In the swingin' '60s we slipped, slid, etched, sketched, twisted, baked and did surgery Toy commercials on TV reached critical mass -- and kids were mesmerized ...

Slinky (1960) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZL6RGkPjws In the realm of advertising, the imagery of the Slinky descending the stairs is truly iconic, akin to 2001 s monolith or the Seven Year ...