Remember When

As we turn the calendar to a new year, let's visit Sioux Falls one hundred years ago.

Unrecognizable. That's what that photo is, at least to a generation (or two). The following is a conversation (Is it real? Well, it could be) between an old Grandpa and a young Grand Daughter: Whatever that is, it's old Grandpa. Well young one, that is what we used to call a phone...

You may not be aware of this but every December 6 is National Microwave Oven Day, which got me thinking back to when Litton made microwaves here in Sioux Falls.

A performance at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., had been filmed for use on the ABC network.

People and characters like Mr. Whipple in the 1960's TV commercials for Charmin tissue, can make the advertisement memorable. Take a look at the top three of all time.

I was nine, maybe ten. And I was headed to my first Major League Baseball game and all my hero's would be playing!

A Hamm's Beer. A game of Snooker. And a smokey small town Pool Hall. Let's pay them a visit.

Does the phrase 'Red Rover, Red Rover, send Bobby (or Sue or Billy or Shirley) on over!' ring a bell? A school bell?

If you're a board game-playing family, good for you. You should know, you're not alone, as more and more people get in on the fun!

Remember Teddy Ruxpin the bear who wanted to be our friend and tell us stories. Here is the original commercial and a weird video of a dad and his son taking one apart.