Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Commercial

Chef Boy-Ar-Dee was a real person! In this TV ad from 1953, Hector Boiardi, chef of a Cleveland hotel, promotes his prepared Italian foods for American consumers.

Special thanks to Chris for sending in this clip!

The Queen of Hearts

Cartoon short from 1934 based on the nursery rhyme about the Queen of Hearts, who made some tarts.

Carlos Puebla - "Hasta Siempre"

An ode to Comandante Che Guevara.

World Trade Center High Wire Act

Back on August 7th, 1974 - before the Twin Towers were completed - French high wire artist Philippe Petit rigged a tightrope between the towers and danced 1,350 feet in the air, without a net. This clip from the Ric Burns series New York: A Documentary, tells the amazing story.

Mae West - Belle of the Nineties

Clips from the 1934 film Belle of the Nineties, of Mae West's musical numbers. Accompaniment by Duke Ellington on the tracks "My Old Flame" & "Memphis Blues".

Giuliani Time

Full documentary about the controversial tenure of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Something Weird - Exotic Fire Dance

From the South Sea Glamour-Girl Arcade series.

Scopitone - PussyCat A Go Go

First Barbie Commercial

This is the first ever Barbie Doll commercial, from 1959.

Melle Mel & The Furious Five - "Beat Street"

From the 1984 film Beat Street.

Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On"

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Uploaded by foxysoul

Rare footage of a live performance, from the 1973 concert film Save the Children.

Jimi Hendrix - "Crosstown Traffic"

Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic
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Archival Footage of Jimi Hendrix is spliced together with footage of Manhattan in the 1980s. The city has changed a lot since I was a kid... Anyways, the video is legitimate, and seems to have been produced by the record company long after Jimi passed away.

This one is for Knuckles, my first subscriber! Girlie, you are the bomb!

The Charleston set to Daft Punk

Your grandparents knew how to shake it.

3rd Avenue El - early 1950's