In one episode of That “70’s Show” the gang went to see that awesome movie that just came out… Star Wars. So this would be 1977. However, you are right in wondering where the Red, White and Blue decorations are. Gosh with Red a vet and Kitty just too into the home-maker thing… I don’t recall packing up all the '76 stuff on Jan. 1 1977, so I imagine a lot of it should be out and on display in the scenes.
I find it hard to believe that the Pinciotti’s decor isn’t bedecked in the colors; Midge really seems to be that type.
Perhaps we should drop an e-mail to FOX
I love it, but as I mentioned earlier…I’m a bit pressed for space. (Not to mention that sort of cash, haha.)
You’re right about Red and Kitty’s house being suspiciously devoid of that stuff. You can tell Kitty is way into the women’s magazines by the ham can birdfeeders on the patio (ack!) Should be at least a tacky “Spirit of 76” latch hook rug floating around. Don’t even get me started on the Pinciotti’s house. They seem like the type to re-decorate every year, each year more horrible than the next, lol. I’m guessing in their bedroom they have one of those hanging lamps that’s supposed to look like a woman in a shower, and has little drops of oil flowing down threads all around. Remember those? How…disturbing!
I wish I DID have Bicentennial stuff! I was stationed in Korea from March of 76 to March of 77, and missed all the hoopla back home. At Camp Humphries we had a picnic, and basically that was it. I liked July of 1977 better. I was at Ft. Lewis. On July 2nd there was a joint Canada Day/Independence Day celebration. Big band concert, 1812 Overture with 105 cannons for accent, Canadian band members in those big bearskin hat, patriotic music from both countries, it was great!
Not much use for your bathroom, but there were several houses in my neighborhood that went all out with the Spirit of '76 decorating theme. Red and a sort of dull gold seemed to be the big colors. I remember wallpaper covered with eagles, the Declaration of Independence, and the three marching guys. Other popular items were the ultra-colonial reproduction furniture, such as the “spinning wheel” that was actually a planter, and a lampshade that was supposed to look like an Army drum. And many people in the neighborhood also painted their garage doors and/or mailboxes with Spirit of '76 themes. Maybe you could look for a mailbox, and use it in the bathroom to hold the extra rolls of TP?
Baker, I hear ya loud and clear. I was 19, I think, and in Finland that summer. One of the few things I’ve always regretted was missing that celebration. sigh
Wow, this is harder than I thought it was going to be…hit several thrifts today and only found a obviously '70s artwork of a Colonial soldier with musket, and a bright red toilet seat cover, lol. Nothing 1976 specific, though. Hmm! Where are all the bicentennial collectors plates and glasses I’m USUALLY wading through? Surely it’s not possible that OTHER PEOPLE are stealing my idea, are they? I was outbid on eBay for the big flag…so I had to bid on another. I’m really counting on that for the shower curtain!
I’m just now remembering another cheezy item: my parents had red, white and blue striped sheets. Makes me wonder how many jokes were made about “raising the flag” etc. ::Shudder::
As mentioned above,one recurring legacy of the bicentennial that we still see about every day is the bicentennial quarter. My Mom started saving them in 1976 and still does, she has about $500.00 worth of them and adds a few dollars to the pot every month. When receive one, to this day it reminds me of that summer of 76.
Nothing more relaxing than eating dinner in a room that vibrates like a three-year-old kid after downing a whole box of marshmallow peeps and a bottle of Jolt cola.
voguevixen, I’d be surprised if most of that stuff has held up very well. Most Bicentennial merchandise was red, white and blue, and in 25 years the white parts will have yellowed and the red parts faded. Anything made of cloth or paper, at least, would be history (pun intended).
Well, I was only three and still living in Canada at the time, so I don’t remember much, but my family still has one relic from the bicentennial. It’s a paperweight made from some sort of black stone that’s roughly the shape of a quarter of a sphere, with two flat, cut faces and the remainder natural stone texture. The stone is polished and has “76” surrounded by a circle of stars etched into one side.
Now, if you’re talking about junk from the Montreal Olympics…
Well, I wasn’t born then, but I have many bicentennial coins, and one weird coin-like thing from some lodge place. On one side it has a big 76, thirteen stars and the words “American Revolution Bicentennial Observance.” The other side has a sun, star and moon at the top, and a book (a Bible) with a banner reading “Holiness to the Lord” at the bottom. This is described as the “Seal of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.” I don’t know how I got it-I think one of my relatives was a member or something.
My parents lived overseas in 1975, so the only bicentennial type kitsch I’ve had is my first US passport. It was issued in '75 and the cover has the bicentennial emblem on it. I’ve still got it, along with every other piece of crap my Mom thought might have “historical value”. Yeah, years from now, historians will re-constuct our civilization based on the contents of my garage… vougevixen, your bathroom sounds so cool!
Now, I know you posted that as a joke, but if I could find paper like that I might actually do something similar, heehee.
I “won” the second flag auction, so my shower curtain is on it’s way. I need to head to Linens ‘n’ Things and see what they have in the way of bald eagle shower curtain rings, haha.
Picked up a 1976 National Geographic today (5 cents – such a deal!) because of a delicious advertisement for a collector’s plate. They crammed SO MUCH cheezy crap on this plate it’s not to be believed. And the car ads? YIKES! Them’r some big-ass cars! On the other hand, how cool is it that a brand-new Honda Civic once cost $2729? And yet a crappy Polaroid camera cost $70!
Went to 3 more thrifts today and that’s all I could come up with…could it be I need to hit actual antique stores? That would SUCK!
What’ca mean crap? I still have a framed print by Moscowitz of the “Bicentennial Bunny”. Said bunny is on roller skates, and is flag-striped. Moscowitz was apparently famous for his bunnies. I appreciated it enough at age 18 to spend my hard-earned Pizza Hut dollars on it.
Pity me hijack–July 4, 1976 I was in the DC suburbs not working in a Pizza Hut. No customers, they all had a previous engagement downtown. The boss sent me home early. All my friends were in motion downtown. I watched the fireworks on TV feeling quite sorry for myself. End hijack.
That’s FAMOUS!!! I just saw it yesterday for the first time! (I passed it up because it was in a crappy poster frame, and priced too high at $4.99 – it seemed a bit faded too, but now I may have to go back and get it!)
Latest auction “win”: Avon Bicentennial glass mini-platter with George and Martha Washington shaped soaps. HA! ::does happy dance::
I have a ton of Bicential Crap…A whole room to be exact it was my fathers… My father passed away last week and it is up to me to sell everything…HELPPPPP…i DONT KNOW WHERE TO START.If anyone is interested I may have what you are looking for…or if you know anyone interested in any of this stuff
