Synopses & Reviews
You will never forget the Brady Bunch double episode in Hawaii. But do you remember Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway? Can you recite the Oscar Mayer Wiener jingle or win at Name That Tune? Have you seen every Love Boat episode with Charo in it? Take a Technicolor journey back to the days when cable and satellite were science fiction and the boob tube had three channels that signed off at 1:00 am to the national anthem. Do You Remember TV? resuscitates the most vivid moments of our couch-potato youth with 144 pages crammed full of television tidbits from the late '50s, '60s, '70s, and early '80s. From Good morning, angels to Good night, John Boy, from the Oscar Night streaker to Oo! Oo! Mr. Kotter! this tiny tribute to the great days of TV brings back the favorite moments that are forever lodged in our collective TV unconscious.
Review
Just try and get the commercial jingles and TV-show themes out of your head after perusing this shiny little paperback that's a mishmash of familiar images (Ricky Schroeder, circa Silver Spoons), whimsical lists (e.g., actors appeared on the The Love Boat), and snippets of memory-triggering melodies ("It's a neighborly day in this beauty-wood...") The books pages are organized randomly, much like recollections themselves and its eye-catching design and imaginative text set it apart from other pop-culture tomes. So while trivia buffs should look elsewhere for boob-tube data, nostalgia fiends will adore this goofy, stream-of-consciousness voyage through the history of TV land.
Review
Like a GI Joe with Kung Fu Grip, once you get hold of it, you won't be able to put it down. Time Out New York reviewing Do You Remember?
About the Author
Michael Gitter along with SYLVIE ANAPOL, and ERIKA GLAZER are the creators of the 24-Hour Guide to New York and The Hamptons Handbook.
Erika Glazer and Michael Gitter and Sylvie Anapol are urban 30-somethings steeped in popular culture. They are the creators of M@x Racks free postcard racks and the authors of Do You Remember?, the 75,000-copy best-seller.