Super 50s

Welcome to the Golden Era! If your heart skips a beat for warm family dinners, Elvis on the radio and Lucy on the screen or you like to remember iconic historic moments and test your 50s knowledge, you’re in the right place.

Super50s welcomes you back, to when respect cost nothing and family time was sacred.

  • The Rise of Betty Crocker Betty Crocker wasn't just a name on a box of cake mix. She was the face of the perfect homemaker, even if she was as real as unicorns. Born in the 1920s by the Washburn…

  • Chevy Dreams on Route 57 What a heavenly summer day! Johnny, my best friend forever, and I were cruising down Main Street in his shiny red '57 Chevy Bel Air. The sun was beaming, and Johnny looked cool in his…

  • Origin of 1950s TV Jingles In the 1950s, television screens began captivating households, transforming family rooms into stages for jingles. These catchy tunes leapt from radio waves to flickering TV images. During their radio era, advertisers used short, rhythmic tunes…

  • The Rise of Davy Crockett Fandom Walt Disney turned the tale of Davy Crockett into a household phenomenon in the mid-50s. When "Disneyland," the anthology TV series, brought Crockett's adventures to the small screen, it sparked a frenzy. Kids were…

  • Hummel Figurines: Historical and Cultural Significance Hummel figurines became a sweet slice of 1950s Americana, as comforting as cake on a Sunday afternoon. These charming sculptures, based on Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel's illustrations, captured hearts with their rosy-cheeked children and…

  • The Emergence of Color Television Witnessing that first color TV broadcast in the 1950s was incredible. It was like the world suddenly got a new paint job, and we were all watching from our living rooms. Black and white TV…

  • Title: Stickball Memories from a 1950s Street On a day like today, you could feel the energy buzzing through the air. Radios on windowsills played rock 'n' roll hits, keeping your feet tapping. The sun shone with that golden summer…

  • Drive-in theaters have long been a cherished slice of Americana, where the simple joy of watching movies under the stars was accompanied by the distinctive sound of those quirky speaker boxes. These speakers played a key role in shaping the…

  • Iconic 1950s Vinyl Releases Elvis Presley's vinyl records from the 1950s are like finding hidden gems. Each disc captures a bit of history and Elvis's charm. "Hound Dog" stands out as a track that took over jukebox joints across the…