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YoshidaYui

(42,725 posts) Sat Aug 19, 2023, 06:18 AM Aug 2023

HEY SoCALers.. Who remembers this?

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HEY SoCALers.. Who remembers this? (Original Post) YoshidaYui Aug 2023 OP

I lived in SoCal in the first half of the 70s I remember Cal Worthington very well Walleye Aug 2023 #1

Same here. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #5

Go see Cal EYESORE 9001 Aug 2023 #2

They were annoying ? yup... haha YoshidaYui Aug 2023 #3

Annoying, yes, but somewhat endearing as well EYESORE 9001 Aug 2023 #4

i do. saw him in person once BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #6

Walleye

(35,678 posts)

1. I lived in SoCal in the first half of the 70s I remember Cal Worthington very well

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 06:25 AM

Aug 2023

Only of course I remember him in black and white

2naSalit

(92,728 posts)

5. Same here.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 08:01 AM

Aug 2023

As I recall, there were a lot of strange commercials on the teevee if you were outside LA!

EYESORE 9001

(27,517 posts)

2. Go see Cal

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 06:30 AM

Aug 2023

I first lived in California in 1975, and there was no avoiding those commercials if you were within earshot of a TV. Generally, I enjoyed them, however.

YoshidaYui

(42,725 posts)

3. They were annoying ? yup... haha

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 06:39 AM

Aug 2023

EYESORE 9001

(27,517 posts)

4. Annoying, yes, but somewhat endearing as well

Reply to YoshidaYui (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 07:23 AM

Aug 2023

‘My dog Spot’ was a running joke in the crowd I hung with.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,199 posts)

6. i do. saw him in person once

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 09:37 PM

Aug 2023

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