The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Elsie the Borden Cow

One of the most enduring and successful trademarked product symbols in the United States is Elsie the Cow. This Elsie doll, which stands 21&...

February 21, 2011 by Kyle Dayton

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Carnivore vs. Vegetarian

When I first saw these in the store I couldn’t believe my eyes. “The long awaited battle between two culinary arch enemies can now b...

by Bug

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Happy Presidents’ Day From Marx

Meet the presidents. These figures by Marx were sold in grocery stores and hobby shops.. and came in several versions, white, tan, and pre...

by Nessa

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Shave The Baby

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February 20, 2011 by oscar

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Buddy Lee Texaco doll

After being inspired by the Gas Station Bathroom ‘museum’ of Michael Ely, I decided to add to the theme with Buddy Lee. I wasn&#...

by Kyle Dayton

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Giant Vintage Hanging Foam Sex Dice

Not the normal pair that dangle from the rear view mirror, these 6″ soft dice feature sexual maneuvers on one game piece and the body ...

February 16, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Paul’s birthday cake

After watching Allee and Charles’ video last week-baking a Cherpumple Cake, created by Charles, assisted by Allee, I made this. To...

by lambshank1

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Gas Station Bathroom

Edit In the past, I have shared photos of my tiki bathroom. Well, as you can see, this is my gas station bathroom! It’s a small guest...

February 15, 2011 by Michael Ely

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Flavored Valentine Lip Gloss Rings!

We have here some very special Valentine treats, in strawberry, grape, cherry, orange, and fruit punch! The contents are high gloss, and s...

by Pop

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Animated Rocking Chair Music Box

Old Grandpa is dozing off in a rocking chair. When you wind up the music box, it plays “Try to Remember” from “The Fanta...

by Bob Ramsdell

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Child’s Costume Special Forces from Target

Who could make this up? I came across this a few years ago while shopping at Target and couldn’t believe my eyes. YOUR child could be ...

February 11, 2011 by Rusty

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Kliban Cat Bank

In the 6O’s and 7O’s, the Kiliban Cat cartoon was on everything, tee shirts, coffee cups, postcards, etc. The Kliban cartoon...

by Bob Ramsdell

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Izzy Guilty

This little guy is a stuffed nylon dull stuffed into a plastic mason jar....

February 10, 2011 by Mooshe

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Dinah-Mite and the Dyn-O-Miteness of Jenifer Lewis

I love things that are ‘off’ but born of popular trends and then spin off into their own orbit, making a firm landing on the ter...

February 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Woodland Elf or Tabitha Coffey?

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February 8, 2011 by Dennis

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More Wonder Bread Goodies!!

I found more Wonder Bread kitsch and thought I’d share them: http://www.boxvox.net/2011/02/wonderbread-bag-rug.html http://www.boxvox....

by kawachi

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‘Make Your Own Nail Polish’ packaging

This seems like a REALLY bad idea. First of all, it wants children to make nail polish. That alone would be enough for me to never to buy it...

February 7, 2011 by Rusty

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Fez Topped Shriner With Magnetic Personality!

I don’t recall where I picked up this shriner with a magnet base but he’s one of my absolute favorite kitchen magnets- of which ...

February 6, 2011 by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

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Maddie Mod

Barbie doll has had many competitors, or “clones” over the years. The grooviest of these is surely Maddie Mod. Made by the Princ...

by Nessa

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 97 – August 2010)

I love these puppets which have popped up on Allee’s blog before but wanted to give them a post in the Wonderland series. I love the l...

February 5, 2011 by denny

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A Sillisculpt “RELIEF IS JUST A SWALLOW AWAY”

Picked this up recently for $1.00....

February 3, 2011 by denny

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Greetings from Nebraska, 1954

My Dad’s Packard. A little eerie how much it looks like k2dtw’s post! https://www.awmok.com/2011/01/26/greetings-from-detroit/ M...

January 30, 2011 by Markydoodle

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pez collection

My pez collection is not old but it is fun. I have them hanging in my kitchen so that they may keep me company when I wash the dishes. My ch...

by leebamarks

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Attack of the Clones, Part 5

This is a clone doll I got when I was a kid. Apparently she was sold in the UK, so I have no idea how I ended up with one. I think her n...

January 29, 2011 by Nessa

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Attack of the Clones, Part 3 – Debbie Drake Doll

This clone doll is so amazing, she gets her own post. This doll is Debbie Drake, based on a REAL person! Debbie Drake was the first TV exe...

January 27, 2011 by Nessa

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