The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954) - io9 Comments

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Castle1914 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:32:19 PDT

And to think our kids will be laughing that hard at the commercials and movies that we think are so amazing.

Wait, which ones are those?

Castle1914

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

MRCAB — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:32:35 PDT

That voice kind of sounds like John Wayne.

MRCAB

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Priam — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:56:20 PDT

Wow, he had brain surgery and died in 1958. Maybe that was an asbestos helmet.

Priam

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

RAHfanboy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:46:58 PDT

I didn't know that Mr. Happy had enlisted. Put a helmet on that soldier!

RAHfanboy

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

bigswingdaddy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:14:06 PDT

Space Thanks to you all.

bigswingdaddy

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Miranda Kali — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:54 PDT

...And to think, the Soviets eventually went bankrupt trying to master the secrets of our mono-view, space glass.

Miranda Kali

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Lynn Peril — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:03:16 PDT

@92BuickLeSabre: Aw, thanks! By the way, I really, really thought about making a Cadet Happy joke but I can't work blue before coffee.

Lynn Peril

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Priam — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:49:40 PDT

You realize that helmet is probably made out of pure asbestos and is colored with lead paint. I wouldn't be suprised if there was aome mercury and cigarettes thrown in there also. Then again, that's half the fun.

Priam

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

rebrad — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:46:20 PDT

My quarter is in the mail now. Oh Boy Oh Boy. I can't wait for the 8 to 10 weeks for delivery.

rebrad

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

92BuickLeSabre — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:31:07 PDT

@Lynn Peril: Retro-Futurism is truly my favorite part of io9. Thank you, thank you. Each one makes my mind explode with randomness.

a) They really needed the Baha Men for this commercial: "Who is this guy? Who? Who? Who? Who?"

b) So Mono-view refers to the one-way mirror? I thought maybe It just blinded me in one eye so I lost all depth-perception

c) Why is Cadet Happy making out with his mask? Maybe Mr. Cadet Too Happy?

d) Why was the awesome power of anonymity so rare at the time? Was there a shortage of ski masks and sunglasses?

d) "25 Cents in coins." Who would say that now? Who would ever imagine making 0.25 out of anything except a quarter. Even if you would accept other variations, wouldn't you say "Send a quarter"?

d) Space Patrol
Box 812
St Louis MO

How awesome is that address? No zip code. A triple-digit PO Box number. No location of any kind above the PO Box. Nope just one line of crazy, one little number, and a city.

92BuickLeSabre

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Plague — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:31:01 PDT

WHO?
Who's on third.

Plague

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

workingonyourinvoice — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:07:57 PDT

Down syndrome?

workingonyourinvoice

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

SpaceRon — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:54:56 PDT

I had one of those! I was 5 years old, and I waited for it to come in the mail. When it did I put it on, ran outside, and was Sooooooooooo disapointed when I couldn't fly!

SpaceRon

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Lynn Peril — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:42 PDT

@bigswingdaddy: I am going to remember this for future space posts.

Lynn Peril

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

jaggergren — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:24:44 PDT

Gee wiz, those space helmets sure are neat.
I can't wait to send in my Ralston top.

Didn't Ralston used to come with a free packets of space smokes in every box as well?

jaggergren

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Belabras — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:23:09 PDT

Let's try it out:
"I picked up a space STD on space spring break in space Florida, and now I have to explain it to my space girlfriend. Space awkward!"

Belabras

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

Smeagol92055 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:23:06 PDT

WANT.

Smeagol92055

The Most Exciting, Baffling, Thrilling, and Mysterious Tie-In Product Ever! (1954)

bigswingdaddy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:06:52 PDT

My lord. I must have one. Soon I will be able to use my super-disguise to rob space-banks. Then, I can go to space-vegas and anonymously pick up space-showgirls.

Incidentally, adding 'space' to a phrase automatically makes it retro-future as in:

"I am speaking to you as the President of Space. In this year of 1975 we congratulate the first mission to Venus."

bigswingdaddy