The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Bozo The Clown & A Jungle Animal

A Bozo book I nabbed from the dump....

July 24, 2010 by denny

COWARDLY LION Wizard Of Oz Collector Plate, Numbered Edition

I bought this set of Knowles Classic The Wizard of Oz Collector Plates in their original boxes on eBay. There are 8 plates in the series and...

by Julie Brumlik

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O.J. Police Chase Watch

This cheaply made timepiece featuring a bad scan of O.J. Simpson in the middle of two police cars perpetually trailing a white Ford Bronco a...

by Mark Blackwell

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – this concludes our tour

If I do find other things I did not post, they will show up here of course. This concludes my little tour of “Willis Wonderland”...

July 23, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Don’t Forget” Paperweight Hand

Every morning I wake up to a pile of notes that I’ve dropped on the floor from my bed the night before as I don’t like to keep a...

by Allee Willis

Happy Birthday, Jungle Animal!

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by Pop

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Sonny Bono statue

I recently vacationed in Palm Springs and as soon as I hit town I said, “I’ll bet there’s a bronze statue of Sonny Bono ar...

by Cheetah Velour

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OFF THE WALL…

Great kitschy wallpaper we found at a local estate sale…(his dad worked for GM at the design center)…wish we could get it off th...

by k2dtw

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Signs of the Times

Found these on-line. I wish I were lucky enough to come across the first sign in real life....

by Douglas Wood

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Lions and tigers and bears oh my…

Being a beast of the jungle has its challenges. None of these wild creatures look too fierce. I fear for their safety with all these hefty f...

by MyFunCloset

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Maw and Paw

Ah yes, the negative Appalachian hillbilly stereotype. I’ve been wanting this set of mugs for a long time and when I finally found the...

by Nessa

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Orange Mushroom Ottoman

Ever sit on a mushroom? A fun flea market find for my living room....

by Michael M.

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 24

Is this 4 tired table a scream or what! I especially love the knobbed feet on it! Blow out the afro man! I must be the only white boy I know...

July 22, 2010 by denny

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Really Ugly Dog

Saw this at the Salvation Army. The dog is disfigured with the garish combination of colors....

by DetroitKent

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Rubber Egg Bowl with Feet

This 12″ tall, cracked egg bowl looks exactly like ceramic but it’s actually rubber. I love to watch people’s reactions wh...

by Michael M.

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Hello Mudda, Hello Fadduh

This is a Milton Bradley board game based on comedian Allan Sherman’s 1965 novelty song, “Hello, Mudda, Hello Fadduh,” whi...

by Douglas Wood

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Barbra meets Goldfinger

I have been somewhat hesitant to share this piece. When people visit our home for the first time, they look around at all the kitsch and col...

by Michael Ely

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Aunt Carmela

My uncle recently moved into a new house and invited me over to organize his record collection. I found some funny stuff. Aunt Carmela’...

by Nessa

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Please don’t feed the what?

Random question: what are these people looking at?...

by Markydoodle

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Jeweled-Look Jeans on Half Mannequin Crossing Guard at Fancy Italian Store

. There are many things I love about this “Italy” fashion emporium in Van Nuys, California: – The thoughtfully placed swat...

by Allee Willis

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Jungle Outfit

I found this jungle gem many years ago in a thrift shop in Detroit – matching pants and jacket featuring a happy giraffe and a hiding ...

by Mark Blackwell

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1970 Betty Crocker’s NEW Dinner for Two Cookbook

I love to cook so have a lot of cookbooks. I either picked this up at a rummage sale or from my mom. This is the 1970 edition of a recent Ki...

by Carrie

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Kenyan Banana Fiber Lion Toy

I buy these from Kwaze-Kwasa, an online store that sells crafts from Sub-Sarahan Africa to raise money for AIDs and poverty blighted communi...

by Julie Brumlik

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 23

Vintage pool rules! What an incredible cover. Zsa Zsa Gabor – My Story! A gigantic drawer filled with all sorts of vintage ashtrays fo...

July 21, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Cootie Game

I can’t remember any game more popular than Cootie when I was growing up. But forget about the game itself, I loved playing with the l...

by Allee Willis

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