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et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Sunday nights are a challenge for me. I was sleepy all afternoon, but once I finished with dinner, I was wide awake. Couldn’t make myself go to bed. But once again, my (sleep) loss is your gain. I had a really fun conversation last week with a colleague about the television shows I grew up watching, and they’ve been on my mind ever since. Therefore, I bring you Etsomnia™ Volume IV, the Retro TV Edition.
What follows are the best and the worst of the 1960’s and 1970’s TV-themed crap items currently available on Etsy.
As usual, links to the items for sale appear below each picture. For more Etsy fun, check out all my weekly Etsomnia™ posts.
It’s a Sunshine Day! HappySageVTG
I actually had this beauty. ArtZGogo
Did it ever occur to anyone else that Natalie kind of looked like Meatloaf? SeasAndPeas
This is fantastic. MaxBlackHeart
For the girl who has everything, two self-tanner Farrah Fawcett dolls. ADollADaySt1
Not exactly talented teenagers now have their own Etsy stores.
When one Mister Rogers just isn’t enough. EisnerArt
Not sure my hands would feel clean after being dried on Sweathog towels.
Blueprint of the Clampett’s house in Beverly Hillbillies. Wonderful! BlueprintPlace
I would have used the hell out of this thing. SaveALotShop
These are so adorable, they give me the feels! GoldenLilac
I assume Wally is volunteering for the draft. Don’t you love the look on Mrs. Cleaver’s face? WaltYablonsky
Perfectly appropriate for present-day clubbing. JBMAlbumPurses
I had this issue! DragonRidersComics
I don’t care how convincing your Halloween zombie makeup is. Sixties “wholesome” costumes were infinitely more terrifying. This nightmare is supposed to be Laura Ingals. So why does it look more like Bill Clinton? SaveALotShop
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My OBT 
July 14, 2014 at 5:24 pm
I recently watched a bunch of Facts of Life on YouTube. It still holds up pretty good. I also watched the background story of the cast switch in season 2. It was quite interesting.
I would be lying if I didn’t admit I had a thing for Nancy McKeon (mostly as her Jo character) way back then.
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July 14, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Me, too. And yet it still took me until I was 28 to figure out I liked girls. What a dope.
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July 14, 2014 at 7:21 pm
Thanks. I laughed out loud.
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July 14, 2014 at 7:34 pm
Happy to be of service!
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July 15, 2014 at 9:34 am
Jealous of your Donnie and Marie case.
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July 15, 2014 at 10:03 am
If I still had it, it would be in regular use in Fire Island.
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July 18, 2014 at 11:55 am
I still have my kiddles.
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