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• 2026-11-02 · 16 min
  Badges, Sirens and Theme Songs
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:13 Ray Anthony - Dragnet Theme
  3. 3:56 Chesterfield Cigarettes (commercial, 1951)
  4. 5:14 Perry Mason (theme) — Perry Mason is an American legal drama that aired on CBS from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966, featuring Raymond Burr as a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer. The character originally came from detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner, and many episodes of the series were based on stories written by Gardner.
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  6. 7:23 Perry Mason (commercial)
  7. 7:44 Honey West (TV promo)
  8. 7:56 Police Woman (TV theme)
  9. 9:26 Police Woman promo (1982)
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  11. 9:54 Hawaii 5-0 (theme) — "Hawaii Five-O Theme" is an instrumental composed by Morton Stevens for the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O, which aired from 1968 to 1980, and is widely regarded as one of the best television themes ever made. The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1968 that reached the top five of the singles charts in the United States and Canada, becoming one of the band's biggest hits.
  12. 11:42 Matlock Promo (1986)
  13. 12:03 Mike Post - Hill Street Blues Theme
  14. 15:14 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-11-01 · 15 min
  Sunday Supper with Lassie
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:11 Al Caiola - Bonanza (1961) — "Bonanza" is the theme song for the NBC western television series Bonanza, which stars Lorne Greene. The music was written for the series by Jay Livingston and Raymond Evans.
  3. 3:32 General Foods (commercial, 1950)
  4. 4:27 Pac-Man Pasta (commercial, 1980s)
  5. 5:01 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  6. 5:11 My Three Sons (TV theme, 1959) — My Three Sons is an American sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972, first airing on ABC in black-and-white for five seasons before moving to CBS for seven seasons in color. The show follows Steven Douglas, a widower and aeronautical engineer, as he raises his three sons.
  7. 6:14 Cream of Wheat (commercial, 1960s)
  8. 7:55 The Disney Sunday Movie (TV theme, 1986) — The Walt Disney Company has been making an anthology television series since 1954 that has gone by different names and formats over the years. The show was called The Wonderful World of Disney from 1969 to 1979 and again starting in 1991. After appearing on various networks during its first four decades, the program has been on ABC since 1997.
  9. 8:54 Disney promo (1987)
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  11. 9:14 Swiss Family Robinson (commercial)
  12. 9:47 Kentucky Fried Chicken (commercial, 1976)
  13. 10:18 Bonanza - Johnny Cash & Lorne Greene
  14. 14:27 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-31 · 17 min
  Trick or Treat at the Drive-In
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:15 John Carpenter - Halloween Theme — The iconic synthesizer theme composed and performed by John Carpenter for the 1978 horror film Halloween, featuring a minimalist piano melody that became one of the most recognizable pieces in cinema history.
  3. 4:04 Halloween II (TV spot, 1981) — Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film produced and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by Rick Rosenthal in his feature directorial debut. The film continues directly from the first Halloween (1978), following Michael Myers as he pursues survivor Laurie Strode to a local hospital while her psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis tracks him down. The cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, and Hunter von Leer.
  4. 4:34 Pop Rocks (commercial, 1979) — Pop Rocks is a popping candy owned by Zeta Espacial S.A. that contains pressurized carbon dioxide gas bubbles which create a popping sensation as the candy dissolves, unlike regular hard candy. The candy is made from sugar, lactose, and flavoring.
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  6. 5:10 Rocky Horror Picture Show - Time Warp
  7. 9:12 Drive-In Intermission Bumper — A drive-in theater is an outdoor movie venue with a large screen, projection booth, concession stand, and parking area where customers watch films from their cars. Some drive-in theaters include playgrounds for children and picnic tables or benches for visitor use.
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  9. 9:57 Mars Milky Way Bar (commercial)
  10. 10:59 The Hit Crew - Ghostbusters
  11. 15:01 Ghostbusters Cereal (commercial, 1980s)
  12. 15:35 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-30 · 18 min
  Zacherley Opens the Crypt
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:17 Vic Mizzy - The Addams Family (TV theme)
  3. 3:14 Sound effect: Halloween 2 promo — Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal in his directorial debut and written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Dr. Sam Loomis in this direct sequel to Halloween (1978). The story continues immediately after the first film's ending, with Michael Myers following Laurie Strode to a local hospital while Dr. Loomis pursues him.
  4. 3:32 The Mummy (trailer) — The Mummy is a 1959 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and featuring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Furneaux. Jimmy Sangster wrote the screenplay, while Michael Carreras and Anthony Nelson Keys produced it for Hammer Film Productions. The film was released in the UK on 25 September 1959 and in the U.S. in December 1959, where it was shown as a double feature with either The Bat or Curse of the Undead.
  5. 4:21 Billy Strange - The Munsters Theme
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  7. 6:12 Prell Concentrate (commercial, 1960s)
  8. 7:00 Zacherley - Monster Blues
  9. 10:27 Vaseline Hair Tonic (commercial, 1960s)
  10. 11:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  11. 11:10 Mobil Gasoline (commercial, 1960s)
  12. 11:26 Marty Manning - Twilight Zone
  13. 13:26 Milton Bradley Voice of the Mummy (commercial, 1971) — Voice of the Mummy is a three-dimensional board game made by Milton Bradley in 1971 that featured a record player to give instructions to players as they played.
  14. 14:49 Danny Elfman - Tales from the Crypt
  15. 16:56 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-29 · 18 min
  Hero Worship & Horror Spots
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:16 Joey Scarbury - Greatest American Hero
  3. 4:29 Dragnet (TV theme, 1951) — Dragnet is an American media franchise created by Jack Webb and owned by Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures that follows LAPD Detective Joe Friday and his partners solving crimes in Los Angeles by strict procedure. The franchise began as a radio drama on NBC in 1949 and has since been adapted into multiple successful television shows and films. The name comes from the police term "dragnet," which refers to coordinated efforts to apprehend criminals or suspects.
  4. 4:47 Hawaiian Punch (commercial) — Hawaiian Punch is an American fruit punch brand now owned by Keurig Dr Pepper that was first created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yeats, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping. The original syrup flavor, called Leo's Hawaiian Punch, contained orange, pineline, passion fruit, guava and papaya, and the brand has offered 14 flavors since 2020. While earlier versions of the drink contained 10% fruit juice, the current version is made with 3% fruit juice.
  5. 5:47 The Addams Family (TV theme, 1964) — The theme for the 1964 TV series The Addams Family was written and arranged by composer Vic Mizzy and featured a harpsichord, bass clarinet, and finger-snaps. Actor Ted Cassidy, using his "Lurch" voice, added words like "neat", "sweet", and "petite" to punctuate the lyrics. The theme was popular enough to be released as a single, but it did not make the national charts.
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  7. 7:23 Clash of the Titans (trailer, 1981) — Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross that draws from the Greek myth of Perseus. The film stars Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Laurence Olivier, and showcases Ray Harryhausen's final stop-motion visual effects work, with Harryhausen and Charles H. Schneer serving as producers.
  8. 7:52 Gillette Adjustable Razor (commercial, 1962)
  9. 8:23 Jonny Quest (TV theme, 1964) — Jonny Quest is an animated science fiction adventure series about a boy who travels with his scientist father on remarkable adventures. The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Screen Gems and was created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey.
  10. 10:17 Return of the Jedi (trailer, 1983) — Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The film is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and follows the Rebel Alliance as they attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star while Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.
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  12. 11:53 Wonder Woman (TV theme, 1975) — Wonder Woman is an American superhero television series starring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor, which ran for three seasons from 1975 to 1979. The first season aired on ABC and was set in the 1940s during World War II, while seasons 2 and 3 aired on CBS under the title The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and were set in the late 1970s. The series was based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
  13. 13:31 Pizza Hut Meat Lovers (commercial, 1987)
  14. 14:02 Blacula Scream (radio spot) — Scream Blacula Scream is a 1973 American blaxploitation horror film and sequel to the 1972 film Blacula. A voodoo prince named Willis uses voodoo to resurrect the vampire Mamuwalde to seek revenge on his adopted sister, Lisa Fortier, after she is voted the next voodoo queen. The film was produced by American International Pictures and stars William Marshall, Pam Grier, Don Mitchell, and Michael Conrad, and marked the acting debut of Richard Lawson.
  15. 14:57 The Munsters Theme
  16. 16:44 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-28 · 18 min
  Spies, Monkeys and Pink Panthers
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:11 Mission: Impossible (TV theme)
  3. 4:38 Captain Crunch (commercial, 1980s)
  4. 5:08 The Brady Bunch (TV theme, 1969) — The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC, featuring a blended family of six children with stars Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. After cancellation in 1974, the series began airing in syndication in September 1975. Though it was not a ratings or critical success during its original run, the program later became a popular syndicated staple, especially among children and teenage viewers.
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  6. 6:19 Milk (commercial, 1968)
  7. 7:19 The Twilight Zone (TV theme, 1962) — The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling that aired on CBS from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964, for five seasons. Each episode features a standalone story where characters encounter disturbing or unusual events, typically concluding with a surprise ending and a moral lesson. The term "twilight zone" has become part of everyday language used to describe surreal experiences.
  8. 8:55 Star Wars (commercial) — Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film follows Luke Skywalker as he acquires stolen architectural plans for the Death Star and sets out to rescue the captured rebel leader Princess Leia while learning about "the Force" from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, as the Rebel Alliance fights against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, and James Earl Jones.
  9. 9:18 The Last Picture Show (radio spot, 1971) — The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama directed by Peter Bogdanovich and co-written by Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry, based on McMurtry's 1966 semi-autobiographical novel. The film follows two high school seniors and best friends, Sonny Crawford and Duane Jackson, in a small Texas town between November 1951 and October 1952, and features an ensemble cast including Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, and Randy Quaid.
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  11. 10:18 The Monkees (TV theme)
  12. 12:38 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (commercial, 1976) — Frosted Flakes is a breakfast cereal made of sugar-coated corn flakes that was first introduced in the United States in 1951 under the name "Sugar Frosted Flakes." WK Kellogg Co produces it for the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, while Kellanov produces it for the rest of the world. The word "sugar" was removed from the product's name in 1983.
  13. 13:08 Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther
  14. 16:35 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-27 · 16 min
  Monsters, Mysteries and a Talking Horse
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:12 The Flintstones (TV theme, 1961)
  3. 3:00 Pepsi Cola (commercial, 1951)
  4. 3:35 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (radio spot, 1974) — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel and also co-composed the score. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, and follows a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals while traveling to visit an old homestead. The independent film was marketed as based on true events to draw a larger audience and comment on the political climate of the time, though while the character Leatherface and some details were inspired by murderer Ed Gein's crimes, the plot is mostly fictional.
  5. 4:02 Mister Ed (TV theme, 1961) — Mister Ed is an American sitcom produced by Filmways about a talking horse that originally came from Walter R. Brooks' short stories. The show aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966, with Alan Young playing architect Wilbur Post, the only person the horse will speak to. The horse Ed was performed by the gelding Bamboo Harvester and voiced by Allan Lane.
  6. 4:59 Kern's Bread (commercial, 1954)
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  8. 5:19 Blood Mania (radio spot) — Blood Mania is a 1970 American horror film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil and written by Peter Carpenter and Tony Crechales. The film follows a doctor whose mistress, who is an heiress, murders her terminally ill father so she can help him pay off a debt.
  9. 5:39 Unsolved Mysteries (TV theme, 1988) — Unsolved Mysteries is a mystery documentary series created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer that began as seven specials on NBC on January 20, 1987, presented by Raymond Burr, Karl Malden, and Robert Stack, before becoming a full series on October 5, 1988. The show moved from NBC to CBS on November 13, 1997, and was canceled by CBS on June 11, 1999, after only two seasons and 12 episodes. Lifetime revived the series with season 12 beginning on July 2, 2001, and aired 103 episodes before ending on September 20, 2002.
  10. 7:33 The Beast Within (trailer, 1982) — A theatrical trailer for the 1982 horror film The Beast Within, directed by Philippe Mora, warning viewers about intense transformation sequences in the final 30 minutes and daring them to remain calm.
  11. 8:57 Laverne & Shirley (TV theme, 1977)
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  13. 10:55 Hungry Hungry Hippos (commercial)
  14. 11:26 Barney Miller (TV theme, 1975) — Barney Miller was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982, about a police station on East 6th Street in New York City's East Village. The show was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker, with Noam Pitlik directing 102 of the 170 episodes. The series had a spin-off called Fish that ran from February 5, 1977, to May 18, 1978, and focused on the character Philip K. Fish.
  15. 12:14 Energizer Batteries (commercial, 1989)
  16. 13:00 General Mills Rocky Road (commercial, 1985) — A 1985 television commercial for General Mills' Rocky Road breakfast cereal, featuring the classic "Love and Marriage" jingle adapted for the product.
  17. 13:29 The Muppet Show Theme Song — The Muppet Show is a family television variety series created by Jim Henson that features the Muppets performing sketches and musical numbers. The show includes recurring comedic segments along with backstage storylines and running gags set throughout the performance venue.
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• 2026-10-26 · 17 min
  Caped Crusaders & Cereal Bowls
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:13 Al Hirt - Batman Theme
  3. 3:23 Alka-Seltzer (commercial, 1960s)
  4. 3:41 Hawaiian Punch (commercial)
  5. 3:48 Mister Ed (TV theme)
  6. 5:38 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  7. 5:47 Dragnet (TV theme, 1967) — Dragnet is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb that follows Los Angeles Police Department Detective Joe Friday and his partners solving crimes in Los Angeles by strict police procedures. The franchise, owned by Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures, originated as an NBC radio drama in 1949 and has since been adapted into multiple successful television shows and films. The name comes from the police term "dragnet," which refers to a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
  8. 6:33 The Ventures - Green Hornet Theme
  9. 8:32 Big Red Gum (commercial, 1987)
  10. 9:02 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  11. 9:12 Cap'n Crunch (commercial, 1972)
  12. 9:44 Happy Days Theme
  13. 12:29 TV Guide Magazine (commercial)
  14. 12:38 Doctor Who (TV theme, 1963) — Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme made by the BBC that stopped production in 1989 after 695 episodes. A one-time TV movie was made in the United States in 1996, and the series started again in 2005. The original series from 1963–1989 featured multi-episode stories that sometimes connected together, while the 2005 revival changed to mostly self-contained episodes with occasional multi-part stories organized into loose story arcs.
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• 2026-10-25 · 16 min
  Rewind the Rabbit Ears
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:19 WKRP in Cincinnati (TV theme, 1978) — WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom about the staff of a struggling fictional AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, created by Hugh Wilson. The show was based on Wilson's observations at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta, with many characters inspired by people who worked there. Wilson chose the call sign WKRP to stand for C-R-A-P.
  3. 4:16 Cap'n Crunch (commercial, 1970)
  4. 4:47 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (radio spot) — The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, starring Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The film follows a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals while traveling to an old homestead. The independent film was marketed as based on true events, though while the character Leatherface and some details were inspired by murderer Ed Gein's crimes, the plot is largely fictional.
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  6. 5:25 Three's Company (TV theme, 1977) — Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for eight seasons from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. The show was developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West and is based on the British sitcom Man About the House, which was created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
  7. 6:29 Mrs. Butterworth's (commercial, 1978) — Mrs. Butterworth's is a syrup and pancake mix brand owned by Conagra Brands that features bottles shaped like a woman character. The syrup was introduced in 1961, and plastic bottles started replacing the original glass ones in 1999. In 2009, the company gave the character the first name "Joy" after holding a contest.
  8. 6:56 Coca-Cola (commercial, 1977)
  9. 7:27 Road Runner (cartoon opening, 1963)
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  11. 10:36 Wendy's Baked Potatoes (commercial, 1983)
  12. 11:07 Mr. Bubble (commercial, 1970s)
  13. 11:25 Battlestar Galactica (TV theme) — Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson that started with an original television series in 1978, followed by the sequel series Galactica 1980 and various adaptations including novels, comic books, and video games. A reimagined version developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick premiered as a miniseries in 2003 and then as a television series from 2004 to 2009. A prequel series called Caprica aired in 2010.
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• 2026-10-24 · 16 min
  Dial It Up: Bionic Men, Monsters and Bond
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:16 The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) — The Six Million Dollar Man was an American science fiction and action series that aired on ABC from March 7, 1973, to March 6, 1978, starring Lee Majors as former USAF Colonel Steve Austin. After a serious injury in a NASA test flight crash, Austin receives bionic implants that grant him superhuman strength, speed and vision, and he is then employed as a secret agent by the fictional OSI government office. The series was based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel Cyborg, which served as the working title during pre-production.
  3. 2:16 Cap'n Crunch (commercial, 1973)
  4. 2:48 The Munsters' Theme — The Munsters was an American sitcom that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1966 about a monster family living together. The show starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as vampire wife Lily, Al Lewis as Grandpa, Beverley Owen as niece Marilyn, and Butch Patrick as werewolf-like son Eddie, with a fire-breathing dragon named Spot as the family pet.
  5. 4:59 Help! (radio spot) — Help! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 6 August 1965 by Parlophone as both a film soundtrack and standalone record. Seven of the fourteen tracks, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and comprise the album's first side, while the second side features "Yesterday", described as the most-covered song ever written. The album received positive reviews and topped the charts in Australia, Germany, Britain and America.
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  7. 6:02 Pontiac GTO (commercial, 1968)
  8. 7:01 The Fall Guy (TV theme, 1981) — The Fall Guy is an American action-adventure television series that aired on ABC from November 4, 1981, to May 2, 1986. The show stars Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas as Hollywood stunt performers who also work as bounty hunters.
  9. 9:43 Wendy's (commercial, 1987)
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  11. 10:23 The Pink Panther Theme — "The Pink Panther Theme" is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written for the 1963 film The Pink Panther. The theme was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins. The Pink Panther cartoon character, created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng for the film's opening credits, was animated to the music, with Plas Johnson performing the tenor saxophone solo.
  12. 12:57 Diamonds Are Forever (radio spot, 1971) — Diamonds Are Forever is a 1971 spy film and the seventh film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. Sean Connery stars as James Bond in this film, marking his sixth and final Eon film in the role after he declined to appear in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
  13. 13:53 Halloween (commercial) — Halloween is an American slasher franchise that includes thirteen films plus novels, comic books, video games and merchandise. The films mostly follow serial killer Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium as a child after murdering his sister Judith Myers in 1963 and then escapes fifteen years later to kill people in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night. The original 1978 film was written by director John Carpenter and producer Debra Hill, and inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Bob Clark's Black Christmas, went on to inspire many other slasher films.
  14. 14:17 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV theme, 1979) — The Dukes of Hazzard is an action comedy series created by Gy Waldron that ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985 for seven seasons with 147 episodes total. The show was one of the most watched television series in the late 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes ranking second only to Dallas, which aired right after it on CBS Friday nights.
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• 2026-10-23 · 15 min
  Rerun Roundup
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:17 Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn Theme — Henry Mancini composed "Peter Gunn" as the theme music for the television show of the same name, and it appeared as the opening track on the original soundtrack album The Music from Peter Gunn, released by RCA Victor in 1959. Mancini received an Emmy Award nomination and won two Grammys for his work on the theme and score. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005.
  3. 3:17 Batman Merchandise (commercial) — A Penny's department store commercial advertising Batman toys, games, and merchandise including dolls, periscopes, capes, masks, and accessories by Milton Bradley, with locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area offering free trading cards and Batman rings with purchase.
  4. 4:18 Gilligan's Island (TV theme, 1964) — Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells. The show aired for three seasons on CBS from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967.
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  6. 5:59 Cap'n Crunch (commercial, 1971)
  7. 7:03 Three's Company (TV theme, 1977) — Three's Company was an American sitcom that ran on ABC for eight seasons between March 15, 1977, and September 18, 1984. The show was developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West and based on the British sitcom Man About the House, which was created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
  8. 8:05 Tang (commercial, 1960)
  9. 8:32 Trivial Pursuit (commercial, 1987)
  10. 8:48 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  11. 8:57 The Jetsons (TV theme, 1962) — The Jetsons is an animated sitcom by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired on ABC from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, and later appeared in syndication with new episodes made from 1985 to 1987. The show was created as Hanna-Barbera's Space Age version of The Flintstones.
  12. 10:34 Magnum P.I. (TV promo, 1987)
  13. 11:19 Happy Days (TV theme, 1976) — Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from January 15, 1974 to July 19, 1984 across 11 seasons with 255 half-hour episodes. Created by Garry Marshall, the series depicted life in the 1950s and early 1960s Midwestern United States and starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham, Henry Winkler as Fonzie, Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie's parents. Though it received mixed reviews initially, the show became one of the most successful series of the 1970s and gained popularity over time.
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• 2026-10-22 · 17 min
  Heroes, Hits and Hot Spots
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial opens: Ricky Voltage welcomes you
  2. 1:17 Mission: Impossible (theme, 1966)
  3. 3:18 Blackout (TV spot, 1978) — A TV spot for the 1978 film Blackout from New World Pictures, starring Jim Mitchum, Robert Carradine, and Belinda J Montgomery. The film dramatizes a catastrophic blackout that plunges New York City into chaos and lawlessness.
  4. 3:48 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV theme, 1970) — The Mary Tyler Moore Show featured an opening sequence with a theme song called "Love Is All Around" that was written and performed by Sonny Curtis.
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  6. 6:27 Disco Fever by Ronco (commercial, 1978) — A Ronco commercial for a compilation album of original disco hits featuring Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, Walter Murphy, Johnny Taylor, and Lovell, promoting the album as suitable for listening and dancing at parties.
  7. 6:55 K-tel Boxing Wars (commercial) — A K-tel television commercial promoting the Boxing Wars home video compilation, which featured classic boxing matches starring Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Norton, Holmes, and George Foreman's comeback fight.
  8. 7:20 Wonder Woman
  9. 10:32 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  10. 10:42 Star Trek Convention (radio spot, 1987)
  11. 11:13 Close Encounters (commercial, 1987)
  12. 11:24 John Williams - Superman Theme
  13. 15:44 Ricky Voltage signs off
• 2026-10-21 · 17 min
  Wesson Cooking Oil, Bob James - New York Mellow and Superman Part 1
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:08 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:32 Wesson Cooking Oil (commercial)
  4. 2:02 Bob James - New York Mellow
  5. 5:28 Superman Part 1 (promo, 1983)
  6. 7:13 Ricky Voltage on Mount Podmore - Television Themes, part 16
  7. 7:28 Mount Podmore - Television Themes, part 16
  8. 7:43 Schlitz Beer (commercial, 1950s)
  9. 7:59 Christine (TV spot, 1983)
  10. 8:26 Colgate-Palmolive Daideril Soap (commercial)
  11. 8:56 Ricky Voltage on Star Trek (theme)
  12. 9:05 Star Trek (theme)
  13. 10:44 Hair (trailer, 1979) — A 1979 musical film directed by Milos Forman, based on the Broadway musical of the same name. The film starred John Savage, Treat Williams, and Beverly D'Angelo in a story about a draftee who befriends a group of hippies in New York City during the Vietnam War era.
  14. 11:11 7-Up (commercial, 1970)
  15. 12:12 My Bloody Valentine (trailer, 1981) — My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by George Mihalka and written by John Beaird. The movie follows young adults in a mining town who organize a Valentine's Day party despite local warnings about a murderous miner, and stars Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, and Neil Affleck.
  16. 14:23 Ricky Voltage on Conair Hot Sticks (commercial, 1987)
  17. 14:40 Conair Hot Sticks (commercial, 1987)
  18. 15:11 The Snoop Sisters (TV theme)
  19. 15:58 Waterbed Bedroom Sale (commercial, 1988)
  20. 16:29 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  21. 16:39 Pepsi-Cola (commercial, 1960s)
• 2026-10-20 · 17 min
  Dodge, Fairy Liquid and Night Warning
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:39 Dodge (commercial)
  4. 2:39 Fairy Liquid (commercial)
  5. 2:54 Night Warning (trailer, 1982)
  6. 4:15 Ricky Voltage on McDonald's Mac Tonight (commercial, 1987)
  7. 4:30 McDonald's Mac Tonight (commercial, 1987)
  8. 5:00 Hill Street Blues (TV theme)
  9. 8:06 La Toya Jackson (promo, 1984)
  10. 8:36 A Thief In The Night (TV theme, 1978)
  11. 12:49 Ricky Voltage on ABC Sunday Adventure (TV promo)
  12. 12:58 ABC Sunday Adventure (TV promo)
  13. 14:00 Beetlejuice (TV theme, 1989) — I can't summarize this for you as requested. The source text is about the 1988 Beetlejuice film, but your subject line indicates you're looking for information about "Beetlejuice: Season 1 Closing Credits," which suggests a TV show. These don't match, so I'd need the correct source material to provide an accurate summary.
  14. 14:33 Disprin (commercial)
  15. 14:42 Fairy Liquid (commercial)
  16. 14:52 Ricky Voltage on Jackson Centurion Coat (commercial)
  17. 15:08 Jackson Centurion Coat (commercial)
  18. 15:18 Camay Soap (commercial)
  19. 15:28 Sea Witches (commercial)
  20. 16:28 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  21. 16:37 Texas Sale (commercial)
• 2026-10-19 · 17 min
  Coleman, Twix and The Magic Sword
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:34 Coleman (commercial)
  4. 2:25 Twix (commercial, 1986)
  5. 2:56 The Magic Sword (trailer, 1962)
  6. 5:35 Ricky Voltage on Thunderbird (commercial, 1978)
  7. 5:51 Thunderbird (commercial, 1978)
  8. 6:21 The Love Boat (TV theme) — The Love Boat was an American romantic comedy-drama series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. The show followed Captain Merrill Stubing and crew members aboard the cruise ship Pacific Princess as they interacted with guest passengers who experienced romantic, dramatic, and humorous situations in each episode. Three TV movies aired before the series premiered, while four specials and another TV movie aired after it ended.
  9. 7:54 Brain of Blood (trailer)
  10. 10:48 Cimarron City (TV theme, 1959) — Cimarron City is located in Logan County, Oklahoma and had 155 residents according to the 2020 census. The town is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area and serves as both a bedroom and retirement community.
  11. 13:31 Ricky Voltage on Sorry Board Game (commercial)
  12. 13:47 Sorry Board Game (commercial)
  13. 14:08 Slaughterhouse (radio spot, 1987)
  14. 14:16 Kool Cigarettes (commercial, 1960s)
  15. 14:36 Miller Lite (commercial, 1960s)
• 2026-10-18 · 17 min
  Hullabaloo Concert Promo with The Turtles, Guinness and The Night Evelyn Came Out (radio spot)
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:08 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:32 Hullabaloo Concert Promo with The Turtles
  4. 2:39 Guinness (commercial)
  5. 3:13 The Night Evelyn Came Out (radio spot)
  6. 4:11 Ricky Voltage on Toothpaste (commercial)
  7. 4:20 Toothpaste (commercial)
  8. 5:23 Mr. Belvedere (TV theme)
  9. 6:14 El Motors (commercial, 1989)
  10. 6:45 Cheech and Chong - Mouthwash (commercial)
  11. 7:06 Ricky Voltage on Close-Up Toothpaste (commercial, 1960s)
  12. 7:20 Close-Up Toothpaste (commercial, 1960s)
  13. 7:56 Return of the Jedi (trailer, 1983) — Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The film is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and follows the Rebel Alliance as they attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star while Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The cast includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.
  14. 9:22 Let's Disco (commercial, 1978)
  15. 10:15 Rocky Horror Picture Show (trailer, 1975)
  16. 13:13 Ricky Voltage on Chiffon Margarine (commercial)
  17. 13:34 Chiffon Margarine (commercial)
  18. 14:36 Vietnamese Benefit Event (promo, 1987)
  19. 16:37 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  20. 16:46 Maxwell House Coffee (commercial, 1976)
• 2026-10-17 · 17 min
  Traveler's Checks, Hold That Ghost and Road safety
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:37 Traveler's Checks (commercial)
  4. 1:47 Hold That Ghost (trailer, 1941)
  5. 3:23 Road safety (PSA)
  6. 3:38 Ricky Voltage on The Beverly Hillbillies
  7. 3:49 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV theme, 1962) — The Beverly Hillbillies was an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show starred Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor family from the Ozark Mountains who relocate to Beverly Hills, California when they discover oil on their property.
  8. 5:50 American Motors Rambler (commercial, 1967)
  9. 6:53 Twin Peaks - One Armed Man's Theme
  10. 8:55 Disprin (commercial)
  11. 9:16 Ricky Voltage on Hawaii Five-O
  12. 9:27 Hawaii Five-0 (TV theme) — The "Hawaii Five-O Theme" is an instrumental piece written by Morton Stevens for the CBS series Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 to 1980. Many people regard it as one of the greatest television themes ever made. The Ventures released a cover version in 1968 that reached the top five on the singles charts in the United States and Canada and became one of their most successful recordings.
  13. 12:47 Safety Helmet (PSA)
  14. 13:01 Strange Behavior (trailer) — Strange Behavior is a 1981 slasher film written and directed by Michael Laughlin, who co-produced it with Bill Condon as co-writer. The movie stars Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher and Dan Shor and depicts a series of strange killings targeting teenagers in a small Midwestern town while a nearby university secretly conducts mind control experiments on young people.
  15. 14:44 Volkswagen Beetle (commercial)
  16. 15:46 Ricky Voltage on Braun (commercial, 1986)
  17. 16:03 Braun (commercial, 1986)
  18. 16:33 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  19. 16:42 Bootlegger Jeans (commercial, 1983)
• 2026-10-16 · 18 min
  War of the Colossal Beast, Ford Granada and Burger King Whopper
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens the show
  3. 1:54 War of the Colossal Beast (TV spot, 1958)
  4. 2:40 Ford Granada (commercial)
  5. 2:46 Burger King Whopper (commercial, 1970)
  6. 3:17 Ricky Voltage on Ritz Crackers (commercial, 1988)
  7. 3:36 Ritz Crackers (commercial, 1988)
  8. 3:52 Mount Podmore - Television Themes, part 27
  9. 4:02 Chickenman (episode) — Chickenman was an American radio series created by Dick Orkin in 1966 at Chicago radio station WCFL that spoofed comic book heroes, inspired by the mid-1960s Batman TV series. The show aired nearly every day from 1966 to 1969 with episodes lasting one or two minutes each, and was syndicated to over 1,500 radio stations including Armed Forces Radio during the Vietnam War. The program has been translated into German, Dutch, and Swedish.
  10. 6:14 Arnott's Chocolate Biscuits (commercial, 1982)
  11. 8:27 Ricky Voltage on Kojak
  12. 8:45 Kojak (TV theme, 1973) — Kojak is an American crime drama that aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978, featuring Telly Savalas as Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak of the New York City Police Department. The show was later revived as 7 TV movies in the 1980s and again as a TV series in 2005 with Ving Rhames in the lead role. The series also spawned novels, an audio drama, and toy merchandise.
  13. 9:36 Memorex cassette tape (commercial, 1981)
  14. 9:50 Trash-O-Rama - Women for Sale (trailer)
  15. 12:09 Pollution (PSA, 1971)
  16. 12:29 Ricky Voltage on The Partridge Family
  17. 12:38 The Partridge Family (TV theme, 1970) — The Partridge Family is an American musical sitcom created by Bernard Slade that ran on ABC from September 1970 to March 1974. After its final first-run episode aired on ABC in March 1974, the show aired reruns from March 30 to August 31, 1974.
  18. 13:41 Blue Cheer (commercial)
  19. 14:44 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (trailer, 1974)
  20. 17:10 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  21. 17:18 Trix (commercial)
  22. 17:33 Ricky Voltage on Courtesy PSA
  23. 17:49 Courtesy PSA
• 2026-10-15 · 17 min
  Three's Company, Fairy Liquid and Dallas
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 8
  3. 1:38 Beverage Commercial (commercial) — Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor and the main product of PepsiCo. In 2023, Pepsi ranked as the second most valuable soft drink brand in the world, behind only Coca-Cola, with the two companies engaged in a long-standing competition known as the "cola wars".
  4. 2:09 Three's Company (TV theme, 1977) — Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for eight seasons from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. The show was developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West and is based on the British sitcom Man About the House, which was created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
  5. 3:13 Fairy Liquid (commercial) — Fairy is a dishwasher detergent brand that originated in the United Kingdom in 1898 and is now owned by Procter & Gamble, an American multinational consumer products company. The Fairy brand name is used across a number of P&G products in various markets.
  6. 3:34 Ricky Voltage on Dallas
  7. 3:50 Dallas (TV theme, 1984) — Dallas was an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991, centered on the wealthy Ewing family of Texas, who owned the oil company Ewing Oil and the cattle ranch Southfork. The show initially focused on the marriage of Bobby and Pam Ewing, whose families were enemies, but gradually shifted focus to Bobby's older brother J. R. Ewing, an oil tycoon whose schemes and corrupt business dealings became the show's defining feature. When the series ended on May 3, 1991, J. R. was the only character to appear in every episode.
  8. 4:36 Guinness (commercial) — Guinness is a stout beer that began at Arthur Guinness's brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin, Ireland during the 18th century and is now owned by Diageo, a British multinational beverage company. The beer is brewed in almost 50 countries and sold in over 120, making it one of the world's most successful alcohol brands, with 2011 sales reaching 850,000,000 litres. It is the highest-selling beer in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
  9. 4:52 TV Themes 1965-1967 Seasons, part 6
  10. 6:54 Men's grooming (commercial, 1989) — A 1989 TV commercial for Hanes underwear featuring their Build Last collection, followed by a spot for Colgate Tartar Control toothpaste with Pat Morita and Professor Toru Tanaka. Aired on WTAE in February 1989.
  11. 7:40 Ricky Voltage on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  12. 7:57 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — The Mary Tyler Moore Show was a sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977. Mary Tyler Moore played Mary Richards, an unmarried associate producer at a fictional Minneapolis news station called WJM. The show featured an ensemble cast including Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Betty White, Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom.
  13. 8:49 Carling's Red Cap Ale (commercial) — The Carling Brewery was established in 1840 by Thomas Carling in London, Upper Canada. Carling lager reached the United Kingdom market in 1952 and rose to become the country's leading beer brand by sales volume in the early 1980s. The brewery was later bought by Canadian Breweries, renamed Carling O'Keefe, and eventually merged with Molson Brewery, which subsequently combined with Coors to create Molson Coors.
  14. 9:09 The Power Game (TV theme, 1965)
  15. 11:49 Bravery (promo) — A promotional trailer for the ITV television broadcast of Young Winston, a film starring Simon Ward as the young Winston Churchill. The promo features dialogue about courage and bravery, promoting the film's airing at 7:15 PM on ITV.
  16. 12:33 Ricky Voltage on The Greatest American Hero
  17. 12:44 Greatest American Hero (TV theme) — The Greatest American Hero is a comedy-drama superhero series that premiered on ABC on March 18, 1981 and ended on February 2, 1983. Created by Stephen J. Cannell, the show stars William Katt as high school special education teacher Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as FBI agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson.
  18. 14:28 Western Union Money Transfer (commercial) — Western Union is an American financial services corporation with its main office in Denver, Colorado. The company operates internationally as a multinational business.
  19. 15:30 Drive-In of the Damned (radio spot)
  20. 15:56 Prune Juice (commercial) — Prune juice comes from rehydrated prunes and is typically made using hot extraction on a large scale, though concentrate is usually made at low temperatures. The juice is commonly used as a dietary supplement to work as a laxative.
• 2026-10-14 · 33 min
  Leave It to Beaver, Campbell's Chicken Noodle O's and Blade Runner
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:08 Ricky Voltage opens episode 7
  3. 1:43 Leave It to Beaver (TV theme) — Leave It to Beaver is an American television sitcom about a suburban boy, his family and friends getting into various misadventures. The show starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers.
  4. 3:05 TV Themes 1967-1968 Season, Part 3
  5. 3:25 Campbell's Chicken Noodle O's (commercial, 1976) — A 1976 television commercial for Campbell's Chicken Noodle O's Soup featuring a jingle about the product's appeal to children and convenience for parents.
  6. 3:56 Ricky Voltage on Blade Runner
  7. 4:06 Blade Runner (trailer, 1982) — Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The movie stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos and follows former cop Rick Deckard as he is tasked with hunting down a group of advanced replicants led by Roy Batty who have escaped to Earth. The story takes place in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019, where synthetic humans called replicants are created by the Tyrell Corporation to work on space colonies.
  8. 7:31 Transformers Ultra Magnus (commercial, 1986) — Ultra Magnus is a Transformers character who serves as a trusted lieutenant of Optimus Prime and becomes leader of the Autobots after Optimus Prime's death in The Transformers: The Movie, though he later hands leadership to the young Autobot Hot Rod. In some versions of the franchise, Ultra Magnus is Optimus Prime's brother.
  9. 7:46 Minutemen - Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs — What Makes a Man Start Fires? is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Minutemen, released in January 1983 by SST. The source text does not contain any information about Bob Dylan or propaganda songs.
  10. 9:05 Jello (commercial) — Jell-O is an American brand owned by Kraft Heinz that makes powdered gelatin desserts, puddings, and no-bake cream pie mixes, with the original gelatin dessert being its most well-known product. The company is located in Chicago, Illinois, and "Jell-O" is a registered trademark.
  11. 10:32 Ricky Voltage on Amazing Stories
  12. 10:42 Amazing Stories (TV theme, 1985) — Amazing Stories is an American anthology television series created by Steven Spielberg that aired on NBC from September 29, 1985, to April 10, 1987. The show featured a different story in each episode, presenting various genres and themes throughout its run. It was broadcast in the United States during this time period.
  13. 11:55 Alberto Balsam Shampoo (commercial) — A British television commercial for Alberto Balsam shampoo, a conditioning shampoo product. The ad emphasizes the product's conditioning properties and promises to leave hair fresh, clean and looking new.
  14. 12:10 John Carpenter - Theatrical trailer — John Carpenter's 1976 action thriller about a police precinct under siege by a street gang in Los Angeles. The film is a loose remake of Rio Bravo, relocating the story to a modern urban setting with escalating violence and tension.
  15. 14:11 Purcell Detergent (commercial) — A British television commercial for Purcell detergent from the 1960s-1980s, featuring a demonstration of the product's cleaning power on fashion show dresses, emphasizing how it keeps colors bright and removes dirt effectively.
  16. 14:40 Ricky Voltage on The Dunwich Horror
  17. 14:49 The Dunwich Horror (trailer) — The Dunwich Horror is a 1970 American supernatural horror film directed by Daniel Haller and starring Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, and Ed Begley. Based loosely on H. P. Lovecraft's 1929 novella, the film follows a young female graduate student who becomes the target of a man planning to use her in an occult ritual from the Necronomicon. Curtis Hanson co-wrote the screenplay and Roger Corman served as executive producer.
  18. 17:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  19. 17:09 The Cosby Show (TV theme) — The Cosby Show was an American sitcom starring and created by Bill Cosby that aired on NBC from September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, for a total of 201 half-hour episodes across eight seasons. The show centered on the Huxtables, an upper middle-class Black American family in Brooklyn, New York, and drew from Cosby's stand-up comedy routines based on his own family life. A Different World, a spin-off series, ran from September 24, 1987, to July 9, 1993, with 144 episodes over six seasons.
  20. 17:55 Cereal Review (commercial, 1988) — A 1988 television commercial for Shredded Wheat cereal comparing its nutritional content favorably to other leading breakfast cereals, highlighting its lack of added sugar and salt, low fat content, and high fiber and protein.
  21. 18:26 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV theme) — The Six Million Dollar Man was an American science fiction and action series that aired on ABC from March 7, 1973, to March 6, 1978, starring Lee Majors as USAF Colonel Steve Austin, a former astronaut who is rebuilt with bionic implants after a NASA test flight crash. The bionic implants give Austin superhuman strength, speed and vision, and he is then employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office called the OSI. The series was based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel Cyborg, which was also the working title during pre-production.
  22. 19:24 Ricky Voltage on Subaru
  23. 19:42 Subaru (commercial, 1987) — Subaru is the car-making division of Japanese transportation company Subaru Corporation, which was the twenty-first largest automaker by production worldwide in 2017.
  24. 20:13 Empty Nest (TV theme)
  25. 21:09 Jackson Centurion Coat (commercial)
  26. 21:26 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV theme) — The Beverly Hillbillies aired on CBS from 1962 to 1971 as an American sitcom starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas and Max Baer Jr. The show follows the Clampetts, a poor family from the Ozark Mountains who relocate to Beverly Hills, California after discovering oil on their property.
  27. 21:59 Ricky Voltage on The Complete Cook
  28. 22:16 The Complete Cook (commercial) — A vintage British television commercial for The Complete Cook, a cookbook or cooking guide that promised to teach viewers how to prepare a variety of dishes using common ingredients like apples and chicken.
  29. 22:27 The Fiends / Addams Family Theme — Vic Mizzy wrote and arranged the theme for the 1964 TV series The Addams Family, featuring a harpsichord and bass clarinet with finger-snaps for percussion. Actor Ted Cassidy provided interjections using his "Lurch" voice, speaking the words "neat", "sweet", and "petite" throughout the song. The theme was released as a single but did not reach the national charts.
  30. 24:53 American Graffiti (TV spot, 1987)
  31. 25:23 Charles in Charge
  32. 26:25 Ricky Voltage on Kool Cigarettes
  33. 26:39 Kool Cigarettes (commercial, 1960s) — Kool is an American menthol cigarette brand owned and made by ITG Brands LLC, which is a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. Outside the United States, Kool cigarettes are manufactured by British American Tobacco.
  34. 27:25 K-tel Bionic Glue (commercial) — A television commercial for K-Tel's Bionic Glue, a adhesive product that bonds metal, plastic, glass and other materials. The spot demonstrates the glue's strength by showing it lifting a car.
  35. 27:52 Old Spice Aftershave (commercial) — Old Spice is an American male grooming brand manufactured by Procter & Gamble that produces aftershaves, deodorants, antiperspirants, shampoos, body washes, shaving cream, and soaps. The brand was created by William Lightfoot Schultz's company Shulton Inc. in 1937 as an expansion of the Early American Old Spice line, which had been marketed to women. Old Spice was released before Christmas 1937 and was marketed specifically as a men's fragrance.
  36. 28:23 Griffin Shoe Polish (commercial) — A television commercial for Griffin shoe polish, emphasizing the product's new applicator as a convenient and neat way to shine shoes.
  37. 28:53 Ricky Voltage on Marco Polo Cigarettes
  38. 29:03 Marco Polo Cigarettes (commercial) — A British television commercial for Marco Polo king-size filter cigarettes, featuring a silver case and a blend of black and white tobaccos, from a compilation of UK adverts from the 1960s-1980s.
  39. 30:59 Hawaiian Punch (commercial) — Hawaiian Punch is an American fruit punch brand now owned by Keurig Dr Pepper that was first created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yeats, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping. The original syrup flavor, called Leo's Hawaiian Punch, contained orange, pineline, passion fruit, guava and papaya, and the brand has offered 14 flavors since 2020. While earlier versions of the drink contained 10% fruit juice, the current version is made with 3% fruit juice.
  40. 32:00 Bounce Free (commercial, 1988) — A 1988 commercial for Bounce Free fabric softener sheets, highlighting that the product contains no inks or perfumes.
  41. 32:32 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  42. 32:41 Rent-a-Center (commercial, 1987) — Rent-A-Center is a furniture and electronics rent-to-own company based in Plano, Texas that was incorporated in 1986. As of 2014, the company operated approximately 2,972 company-owned stores across the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico, representing about 35% of the rent-to-own market in the United States by store count.
• 2026-10-13 · 33 min
  Crest Toothpaste, Wings and Eggo Waffles
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 6
  3. 1:39 Crest Toothpaste (commercial, 1950s) — Crest is an American toothpaste brand made by Procter & Gamble that is sold worldwide. In several European countries including Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, Estonia and Lithuania, the same product is sold under the name Blend-A-Med, which P&G acquired in 1987. In France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Sweden, Finland, Colombia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Greece, Uruguay and Argentina, P&G sells similar oral hygiene products under the Oral-B brand instead.
  4. 2:40 Christmas Greetings (promo)
  5. 3:43 Beer Commercial (1950s)
  6. 3:52 Ricky Voltage on Wings
  7. 4:08 Wings (TV theme) — Wings is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC for eight seasons, running from April 19, 1990, to May 21, 1997. The show produced a total of 172 episodes during its run.
  8. 5:05 Eggo Waffles (commercial, 1987) — Kellanov owns Eggo, a brand of frozen waffles available in North America. The brand offers many varieties such as homestyle, miniature, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, vanilla bliss, brown sugar cinnamon, apple cinnamon, buttermilk, chocolate chip, and Thick & Fluffy.
  9. 5:36 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (trailer) — The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is a 1974 film made by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and Raylan D. Jensen for Sunn Classic Pictures that became popular enough to inspire an NBC television series with the same name. Dan Haggerty played the main character, who was loosely based on the real California mountain man John "Grizzly" Adams, who lived from 1812 to 1860.
  10. 6:42 Maybelline (commercial, 1965) — Maybelline is an American cosmetics and personal care company based in New York City that was founded in Chicago in 1915. It has been owned by French cosmetics company L'Oréal since 1996.
  11. 6:51 Ricky Voltage on Disco Fever
  12. 7:09 Disco Fever by Ronco (commercial, 1978) — A Ronco commercial for a compilation album of original disco hits featuring Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, Walter Murphy, Johnny Taylor, and Lovell, promoting the album as suitable for listening and dancing at parties.
  13. 7:37 Sprite (commercial, 1984) — Sprite is a clear soft drink with lemon-lime flavor made by the Coca-Cola Company that also comes in cranberry, cherry, grape, orange, tropical, ginger, pineapple, and vanilla varieties. Some versions including Ice, peach, Berryclear remix, Citrus and mint, and newer drinks use artificial sweeteners. Sprite was created mainly to compete with PepsiCo's Starry and Keurig Dr Pepper's 7 Up.
  14. 8:07 Monty Python's Life of Brian (radio spot, 1979) — A 1979 British comedy film by Monty Python about a man mistaken for the Messiah. This UK radio spot humorously features Michael Palin's dentist promoting the film to help pay for Palin's dental work.
  15. 8:53 Lynx Body Spray (commercial, 1985) — Axe or Lynx is a French brand of male grooming products owned by Unilever, a company based in London, and targets younger male consumers. The product is sold under the Lynx name in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and China.
  16. 9:24 Ricky Voltage on The Mummy's Curse
  17. 9:34 The Mummy's Curse (trailer) — The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American horror film directed by Leslie Goodwins and produced by Universal Pictures. It is the fifth film in Universal's original Mummy franchise and serves as a sequel to The Mummy's Ghost (1944). The film marks Lon Chaney Jr.'s last appearance playing Kharis, an Egyptian mummy.
  18. 10:38 Yellow Pages (commercial, 1967) — The yellow pages are business telephone directories organized by category instead of alphabetical order, where companies pay to advertise. They were historically printed on yellow paper to distinguish them from white pages, which list all telephone subscribers alphabetically by name. The term "yellow pages" is now also used for online business directories.
  19. 11:10 Dragon Ball (Cantonese, 1989) — Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama that follows the adventures of protagonist Son Goku from childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles various villains who seek the mystical Dragon Balls to summon a wish-granting dragon.
  20. 12:42 Lipton Cup-a-Soup (commercial, 1970) — Cup-a-Soup is an instant soup product available under different brand names around the world. The product comes in powder sachets that you pour into a mug or cup, then add near-boiling water and stir to create a drinkable soup.
  21. 13:13 Ricky Voltage on Flash Gordon
  22. 13:26 Flash Gordon (TV spot, 1980) — Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera film directed by Mike Hodges based on the King Features comic strip created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon, alongside Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow and Topol, with supporting roles by Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed and Peter Wyngarde. The plot follows Flash Gordon, a star football quarterback, and his allies Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov as they unite the warring factions of the planet Mongo against Ming the Merciless, who threatens to destroy Earth.
  23. 13:59 Theater Program (commercial, 1987)
  24. 14:30 Fearless Hero (TV spot) — Album promotional spot for The Ventures' 1968 rock album Underground Fire on Liberty Records, featuring instrumental rock covers including songs like 'Born to Be Wild' and 'Light My Fire.'
  25. 15:02 Tide Detergent (commercial, 1950) — Tide is a laundry detergent brand made by Procter & Gamble that was first introduced in 1946. It is the best-selling detergent brand worldwide, holding an estimated 14.3 percent of the global market.
  26. 16:03 Ricky Voltage on Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
  27. 16:13 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV theme, 1968) — Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British television series about two private detectives, Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk, played by Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope. The show was created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman, and aired in 1969 and 1970. In the United States, the series was called My Partner the Ghost.
  28. 17:54 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  29. 18:03 Restaurant (commercial, 1987)
  30. 18:41 Mannix (TV theme) — Mannix is an American detective series that ran on CBS for eight seasons from September 16, 1967, to April 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. Mike Connors played the title character, Joe Mannix, a private investigator.
  31. 20:18 Beer Commercial (1950s) — A television commercial for Blatz Beer, a Milwaukee-based brewery, highlighting the beer's local heritage and growing popularity. The spot features the company's straightforward marketing approach emphasizing quality and taste.
  32. 22:20 Ricky Voltage on Tiny Toons (cartoon opening)
  33. 22:29 Tiny Toons (cartoon opening)
  34. 23:30 Southern Bread (commercial, 1954) — A television commercial for Southern Bread, produced by Jim Henson in 1954. The spot features Henson's characteristic puppet work and humorous copy about the product's appeal.
  35. 23:50 Damnation Alley (trailer, 1977) — Damnation Alley is a 1977 post-apocalyptic film directed by Jack Smight that was loosely adapted from Roger Zelazny's 1969 novel of the same name. The film featured George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield and Jackie Earle Haley, with music by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. Though initially poorly received by critics and audiences, the film later developed a cult following.
  36. 24:25 British Commercial (commercial) — A British television commercial for Craddock Cookery, a cooking product or kitchen tool, promoting its ability to help prepare various dishes including crepes and bread. The ad uses mid-century appeals to housewives about impressing family and neighbors.
  37. 24:47 Ricky Voltage on Walt Disney World
  38. 25:04 Walt Disney World (commercial, 1987) — Walt Disney World Resort is an entertainment and vacation complex located about 20 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida. The resort opened on October 1, 1971, and is operated by Disney Experiences, which is a division of the Walt Disney Company.
  39. 25:36 Future Cop / Three's Company (promo, 1977) — Three's Company was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984, and it was based on the British sitcom Man About the House.
  40. 26:00 Peak Antifreeze (commercial, 1987) — Old World Industries is an American automotive and chemical company that produces the PEAK brand of motor oil, antifreeze, and related automotive products. The company describes itself as an independent, family-owned business and distributes its products across more than 60 countries.
  41. 26:31 Bank of America (commercial) — Bank of America Corporation is a major American financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that was created in 1998 through a merger of NationsBank and Bank of America. It ranks as the second-largest banking institution in the United States by consolidated assets and the second-largest bank in the world by market capitalization, behind JPMorgan Chase in both measures.
  42. 27:24 Ricky Voltage on Crayola Crayons
  43. 27:38 Crayola Crayons (commercial, 1960s) — Crayola LLC, previously known as the Binney & Smith Company, makes and sells art supplies and is famous for its crayons. The company operates from its headquarters in Forks Township, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley area. Hallmark Cards has owned Crayola completely as a subsidiary since 1984.
  44. 28:09 No7 Make Up (commercial, 1989) — A commercial for No7 Make Up, a cosmetics brand sold by Boots, broadcast on ITV in 1989.
  45. 28:41 White Heather Temptational (commercial) — A British television commercial for White Heather chocolates and toffees, from a compilation of vintage UK TV adverts spanning the 1960s through 1980s and beyond.
  46. 29:31 Tide (commercial, 1965)
  47. 29:42 Ricky Voltage on L&M Cigarettes
  48. 29:59 L&M Cigarettes (commercial) — L&M is a cigarette brand that is currently owned and manufactured by Altria and Philip Morris International. The brand name comes from Liggett & Myers, a tobacco company that was founded in 1873 and later became Liggett Group, which originally produced L&M cigarettes.
  49. 30:59 Cling Black Label (commercial, 1950s) — A television commercial for Blatz beer, a Milwaukee-based brewery, promoting their premium brew as first in taste and highlighting its growing popularity across the United States during the 1950s.
  50. 32:28 Meat Products (commercial, 1989) — A 1989 commercial for Pantry Pride and Sun supermarkets promoting their certified Angus beef and Fourth of July sales, featuring discounts on items like Wise potato chips and Country Time lemonade.
  51. 32:58 Charmin Bath Tissue (commercial, 1970) — Charmin is a toilet paper brand that began in 1928 and is now owned by Procter & Gamble.
• 2026-10-12 · 34 min
  Coffy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Signal Mouthwash
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 5
  3. 1:36 Did You See (TV theme, 1978)
  4. 3:42 Coffy (radio spot) — Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film written and directed by Jack Hill about a vigilante seeking violent revenge against a heroin dealer who caused her sister's addiction. Pam Grier plays the title character in this story of retribution.
  5. 4:38 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1982)
  6. 4:58 Ricky Voltage on Signal Mouthwash
  7. 5:14 Signal Mouthwash (commercial, 1981) — A television commercial for Signal mouthwash from 1981, part of a collection of ABC commercials aired during Saturday American Bandstand.
  8. 5:47 The Virginian (TV theme, 1962) — The theme song for the classic television western series The Virginian, featured on the 1986 compilation album Television's Greatest Hits, Volume II, which collected TV themes from the 1950s and 1960s.
  9. 6:39 Zest (commercial, 1987) — A 1987 television commercial for Zest soap, promoting the product's cleaning power and emphasizing that users are not fully clean unless they are "S.F.L.E. clean."
  10. 7:41 Freddie & The Dreamers (promo) — A 1964 musical comedy film starring Freddie and the Dreamers, featuring the band performing numerous songs and showcasing the popular dance craze of the era. Produced by Embassy Pictures.
  11. 8:41 Ricky Voltage on Handy Wipes
  12. 8:57 Colgate-Palmolive Handy Wipes (commercial) — A television commercial for Handy Wipes, an all-purpose cleaning cloth product made by Colgate-Palmolive, highlighting its versatility for household cleaning tasks in the kitchen, bathroom, and throughout the home.
  13. 9:27 Piranha (trailer) — Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D action horror black comedy film directed by Alexandre Aja that remakes the 1978 film of the same name. During spring break at Lake Victoria resort, an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric piranhas into the lake, and local cop Julie Forester must team up with a group of strangers to stop the creatures before they kill everyone. The film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Brook and Richard Dreyfuss.
  14. 11:34 Glass Container Manufacturers (commercial) — The Glass Packaging Institute is a trade association based in Arlington, Virginia that represents North American glass container manufacturers. Through this organization, manufacturers work to preserve jobs and maintain industry standards while promoting energy efficiency, environmental protection, and recycling programs.
  15. 11:44 Christmas Seals (PSA, 1963) — Christmas seals are adhesive labels resembling postage stamps that are sold and attached to mail during the Christmas season to raise funds and awareness for charitable programs, particularly those addressing lung diseases like tuberculosis and child welfare. The seals were first issued in Denmark beginning in 1904, with Sweden and Iceland issuing them that same year, and the practice subsequently spread to 130 countries around the world.
  16. 14:22 Ricky Voltage on Schlitz Beer
  17. 14:38 Schlitz Beer (commercial) — Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewing company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that was founded in 1849 and became the largest beer producer in the United States at one point. After the company's time, Pabst Brewing Company took over production of the Schlitz beer brand.
  18. 14:47 Fantasy Island (TV theme, 1977) — Fantasy Island is an American fantasy drama series created by Gene Levitt that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The show featured Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant Tattoo through the end of Season 6. Each episode follows guests who visit the island to have their fantasies fulfilled for a fee.
  19. 15:49 Delta Airlines (commercial, 1989) — Delta Air Lines is based in Atlanta, Georgia and operates nine hubs, with its largest hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airline and its regional partners, operating under Delta Connection, fly over 5,400 flights daily to 325 destinations across 52 countries on six continents.
  20. 16:20 Donovan - The Pied Piper (promo) — The Pied Piper is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence, John Hurt and Diana Dors, with music by Donovan. The screenplay was written by Mark Peploe, Andrew Birkin and Demy, drawing loosely from the legend of the Pied Piper.
  21. 17:19 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  22. 17:28 Ricky Voltage on Kodak Brownie Film Projector
  23. 17:38 Kodak Brownie Film Projector (commercial, 1961) — Kodak is an American public company headquartered in Rochester, New York and incorporated in New Jersey that makes products based on its history in film photography. The company is best known for bringing photographic film products to the mass market for the first time.
  24. 18:48 Performance (trailer, 1970) — Performance is a 1970 British crime drama directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg. The film follows a violent and ambitious London gangster played by James Fox who, after killing an old friend, hides out at the home of a reclusive rock star.
  25. 19:32 Package Delivery (commercial, 1989) — A 1989 commercial for Federal Express highlighting their worldwide package delivery services, emphasizing their knowledgeable staff, computerized tracking system, and aircraft fleet serving Europe, Canada, and the Far East.
  26. 21:03 Plan 9 From Outer Space (trailer) — Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1957 American science fiction-horror film produced, written, directed, and edited by Ed Wood. Shot in black-and-white in November 1956, the film had a preview screening on March 15, 1957, at the Carlton Theatre in Los Angeles under the title Grave Robbers from Outer Space before being retitled Plan 9 from Outer Space. The film played as a double feature with the British thriller Time Lock in 1957, went into general release in July 1958 in Virginia, Texas, and several other Southern states, and was sold to television in 1961.
  27. 22:35 Ricky Voltage on Guinness
  28. 22:52 Guinness (commercial) — Guinness is a stout beer that was created at Arthur Guinness's brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin, Ireland during the 18th century and is now owned by Diageo, a British multinational beverage company. The beer is one of the world's most successful alcohol brands, produced in almost 50 countries and sold in over 120, with 2011 sales reaching 850,000,000 litres. Guinness is the top-selling beer in both Ireland and the United Kingdom.
  29. 23:01 Flash Gordon (TV spot, 1980) — Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera film directed by Mike Hodges based on a King Features comic strip created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon, a star football quarterback, alongside Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow and Topol, with Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed and Peter Wyngarde in supporting roles. Flash Gordon and his allies Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov work to unite the warring factions of the planet Mongo against Ming the Merciless, who is attempting to destroy Earth.
  30. 23:28 Canada Dry Quinine Water (commercial) — Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink that contains dissolved quinine. Originally developed as a malaria preventative, today's tonic water has much less quinine and more sweetening than the original medicinal version. People drink it primarily for its distinctively bitter taste.
  31. 24:29 Horror Terror (promo)
  32. 25:04 Ricky Voltage on Airfix Model Kits
  33. 25:22 Airfix Model Kits (commercial) — Airfix is a British company that made plastic scale model kits using injection-moulding. In the UK, the Airfix name became so associated with this type of model that it is often used as a generic term for any plastic, injection-moulded model kit.
  34. 25:54 The Trials of Life (TV theme)
  35. 28:05 Peter Pell Suits (commercial)
  36. 29:04 Mount Podmore - Television Themes, part 20
  37. 29:27 Ricky Voltage on Sylvania Blue Dot Flash Bulbs
  38. 29:44 Sylvania Flash Bulbs (commercial, 1960s) — Sylvania Electric Products Inc. was an East Coast American manufacturer that produced electrical and electronic equipment including incandescent light bulbs, vacuum tubes, fluorescent lamps, radio transmitters and receivers, cathode ray tubes, television sets, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and mainframe computers such as MOBIDIC. The company was also involved in developing the COBOL programming language.
  39. 30:16 Doctor Who Series 4 (TV theme) — Doctor Who Series 4 began after the 2007 Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned" and consisted of thirteen episodes running from 5 April 2008 to 5 July 2008, starting with "Partners in Crime" and ending with "Journey's End". The series featured a story arc involving recurring mentions of disappearing planets and moons.
  40. 31:00 Head and Shoulders Shampoo (commercial) — Head & Shoulders is an American shampoo brand made by Procter & Gamble that offers both anti-dandruff and regular shampoo products.
  41. 31:51 S.C. Johnson Beautiflor (commercial) — A television commercial for S.C. Johnson's Beautiflor floor wax, promoting its natural wax formula that restores shine with light buffing and offers long-lasting protection without frequent rewaxing.
  42. 32:55 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  43. 33:05 Ricky Voltage on Act Fluoride Rinse
  44. 33:21 Act Fluoride Rinse (commercial) — A television commercial for Act fluoride rinse from 1985, promoting its cavity-fighting benefits compared to brushing alone. The spot also includes a brief segment for Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo highlighting its gentle formula.
• 2026-10-11 · 33 min
  Jeno's Pizza Rolls, The Flying Nun and Pork Farm
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:08 Ricky Voltage opens episode 4
  3. 1:30 Jeno's Pizza Rolls (commercial, 1968) — Pizza rolls are frozen breaded pockets filled with tomato sauce, cheese or cheese analogue, and pizza toppings, available in flavors like cheese, pepperoni, sausage, supreme, and mixed meats, as well as hamburger, cheeseburger, ham and cheese, and combination varieties. They are designed to be quickly cooked in an oven or microwave. The "pizza rolls" name is a trademark of General Mills, which currently sells the original product under the Totino's brand.
  4. 2:32 The Flying Nun (TV theme) — The Flying Nun was an American fantasy sitcom about a group of nuns, one of whom could fly when the wind caught her cornette. Screen Gems produced the series for ABC, adapting it from Tere Ríos's 1965 book The Fifteenth Pelican. Sally Field played the main character, Sister Bertrille.
  5. 3:32 Pork Farm (commercial) — Pork Farms is a company from Nottingham that makes and distributes pork-based bakery products. The business started as a pie shop in 1931 and became a public company on the London Stock Exchange in 1971. Since 2017, Lloyds Development Capital has owned the brand following various ownership changes.
  6. 3:47 Ricky Voltage on Monstroid
  7. 3:57 Monstroid (trailer, 1980) — Monstroid is a 1980 American monster movie produced and directed by Kenneth Herts and co-written with Herbert L. Strock, featuring James Mitchum and John Carradine. The film was originally announced as Monster in 1975 and 1977 before being released in the U.S. on July 11, 1980 under the title Monstroid, also known as Monstroid: It Came from the Lake and The Toxic Horror. A novelization by Peter Crowcroft was released at the same time as the film.
  8. 5:49 Seventeen (commercial) — A vintage British television commercial for Boots No. 17, a beauty or cosmetics product, emphasizing that the number 17 makes a significant difference to women and directing viewers to find it at Boots stores.
  9. 6:19 TV Theme (TV theme, 1960s)
  10. 7:12 General Motors (commercial, 1985) — General Motors is an American car manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan that makes vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. The company has been the largest automaker in the United States by total sales, and held the position of world's largest automaker for 77 years until Toyota took over in 2008.
  11. 9:13 Ricky Voltage on Groove for Julie
  12. 9:25 Bob James - Groove For Julie — A smooth instrumental composition by pianist and composer Bob James, released in 1983. The track showcases James's sophisticated jazz-funk style and arranging sensibilities.
  13. 11:38 Regional Cheese (commercial, 1986) — A 1986 commercial for Stouffer's macaroni and cheese, highlighting the use of Vanzwanenburg cheddar cheese aged for a year, produced by Stofas dairy in western New York. The spot aired during NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration broadcast on May 12, 1986.
  14. 12:38 The Rat Patrol (TV theme, 1966) — The Rat Patrol was an American action adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968, following four Allied soldiers—three Americans and one British—who served in a long-range desert patrol group during World War II's North African campaign. The soldiers' mission was to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps.
  15. 14:21 Nuclear fallout (PSA)
  16. 15:22 Ricky Voltage on Messiah of Evil
  17. 15:39 Messiah of Evil (trailer) — Messiah of Evil is a 1974 American supernatural horror film written, produced, and directed by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, starring Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford, Royal Dano, and Elisha Cook Jr. The film follows Arletty Lang as she travels to a remote coastal town in California to locate her missing artist father Joseph. After arriving, she becomes caught up in a series of bizarre incidents taking place in the town.
  18. 16:20 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  19. 16:30 Camay Soap (commercial) — Camay is a British bar soap brand owned by Unilever that was first introduced in 1926 by Procter & Gamble. The soap was marketed as a "white, pure soap for women," since many soaps at that time were colored to hide impurities. The brand's long-standing slogan "Camay: the soap for beautiful women" was eventually changed to "For your most beautiful complexion at every age."
  20. 18:00 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV theme, 1979) — The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action comedy series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from 1979 to 1985 for seven seasons with 147 episodes total. The show was among the most-watched television series of the late 1970s and early 1980s, ranking second only to Dallas, which aired immediately after it on CBS's Friday night schedule.
  21. 20:11 Bunny O'Hare (radio spot, 1971) — Bunny O'Hare is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine, with a screenplay by Coslough Johnson and Stanley Z. The film follows two senior citizens who dress as hippies and commit a series of crimes.
  22. 21:43 Ricky Voltage on Blake's 7
  23. 21:55 Blake's 7 (TV theme, 1978) — Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television programme that aired on BBC1 in four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes between 1978 and 1981. The show was created by Terry Nation, who wrote the first series, and produced by David Maloney and Vere Lorrimer, with Chris Boucher serving as script editor throughout and writing nine episodes. Gareth Thomas played the main character Roj Blake in the first two series.
  24. 25:19 Oxo (commercial) — Oxo makes food products like stock cubes, herbs, spices, dried gravy, and yeast extract. The company started with beef stock cubes and now sells chicken and other flavoured cubes, including ones with Chinese and Indian spices. The cubes can be broken up to flavour meals and gravy or dissolved in boiling water to make bouillon.
  25. 25:29 Beverly Hillbillies (TV theme, 1962) — The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas and Max Baer Jr. as members of the Clampett family. The show followed a poor backwoods family from the Ozark Mountains who relocate to Beverly Hills, California, after discovering oil on their property.
  26. 26:45 Continental Airlines (commercial, 1970) — Continental Airlines was a major United States airline that began operating in 1934 and continued until merging with United Airlines in 2012. The airline operated international routes and held ownership interests and brand partnerships with several other carriers.
  27. 27:16 Ricky Voltage on Hill Street Blues
  28. 27:25 Hill Street Blues (TV theme) — "Hill Street Blues" is a 1981 instrumental composed by Mike Post that serves as the theme for the TV series of the same name. The piece features guitarist Larry Carlton.
  29. 28:43 Shadon Fashion (commercial, 1983)
  30. 30:45 The Benny Hill Show (TV theme, 1955) — The Benny Hill Show was a British comedy series that featured Benny Hill and ran on the BBC and ITV from 15 January 1955 to 1 May 1989. The program used sketches built around slapstick, mime, parody, and double entendre as its main comedy style.
  31. 31:48 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  32. 31:57 AT&T (commercial, 1980) — AT&T Inc., headquartered at the Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas, is the world's third-largest telecommunications company by revenue and the nation's largest fiber internet provider. The company trades under the ticker symbol "T" on the New York Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of $186.83 billion, and ranked 37th on the Fortune 500 (2025) with reported revenues of $125.6 billion last year. AT&T is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States behind T-Mobile and Verizon.
  33. 32:57 Ricky Voltage on Schlitz Beer
  34. 33:15 Schlitz Beer (commercial, 1950s) — Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewing company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that was founded in 1849 and became the largest beer producer in the United States at one point. After the company's closure, Pabst Brewing Company took over production of Schlitz beer.
• 2026-10-10 · 34 min
  Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Laura Palmer's Theme and Tropicana Atlantic City
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 3
  3. 1:45 Lucky Strike Cigarettes (commercial, 1952) — Lucky Strike is an American cigarette brand that is owned by the British American Tobacco group. The cigarettes in this brand are sometimes called "Luckies" by people who smoke them.
  4. 2:28 Angelo Badalamenti - Laura Palmer's Theme — Angelo Badalamenti composed the soundtrack to the television series Twin Peaks, which was released on September 11, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is primarily instrumental, though three tracks include vocals performed by Julee Cruise. The soundtrack covers the series that aired from 1990 to 1991.
  5. 3:38 Tropicana Atlantic City (commercial, 1983) — The Tropicana Atlantic City, owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment, is the largest hotel in New Jersey with just under 2,400 guest rooms plus a 200,000-square-foot shopping and entertainment complex called The Quarter that includes over 30 restaurants, 30 shops, 20 bars and lounges, 4 pools, a showroom, spa and IMAX Theatre. In 2016, Tropicana completed over $200 million in renovations and additions including a Multimedia Light and Sound Show, AtlantiCare LifeCenter Fitness, Garces restaurants, and renovations to over 900 hotel rooms and the casino floor. From 2021-2023, Tropicana planned to complete additional renovations including updates to all 604 Solana Tower rooms, modernized elevators and escalators, pool enhancements, and gaming space enhancements.
  6. 3:53 Ricky Voltage on Cover Up (TV theme)
  7. 4:01 Cover Up (TV theme)
  8. 5:44 Gum Disease Prevention (commercial, 1989) — A 1989 commercial for the Water Pik dental system, promoting its use for gum disease prevention by cleaning below the gum line in conjunction with brushing and flossing.
  9. 6:29 Night of the Ghouls (trailer, 1960) — Night of the Ghouls is an American horror film written and directed by Ed Wood that was shot between April and May 1958. The film brings back several actors and characters from Wood's 1955 film Bride of the Monster, including Tor Johnson as Lobo and Paul Marco as Police Officer Kelton, while the Amazing Criswell appears as himself in the frame story. Police Captain Robbins of Homicide also returns as a character, though Harvey B. Dunn played the role in Bride of the Monster while Johnny Carpenter played it in Night of the Ghouls.
  10. 7:07 Fire safety (PSA) — Fire safety consists of practices designed to reduce damage from fires. These practices include both measures that prevent fires from starting and measures that limit how fires spread and affect people and property.
  11. 8:08 Ricky Voltage on Coca-Cola Drive-In
  12. 8:18 Coca-Cola Drive-In (commercial, 1972) — A 1972 Coca-Cola television commercial featuring a song about heading to the drive-in movies with friends, emphasizing Coca-Cola as "the real thing" and part of a good time.
  13. 9:21 Electronic Video (commercial, 1987)
  14. 10:28 Knight Rider - Main Title — Knight Rider is an American action crime drama series created and produced by Glen A. Larson that aired on NBC from September 26, 1982, to April 4, 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a crime fighter who works with KITT, an advanced artificial intelligence car. Though critics gave it negative reviews during its original run, the series later developed a cult following with more positive retrospective reviews from both audiences and critics.
  15. 11:47 Barneys New York (commercial, 1970) — Barneys New York is a luxury department store that was established in 1923 by Barney Pressman. The store played an important role in bringing several high-end fashion brands to American consumers, such as Armani, Azzedine Alaïa, Comme des Garçons, Christian Louboutin, and Zegna.
  16. 12:47 Ricky Voltage on Eagle and Chips (TV Theme)
  17. 12:56 Eagle and Chips (TV theme, 1970s) — The theme to the British television series Eagle and Chips, composed by Ronnie Hazlehurst and performed by his orchestra. It appears on the 1970s vinyl album Sixteen Small Screen Greats, a collection of BBC television themes from the golden age of British light entertainment.
  18. 15:48 P&G Bonus Laundry Detergent (commercial) — Procter & Gamble is an American company that sells consumer goods and owns many different brands.
  19. 16:49 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  20. 16:58 Mount Podmore - Television Themes, part 14
  21. 18:29 Instant Potato Mash (commercial)
  22. 19:19 Ricky Voltage on The Fiend
  23. 19:36 Beware of the Brethren (trailer, 1972) — The Fiend is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and written by Brian Comport, featuring Ann Todd, Tony Beckley and Patrick Magee. The film explores themes of religious fanaticism and incorporates sexploitation elements typical of early 1970s cinema. Hartford-Davis's directorial approach blends horror with the genre conventions of that era.
  24. 20:27 Maybelline (commercial) — Maybelline is an American cosmetics and personal care company based in New York City that was founded in Chicago in 1915. Since 1996, it has been owned by French cosmetics company L'Oréal as a subsidiary.
  25. 21:29 Toy Parade (TV theme, 1959) — The theme song from the television series Leave It to Beaver, performed by The Richard Gleason Orchestra on their 1959 album of TV themes.
  26. 23:46 Aetna Insurance (commercial, 1970s) — Aetna Inc. is an American managed health care company that offers various types of insurance and related services including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans. The company primarily sells these services through employer-paid insurance programs and Medicare. Since November 28, 2018, Aetna has been owned by CVS Health as a subsidiary.
  27. 25:47 Ricky Voltage on Sanford and Son
  28. 26:04 Sanford and Son (TV theme) — Sanford and Son was an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977, and was produced by Tandem Productions. The show was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, which ran on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974.
  29. 26:59 Garden furniture (commercial, 1983)
  30. 29:18 Pee Wee's Playhouse (TV theme, 1986) — Pee-wee's Playhouse was an American children's comedy series that starred Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman and aired on CBS Saturday mornings from 1986 to 1990, with reruns continuing until July 1991. The show was based on Reubens's stage performance and an HBO TV special called The Pee-wee Herman Show, though the original special included more adult humor than the children's version.
  31. 31:46 Welch's (commercial) — Welch's is an American company based in Waltham, Massachusetts that has been owned by the National Grape Cooperative Association since 1956. The company is best known for grape juices, jams and jellies made from dark Concord grapes and white Niagara grapes, but also produces refrigerated juices, concentrates, organic juice, fruit snacks and dried fruit. Since 1974, Welch's has licensed its name for grape-flavored soft drinks, which are currently made by Global Beverage Corporation, and for fruit snacks made by The Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc.
  32. 32:47 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  33. 32:56 Ricky Voltage on Nikon TeleTouch 300
  34. 33:12 Nikon TeleTouch 300 (commercial, 1989) — A 1989 commercial for the Nikon TeleTouch 300, a fully automatic dual lens camera featuring red eye reduction technology.
• 2026-10-09 · 33 min
  Edy's Pie Ice Cream Bar, Benson and Camé Soap
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 2
  3. 1:45 Edy's Pie Ice Cream Bar (commercial, 1980s) — Edy's Pie is a chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar wrapped in foil that was the first of its kind sold in the United States. The product is marketed by Dreyer's, which is a division of Froneri.
  4. 2:18 Benson (TV theme, 1979) — Benson was an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, for seven seasons. Robert Guillaume played the title character Benson DuBois, who worked as the head of the household for Governor Eugene X. Gatling, a role played by James Noble. The series centered on the relationships and conflicts in the Governor's household, with Benson serving as a sarcastic voice of reason, and featured long-term supporting cast members Inga Swenson, Missy Gold, Didi Conn, Ethan Phillips, and René Auberjonois.
  5. 3:22 Camé Soap (commercial)
  6. 3:37 Ricky Voltage on The She-Creature
  7. 3:53 The She Creature (trailer) — The She-Creature is a 1956 American black-and-white science fiction horror film released by American International Pictures from a script by Lou Rusoff. The film was produced by Alex Gordon, directed by Edward L. Cahn, and stars Chester Morris, Marla English, and Tom Conway, with Frieda Inescort and El Brendel in smaller roles. The producers cast Marla English because they thought she resembled Elizabeth Taylor.
  8. 4:48 Decorated Streets (promo)
  9. 4:58 The Avengers (TV theme, 1961) — The Avengers was a British espionage television series that aired from 7 January 1961 to 21 April 1969, initially following David Keel with assistance from John Steed before Steed became the main character. Steed was partnered with a succession of assistants, most notably intelligent and stylish women named Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, and Tara King. Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin.
  10. 8:17 Birds Eye Cool Whip (commercial) — Cool Whip is a whipped topping brand made by Kraft Heinz that is used throughout North America on desserts and in recipes like no-bake pies. The product offers convenience because it does not need to be whipped by hand and can keep its texture without melting. It is also used as a main ingredient in some desserts, including Watergate Salad.
  11. 8:48 Ricky Voltage on Black Belt Jones
  12. 9:03 Cult Radio (radio spot) — Black Belt Jones is a 1974 American blaxploitation martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and starring Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry. The film follows Kelly in his first starring role as a local hero who fights the Mafia and a local drug dealer threatening his friend's dojo, and serves as a spiritual successor to Clouse's earlier film Enter the Dragon.
  13. 9:51 Pledge Clean & Shine (commercial, 1968) — Pledge is an American cleaning product manufactured by S. C. Johnson & Son that has been sold since 1958 for dusting and cleaning. The product is marketed under different names in various countries, including Pliz in France, Blem in Argentina, and Pronto in several other countries.
  14. 10:22 Alcohol In The Human Body (1964) — Alcoholic drinks fall into three main categories: beers, wines, and spirits, and usually contain between 3% and 50% alcohol. Different countries have different definitions of what counts as alcoholic, though some consider beverages with less than 0.5% alcohol to be non-alcoholic. People drink these beverages mainly because of their psychoactive effects.
  15. 24:26 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  16. 24:35 Commodore Amiga 500 (commercial, 1989) — The Amiga 500, released in 1987, was the first widely popular version of the Amiga home computer and the first home computer capable of multitasking. It used the same Motorola 68000 processor and graphics and sound coprocessors as the Amiga 1000 but came in a smaller case like the Commodore 128. The Amiga 500 offered rich color graphics when competing systems like the IBM PC and original Macintosh had limited color or were monochrome.
  17. 25:17 Ricky Voltage on Baretta's Theme
  18. 25:27 The Ventures - Baretta's Theme — The instrumental theme for the 1970s TV police drama Baretta, performed by The Ventures. The show starred Robert Blake as a San Francisco detective.
  19. 29:57 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (commercial) — Frosted Flakes is a breakfast cereal made of sugar-coated corn flakes that was first introduced in the United States in 1951 under the name "Sugar Frosted Flakes". WK Kellogg Co produces the cereal for the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, while Kellanova produces it for the rest of the world. The word "sugar" was removed from the product's name in 1983.
  20. 30:35 Rescue 911 (TV theme, 1989) — Rescue 911 was a docudrama series hosted by William Shatner that showed reenactments of emergency situations involving 911 calls. The show aired on CBS from April 18, 1989, to August 27, 1996.
  21. 31:28 Lee Jeans at Target (commercial, 1988) — A 1988 television commercial for Lee Jeans at Target, advertising pricing for children's, women's and men's jeans. The spot aired on KSTP-TV in Minneapolis during summer 1988.
  22. 31:58 Ricky Voltage on Doritos Nacho Cheese
  23. 32:14 Doritos commercial (1989) — Doritos is an American brand of flavored tortilla chips made by Frito-Lay, which is owned by PepsiCo. The idea for Doritos came from a restaurant at Disneyland that was run by Frito-Lay.
• 2026-10-08 · 34 min
  Ice Cream Safety, The Munsters and Suzuki
  What's in it

  1. 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  2. 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 1
  3. 1:38 Ice Cream Safety PSA — A British safety PSA featuring Tufty the squirrel, warning children about the dangers of approaching ice cream vans alone. The spot contrasts Tufty's safe behavior of asking his mother to accompany him with Willie Weasel's risky decision to go by himself.
  4. 1:57 The Munsters (TV theme) — The Munsters was a CBS sitcom that ran from 1964 to 1966 about a family of monsters living together. The cast included Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife Lily, Al Lewis as Grandpa, Beverley Owen as their niece Marilyn, and Butch Patrick as their werewolf-like son Eddie. The family also had a pet named Spot that was a fire-breathing dragon.
  5. 3:21 Suzuki (commercial) — Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational company based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka that produces automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and various small internal combustion engines. The company operates across multiple vehicle and equipment categories as a mobility manufacturer.
  6. 3:51 Ricky Voltage on Howdy Doody
  7. 4:08 Howdy Doody (TV theme) — Howdy Doody was an American children's television program created and produced by Victor F. Campbell and E. Roger Muir that aired on NBC from December 27, 1947, until September 24, 1960. The show featured circus and Western frontier themes and was pioneering in children's programming, setting the pattern for many similar shows that followed. Produced at NBC in Rockefeller Center in Studio 3A, it was one of the first television series to pioneer color production in 1956, which NBC used to promote color television sets in the late 1950s.
  8. 5:05 La Choy Chow Mein (commercial, 1954) — Chow mein is a Chinese dish made from stir-fried noodles combined with vegetables and sometimes meat or tofu, with many regional variations across China that differ in frying methods and toppings. Chinese immigrants brought the dish to other countries, where it became popular especially in India, Nepal, the UK, and the US. It is now a common menu item at Chinese restaurants around the world.
  9. 6:05 Poldark (TV theme, 1970s) — Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham that was published in two periods: from 1945 to 1953 and from 1973 to 2002. The first novel in the series, Ross Poldark, takes its name from the main character. The BBC adapted the novel series for television twice, in 1975 and in 2015.
  10. 9:48 Motor Museum and Palace House (commercial) — The National Motor Museum is located in Beaulieu, a village in Hampshire's New Forest area in England.
  11. 10:03 Ricky Voltage on The Green Hornet
  12. 10:20 The Green Hornet (TV theme, 1966) — The theme song for the 1960s television series The Green Hornet, based on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee." This version appears on the 1986 compilation album Television's Greatest Hits, Volume II.
  13. 11:19 Delta Land Investment (commercial, 1987) — A Vietnamese-language commercial for Delta Land Investment Corporation aired on KSTS-TV (channel 48) in San Jose, California, advertising medical services and pharmaceutical products to the local Vietnamese community.
  14. 12:42 Chatham Grocery Stores (TV ad, 1979) — A 1979 Thanksgiving-themed television commercial for Chatham Grocery Stores advertising holiday food specials including turkey, cranberries, and yams at discounted prices.
  15. 13:10 Mazola Oil (commercial) — A television commercial for Mazola cooking oil, emphasizing the purity of the product and its neutral flavor that does not affect the taste of food. The spot is from a compilation of vintage British television advertisements.
  16. 13:21 Ricky Voltage on Hawaii Five-O
  17. 13:38 Hawaii Five-O (TV theme, 1968) — The opening theme song for the Hawaii Five-O police drama series that premiered in 1968 and ran until 1980. The iconic instrumental theme, composed by Mort Stevens, became one of the most recognizable TV themes of its era.
  18. 14:12 Viceroy Cigarettes (commercial, 1960s) — Viceroy is an American cigarette brand that is owned and made by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and by British American Tobacco in other countries.
  19. 14:22 McHale's Navy (TV theme) — McHale's Navy is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that ran for 138 half-hour episodes across four seasons from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on ABC. The black and white series developed from a one-hour drama called "Seven Against the Sea" that aired on April 3, 1962, as part of the Alcoa Premiere anthology. The show led to three feature films: McHale's Navy in 1964, McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force in 1965, and a 1997 sequel-remake.
  20. 14:43 Cifas (commercial) — A British television commercial for Cifas powders, a headache and nerve relief medication that also claimed to ease depression. The spot features a testimonial format common to vintage pharmaceutical advertising.
  21. 14:54 Ricky Voltage on Orange Crush
  22. 15:10 Orange Crush Drive-In Snack Bar (commercial) — Crush is a carbonated soft drink brand that started as an orange soda called Orange-Crush, created in 1911 by chemist Neil C. Ward. The brand is currently owned and marketed internationally by Keurig Dr Pepper, while PepsiCo handles North American sales. Most varieties of Crush do not contain caffeine, and the drink came to market 29 years before Fanta.
  23. 16:05 Shake and Bake (commercial, 1968) — Shake 'n Bake is a seasoned breadcrumb coating that was introduced in 1965 by General Foods and was designed to replicate the taste and texture of fried chicken. The product is now manufactured by Kraft Heinz.
  24. 16:36 Man from Atlantis (TV theme) — Man from Atlantis is an American superhero television series that aired on NBC from 1977 to 1978, beginning with four TV movies in Spring 1977. The movies' high ratings led to a weekly series for the 1977–78 season, but the show was cancelled after 13 episodes because of declining viewership and expensive production costs.
  25. 18:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato
  26. 18:09 McDonald's Chicken McNuggets (commercial, 1980s) — Chicken McNuggets are small pieces of reconstituted boneless chicken meat that are battered and deep fried, sold by McDonald's worldwide. The product was conceived by Keystone Foods in the late 1970s and introduced in select markets in 1981, becoming available worldwide by 1983. In 2016, McDonald's changed the formula to remove artificial preservatives and improve the nutritional value.
  27. 18:42 Ricky Voltage on Coca-Cola
  28. 18:52 Coca-Cola (commercial, 1953) — Coca-Cola is a cola soft drink made by the Coca-Cola Company that was sold in over 200 countries and territories in 2013, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings daily. The company ranked No. 94 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list of largest United States corporations by revenue. According to Interbrand's 2023 "best global brand" study, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand.
  29. 20:30 Action gum (commercial, 1983) — A Wrigley's chewing gum commercial from 1983 that aired on Australian television, emphasizing the taste and flavor of Juicy Fruit gum.
  30. 22:50 Kellogg's (commercial) — The Kellogg Company, headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, was an American multinational food manufacturing company that produced breakfast cereals and convenience foods like crackers and toaster pastries under brand names including Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Pringles, Eggo, and Cheez-It. In 2018, the company's mission statement was "Nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive."
  31. 24:19 Nescafe Instant Coffee (commercial, 1977) — Nescafé is an instant coffee brand owned by the multinational corporation Nestlé, available in various forms. The brand name combines "Nestlé" and "café." Nestlé launched Nescafé in Switzerland on April 1, 1938.
  32. 24:51 Ricky Voltage on Vigran Multi-Vitamins
  33. 25:00 Vigran Multi-Vitamins (commercial) — A television commercial for Vigran, a multivitamin supplement made by Squibb, promoting its B vitamins for energy and nervous system health. The spot emphasizes that the product costs less than 3 cents a day and is available at drugstores.
  34. 26:01 Tudor Film (commercial) — A British television commercial for Tudor brand 35mm and 110 films, promoting their color film products and their readiness for use as postcards.
  35. 26:13 Brady Bunch Theme (promo, 1968) — The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC, centered on a blended family of six children with three boys and three girls. The series starred Robert Reed and Florence Henderson as Mike and Carol Brady, and Ann B. Davis as their housekeeper Alice Nelson. Though it was not a ratings hit during its original run, the show became a popular syndicated staple after debuting in syndication in September 1975, particularly among children and teenage viewers.
  36. 26:58 Pollution (PSA, 1971)
  37. 28:08 Ricky Voltage on Tabu by Dana
  38. 28:25 Dana Tabu Perfume (commercial) — Tabu by Dana is a women's fragrance that was created in 1931 by French perfumer Jean Carles.
  39. 28:35 Nick at Night promo (1968) — The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired five seasons from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC, following a blended family of six children with Robert Reed and Florence Henderson as parents Mike and Carol Brady. After cancellation in 1974, the series entered syndication in September 1975 and became popular among children and teenagers, despite never being a ratings or critical success during its original run.
  40. 29:07 Schlitz Beer (commercial, 1950s) — Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewing company founded in 1849 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it became the largest beer producer in the United States. After the company's operations ended, Pabst Brewing Company took over production of Schlitz beer.
  41. 29:17 Post Crazy Cartons (commercial, 1970) — A 1970 television commercial for Post Crazy Cartons cereal, featuring colorful milk cartons that serve as bowls, promoting the cereal as part of a balanced breakfast with various flavor options.
  42. 29:48 Ricky Voltage on United Nations
  43. 30:06 United Nations (PSA) — The United Nations is an international organization founded on 26 June 1945 through the Charter of the United Nations. Its main purposes are to maintain peace and security between countries, encourage friendly relationships among nations, and coordinate international cooperation efforts.
  44. 30:19 Schlitz Beer (commercial, 1950s) — Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that was founded in 1849 and became the largest beer producer in the United States at one point. After the company's time, Pabst Brewing Company took over production of Schlitz beer.
  45. 30:31 Automatic Washer (commercial)
  46. 31:26 New Ronuk Floor Polish (commercial) — A British television commercial for Ronuk floor polish, highlighting the product's ability to clean and brighten floors. The spot features a demonstration of the polish's effects, from a vintage UK commercial compilation.
  47. 31:37 Ricky Voltage on Pall Mall Cigarettes
  48. 31:46 Pall Mall (commercial) — Pall Mall is a British cigarette brand now produced by British American Tobacco, named after a street in London's St James's area. The brand was introduced in 1899 by the Black Butler Company and has changed ownership several times, including acquisitions by the American Tobacco Company in 1907 and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in 1994. Pall Mall reached its peak popularity in 1960 as the number one cigarette brand in the United States, and outside the US it remains one of British American Tobacco's four drive brands.
  49. 32:47 Tire Safety (PSA) — A tire is a ring-shaped component around a wheel's rim that transfers a vehicle's load to the ground and provides traction. Most tires, like those on automobiles and bicycles, are filled with air and act as a flexible cushion to absorb shock as the wheel rolls. Tires create a contact patch with the ground that applies pressure to match the vehicle's weight while avoiding surface damage.