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Everyone knows the lovable and creepy cast of The Addams Family! The fictional family — recently reincarnated in the hit Netflix series Wednesday — consists of Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, the disembodied hand Thing, and Gomez’s Cousin Itt. Wikipedia describes the family as a “satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family: an odd wealthy aristocratic clan who delight in the macabre and are seemingly unaware, or do not care, that other people find them bizarre or frightening.”

And no one personified the world of funny car drag, better than Jungle Jim and Jungle Pam, the fastest, hottest duo on and off the strip. Jungle Jim’s racing skills qualified them to get on the strip, but it was perhaps Jungle Pam’s stark beauty and sex appeal that helped propel them to the top spot in the sport. But how did their paths originally cross? Was it fate or a lucky coincidence? Let’s find out! Now, let’s peel on out of here, back to the world of funny car drag racing. Let’s roll.

Can you think of any stores you used to shop at that are no longer around? Don’t you wish you could step foot in one of them again? There are tons of stores that everyone shopped at in the 1970s that have since gone out of business.

Perhaps another store came around that forced it out, or online competition got too fierce. Whatever the reason, we really wish we could go to some of these places again! Check out a list of stores from the 1970s that we really wish would reopen!

1. Gimbels

Do you remember when TVs turned off at midnight? These days, you can watch TV at any time you please. If you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep, there is always something on. With streaming services, you can choose what to watch too! In the ‘60s, ’70s, and ’80s TVs actually went static at midnight.

Some people meet their significant other through school. Others, through work. And sometimes, it can be in the line of duty. Such was the case for Buddy Ebsen of Beverly Hillbillies and his second wife, Nancy Wolcott McKeown, also known as Nancy Wolcott. Both earned the rank of Lieutenant during World War II.

With America’s involvement in WWII, both Ebsen and Wolcott ended up in the coast guard. There, both also rose to a similar rank, and met their future sweethearts along the way. Sure enough, they ended up marrying one another on September 6, 1945.

Buddy and Nancy Wolcott Ebsen

Who doesn’t love a good, old-fashioned teen movie? For anyone in the mood for one, Porky’s is a classic, perhaps even the definitive classic. It follows the misadventures and escapades of a group of teenagers in the 1950s. The film was highly influential and inspired other writers to create their own spin on teen flicks, which may explain the genre’s strong presence today, from Porky’s to Revenge of the Nerds to American Pie. Writer and director Bob Clark (also the creative vision behind the film version of holiday classic A Christmas Story) took years of personal experience and loads of stories from friends to give viewers a raucous good time, and the fifth highest-grossing film of 1982. But none of this would have worked out without the final ingredient: a strong lineup of talented actors who made up the Porky’s cast.

American actress Stockard Channing is popular for her role in Grease. The three-times Emmy award winner played the character Betty Rizzo in the 1978 musical comedy alongside other artists like John Travolta and the late Olivia Newton-John, who played Danny and Sandy, respectively. The Big Bus star has won many awards while making a name and quite a fortune for herself in the entertainment industry, contributing to Stockard Channing’s net worth.

Some people meet their significant other through school. Others, through work. And sometimes, it can be in the line of duty. Such was the case for Buddy Ebsen of Beverly Hillbillies and his second wife, Nancy Wolcott McKeown, also known as Nancy Wolcott. Both earned the rank of Lieutenant during World War II.

Before there were any versions, or even visions, of Law and Order, there was In the Heat of the Night. Starring Carroll O’Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs, Plus, who could forget Bubba? Did you know the theme music was composed by the great Quincy Jones? This critically acclaimed show was loosely spun off of the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same name. Every week we got to go back to our favorite small-town police department, and they tackled crime, but also tough issues like racism and domestic violence. Certainly why this show was on the air for so long — from 1988 to 1995 to be exact.

Imagine pursuing a dream. Maybe you’re a singer in the early 1970s and picturing yourself part of the next Beatles or Rolling Stones — maybe even bigger (it is a fantasy, after all). But what if it actually happens to you and you find yourself thrust in the middle of the media spotlight as a teen heartthrob, appearing on magazine covers, topping record charts, performing sold-out concerts and then … it’s over? As abruptly as it began. Can you imagine what it would be like to have to cope with all of that over the span of a just a few years? Well, Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family doesn’t have to imagine. He lived it.