Retro Toy Chest: Remember the Vertibird? (1972)

 Mattel introduced the Vertibird, a modern version, albeit as a helicopter, of the VTOL's of the Golden Age, in 1972. Unfortunately, it didn't survive the decade.

Check this introductory ad.

Sunday Funnies: Pies & Guys (1958)

 The Three Stooges were nearing the end of their run at Columbia. "Pies & Guys" is the 2nd time they had revisited "Hoi Polloi" (1947's "Half-Wits Holiday" being the other), as two professors try to assimilate the boys into society. Chaos, of course, ensues.

Spooktober: Flip The Frog in Spooks (1932)

 Ub Iwerks' Flip The Frog returns in 1932's "Spooks", appropriate for the Halloween season.

Toon Legends: A Lad in His Lamp (1948)

 Bugs Bunny and director Bob McKimson took their turn at parodying Aladdin with 1948's "A Lad in His Lamp". Bugs finds the lamp as he is doing some work, and meets the genie (an uncredited Jim Backus in one of his first toon roles).........

Spooktober: Sometimes, it's not a good idea to meet your heroes.... (The Munsters, 1965)

 From season 1 of The Munsters:

Herman is jealous when Eddie devotes more of his time to TV host Zombo (Louis Nye), but both find out the truth about Zombo, which helps them bond.......

In this clip, Eddie appears on Zombo's show. Uh-oh.......

From Primetime to Daytime: The Addams Family goes to school? (1964)

 From season 1 of The Addams Family:

Morticia (Carolyn Jones) decides to keep Wednesday & Pugsley away from school after seeing some of the books the kids have to read.

Apparently, Grimm's Fairy Tales makes Wednesday cry.......

Spooktober: Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)

 "Moan & Groan, Inc.", a Our Gang entry from 1929, was deleted from King World's syndicated package in 1971 due to the use of ethnic stereotypes.

Return with us to the days of Farina (Allen Hoskins), Chubby (Norman Chaney), and Jackie Cooper, with Edgar Kennedy as the neighborhood cop.....

Spooktober's just getting started........