage sale last weekend and features the Satellite Motel (Turn Left) of Omaha, Nebraska.

Snirkles

This brochure promoting the use of "Snirkles" candies in recipes as well as fund-raising was a find from today.