This episode of the Useless Information Retrocast includes the following:
Question of the Day: Who is the oldest person ever to be named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive?
Retrosponsor: Eggnog
This Retrosponsor commercial is from the December 25, 1953
episode of The Bob Hope Show. His guest that evening was Esther Williams.
Tidbits:
Wife May Pick Husband’s Pockets (1912)
Man Mails $1 to 500 People (1946)
Myron Grombacher Got a Wig Instead (1970)
As mentioned in this episode, drummer Myron Grombacher can be seen in Pat Benatar’s You Better Run video, which was the second ever broadcast on MTV.
Footnotes to History:
(Click on the link to the pdf file to read the original article.)
Clowns Organize For Less Work, More Pay (1927)
Rides Two Miles Clinging To Tire (1930)
Explains Reasons for Two Licenses (1943)
Driver Blacks Out; 60 Pupils On Bus Saved (1957)
Sharp Student Spots Pencils’ Slogan Gaffe (1998)
