We're coming up on Halloween - one of my favorite holidays - and I decided it might be fun to post some retro Halloween commercials for you. This one is a commercial for Halloween Costumes from Woolworth's from the 1970s.
Even Halloween costumes can be retro! Look at how they've featured Wonder Woman, The Hulk and Star Wars Costumes - all of those being the subject matter of television shows or movies at the time. You'll also get a kick out of the prices back then!
Do you remember going into the dime store and staring at the stacks of boxes holding these inexpensive costumes? Then how about wearing them? If you lived where it was cold your mother either made you wear a jacket over the costume, ruining the whole concept of dressing up, or you had layers of sweaters on underneath, turning your superhero into a fat blob! If you lived where it was still warm those costumes and masks didn't breath and you were running around Trick or Treating drenched in sweat! Oh, the joys of begging for free candy once a year!
Often Halloween masks were those of political figures of the day - I can't tell you how many Richard Nixons showed up at my door during the Watergate era! I'm wondering just how many Obamas, Hillarys and McCains will be Trick or Treating at my door this year?
Listen closely for the reference to Space Pops near the end. Wonder whatever happened to those?
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Even Halloween costumes can be retro! Look at how they've featured Wonder Woman, The Hulk and Star Wars Costumes - all of those being the subject matter of television shows or movies at the time. You'll also get a kick out of the prices back then!
Do you remember going into the dime store and staring at the stacks of boxes holding these inexpensive costumes? Then how about wearing them? If you lived where it was cold your mother either made you wear a jacket over the costume, ruining the whole concept of dressing up, or you had layers of sweaters on underneath, turning your superhero into a fat blob! If you lived where it was still warm those costumes and masks didn't breath and you were running around Trick or Treating drenched in sweat! Oh, the joys of begging for free candy once a year!
Often Halloween masks were those of political figures of the day - I can't tell you how many Richard Nixons showed up at my door during the Watergate era! I'm wondering just how many Obamas, Hillarys and McCains will be Trick or Treating at my door this year?
Listen closely for the reference to Space Pops near the end. Wonder whatever happened to those?
Get my Retro Inspired Pop Culture Art on Cool Stuff like Cups, Tees, Cards, Aprons and more at the POP ART DIVA BOUTIQUE!
