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In the ’50s and ’60s, Disneyland promoted Date Nite in a series of ads and flyers. In pure Jetsons style, one of these ads shows a man and his lady in a spinning teacup, a flying car and atop Dumbo. Date Nite ran on Friday and Saturday nights (later advertised for Saturdays), and featured live [...]
Who could resist these Marx Toys friction toys featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck? These toys date to the 1950s-1960s. The toys stand about 4″ high and use a German-made friction motor. Friction toys are driven by springs – the spring is wound when the wheels are pushed backwards across a high-friction surface (like carpet [...]
In 1865, English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote the tale of a girl who falls down a rabbit whole and lands in a fantasy world. That book was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Dodgson wrote it under the pseudonymn Lewis Carroll. Considered one of the best works of literary nonsense, the book has influenced more [...]
Donald Duck made his debut in 1934 in a short film called The Wise Little Hen. In the cartoon, Donald and his friend, Peter Pig, try to avoid working by faking a stomach ache. One of the most popular cartoon characters of all time, Donald has appeared in more films than any other Disney character, [...]
On May 27, 1933, Walt Disney introduced us to the animated short, Three Little Pigs. Based on a fairy tale of the same name, it was the first Disney cartoon to be fully conceived on storyboards, rather than sketches that give an overview of each scene. The film became an instant hit. Three Little Pigs [...]
