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Subject: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: violet_shy on 03/27/19 at 10:06 am
They were really popular late in the 1980s. And even in 1990 and 1991.
https://images.app.goo.gl/RcGc3nwAmhuGk9Pp6
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/19 at 11:19 am
I thought you meant the kind of shoe phone used by Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV show "Get Smart". Say "shoe phone" to any Boomer and that's ALL they will think of. ;D
www.amazon.com/Smart-24X36-Poster-Adams-Phone/dp/B00MQSLKXA
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: violet_shy on 03/27/19 at 11:35 am
I thought you meant the kind of shoe phone used by Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV show "Get Smart". Say "shoe phone" to any Boomer and that's ALL they will think of. ;D
www.amazon.com/Smart-24X36-Poster-Adams-Phone/dp/B00MQSLKXA
Really? I had no idea! My mom might remember that. :)
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Elor on 03/27/19 at 12:00 pm
They were really popular late in the 1980s. And even in 1990 and 1991.
https://images.app.goo.gl/RcGc3nwAmhuGk9Pp6
I don't think I've ever seen one before. But maybe they were just not big here in Germany. ???
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/27/19 at 12:28 pm
I was thinking of Get Smart, too.
Cat
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/27/19 at 12:50 pm
Really? I had no idea! My mom might remember that. :)
Aside from the shoe phone, "Get Smart" introduced a whole slew of things into the popular lexicon for quite some time, including the expression "sorry about that, chief", and the cone of silence. On the show the cone of silence was a device that never worked (given that the show was a comedy), but we still hear people today talk about a "cone of silence" over things.
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Howard on 03/27/19 at 1:29 pm
They were really popular late in the 1980s. And even in 1990 and 1991.
https://images.app.goo.gl/RcGc3nwAmhuGk9Pp6
All I remember were "brick phones", I don't think I remember shoe phones except for the comedy Get Smart.
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: nally on 03/27/19 at 2:55 pm
The picture can be seen here now:
https://metvcdn.metv.com/A0IYJ-1502482084-9377-list_items-phone_pump_shoe.jpg
I thought you meant the kind of shoe phone used by Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV show "Get Smart". Say "shoe phone" to any Boomer and that's ALL they will think of. ;D
www.amazon.com/Smart-24X36-Poster-Adams-Phone/dp/B00MQSLKXA
That's what I was thinking too!! :D
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: violet_shy on 03/27/19 at 3:01 pm
That's what I was thinking too!! :D
You too, Jeffrey? Hahaha ;D
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: nally on 03/27/19 at 3:02 pm
You too, Jeffrey? Hahaha ;D
Yes, I was a fan of the Get Smart reruns when I was a kid. (In fact, during the late 80s I watched many classic TV show reruns with my dad. The broadcast channels often showed them during the day.)
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: robby76 on 03/28/19 at 8:14 am
My brother had this in the late 80s - a Ferrari phone... ;D
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_0617_large.JPG?v=1498917227
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Howard on 03/29/19 at 7:22 am
My brother had this in the late 80s - a Ferrari phone... ;D
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_0617_large.JPG?v=1498917227
How did it work, Rob? ???
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: robby76 on 03/29/19 at 7:46 am
Quite a simple set up. Fun to use and show friends though at the time.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_0619_large.JPG?v=1498917104
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Howard on 03/29/19 at 7:59 am
Quite a simple set up. Fun to use and show friends though at the time.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_0619_large.JPG?v=1498917104
That is really cool. :o
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/19 at 1:32 pm
My brother had this in the late 80s - a Ferrari phone... ;D
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1142/6922/products/DSC_0617_large.JPG?v=1498917227
Did it cost the same as a Ferrari?
I only remember brick phones.
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Howard on 04/06/19 at 1:49 pm
Did it cost the same as a Ferrari?
I only remember brick phones.
I remember brick phones too, When was the last year someone used one before they went obsolete?
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/19 at 1:52 pm
I remember brick phones too, When was the last year someone used one before they went obsolete?
A Comprehensive History of Cell Phones in Movies
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: nally on 04/06/19 at 10:43 pm
I remember brick phones too, When was the last year someone used one before they went obsolete?
Those were used regularly on TV and movies back in the day. In the sitcom Saved By The Bell (1989-93), Zack Morris used one.
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: Howard on 04/07/19 at 1:53 pm
Those were used regularly on TV and movies back in the day. In the sitcom Saved By The Bell (1989-93), Zack Morris used one.
I remember some episodes where he used one.
Subject: Re: Who remembers shoe phones?
Written By: nally on 04/16/19 at 11:22 pm
I remember some episodes where he used one.
I remember them too.