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Narcotics: Pit of Despair (1967)

I first encountered this short back in the old days of VHS tape trading. It was on one of the Something Weird compilation tapes, a goldmine of public domain oddities. Seeing a young Kevin Tighe of EMERGENCY! turn in to a junkie was a WTF moment for me. I wonder if this short may have been one of the reasons he was hired by Jack Webb. But what makes this short a true classic is it lays out step by step how to be a successful pusher. Yes, this is one messed up little gem. Enjoy!

Christmas Dream (1950)

A Christmas Fantasy

Slide Rule

The original pocket computer.

How to Pack a Suitcase

I've been doing it wrong all these years.

Ray Harryhausen's Rapunzel

Early Ray Harryhausen. Long before Clash of the Titans.

Newspaper Serves Its Community

Jomar is buried on page 10.

Romper Room's Do Bee Dough Machine

Hasbro Character Gumball Banks

Before Transformers and My Little Pony there was this.

Smokey and the Little Boy

Got your ears on, good buddy? Smokey shares a few hellscapes with an innocent boy.

The Only Way To Fly

1969 Census from the Department of Agriculture

Quaker Instant Grits

Southern Bell Fashion Line

Weebles Playground

Americans At Work: Barbers

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What it Means to be an American

Pitch In

Jonathan Winters cleans up America.

National Drinking Test PSA

Take a drink.