Dr. Who: The Infinite Quest

This may not be new to you but I have just heard of it. In November there will be a direct to DVD release of Dr. Who. It stars the voices of David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. It is called Dr. Who: The Infinite Quest and it is a fully animated movie. You can pre-order it at the Amazon.com link below for $9.98 plus shipping. Any that you buy from this link goes to fund this site.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Hillbilly Bears

It's Saturday morning and time for the Saturday Morning Cartoons. Today it is the Hillbilly Bears.

Six Flags Old Man Bust

Remember when they had those commercials for Six Flags with an old man dancing? Well I saw on e-bay where they also sold a bust of him. It was so odd to see it I had to share it here. Also, you can see one of the commercials below.

Contest ending soon

Hey Plastic Man fans! Just a reminder that this Friday is the deadline in the blogger head contest at Plastic Man Platitudes. So if you haven't e-mailed one in you better do it soon. You don't want Plas to think you are Woozy and catching a few Winks now do you?
Also a similar contest is being held at the Millie the Model fan site. Send an e-mail to that one and you will win a free Iron Man movie on DVD. So on either of these do not delay and enter today.

The Donna Reed Show Season One

Just letting you know that Season One of the Donna Reed Show is coming to DVD on October 28, 2008. You can pre-order it if you click on the Amazon link below and any orders go to the funding of my family of sites.
The show revolves around housewife, Donna Stone, and her family--husband Alex who is a pediatrician, 14 year-old Mary, and 11 year-old Jeff. The Stone family reside in the midwestern town of Hilldale. Donna was the perfect American housewife and mother. She was always neatly-groomed, lovely, good-natured, thoughtful, and capable. The episodes involved the usual family problems and adventures, with Donna usually saving the day in her quiet, capable way.

Create Your Own Superhero

Ok I have done nothing but talk about the contests I am holding on other sites all week long. I am sorry if I bored anyone about that. Now I will tell you about a contest that someone else is having. It is NBC and Sprint for the show Heroes to choose your favorite new hero for their on line series. Now I will be honest I have never seen the on-line series and I really don't like the TV show Heroes.
I tried to like it. I wanted to like it. I only saw the first 3 or 4 episodes and decided not to watch it. It seemed like the heroes were just as bad as the villains. I usually like my heroes wearing white hats all the time. For a time I liked Wolverine and the Punisher in the comic books but that wore off. As you can tell from reading any of my comic sites I am more a silver age and early bronze age fan.
Still I had to check out the contest. I read the heroes profiles and voted for Santiago. You can go to NBC.com here and vote for the one you like.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinxs

This one I am posting in memory of my Uncle Jim. He always thought Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinxs were funny.

Monkees Viewmaster

When I see something like this I wish I still had a Viewmaster. Since I don't I wanted to tell any Monkees fan who still does. You can get this today for a good price on e-bay but only if you act now. Click here to go to the auction site.

Millie the Model Contest Update

Ok I have ironed out one of the wrinkles on the Millie the Model blog head contest. The prize will be the two disc DVD of the movie Iron Man. The contest will end on September 20th. So get those entries in soon and get your free Iron Man movie on DVD.

Magicman Archives Vol. 1

Vietnam, 1965: U.S. Army Private First Class Tom Cargill seemed like most soldiers to the men in his squad, but little did they know that he was in truth an immortal! More than two hundred years old, the son of the alchemist and sorcerer Cagliostro, Tom Cargill was the most powerful magician in the world. When Red Chinese soldiers threatened American lives in Vietnam, Cargill donned a mask and costume to battle evil as the supernatural superhero Magicman!

* Magicman Archives Volume One collects the long-unavailable complete run of the American Comics Group superhero in an affordable format.

* Co-created by Golden Age legend Pete Costanza, longtime artist throughout the 1940s on Fawcett's Captain Marvel Adventures, Magicman was one of American Comics Group's premier superheroes.

* Includes covers by legendary Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger and an introduction by Scott Shaw

* You can pre-order by clicking on the Amazon link below.

Plastic Man Platitudes Contest

Just a reminder that the contest at Plastic Man Platitudes has till next Friday August 22nd. We have two entries so far. Remember you can make as many entries as you like so get them in soon. The prize is the hardcover book the Metal Men by Duncan Rouleau.

School PSA

The new school year starts today in my area. In honor of that and to remind us why we need a good education here is a DC Comics PSA from 1962.

Millie the Model contest prize

If you are thinking of entering our contest over at Millie the Model here are two things that have been suggested as possible prizes. One is the Essential Defenders Volume 4. It reprints an issue where Millie the Model visits Patsy Walker. Another suggestion is to give an old issue of Millie the Model. After all that is who the site is about. e-mail me at originalcaptainatom@gmail.com and let me know which prize you would prefer. Unless I can think of a better prize one of these may be it.
The specifics are that the header will have to be around 752 pixels wide and 215 pixels high. I am just guessing at the size right now but if you are the winner and there is a problem with the size I will let you know. Perhaps you could do one with Millie being supported by her friends. Also, you must on your site put a link to the Millie the Model site. All you have to do is post a link saying that there is a contest there and what the prize is.

Plastic Man Contest

Just getting out the word that I have received the first entry in the Plastic Man Platitudes header contest. No it isn't the one above. That is the current header. The entry looks pretty good but lets give it some competition. Don't want it to win by default now. You can enter as many times as you like. So enter now and enter often.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Abbott & Costello & The Tomfoolery Show

Since I didn't get to post a Saturday morning cartoon last week I am posting two this week. The first is Abbott and Costello. It doesn't have an ending but when I found it the video brought back some memories and I thought others would like to see it.

Another one that brought back memories was the short lived "The Tomfoolery Show." You can click on and view the episode below.

Video of the Week: Paul McCartney Lifelong Passion (Sail Away) video

Here is a new music video from Paul McCartney for his new song Lifelong Passion (Sail Away).

Meanwhile At The Beatle Photo Blog...

This week at the Beatle Photo Blog we got a glimpse of what Paul McCartney likes to do with his free time. With all the time Paul has to travel when playing in concert he still likes to travel on his own time. The photo above was taken when Paul stopped at a mini-mart in a small town while driving through the American countryside a few days ago.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull DVD 2 disc set

Just giving a shout out that you can now pre-order the DVD Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from Amazon starting today.

Fast Food Memories...with Hawkman

For those of you who have fond memories of the Red Barn restaurant you can go to this post at Boomer Twilight.
Also for the comic fans here is a new site by my friend Luke. It is called Being Carter Hall. It is all about how he is a fan of Hawkman.

Roy Rogers Archives Vol. 1

Here is another Dark Horse Archives that is available for pre-order at Amazon.com. I love it that Dark Horse is reprinting these old series for all of us to enjoy once more. Click on the link below to pre-oreder the book.