It’s that time of year again when love is in the air. Flowers, chocolates, heart-shaped candy boxes, and jewellery are February’s weapons of choice.
I’ve always been crazy about vintage kids’ Valentines, and thanks to the wonderful worldwide web, it’s easier than ever to relive those good old public school days when getting a Valentine from the person you were secretly crushing on was almost as good as winning the lottery. Yeah, sure, his/her mom insisted that everyone in the class got one of those tarted-up perfunctory paper love notes, but pft, so what? All that mattered was you got one from that person so you could then start planning your pretend future wedding. Am I right? ;P
I have looked at hundreds if not thousands of adorable vintage Valentines (have you heard of Pinterest?), and my browsing, combined with a suggestion from a fellow blogging friend, led to last year’s Twilight Zone Valentines.
What could be better than two worlds colliding — the Twilight Zone and those vintage Valentines I adore? I received some great feedback for my Valentines, so here I am with a brand new set this year!
Once again, I’ve paired a genuine vintage Valentine with an episode of The Twilight Zone that best suits it. As with last year’s, most of them were made as if they’d be exchanged between two characters from the episode. But to jazz it up a bit, there are a few “generic”, episode-specific Valentines too, including a complete set from “Five Characters In Search of an Exit”, with a different design for each character. These Valentines also feature an additional episode-themed verse, so I hope you’ve all brushed up on your knowledge of TZ subjects and dialogue and will get the references.
If you weren’t following the blog in time to peruse last year’s TZ Valentines, then please be sure to click over to the other post too.
Hope everyone enjoys this second batch of Fifth Dimensional fun, and Happy Valentine’s Day, all!
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Ninety Years Without Slumbering
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Night Call
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Jess-Belle
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It’s a Good Life
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Static
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Jeff Myrtlebank
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The Hunt
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The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
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The Bewitchin’ Pool
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Five Characters in Search of an Exit
The Major
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The Ballet Dancer
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The Clown
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The Hobo
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The Bagpiper
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Great idea, and very cleverly done!
Thanks!
Another great job, Wendy! I think my favorite is the “Wonderful Life” one. (That gives me another idea for mashups: TZ folk songs! Can’t you just hear Kim Carnes singing, “Billy Mumy Eyes”?)
“Billy Mumy Eyes” — Lol! That’s great, Mike! And thank you so much! I think I’m having way too much fun making these Valentines.
Wow – Wendy – You knocked this out of the park. I have to admit, the jack-in-the-box to Anthony from Dan is not funny. That’s a great episode, but that scene is one of the scariest in all 160+ episodes. There are times I want to use the remote to wish that scene into the cornfield of Fast Forward. Great job!
Thanks so much, Dan! I’m glad you enjoyed them. And ha, sorry about the one Valentine. You’re so right — the jack-in-the-box scene IS pretty creepy. I’ll bet the fact that his name is “Dan” really doesn’t help, right? Lol!
Not at all. I also like Perry Como
A timely and fun post, Wendy! Great job! :-]
Thank you, Frank! :)
Nice cards. My favorite is the one that says: ” You are not unloved by me. My heart belongs to you.”
Thank you!
Thanks Wendy for another enlightening, thoughtful view.
I must have missed last Valentine’s Day post, so I appreciate
opportunity you gave to see it.
“The Chaser” was always one of my favorite episodes.
It was wonderful to see it when it was first shown in 1960.
Patricia Barry as Leila was fantastic.
Since then I must have seen it 50 times and it never loses
its appeal.
A few years ago when you picked the most attractive TZ
women I thought Patricia Barry should have made the list.
You said you were going to add others and that she would
be on it.
Nothing could have made me happier than to see her on top this year.
Barney
Thank you, Barney! That’s the wonderful thing about The Twilight Zone. Both its lessons and its appeal are truly timeless. And that’s the true mark of a good program. I think we’ll still be enjoying TZ 100 years in the future, and it will be just as relevant and just as enjoyable to watch as it was the first time we saw it.
And I am still planning to do a follow-up post to the TZ pin-ups, and Patricia Barry will most certainly be on it. So stay tuned!