The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

King Kong Bank

The money goes in his head, and he climbs to the top, deposits the money and goes back down. No, I didn’t get this in New York. I got ...

by ginger

Ok, you go straight for a couple of miles and hang a left at the Big Chicken….

Q: What’s big and red with a clucking beak and a giant eyeball that spins? A: The Big Chicken, of course! The big chicken has been a M...

by Georgia

I-Corvi “Un Ragazzo Di Strada” – LP

I’m not sure whether or not this is an album or a single. What got me was the clip on crow on the guys shoulder. I worked with a clip ...

by denny

Allee Willis’ Museum O’ Kitsch – Felt Coaster Love Type

It’s always a good sign of kitsch when right off the bat the packaging describes the product wrong. On the top of the package it very ...

August 9, 2010 by Allee Willis

Keeping the hair spray industry in business, one bouffant at a time-

Another fabulous find at an Atlanta Thrift store....

by Georgia

Bon ami baby chick

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by ginger

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Woodpecker Toothpick Holder

I actually have several of these in a couple of different color combinations. The woodpecker has two little pokey-prongs in his beak that ca...

by Nessa

When nature calls….

interesting kitsch I found in my mom’s basement…I think it may fall into the ‘bathroom’ category…or nudityR...

by Leenah

Gigantic Atlantic City Souvenir Mug

I saw this at Savers Thrift shop. It’s huge and I particularly love the showgirl featured on this piece....

by denny

All right, Mr. De Mille…

HUGE Fun Kitschy Camera Mailbox found locally… Great inspiration!!...

by k2dtw

Elvis Jail House Rock Cotton Swab Holder

There are loads of gift shops near Graceland, I bought this at one of them.I didn’t buy the whole bathroom set.This was enough....

by Planet Joan

Plane Carousel

Just wind up the carousel and the planes fly. They even fly with the gentlest of breezes. One of my favorite kitschy toys....

by Michael M.

Advertising in a Yamaka 1971

This has taken advertising to a whole new level. Promoting an auto dealer inside a yamaka. A green satin yamaka may be a statement in 2010, ...

by MyFunCloset

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Bowling Bag Coin Purse and Matching Bowling Everything

Bowling is easily the sport that has rained down hardest on Pop Culture in terms of artifacts emulating its shape, spirit and efforts to cap...

August 8, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Eddie Albert “One God – The Ways We Worship Him” LP

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by denny

T & A Shirt

1970’s polyester shirt with little mountaineers climbing mounds of boobs and butts....

by Danny

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Ghost Ranch Lodge Ashtray

Miracle Mile is home to a strip of vintage neon-lit hotels here in Tucson and one of the most famous was the Ghost Ranch Lodge. Built in 194...

by Michael Ely

Campbell’s Tomato Soup Vase

This old, oversized (4X6) soup can comes with a removable lid with a hole in it. I thought the palm tree seemed so El Lay....

by Michael M.

That’s corny- a corn flake camera?

Who doesn’t need a camera at breakfast? Momma ordered this 110 camera with box tops…it’s never been out of the package or ...

by Georgia

Jim and Tammy and Their Friends

It’s Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their fluffy puppet friends, singing songs and telling stories years before the tawdry scandals and...

by Brian Hamilton

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Russian Roulette

This is so fun. You insert a balloon as shown, and there’s 1 pin in the chamber, so you never know when the balloon will pop....

by ginger

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Before “big” hair …1964

The mid ’60s… It was a time for straight, smooth hair. No big hair, no drastic hair colors, no curls, nothing too edgy. Well tha...

by MyFunCloset

Outhouse Etiquette

This wall plaque for bathrooms or outhouses is dated 1943 back when making fun of hillbillies was perfectly acceptable and not politically i...

by Douglas Wood