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[1935] A series of short commercials for various General Electric appliances. Dishwasher. Monitor top refrigerator. Electric range with Calrod units. Electric kitchen. Appliances for small kitchens. GE electric range. Flat-top refrigerator. Compact kitchen for small home or apartment. Likely would have been shown individually as shorts before movie features.

[1967] A whimsical yet serious-minded look into the future sponsored by the appliance and radio manufacturer. In the "1999 House of Tomorrow", each family member's activities are enabled by a central computer and revolve around products remarkably similar to those made by the sponsor. Power comes from a self-contained fuel cell, which supports environmental controls, an automatic cooking system, and a computer-assisted "education room".

America: The Way We Were: The Home Front 1940-1945 [Part 3] 1944-1945 - Postwar hopes and dreams fill American hearts and minds. President Roosevelt is reelected by a landslide. The slogan "V for Victory is on everyone’s mind. Also share fascinating moments with Ronald Reagan, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and more."

America: The Way We Were: The Home Front 1940-1945 [Part 2] 1942-1943 - Suddenly Berlin, Rome and Tokyo are not so far away and our boys are dying on the battlefields. Youngsters leave their soda fountain hangouts to collect scrap and serve as junior air raid wardens. Women begin working in production plants. Bob Hope, Judy Garland and other stars are entertaining troops overseas.

America: The Way We Were: The Home Front 1940-1945 [Part 1] 1940-1941 - The end of the Great Depression. Gone With the Wind is becoming the biggest hit in motion pictures. Watch and listen as Franklin Delano Roosevelt teaches his grandchildren to swim at him country home in Hyde Park. Visit Joe Dimaggio's Fisherman's Wharf restaurant, Go to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii where some of our boys and gals seem to have the best duty in the Navy until Dec 7, 1941.