# Once upon a time in the attic I found these JC Penny catalogs from the 70's **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222 "2009-02-17T02:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/1 "2009-02-17T02:59:18Z")
[JC Penny catalog from the 70’s (selection 1)](http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-once-upon-time-i-found-this-catalog.html) [Selection 2](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/wwwjanceedunncom/2007/09/jc-penneys-19-1.html) [Selection 3](http://www.onmylist.com/category/fashion/funniest_thing_you_will_ever_seeJCPenny_catalog_1977_1) [My favorite pic](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/24/jcpenney17.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/2 "2009-02-17T03:29:23Z")
You have struck gold here, my friend. Golden turds, maybe, but gold nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/3 "2009-02-17T03:42:07Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [My favorite pic](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/24/jcpenney17.jpg) I swear when I clicked on this the BeeGees’ “Stayin’ Alive” started playing unbidden in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/4 "2009-02-17T04:02:38Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [My favorite pic](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/24/jcpenney17.jpg) Hey! Stop making fun of my newest wardrobe! ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/5 "2009-02-17T15:32:53Z")
The third picture on the first page has what looks to be a young Ricky Schroeder. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/6 "2009-02-17T16:06:02Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [My favorite pic](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/24/jcpenney17.jpg) What are they glaring at that’s got them so pissed off? My guess is a camo Tee shirt and a big plate of bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/7 "2009-02-17T16:10:21Z")
> [@Madd\_Maxx](#): > > The third picture on the first page has what looks to be a young Ricky Schroeder. I think it’s really him! ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/8 "2009-02-17T16:10:34Z")
> [@astro](#): > > ]My favorite pic… Now you know why some of us that were teenagers in the early 70s became latter-day hippies and deadheads. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/9 "2009-02-17T18:24:53Z")
James Lileks has preserved a ton of scary stuff from the 60s and 70s like this: [The 1973 Sears Catalog](http://www.lileks.com/institute/sears1973/index.html) – frightening fashions. Also noteworthy are several recognizeable models, including Veronica Hamel, Shelly Hack, and Susan Blakely. [The Dorcus Collection](http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/index.html) – scary men’s fashions, mostly from the 60s. [The Gallery of Regrettable Food](http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html) – nasty looking pictures of food, mostly from 1950s cookbooks. Did people really eat this stuff? [Interior Desecrations](http://www.lileks.com/institute/interiors/index.html) – hideous interior design from the early 1970s. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/10 "2009-02-17T18:30:41Z")
> [@Caricci](#): > > I think it’s really him! I think it is him, too. I just checked imdb and he was born in 1970. It also mentions that his sister did modeling work, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did as well. Wow! Thanks, Astro, for the laughs. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/11 "2009-02-17T18:45:50Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Selection 3](http://www.onmylist.com/category/fashion/funniest_thing_you_will_ever_seeJCPenny_catalog_1977_1) Scroll down to the plaid suit coat. I owned one. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/12 "2009-02-17T18:49:37Z")
I posted that [link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10380330#post10380330) 3-1/2 months ago, and not a single comment. I say that less with bitterness than with relief that someone else is spreading that joy. When I’m in a bad mood, I can still cheer myself up by reading that. The rest of the blog is generally pretty good, too. ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_virgil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@johnny\_virgil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_virgil)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/13 "2009-02-18T02:50:26Z")
Astro, that third one was taken from my blog too. The original link is here: [http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html](http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html) Stop By! ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/14 "2009-02-18T03:13:05Z")
What makes the shirt “A” in [this](http://janceedunn.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/24/jcpenney17.jpg) shot a classic, is that when you blow it up, you can see that the shirt is buttoned _all the way up_! That’s all the buttons there are! Sweeeeet. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/15 "2009-02-18T12:50:52Z")
> [@johnny\_virgil](#): > > Astro, that third one was taken from my blog too. The original link is here: > > [http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html](http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2007/10/strap-in-shut-up-and-hold-on-were-going.html) **johnny** , I doubt I’m alone in thinkin’ you need to stick around. Your kind of humor is much appreciated in these parts. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/16 "2009-02-18T15:50:47Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > **johnny** , I doubt I’m alone in thinkin’ you need to stick around. Your kind of humor is much appreciated in these parts. That comment about Brownies being boobless Girl Scouts was comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/17 "2009-02-18T19:13:20Z")
Those clothes were so bad, but we didn’t know how stupid we looked at the time. I looked just about like that kid in the red pants and the striped shirt, although I don’t remember wearing belts. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/18 "2009-02-18T22:38:13Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > **johnny** , I doubt I’m alone in thinkin’ you need to stick around. Your kind of humor is much appreciated in these parts. Yes! I, for one, love you and have sent many friends to your blog. So, you kind of owe me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/19 "2009-02-18T23:00:02Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Scroll down to the plaid suit coat. > > I owned one. My brother had an ensemble very much like #3 how-to-get-your-ass-kicked-in-elementary-school. Especially the belt. ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_virgil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@johnny\_virgil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnny_virgil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222/20 "2009-02-19T00:02:42Z")
Lorene, thanks! Ctrl-Z, the first day of 8th grade I wore an awesome brown and tan matching jacket and pants that faded from dark brown to light tan going from top to bottom. Add the platform loafers and the giant white comb in the back pocket and I was a fashion force to be reckoned with. I also walked into the girl’s bathroom that same day by mistake. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-upon-a-time-in-the-attic-i-found-these-jc-penny-catalogs-from-the-70s/486222.md?page=2)