TV nostalgia makes great gifts

By LEANNE ITALIE

Associated Press

NEW YORK

There’s no nostalgia quite like TV nostalgia. Here are a few ideas for retro TV gifts pegged to hit shows through the decades:

“The Honeymooners”: Head to eBay, Amazon or other sites and shops that deal in collectibles. Go for chuckles with a mousepad or T-shirt emblazoned with “The International Order of Loyal Raccoons” or an “Alice Kramden is my role model” mug or onesie, for the next generation. A particular favorite on Rebubble.com: A nicely done graphite pencil drawing of Ed Norton doing the Hucklebuck on hoodies and T-shirts. $25.52.

“Star Trek”: There are tons of Star Trek gift items all over the place, including an oven mitt with the split fingers of the Vulcan peace and prosperity greeting on Thinkgeek.com, for $9.99. Shirts abound on CBSstore.com, including a retro look for women in a yellow crew with original characters. $24.99.

The shop at startrek.com put the Delta on a 16-ounce wine glass for $9.99 and offers a USS Enterprise bottle opener for $14.95, cause those get lost. Gift an ugly sweater that reads: “Trek the Halls.” $64.99.

“Good Times”: Pick up a “Dyn-O-Mite!” T-shirt. Cafe Press even has one in white for dogs. $19.95.

The actor-comedian who played J.J. Evans, Jimmie Walker, made that word his signature. He wrote a memoir with Sal Manna, “Dyn-O-Mite! Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times,” that details Walker’s violent and abusive upbringing in the Bronx, his rise as a standup comedian and tensions on the set of this hit CBS program. Dig around for the best copy or look for digital or audio versions to gift.

“The Golden Girls”: There are Golden Girls branded Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and Clue board games because, why not. There’s a Sophia “action” figure , fleece throws and Pez dispensers of the entire gang.

Not good enough? How about a backpack with the cast of the NBC hit on it, a Shady Pines retirement home mug or Rose socks? Still not just right? Search Amazon for a pink sweatshirt with Blanche, Rose, Sophia and Dorothy heads that reads: “Squad Goals.”