INDEX
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ABC, 101, 128, 131, 219
action figures, 34; collecting, 28–30, 34
Adam-12, 126, 136, 138
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The, 93
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 88, 138
Alice in Wonderland, 210
All in the Family, 123, 136
American Association of State and Local History, 176
American Girl dolls, 35
American Graffiti, 79, 92, 157
American Motor Company (AMC), 74–75
American Music Theater, 161
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), 152
Amos ’n’ Andy, 115, 118
Andy Griffith Show, 122, 124, 141
Andy Hardy, 209
Antenna TV, 138
Antique Automobile Club of America, 68–72
antique automobiles, 68–72. See also automobiles
Apple I computers, 3
Arnaz, Desi, 118
Arnold, Peter, 198
art deco, 73
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, 176
Asteroids (video game), 50
Atari video games, 4, 50, 106–7, 108, 233
Atlantic Records, 144
August Nights, 78
Austin, Nick, 52
automobile collecting: at car shows, 58–64, 70–72, 76; cross-gender appeals, 76–77; recapturing youth, 62–64, 79–80. See also automobiles; antique automobiles; muscle cars; street rods
automobiles: and class, 61, 65–66, 68; clubs, 62, 66, 68–69, 70, 72, 82; industry, 66, 85, 179, 63; Japanese, 64; in museums, 185, 197; psychological aspects, 64–66, 69, 73–76; restoration, 58–62. See also antique automobiles; automobile collecting; classic cars; cruise-ins; cruising; muscle cars; street rods
Axe, John, 41
baby boomers, 27, 100, 131, 215
Ball, Lucille, 118
ball-jointed dolls, Japanese, 27, 54
Barbie doll, 1, 2, 16, 17, 31, 34–35, 41–43, 52–53
Barbie fan clubs, 42
Batman, 97
Baudrillard, Jean, 234–35
Beach Boys, 58, 145, 158
Beamish Open Air Museum, 190
Beatles, 89, 145, 159, 161, 163, 164, 170, 171
Beeline Cruise-In Charity Auto Show, 77
Belk, Russell, 235
Benjamin, Walter, 10, 234, 241–42
Berle, Milton, 117, 154
Berlin, Irving, 149
Berry, Chuck, 145, 154, 159, 168
Better Homes and Gardens, 181
Bicentennial, 175
Bill Haley and the Comets, 154, 162–63
Black Memorabilia Show, Greater Washington D.C., 4
Bleuette dolls, 26–27
Blue Suede Cruise, 77
blues (music), 145
board games, 4
Bob Newhart, 123, 135
Bonanza, 111, 126, 137
Boone, Pat, 165
Boorstin, Daniel, 180
Boym, Svetlana, 8, 12, 14, 16, 231–32
Brady Bunch, The, 105, 106, 133, 135
Brandt, Kerstin, 186
Bratz dolls, 3, 35, 53–54
Britain toy soldiers, 3, 46
Buck Rogers, 31, 32, 112
Buffalo Old Time Radio, 113
Butler, Jerry, 143
cable television: 133–39; business, 130–31; generational appeals, 131–32 nostalgia channels, 135, 137–38; origins of, 129–30; programming, 130–31; and reruns, 133–39. See also television
Cadillac (car), 59, 73
Cadillacs (singing group), 162
Calico Ghost Town, 190, 202
camp, 25, 97–98, 105–6
Campbell, Colin, 180
Carroll, Earl, 162
CBS, 117, 118, 128–29, 131, 133, 137
CDs, 161, 171–72
Cecil, Aimee, 3, 98
Celebration, Florida, 215–16
Centipede (video game), 50
Champion, Elinor, 26–28
Charlie’s Angels, 106, 133, 136
Cheers, 135, 136, 139
Cheever, Susan, 121
Chevrolet Camaro, 59, 64, 71
Chevrolet: 1938, 5; 1948, 76; 1955, 59, 70, 76; 1956, 185; 1957, 58, 62, 70, 237
Civil War reenactor. See reenactors
classic cars, 72–74
Clear Channel, 171
Cleveland, Ohio, 145–46
clothing: 1960s, 102–3; 1970s, 104
collectibles: African American race kitsch, 4; and the authentic, 136–38; commercial origins, 218; Disney licensing, 218–19. See also Disney collectibles
collecting. See collectibles; nostalgia
Colonial Williamsburg: changing emphasis, 181–82, 187, 192, 193–94, 205; commercialization, 181–82, 192–93, 195–96; critiques of, 180–82; decline of, 190, 191; Disneyfication, 181, 194–96; origins of, 179–80; and slavery, 180–81; spa, 196
Como, Perry, 165
concerts, oldies, 158–59, 169
Condition of Postmodernity, The (Harvey), 240
Coney Island, 12, 204; compared to Disney, 205–8, 211
Connerton, Paul, 240
consumed nostalgia: compared to traditional nostalgia, 11, 14, 16, 18–20; defined, 10, 12, 14–16, 18; and individualism, 16, 24, 200; limits of, 16, 85, 217, 229, 238–39, 243–44, 247; as a protest against consumerism, 212, 229
Cooperstown, N.Y., 190
Corvette, 70, 99
Cosby Show, The, 122, 124, 133, 135, 138
country and western (music), 152, 154, 159
Cousin Brucie, 157, 160, 168
Credence Clearwater Revival, 159
crime shows, 126–27
Criscuolo, Charles, 106
Crockett, Davy, 47, 220
Crosby, Bing, 155
cruise-ins (adult), 77–78, 82–83
cruising: adolescent, 78–82; in Detroit, 79–80; in Los Angeles, 80–81
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 17, 238
customization, 65–68
Davis, Fred, 139
Davy Crockett, 220
Day, Doris, 119, 154
Dean, James, 92
decade nostalgia, 1950s, 92–100; 1960s, 100–104; 1970s, 104–9
Demon Attack, 4
DeSimone, James, 51
Dick Tracy, 32
Diff’rent Strokes, 124
Ding Dong School, 2, 120
disc jockeys (DJs), 155–57
Disney, Roy E., 225
Disney, Walt, 205–8, 210. See also Disneyland; Walt Disney World
Disneyana, 4–5, 24, 46, 47, 217–23, 225, 227, 228–29. See also Disney collectibles
Disney collectibles: Disney enterprises, 220, 222–23; fan obsessions, 224–25; independent clubs, 222–24; from the 1930s, 218–19; from the 1950s, 221; from the 1980s at Disneyland, 219; as souvenirs, 204, 212, 217, 219, 226, 228–29. See also Disneyana; Disney stores
Disney Institute, 227
Disneyland: attendance, 217; and childhood, 205–7, 209–12; compared with Coney Island, 204–6, 208; cross-generational appeal, 211; and films, 204, 210, 212; and imagineers, 206–8, 211; origins, 201, 203, and pilgrimage, 203–4, 206, 212, 217, 219, 227–29; and small-town life, 208–10. See also theme parks, Walt Disney World
Disneyland (TV show), 219–20
Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Disney’s MGM Studios), 216–17
Disney stores, 222, 229. See also Disney collectibles
Disney World. See Walt Disney World
Doll News, 36
Doll Reader, 36
dolls: antique, 36, 37, 39, 41, 53; baby, 26, 33, 35; clubs, 37–39; collecting, 25–28, 36–43, 52–54; magazines, 36; museums, 36–37. 49. See also Barbie doll; porcelain collector dolls
Doll World, 36
Donna Reed Show, The, 93, 121, 134
doo-wop, 143–144, 160–61
Dow, Tony, 113
drag racing, 66–67
Dragnet, 126, 127, 128, 136
Driehaus, Richard, 73
D-23 (Disney collector’s club), 223
Duesenberg (car), 69, 72, 73
Duffy, Peggy, 52–3
Dylan, Bob, 170
Eastern Doll Show, Gaithersburg, Md., 25
Edison, Thomas, 148
Edsel, 63, 239
Ed Sullivan Show, 89, 112, 117, 136, 154, 163
Eisner, Michael, 213, 216, 222, 224, 225, 227
Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), 165–66. See also Presley, Elvis
Entertainment Software Association, 108
Epcot, 212–14
Erikson, Erik, 244
Ertegün, Ahmet, 144
ESPN, 130, 131
Essex Institute (Salem, Mass.), 179
Fallingwater, 88
Family Guy, 50, 125
Family Ties, 124, 135
FAO Schwartz, 42
Fast and the Furious, The, 64
fast capitalism: and consumed nostalgia, 12, 33, 139, 141, 148; social implications, 10–11, 32–35, 54, 62, 85, 94, 228, 234, 236, 245
Father Knows Best, 93, 121
fetishism, 236. See also nostalgia
Fisher, Eddie, 154
Forbes, Malcolm, 46
Ford: N, R, and S models, 74; 1932, 61; 1934, 61; 1937, 84; 1957, 63, 85–6; 1958, 62. See also Model T Ford
Ford, Henry, 65, 74, 179, 182–184, 185, 197, 199. See also Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; Model T Ford
Ford Pinto, 74
Ford Torino, 74
Ford TT, 71. See also Model T Ford
Ford V-8, 58, 66, 70
Fox, 130, 131
Franco, Barbara, 198–99
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, 146
Freed, Alan, 145, 146, 156
Frey, Tom, 48
Friends of Old-Time Radio, 113
furnishings and home appliances: 1950s, 93–97; 1960s, 102; 1970s, 105
G.I. Joe, 1, 12, 27, 30, 42, 46, 47, 64
Gable, Eric, 182
General Motors, 63, 64
Gen-Xers, 4, 27, 28, 34, 49, 50, 107, 108, 112, 133, 136, 169–70. See also baby boomers
George Burns and Gracie Allan Show, 118
Geppi, Stephen A., 2
Gettysburg Battlefield, 12, 13, 15, 189–90, 227, 238
gigantic, the, 203, 212, 217, 219, 224, 226–27
Gilman, John, 221
Ginny dolls, 2, 33, 36, 41
Goldbergs, The, 116
Goodman, Benny, 153
Gossert, Gus, 162
Graceland, 162, 163, 165–66
Graham (car), 69
Grainge, Paul, 140–41
Grand Canyon, 227
Grange Fair of Centre Hall (PA), 89–91
Grateful Dead, 170
Grauman’s Chinese Theater, 216
Grease, 92, 100
greasers, 65–66
Great Movie Ride, 216
Green Acres, 122, 134
Green Bay Packers, 177
Greenfield Village Old Car Festival, 73–74. See also Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Gremlin, 74
Gunsmoke, 111, 112, 126
Gymkhana, 82
Halbwachs, Maurice, 239
Hammond, Jeffrey, 245
Handler, Richard, 182
Handler, Ruth, 34–35
Happy Days, 92, 106, 124, 135, 217
Happy Hooligan, 44, 46
Harvey, David, 240
Hasbro, 34, 51, 222
Have Gun Will Travel, 126
Hazelius, Artur, 179
Heide, Robert, 221
Heirloom Doll Club, Kansas City, 53
He-Man and Masters of the Universe, 34, 35
Hench, John, 206–08, 212
Henderson, Jacko, 160
Hendrix, Jimi, 145
Henning, Paul, 122
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village: changing emphasis, 184–87; commercialization, 187, 196–97; critiques of, 184; decline, 191; Disneyfication, 184, 193; origins, 182–84
Henry J (car), 69
heritage sites: adaptations to changing audiences, 192–200; authenticity, 176–81, 183, 187; Colonial Williamsburg, 179–82; compared with theme parks, 173–74, 178, 202–3, 205–6, 208, 210, 213; critiques of, 180–82, 184–87, 189, 198–200; decline of, 190–92; dilemmas of, 178–79, 199–200; Disneyfication, 194–95; downplay of conflict, 187; Henry Ford Museum, 182–87; Old Sturbridge Village, 188–89; Old World Wisconsin, 174–79. See also nostalgia
Hertz, Louis, 43–6, 47, 49
Highway Patrol, 118, 127
hip hop, 145
historical sites. See heritage sites
Hofer, Johannes, 7, 13
Honeymooners, The, 99, 115, 138
Horwich, Frances, 3, 120
Hot Rod Magazine, 67, 68
Hot Wheels, 2, 48, 49
House and Garden, 180
Howdy Doody, 120
Humelsine, Carlisle, 180
Hupmobile (car), 69
Huxable, Ada Louise 180
I Love Lucy, 111, 112, 118, 120, 133, 216
infinity, 171
Ink Spots, 161
It’s a Wonderful Life, 209
Jakks Pacific, 49, 50
Jameson, Frederic, 139–40, 239
Jim Henson’s Muppets, 217
Jones, Larry, 136
Kavanagh, Gaynor, 232, 239
Ken doll, 41, 42, 43
Kewpie doll, 32
King of Queens, 111, 137
King, B. B., 156
kinescope, 118
kitsch: 1950s, 3, 90–92, 95–100; 1960s, 100–103; 1970s, 104–106
Knott, Walter, 190, 201
Knott’s Berry Farm, 201–03
Kompare, David, 129
Ladies Home Journal, 32
Laverne and Shirley, 105, 124, 133
Lawrence Welk Show, 119, 128
Lear, Norman, 123
Leave It to Beaver, 93, 113, 121, 138, 141, 216
Lego, 2, 50, 186, 197,
Lesney Products, 48
Life Magazine, 163, 221
Life of Riley, The, 116, 121
Lincoln (car), 72, 73, 83
Lincoln Logs, 35
Loretta Young Show, The, 88
Lourdes, 226
Lowenthal, David, 180, 231
Lubinsky, T. J., 143
M*A*S*H, 105, 123, 133
Madame Alexander dolls, 26, 33, 41, 53
Magic Chef range, 3
Magic Kingdom, 4, 5, 212, 227. See also Walt Disney World
Main Street USA (Disney), 6, 177, 108–10, 208–10, 216. See also Disneyland
Mallwitz, Scott, 186
Mandeville, A. Glenn, 41, 42
Marc, David, 120–21
Marley, Bob, 146
Marling, Karol Ann, 162, 206
Marmon (car), 69
Married with Children, 125
Martin, Mary, 117
Marvel comics, 28, 29, 54
Marwick, Al, 46–7
Marx, Louis, 35, 48, 245
Marx Toy Museum, 48
Marx toys, 35, 48, 245
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The, 105, 123, 133, 135, 138
Masters of the Universe, 34, 51
Matchbox cars, 48, 51
Mattel, 2, 34, 35, 41, 42, 48, 51, 107
Maude, 123
McCorkle, Jill, 124
McHale’s Navy, 122, 138
Melmac, 3, 90, 94
memorabilia. See collectibles
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 219, 221
Me-TV, 135, 137–38
Mezco Toyz, 49, 50
MGM, 216
Mickey Mouse, 13, 24, 32, 206, 211, 218, 219–21 223, 228
Mickey Mouse Club (TV show), 220
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, 112–13
midcentury modern, 87–88, 97, 99, 105
Mills Brothers, 128, 161
Milwaukee, 174
miniature, the, 24, 203, 212, 217, 219, 226, 228. See also souvenirs
Minnesota Historical Society, 198–99
Model A Ford, 60, 66, 68, 74, 77, 82, 83
Model T Ford, 59, 65–66, 68, 69–72, 186, 193
Modern Doll Convention, 40–42
Moore, Mary Tyler, 105, 123
Morrow, Bruce. See Cousin Brucie
Mortal Kombat, 108
Motown (music), 144, 146, 160–161, 167
Motown Historical Museum, 146
Mr. Potato Head, 51
MTM, 123, 125, 135
MTV, 130, 131, 133
Murder, She Wrote, 127
muscle cars, 3, 19, 61, 63–64, 69
Museum of TV and Radio, 118
music: impact of radio, 147; and memory, 146–47; high-brow/lowbrow, 150; popular, 1950s, 92–93; recording, 148, 150–52. See also Tin Pan Alley; rock and roll
Mustang (car), 63, 64, 70, 71, 72, 85
My Three Sons, 121
My Twinn doll, 40
Nader, Richard, 159
National Entertainment Collectible Association, 49–50
National Hot Rod Association, 67, 82
National Street Rod Association (NSRA), 82
NBC, 101, 117, 128, 131, 138, 151, 157
Nelson, Rick, 159–60
New Kid doll, 33
Nick at Nite, 131, 134–136
Nickelodeon, 130, 132–34
Nintendo, 106, 108,
nostalgia: and authenticity, 15, 16, 236–38; for childhood, 2, 11, 12, 14, 16–18, 20–24, 233–34, 243–44, 246; and collecting, 1–3, 12, 23–24, 232–37; “experienced,” 232; and family heirlooms, 9–10; and fetishism, 235, 246; and forgetfulness, 238–42; and the future, 242–44; history of, 6–9; and monuments, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 233, 236, 238–39; and museums, 6, 8, 9; for places, 6–9; positive forms of, 231–32, 243–47; and regression, 17, 18, 235, 245; “restorative,” 232; and social isolation, 238–240, 246; tribal, 11, 18, 85, 232–33, 244; types of, 6–12, 231. See also consumed nostalgia
novelty, 1, 2, 8, 12, 37, 221, 253, 257
Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village, 73–4
Old Sturbridge Village: adaptations to change, 192–94; appeal of, 192, 193, 194, 197, 210; decline of, 190–91; origins of, 188–89
Old World Wisconsin: adaptations to change, 175–76, 197–98; appeal of, 176–77, 197; decline of, 178–79, 192, 226; origins of, 174–75
oldies (music): cross-generational appeals, 169–71, 172; on the radio, 16, 29, 167–68, 171–72; and rock and roll, 157–162; 166–69, 171–72; Tin Pan Alley origins, 148
Oldsmobile, 69
Our Gang, 118
Packard (car), 69, 71, 72, 73,
Pac Man, 4, 50, 106
paint-by-number, 3, 98
Paley, William, 129
Parker, Tom, 163
Partridge Family, 105, 135
Pastor, Tony, 149
Patsy dolls, 33, 35
Pei, I. M., 145
Perkins, Marty, 175–76
Perrin, Richard, 174
Perry Mason, 127, 138
Peter Pan, 117, 210–11
Petticoat Junction, 122
phonographs, 150–51. See also records
Piéron, Henri, 241
pilgrimage: to Disneyland, 206; to Disney vs. religious site, 203–4, 212, 217, 219, 226–28, traditional, 9, 23; to Graceland, 166. See also gigantic, the; Disneyland
plastics, 3, 33, 87, 90, 93–94
Plimouth Plantation, 189, 191–92
Plymouth Barracuda, 64
Pokémon, 4
Pong, 50, 107
Pontiac GTO, 59, 64
pop art, 220
Popular Mechanics, 210
popular music industry: 1940s, 152; 1950s, 153–58. See also music; rock and roll; Tin Pan Alley
porcelain collector dolls (PCD), 39, 40, 42, 49
Porter, Cole, 219
Presley, Elvis: cults, 164–65; and Las Vegas, 92, 158, 163–65; marketing of, 4, 145, 166; movies, 163; origins, 162–63, 77; at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 144–45; specials, 143
Proust, Marcel, 241
Public Broadcasting System (PBS), 119, 143–44
punk (music) 145, 159
Putnam, Robert, 240
radio: children’s, 32; history to 1950, 114–15, 117, 128–29, 147, 151, 184; history since 1950, 153–57, 166–69, 171; as kitsch, 94; and oldies, 4, 5, 16, 29, 77, 160–61, 167–68, 171; nostalgic and retro clubs, 112–13; recorded programs, 116–17; playlists, 157, 160, 167, 171; serials, 114–16, 119; variety shows, 119. See also television; Tin Pan Ally
rap (music), 145
Ravenswaay, Charles Van, 189
Rebel Without a Cause, 57, 67, 92
records (phonograph), 5, 14, 32, 117, 148, 150–52, 170–71
Reed, Don, 162
reenactors, 13, 15, 177, 179, 187, 193–94, 236, 240–44
reruns: and cable TV, 130, 132–34, 133–37; and nostalgia, 93, 119–20, 124, 126, 139–41; origins of, 116, 118, 111–12, 116, 118. See also television
Reynolds, Simon, 172, 237, 242
rhythm and blues (music), 152–54, 159, 162
Rinker, Harry, 45, 47
Robertson, A. F., 36, 40–41
rock and roll: in the 1960s, 157; origins of, 153–54, 156; as oldies, 157–62, 166–68, 171–73. See also country and western; disc jockeys (DJs); doo-wop; Presley, Elvis; rhythm and blues
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 144–46, 156, 159, 170
“Rock Around the Clock,” 154
Rockefeller, John D., Jr., 179, 182
Rock ’n’ Soul Museum, 146
roller coasters, 202, 217
Rolling Stone (magazine) 144
Rolling Stones, 128, 161, 164, 167
Roseanne, 135, 138
Roth, Ed (Big Daddy), 67–68
Routledge, Clay, 231
Runowicz, John, 161
Sanford and Son, 105, 123
Santelmo, Vincent, 51
Saratoga Springs (Disney resort), 214–15, 227
Saratoga Springs, NY, 214
Satellite Music Network, 167
Saturday Night Fever, 75, 104
Screen Gems, 118
Sedaka, Neil, 159
77 Sunset Strip, 127, 136
Sha Na Na, 158–59
sheet-music industry; See Tin Pan Alley
Shirley Temple dolls, 33
Shurcliff, Arthur, 188
Siddall, Rodney, 106–07
Sidikides, Constantine, 231
Simmel, Georges, 241
Sinatra, Frank, 153
Sirius/XM satellite radio, 146, 160, 166, 245
sitcoms: in the 1950s, 118, 120–21; in the 1960s, 122; in the 1970s and 1980s, 123–25; since 1990, 126–27; and nostalgia, 119–20, 133–38; radio origins, 115
Skansen, 179, 187, 206
Skipper doll, 41, 42, 43
Smith, Dave, 223
Smith, Robert Weston. See Wolfman Jack
Smithsonian Institution, 201
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 218
Sonic the Hedgehog, 108
Sotheby’s, 220
Southern California Timing Association, (SCTA), 66, 67
souvenirs: traditional, 9, 12; as collectibles, 23, 42; and Disneyland, 203–4, 212, 217, 219; comparing Disney and traditional, 226–29, 233
Space Invaders, 4
Spacewar!, 107
spas, 196
St. Nicholas, 210
Stanley Steamer (car), 69, 74
Star Wars, 28, 31, 34, 48
Starsky and Hutch, 106,
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 174
Steel City Toy and Comics Show, 28
Stewart, Martha, 181
Stewart, Susan, 13, 109, 228, 236,
Storz, Todd, 155, 156
street rods, 57–61, 65–68
Streetkhana, 82
Strong, Margaret Woodbury, 36–37
Styles, Brian, 2, 50
Super Mario Brothers, 108
Superman, 32
Sutterberg, Fred, 170
teddy bears, 32, 76–77, 211
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 34, 35
telefilm, 118
television: children’s shows, 120, 132; dramatic series, 112; live, 116–17, 119; and memory, 113, 115–16; network retrospectives, 127–29; and nostalgia, 139–42; variety shows, 112, 119; westerns, 126, 136. See also sitcoms; reruns
That ’70s Show, 106, 125, 137
theme parks: compared with amusement parks, 204–5, 207; compared with heritage sites, 173–74, 178, 202–3, 205, 208, 210–11, 213–14, 216; and nostalgia, 202–3; origins of, 203–4, 208. See also Disneyland; Walt Disney World
Three Stooges, The, 118
Three’s Company, 106, 135, 141
Thunderbird (car), 70
Time-Life Music, 168
Tin Pan Alley: decline, 152–5, 168; and phonographs, 151–52; effects of radio, 151; hits, 148–49; and nostalgia, 148, 150; origins of 148–50. See also oldies
Tom Sawyer, 210
Tom Swift, 210
Toni dolls, 3
Tootsie Toys, 3
toys: collecting, history of, 31–35; male, 28–30, 43–50; soldiers, 30, 31, 46; vehicles, 30, 32, 35, 44, 46, 48
Transformers (toy), 28, 34, 51
Trivial Pursuit, 5
Tucker (car), 69
Tumbusch, Tom, 221
Turner, Ted, 130, 131
Turner Classic Movies, 73, 130, 134
Turow, Joseph, 131
TV Land, 16, 111, 112, 131, 135–37, 138
Twilight Zone, The, 138
United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC), 26, 37–39, 41, 54
Van Dyke, Dick, 141
vaudeville, 149
VH-1, 131, 133
Viacom, 131, 133–35
Victor Talking Machines and Records, 149,
video games, 1, 4, 50, 106–08
vinyl records. See records
Vivid Imaginations, 52
Walker, Texas Ranger, 111
Walt Disney Enterprises, 226. See also Disney, Walt; Eisner, Michael
Walt Disney World, 5, 194, 201, 217; origins, 212–13; resorts and nostalgia, 213–15. See also Disney’s Hollywood Studios; Epcot; Magic Kingdom
Waltham-Orients (car), 69
Walton, John, 203, 205
Waltons, The, 138, 141
weenie, 207, 215, 227
Wells, Albert B., 188
Wells, George Burnham, 188
Wells, Joel C., 188
Wenner, Jann, 144
westerns. See television, westerns
What’s My Line, 117
Whiteman, Paul, 153
Wildschut, Tim, 231
Wittier, John Greenleaf, 189
Wolfman Jack, 156–57, 160
Wonder Years, The, 101, 124–125
Woodward Dream Cruise (Detroit), 78
Wrestlemania, 29
York Street Rod Show, 57–61, 68, 84