vintage appliances on TV

[bwoods]

I was watching the first episodes of the Beverly Hillbillies (1963?). Their washer and dryer were clearly Maytag, having the big round timer in the center of the control panel. Anyone know what brand dishwasher was used?

The 1965 "Gidget" show, with Sally Field, had a neat episode where Gidget is at her sisters apartment. Her sister had just gotten a new Frigidaire Jet Action washer. It was operating with the lid up and you could see the up & down agitator working away. Her sister was saving up trading stamps to buy the matching dryer and had them sitting next to the machine. Gidget (if I remember correctly) scares her sister's cat which jumps onto the cabinet and knocks all the books of trading stamps into the washer and you can see the agitator action pulling them under water.

It's always nice to see "guest" appearances by major appliances!

 

[mixfinder]

TV Appliances

In an early Ma and Pa Kettle episode Ma has a Thor automatic and Sunbeam Mixmaster model 7. They have hit it rich and moved into the House of Tomorrow. A swindler is trying to get their money and Ma and Pa are gone. The kids rig a booby trap and rope is tied to the agitator of the Thor. It snags the robber by the ankle, hoists him into the air and the raises and drops him as the rope loosens and tightens around the agitator.
The Nelsons had Hotpoint
Donna Reed Had Lady Kenmore
Dennis the Menace had a Bendix Combo
Samantha had a kitchen filled with Frigidaire Custom Imperial and Larry Tate had a coppertone Maytag set.
I'll ponder and see what my mind conspires to remember. I was also so interested in mixers, I spent more time trying to spot them.
Kelly

 

[mixfinder]

What ever Happened to Baby Jane

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford had a Maytag AMP and a Sunbeam model 11

 

[mixfinder]

Beverly HillBillies

In the first years granny had a matched set of Maytags, with dials, then a Maytag washer with pushbutton control and dialed dryer and then finally both washer and dryer were Push Button. Her Fridge was a Subzero and the dishwasher was a WasteKing. In the early shows the fridges were next to the opening to the laundry and later were moved across the "kitchen and were behind the table.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Darling I Love You But Give Me Park Avenue

Least we forget...

 

[lesto]

On an episode of "The F.B.I." a woman had a 52 Kenmore in the basement.
Does anyone remember what machine The Baxters had on "Hazel"? I seem to remember all their appliances were sunny yellow.

 

[bwoods]

I recognize Lisa's Maytag front loading washer/dryer combo, but what brand is her dishwasher?

Barry

 

[toggleswitch]

*LOL*

You GO lisa.
The ultimate in load management.
Use one appliance/load at a time.

*LOL*

 

[toggleswitch]

Is that a percolator with a clear glass dome?

Who made that gem?

 

[mixfinder]

Lisa'a Dishwasher

Lisa's dishwasher in a 1960's Mobile Maid, by General Electric
Kelly

 

[DADoES]

It has been discussed in the past that the Clampett's dishwasher at one point was a gas-heated Preway.

 

[Cybrvanr]

I'm suprised nobody's mentioned the classic center-dial Alvacado Maytag 608 that always a star in basement scenes on "That seventies show" on Fox TV.

 

[veg-o-matic]

That's a Sunbeam rotisserie.

Hey, I didn't know there were matching cups for the West Bend Fiesta Perc! Better start looking for 'em.

veg

 

[washendry]

Baxters Appliances

I believe that on the service porch (as Hazel called it) there was a Philco Bendix 27 in. like Steve in Atlanta has,
Kim

 

[gyrafoam]

Toggle-----

That is a wonderful old Sunbeam "Carousel" Rotisserie. I had one and and used it plum to death and just loved it. Oh, that thing could roast a capon to perfection. Perfect duck too----nice and crispy on the outside and full of juice inside. I'll never know why they stopped making those things----too good I guess.

LeFever has one I've admired for years now but just can't get him to let go of it. Hint, hint, hint!

 

[bajaespuma]

I love you people! How the hell can you tell that that's a GE mobile maid in Lisa Douglas' kitchen?

Does any one remember that Samantha and Darrin started out with Coppertone Maytags and then switched to offset-dial GM Jet
Action Frigidaires as soon as Chevrolet became the sponsor? (Not to mention the dreamy Frigidaire Flair that was used in many SE shots throughout the show).

Even Gladys Kravitz and Abner had a nice pair of Maytags...

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Ken

It's very simple, you just look at the details, the timer
dial on the top left front of the cabinet is a giveaway!!!

 

[gansky1]

Sunbeams of Cooking

On ebay baby!

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[neptunebob]

There are even appliances in music videos!

I have a link in "Look what Hobart made" for a Switchfoot video that has a KitchenAid dishwasher. Now, here is another video that has 80's English appliances, including a countertop dishwasher.

Click on "Master and Servant"

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/depeche_mode/videos.jhtml