Ad Slogan: "We Mean Clean!"

 Mice and Monster painting by Kestutis Kasparavicius 

 TRIVIA QUESTION #1 

Below are the posters of 7 horror

and science fiction movies of the

mid 20th century.  Can you tell me

what these films have in common?

 TRIVIA QUESTION #2 

"We mean clean" and

"Life’s messy. Clean it up!"

are slogans of a well known

vacuum cleaner and floor care

product manufacturing company.

Can you tell me its name? 

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Hi, I'm Shady Del Knight.

You'll see the answers to my trivia questions in a moment,

but first, please hear me out.  For more than 18 years,

you have been able to read my blog free of charge.

Let that sink in - 18 years worth of A+ entertainment

and it hasn't cost you a dime.  Now, for the very

first time, I am humbly asking for your support.

 Recently, I got in on the ground level and became a licensed

franchisee for an exciting new company.  I sunk my family's

entire nest egg into a newly launched fragrance for women.

Keeping in mind that Christmas gift giving season is fast

approaching, I hope my sales pitch (below) will convince

you to purchase as much of this fine product as you

can possibly afford.  Thank you, dear friend! 

Ladies, why settle for Chanel No. 5...when you can turn

 heads (and stomachs) with Rotten Fish brand perfume?

 ROTTEN FISH 

 Rotten Fish is the only fine fragrance sold in a distinctive green canister

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your lucky lady's face when she rips off the wrapping paper on Christmas

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Don't forget our slogan...

With a name like

 ROTTEN FISH 

...our perfume has to be good!

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...makers of

 ROADKILL 

splash-on aftershave for men and

 DEAD SKUNK 

cologne.

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 ANSWER TO 

 TRIVIA QUESTION #2 

The ad slogans

"We mean clean"

and

"Life's messy,

clean it up"

were created

for the

Bissell

Corporation. 

Bissell manufactures vacuum cleaners, sweepers and floor care products.  

Founded in Michigan in 1876

by entrepreneur and inventor Melville Bissell...

 the Bissell company rose to become

 the leading manufacturer of floor care products in North America.

   Bissell remains at the top today.  

 ANSWER TO 

 TRIVIA QUESTION #1 

WHIT BISSELL

The horror/sci-fi films Creature From the Black Lagoon,

Target Earth, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I Was a

Teenage Werewolf, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,

Monster on the Campus and Psychic Killer all

featured one of my favorite character actors

Whit Bissell.

Bissell, no relation to the founder of the famous vacuum cleaner company,

specialized in playing authority figures such as scientists, psychiatrists,

doctors and college professors. In Teenage Frankeinstein, Bissell plays

Professor Frankenstein, a madman who gives new meaning to the

term "bodybuilding" by assembling a human being in his lab

using cadaver parts.  Hijinks ensue! Watch this brief scene: 

Now check out Whit Bissell's bedside manner as hypnotherapist

Dr. Alfred Brandon in a scene from Teenage Werewolf

starring Michael Landon and Yvonne Lime: 

I loved Whit's deadpan performances in movies like these

because they lent credence to these outrageous tales of

invaders from outer space and teenagers mutated

into hideous creatures.

Thanks for the memories (and the monsters)...

WHIT BISSELL

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

My 3-post Halloween Spooktacular is nearly at an end.  Given that

today's offering was loaded with spooky little boys like The Creature,

Teenage Werewolf, Teenage Frankenstein and Monster on the Campus,

not to mention the spooky Whit Bissell, it seems appropriate to include

a seasonal song performed by English singing star Dusty Springfield.

 Dusty covers a song made famous in 1967 by Dennis Yost and

his group Classics IV. Dusty's version was released in the UK

during the Halloween season of 1970, the B side of a cover of

another American hit, "How Can I Be Sure," originally by

The Rascals. Here now is Dusty Springfield crooning a

tune that remains a Halloween favorite-- "Spooky!"

"Spooky" - Dusty Springfield

(Sept./Oct. 1970, B side of "How Can I Be Sure")

To finish the show, here are those showstoppers from Vigo,

those Spanish fireballs, those exciting Hispanic beauties and

their beasts, the world famous rock band Broken Peach,

unveiling their annual Halloween music video.

Here are Sela, Eri and Lara backed by Ruben,

Pepo and Julian with this year's special event,

 a cover of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and the

Rockwell hit "Somebody's Watching Me!"

Broken Peach!

Broken Peach Halloween Special: (Oct. 2026)
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson/"Du Hast" - Rammstein

"Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell +

Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson 

Have a Shady day and a 

 HAPPY 

 HALLOWEEN!