Popular Entertainment - Overview
This Museum's popular entertainment collections hold some of the Smithsonian's most beloved artifacts. The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz reside here, along with the Muppet character Kermit the Frog, and props from popular television series such as M*A*S*H and All in the Family. But as in many of the Museum's collections, the best-known objects are a small part of the story.
The collection also encompasses many other artifacts of 19th- and 20th-century commercial theater, film, radio, and TV—some 50,000 sound recordings dating back to 1903; posters, publicity stills, and programs from films and performances; puppets; numerous items from World's Fairs from 1851 to 1992; and audiovisual materials on Groucho Marx, to name only a few.
"Popular Entertainment - Overview" showing 19 items.
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The Harlem Globetrotters Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This tin, plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Thermos in 1971. It has a screw-on, blue plastic cup lid and a beige and red screw-on, plastic stopper. The thermos has a red and white striped design and colorful portrait drawings of the team members from The Harlem Globetrotters television show on the side of the thermos. The Harlem Globetrotters was a Hanna-Barbera carton that ran from 19770-1973, featuring the real players from the real team at that time, with their fictional manager Granny settling conflicts around the world with basketball games.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1971
- depicted
- Harlem Globetrotters
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- ID Number
- 2001.3100.19
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3100
- catalog number
- 2001.3100.19
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Hee Haw Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This tin, plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Thermos in 1970. It has a screw-on, red plastic cup lid and a beige and red screw-on, plastic stopper. The bottle has a tan wooden background, and drawings of the two stars from the television show Hee Haw, Gordie Tapp and Don Harron, on the side of the thermos.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1970
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- ID Number
- 2001.3100.20
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3100
- catalog number
- 2001.3100.20
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Star Trek Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This square plastic thermos bottle was made by Thermos in 1979. It has a screw-on, white plastic cup lid and a white and red screw-on plastic stopper. The bottle features a purple and blue design with a colorful drawing of the USS Enterprise from the first Star Trek film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture on the front of the thermos.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1979
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- ID Number
- 2001.3100.21
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3100
- catalog number
- 2001.3100.21
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This square plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1973. It has a red plastic, screw-on cup lid and a white and red, plastic stopper. The bottle is orange and has a portrait of Fat Albert from the television series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids on the front of the thermos. The bottle is the companion to lunch box #2001.3101.03.01.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1973
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2001.3101.03.02
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3101
- catalog number
- 2001.3101.03.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This square plastic thermos bottle was made in 1973 by Thermos. It has a red plastic, screw-on cup lid and a white and red plastic, screw-on plastic stopper. The bottle has a yellow background with portraits of each of the Chan family members, from the cartoon series, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan. The bottle matches lunch box #2001.3101.13.01.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1973
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- ID Number
- 2001.3101.13.02
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3101
- catalog number
- 2001.3101.13.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Disco Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1978. It has a screw-on orange cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is ringed with images of disco dancers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1978
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.04.02
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.04.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Dr. Seuss Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1970. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The thermos bottle is decorated with various Dr. Seuss cartoons, including the Cat in the Hat.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1970
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.05.02
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.05.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Marvel Comic's Super Heroes Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1976. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is the companion to lunch box object number 2003.3070.11.01, and shows images of Marvel’s super heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Hulk.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.11.02
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.11.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Pinocchio Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1971. It has a screw-on red plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The bottle features a scene from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio, of Jiminy Cricket lecturing to Pinocchio as his conscience.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1971
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.13.02
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.13.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Emergency! Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1973. It has a screw-on red cup lid with handle, but the stopper is missing. The thermos features images from the television series, Emergency!. Emergency! ran from 1972-1978 on NBC, and chronicled the adventures of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1973
- maker
- Aladdin
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.21.02
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.21.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center