"That Was The Way It Was"

"That Was The Way It Was"

On each episode of "That Was The Was It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal surprising facts about the nostalgic things we remember from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, including toys, food, music and news events. Plus a quiz-of-the-week.

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January 18, 2020 25 mins
On this episode of "That Was The Was It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz discuss the things we grew up with, including the history of The Slinky and The Magic 8 Ball. Also included, some little known facts about cassette tapes, plus memories of TV's Laugh-In.
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On this episode of That Was The way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz remember things we grew up with, including animal crackers, the Easy-Bake oven, American Bandstand, and old school cocktails. ThatWasTheWayItWas.com
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On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz remember the things we grew up with, including Dubble Bubble bubble gum, album covers, encyclopedias, ditto machines, and scary movies.
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On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal little known facts about things we all remember growing up, including drive-in theaters, transistor radios, suntanning and waterbeds.
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On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was" Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz share lesser known facts about the things we remember growing up... including the Rubik's Cube, Manual Typewriters, Jump Rope, and Streaking. For more visit thatwasthewayitwas.com
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On this episode of That Was The Way It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz reveal little known facts about Crock Pots, Yoyo's, The Pledge of Allegiance and Fallout shelters. To see a behind-the-scenes video, visit thatwasthewayitwas.com
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On this episode of That Was The Way It was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz uncover some interesting facts about familiar things from childhood, including Captain Kangaroo, Holiday Inn hotels, television antennas, and the beginnings of Keep America Beautiful.
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On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Leibowitz look back at the things all baby boomers will remember, including 45 rpm records, the TV Guide, Ice cream trucks, and the most successful TV lineup of all time.
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On this episode of "That Was The Way It Was", Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz look back at some of the things baby boomers remember growing up. This week, they uncovering surprising facts about pencil sharpeners, pay phones, and the classic art toy Etch-A-Sketch.
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On this episode of That Was The Was It Was, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz look back at things we remember from the 70s, including Mexican jumping beans, the Sears Catalog, The Playboy Club, and the board game, Candyland.
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On this episode of THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS, Bob Bates and Lauren Liebowitz share little know facts about common items only baby boomers remember, an historic battle for gay rights in Florida, and a theme song quiz.
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