The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Marilyn Monroe Drawing Aid (protractor) 1956

In honor of Marilyn Monroe’s (would be) 84th birthday, I must submit this amazing piece. I have had it for about 10 years, and it is s...

June 2, 2010 by cm squared

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Smile for the Hulk!

I’ve never used this, but, Hulk shows up in every picture that’s taken. I saw one for sale on Amazon.com and it was $99! I got t...

June 1, 2010 by ginger

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Fidel Castro as a Coconut Head???

The Coconut Head has a hole by his mouth, I bought the Cigar… No it’s not Cuban. We’ve had it for years, we bought it in N...

May 30, 2010 by k2dtw

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Yesterday’s lunch

Lunchboxes on parade....

May 27, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Art Linkletter “People Are Funny” Party Game

Yesterday, iconic TV host Art Linkletter passed away. Even as a little kid Art seemed a little square to me but there’s no doubt that ...

by Allee Willis

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“Get Smart” Quizz Machine

Maxwell Smart’s cell phone of the 60’s. Our Akron Toy Marble Museum has a fabulous collection of games from the 60’s on di...

May 26, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Velveeta Camera and “Food For Thought” Party Photos!

This is one of the few food related items that John Lloyd Young didn’t jewel at my place last Sunday when The Allee Willis Museum Of K...

by Allee Willis

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It’s Kitzchy with a “Z”…

The time it took designer Jonathan Adler to create this pair of needlepoint (!) pillows of Liza Minnelli and her (now ex-) husband David Ges...

May 25, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Soul Grabber and Patti LaBelle’s Surprise Birthday Party

This late 60’s Soul Grabber sign for Budweiser malt liquor is one of my favorite possessions. Everything about it screams late Afro 60...

by Allee Willis

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Elvis Lives In My Lounge

I found this in a market in Cornwall and had to bring it home, its very heavy ,made of chalk ? Ive never seen one before has anyone else see...

May 24, 2010 by shirlie williams

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Tiny Tim sings “Tip Toe Though The Tulips”…

Anyone who is old enough to remember TINY TIM singing “Tip Toe Through The Tulips” in falseto in the mid 60’s, was thoroug...

May 22, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Cowboy lunchboxes

Yahoo! Here are some cowboy lunchboxes. My favorite is the Chuck Wagon dome box at the top (from 1958). The wagon is under attack and you ca...

by Michael Ely

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Blue Barbra

This is a super rare radio station copy of Streisand’s second album (released in August 1963) on super, super rare blue vinyl (and in ...

May 21, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – ItaliAnnette! Mousketeer Extraordinaire

An excellent sign of Kitsch is when names are bent and mutated to fit a purpose. This one’s a perfect blend – The ever-Italian...

May 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Forever Krystle Eau de Toilette Spray Dynasty TV Show

Inspired by Linda Evans’ “Dynasty” character. Made by Carrington Parfums Ltd., of course....

by kookykitsch

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Monday In The Park With Angelyne

With my favorite monument in LA, Angelyne, billboard goddess/ Corvette collector. Yes, I really know her. Yes, she ran for Governor. Yes, sh...

May 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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“Allee Willis’ Wonderland O’ Kitsch – East San Fernando Valley, CA. Part 2” VIDEO

In part 2, I take you on a tour of even more grand and kitschifyingly wonderful monuments of aesthetic in my beloved east San Fernando Valle...

by Allee Willis

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TV dinner on a Dukes of Hazard tray…

Sometimes we all find the greatest things. This was a surprise at a yard sale last summer. Actually I can’t remember every watching &#...

May 14, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Definitive Boogie Wonderland

In what could easily turn into Kitsch O’ The Day’s Musical Monday because of all the insane versions of my songs on YouTube, thi...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Soupy Sales “Do The Mouse” Hat

One of the first rituals I ever remember doing with total religious fervor was eating my lunch every day with Soupy Sales. “Lunch with...

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Dr. Kildare’s Thumpy ‘The Heartbeat’ Stethoscope

Thought I would give props to Dr. K. today seeing as I spent Friday night over at his place watching The Towering Inferno, which he, Richard...

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PARTY VIDEO! Me, Earth Wind Fire and Luenell at the opening of The Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch!

It was the 21st night of September, the opening line of my very first hit song as well as the date of the grand opening party celebrating th...

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Debbie Reynolds Dress Designer Kit Colorforms

Why I love thee – 1) The fact that this is a Dress Designer Kit and Debbie’s wearing pants? 2) The twisted organs pixie pose tha...

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Mr. T Bank

Made of super hard plastic, the coins reverberate when they drop inside Mr. T’s cavernous head making this a better percussion instrum...

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Talking Monkees Doll

I’ve never seen one of these that worked properly or where the heads stood up straight but still it’s one of the most prized col...

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