These beloved toys came out in 1957. For kids in the 50s and 60s, endlessly jumping up and down on one spot was about as fun as it could get. Then came the skateboard, remote-controlled trucks, game boys and PlayStations. Still, for the boomer, the Pogo Stick is where it all ends.
In fact, you are likely to find old Pogo Sticks in many a basement. Boomers find it hard to get rid of things and probably still pray that their kids will discover these treasured toys for themselves. Alas, millennials have yet to revive the Pogo Stick, probably because they’re too busy playing video games.
Bonanza
At a time when not many people owned color televisions, the Western TV show, Bonanza was all the rage. This was the first show you could watch in color which meant back then, everyone would crash at the one guy they knew with a modern TV set. These folks were in high demand. The TV show was, of course, one of many Western-style shows and movies.
The show lasted from 1959 to 1973 and was the second-longest-running Western show in the U.S. Clearly, there is nothing baby boomers deem cooler than shows about cowboys. Thank heavens those days are behind him.
The Drive-in
Ah, the drive-in. A symbol of nostalgia for many Gen-X'ers. This is where a lot of the magic used to happen. Teens dazzled by cool new films, boyfriends and girlfriends getting frisky in their cars, in fact, this was probably the original "Netflix and Chill".
These things died quite a while ago but boomers still long for the days of the drive-in experience.
S&H Green Stamps.
In case you don't even know what S&H Green Stamps are, they were a line of trading stamps that were popular in the United States from the 1930s until the late 1980s. While no-one actually uses (except for boomers of course) shey are actually still redeemable to this day.
That is correct! Old folks are still spending their days mulling over what to do with their treasured book of S&H Green Stamps. A new transistor radio? A collectible model plane? There are many ways in which an old boomer can spoil themselves using stamps.
Socks With Sandals
According to some boomers, mainly old dads, of course, this is the perfect combination of casual and safe. Sandals are great for casual wear. You can just slip them on show up anywhere, add a sock for the protection. Unfortunately, this type of boomer-logic is wreaking havoc in the fashion world.
Even worse, not only is this look terrible, but it's also really, really old. Not even "boomer" old. Yep. It goes way back. According to archeologists, elderly Romans wore socks with sandals roughly 2000 years ago. So, it's a generational thing we guess.