Would you like to time travel back to 1962? Watch some of the television shows Beth (and sometimes Marty) watched? Listen to the music they enjoyed? I’ve even added some commercial breaks, a few full-length television episodes, and I’ve added a splash of inspirational sites where I found fashion and other accessories mentioned in the book. Grab a glass of sweet iced tea, sit back, and enjoy!
Television Openings and Episodes
Found in Miss Beth Bettencourt
Laramie (starring Robert Fuller) Opening
NBC Today/Huntley-Brinkley Report promo (1962)
Hazel (starring Shirley Booth) Opening (1962)
Hazel Full Episode (S3.E1, aired Thu, Sep 19, 1963)
Huckleberry Hound | Corny Crows | Boomerang Official
Tom and Jerry | Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Mouse
The Virginian Opening Credits
Rawhide Opening Credits (Recognize Anyone?)
Music Found in Miss Beth Bettencourt
Dee Dee Sharp’s “Mashed Potato Time” (With Dancers)
Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces”
Frank Sinatra – One For My Baby (Live At Royal Festival Hall / 1962)
Brenda Lee “Fool #1” on The Ed Sullivan Show
“Für Elise” Performed by Lang Lang
Dion’s “The Wanderer” (1961)
Bobby Vee’s “Take Good Care of My Baby” (1961)
The Ventures “Walk Don’t Run” (Image above: Pixabay)
Bobby Vinton – Roses Are Red (My Love) – 1962
Commercials Found in Miss Beth Bettencourt
1963 Pond’s Cold Cream
Kellogg’s The Best to You Each Morning
1962 Pepsi Commercial
1960s Texaco Commercial
1962 Lincoln Continental (Restoration)
1960’s Jubilee Cleaner Commercial
(Image at left: image credit: YouTube)
Beth’s Fashion & Other Sites of Inspiration
Bedroom of Mr. & Mrs. Bettencourt
The Photo That Inspired Beth’s Bedroom
The Bettencourts’ 1962 Lincoln Continental
Beth’s Closet #1
Beth’s Closet #2
Beth’s Closet #3
Beth’s Closet #4
Gordon’s Roadster
Image at right: christmas.musetechnical.com
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From Miss Beth Bettencourt, Chapter 16:
I went to the living room to glance through the latest edition of Ladies’ Home Journal, which had come in the mail the day before. I read an
article on how Mrs. Kennedy planned to celebrate Thanksgiving, then flipped through a few pages of advertisements to find another article about big- city schools and the students within their classrooms. I wasn’t sure which I found more intriguing— a holiday dinner at the White
House or the issues that come from overseeing schoolrooms filled with so many children.