| 1970s
Toys
Stretch
Armstrong fuses "tug of war" with the action figure, and Japan totally
revitalizes the concept with the Shogun Warriors and Micronauts.
Shrinky Dinks prove that ovens aren't just for food any more more...

Saturday TV
Hanna Barbera’s teen sleuths with talking animal
sidekicks (Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Scooby Doo, Funky Phantom),
primetime spinoffs and psychedelic more...

Movies
America's favorite beagle hits the road with his pal
Woodstock in Snoopy, Come Home, while Benji comes home to
stay. Wilbur finds salvation in Charlotte's Web, Charlie finds a
golden more...

Lunchboxes
saturday/saturday
morning and prime time television are more prolific than ever. For
every new show produced, a lunchbox is made, as children become walking
advertisements more...

Fashion
Jeans get tighter, bikinis get smaller, tube socks get higher, afros gets bigger and colors get brighter. It's all about spreading the plumage more...

Arcade Games
The era of the video arcade/arcade game is ushered in with Computer
Space in 1971, but few really notice. Pong rights that wrong
the following year, and more...

Prime Time TV
The Bradys get groovy, The Partridge Family goes on the road, Good Times and What's Happenin' lay down some serious urban slapstick, Happy Days ignites a tidal wave of nostalgia
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Music
Led Zeppelin adds extra volume and energy to r&b to create heavy metal, inspiring a legion of hard-rocking groups like Aerosmith and AC/DC
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