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Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The, 93
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 88, 138
American Association of State and Local History, 176
American Motor Company (AMC), 74–75
American Music Theater, 161
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), 152
Antique Automobile Club of America, 68–72
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, 176
Asteroids (video game), 50
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
ball-jointed dolls, Japanese, 27, 54
Beamish Open Air Museum, 190
Beeline Cruise-In Charity Auto Show, 77
Better Homes and Gardens, 181
Black Memorabilia Show, Greater Washington D.C., 4
Britain toy soldiers, 3, 46
Buffalo Old Time Radio, 113
Cadillacs (singing group), 162
Centipede (video game), 50
Chevrolet: 1938, 5; 1948, 76; 1955, 59, 70, 76; 1956, 185; 1957, 58, 62, 70, 237
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
Condition of Postmodernity, The (Harvey), 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
Credence Clearwater Revival, 159
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 17, 238
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
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
Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Disney’s MGM Studios), 216–17
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
D-23 (Disney collector’s club), 223
Eastern Doll Show, Gaithersburg, Md., 25
Entertainment Software Association, 108
Essex Institute (Salem, Mass.), 179
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
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, 146
Friends of Old-Time Radio, 113
furnishings and home appliances: 1950s, 93–97; 1960s, 102; 1970s, 105
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
Grange Fair of Centre Hall (PA), 89–91
Grauman’s Chinese Theater, 216
Have Gun Will Travel, 126
Heirloom Doll Club, Kansas City, 53
He-Man and Masters of the Universe, 34, 35
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
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
It’s a Wonderful Life, 209
Jim Henson’s Muppets, 217
Loretta Young Show, The, 88
Mandeville, A. Glenn, 41, 42
Married with Children, 125
Masters of the Universe, 34, 51
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 219, 221
Mickey Mouse Club (TV show), 220
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, 112–13
Minnesota Historical Society, 198–99
Modern Doll Convention, 40–42
Motown Historical Museum, 146
Museum of TV and Radio, 118
National Entertainment Collectible Association, 49–50
National Hot Rod Association, 67, 82
National Street Rod Association (NSRA), 82
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
Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village, 73–4
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
porcelain collector dolls (PCD), 39, 40, 42, 49
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
Public Broadcasting System (PBS), 119, 143–44
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
Ravenswaay, Charles Van, 189
Rebel Without a Cause, 57, 67, 92
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
“Rock Around the Clock,” 154
Rockefeller, John D., Jr., 179, 182
Rock ’n’ Soul Museum, 146
Rolling Stone (magazine) 144
Roth, Ed (Big Daddy), 67–68
Saratoga Springs (Disney resort), 214–15, 227
Saratoga Springs, NY, 214
Satellite Music Network, 167
Saturday Night Fever, 75, 104
Sidikides, Constantine, 231
Smithsonian Institution, 201
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 218
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
Stanley Steamer (car), 69, 74
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 174
Steel City Toy and Comics Show, 28
Strong, Margaret Woodbury, 36–37
Super Mario Brothers, 108
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 34, 35
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
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
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
United Federation of Doll Clubs (UFDC), 26, 37–39, 41, 54
Victor Talking Machines and Records, 149,
Walker, Texas Ranger, 111
Waltham-Orients (car), 69
Wells, George Burnham, 188
Wittier, John Greenleaf, 189
Woodward Dream Cruise (Detroit), 78