Abelson, A. (1973, Apr 02). Up & down wall street. Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly (1942-Current File). Retrieved
from http://search.proquest.com/docview/350613636?accountid=38569
This is a great original newspaper article from 1973 that addresses financial and political issues of the time, including Watergate and the
rising food costs. The article itself is much longer than the excerpt I've included in this site, and is an interesting read. In the snippet,
you can get a sense of the author's obvious taste for certain politicians.
Allen, R. (n.d.). Soap Opera. In The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved from
http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=soapopera.
This is a fascinating site about the history of broadcasting. The page referenced here references the section on soap operas,
but the rest of the site is a wealth of information on anything TV or broadcasting related.
Banquet. (n.d.) Banquet frozen dinner commercial [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqx9zbdfK9k.
This is perhaps one of the best TV commercials of all time. It is a parody of the over-dramatic soap operas and films of the decade.
Bernat, C. (Historian). (c. 1950s). Swanson TV. Dinners [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2011/10/food-culture.html
This is a very interesting article from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I've used it for one of the ads it contains, but
it's also a great resource for other vintage food/packaging information.
Carmichael, J. (February 13, 2012). The TV dinner’s unlikely origins and meteoric success. In The Daily. Retrieved from
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/02/13/021312-opinions-history-tv-dinner-carmichael-1-4/.
The Daily is a great site for many topics. I've used it primarily for the historical aspect of the TV dinner because this article has
first-hand accounts from the people involved. But it's also an interesting site for many other subjects.
Dixon Lebeau, M. (November 10, 2004). At 50, TV dinner is still cookin'. In The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1110/p11s01-lifo.html.
This is a good article for the historical perspective of the TV dinner. I used it because they have an interview with a food historian,
which lends credibility.
Firat, A. F., & Shultz II, C. J. (1997). From segmentation to fragmentation markets and marketing strategy in the postmodern era. European
Journal of Marketing, 31(3), 183-207. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/237051193?accountid=38569
This is an interesting journal article about the buying habits of people, and the marketing strategies used to capitalize on those habits.
Although the article approaches the subject from a postmodern point of view, it contains a lot of information, trends, and facts that are
universally applicable.
Garber, K. (March 7, 2008). The Growing Food Cost Crisis. In U.S. News. Retrieved from
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2008/03/07/the-growing-food-cost-crisis.
This article addresses the cause of the food price increase in the early 1970s. Interestingly, the article compares the current high food
costs and those of the 1970s and compares their causes as well as the domestic and international implications.
History Channel. (n.d.). Invention and view of the original TV dinner [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlkO8LIWrs
This is a great video clip from the History Channel that talks about the origins of the TV dinner and traces it back to Gerry Thomas
who invented the tray, upon which everything else was built.
Levine, P. & Papasotiriou, H. (2005). America since 1945: The American moment. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
This is the class textbook, which covers the background and periphery events taking place domestically and around the world, which
helped shape the growth of the U.S., and ultimately the birth of the TV Dinner.
Library of Congress. (August 23, 2010). Who “invented” the TV dinner?. In Library of Congress. Retrieved from
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tvdinner.html.
This is another article about the inventor of the TV Dinner. There are several stories and who invented it and why, and the Library of
Congress articles gives the other perspectives.
Pam (Blogger). (August 25, 2012). The TV Dinner Gourmet Makeover [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://goretro.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-dinner-gourmet-makeover.html
This is the site of a retro blogger who posted the Family Circle magazine ad about how to turn a boring TV dinner into a gourmet meal.
Scott (Blogger). (c. 1950s) Swanson TV Dinners, 1950s [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87362701@N00/234998824/in/gallery-kathykavan-72157623611086381/
This blogger has some interesting print ads posted. I used one of the ads from the 1950s.
Smith, Andrew F. Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. 169-72.
This book discusses many "tipping point" moments that affected American cuisine. From the invention of refrigeration to Julie Child making
French food accessible to everyday American housewives, this book covers all the milestone moments....including frozen dinners.
Spangler, J. (2008). We're on a road to nowhere: Steinbeck, kerouac, and the legacy of the great depression. Studies in the Novel,
40(3), 308-327. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/212706977?accountid=38569
This article discusses the social forces that were pulling on society in the mid-century decades. A very interesting read.
Suzianne (Blogger). (c. 1950s). Swanson TV Dinner Ad [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://imsuzianne.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-national-tv-dinner-day.html
Sizianne is a retro blogger who has a lot of great vintage TV dinner ads on her site. I used several of her pictures for this project.
Swanson. (1953). Swanson TV dinner commercial 1953 [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkk_KkiQNQ&feature=related
This is the earliest Swanson TV commercial I could find. It is circa 1953, and portrays the perfect nuclear family in glorious black and white.
Swanson. (n.d.). Swanson's TV dinners 1970s [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bchbbWsfDOA
This is the fake news report that compares the high cost of a traditional meal to the low cost of a Swanson frozen complete meal. I wonder
if Saturday Night Live got its "Weekend Update" idea from this commercial.
Vintage Ads [Advertisement]. (1967). Retrieved from http://vintage-ads.dreamwidth.org/tag/tv+dinners.
This blogger includes a bunch of vintage ads on his site, including a great large-scale image of the international cuisine. It's so large I can
almost taste the tinny aftertaste caused by those metal trays.
from http://search.proquest.com/docview/350613636?accountid=38569
This is a great original newspaper article from 1973 that addresses financial and political issues of the time, including Watergate and the
rising food costs. The article itself is much longer than the excerpt I've included in this site, and is an interesting read. In the snippet,
you can get a sense of the author's obvious taste for certain politicians.
Allen, R. (n.d.). Soap Opera. In The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved from
http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=soapopera.
This is a fascinating site about the history of broadcasting. The page referenced here references the section on soap operas,
but the rest of the site is a wealth of information on anything TV or broadcasting related.
Banquet. (n.d.) Banquet frozen dinner commercial [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqx9zbdfK9k.
This is perhaps one of the best TV commercials of all time. It is a parody of the over-dramatic soap operas and films of the decade.
Bernat, C. (Historian). (c. 1950s). Swanson TV. Dinners [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2011/10/food-culture.html
This is a very interesting article from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I've used it for one of the ads it contains, but
it's also a great resource for other vintage food/packaging information.
Carmichael, J. (February 13, 2012). The TV dinner’s unlikely origins and meteoric success. In The Daily. Retrieved from
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/02/13/021312-opinions-history-tv-dinner-carmichael-1-4/.
The Daily is a great site for many topics. I've used it primarily for the historical aspect of the TV dinner because this article has
first-hand accounts from the people involved. But it's also an interesting site for many other subjects.
Dixon Lebeau, M. (November 10, 2004). At 50, TV dinner is still cookin'. In The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1110/p11s01-lifo.html.
This is a good article for the historical perspective of the TV dinner. I used it because they have an interview with a food historian,
which lends credibility.
Firat, A. F., & Shultz II, C. J. (1997). From segmentation to fragmentation markets and marketing strategy in the postmodern era. European
Journal of Marketing, 31(3), 183-207. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/237051193?accountid=38569
This is an interesting journal article about the buying habits of people, and the marketing strategies used to capitalize on those habits.
Although the article approaches the subject from a postmodern point of view, it contains a lot of information, trends, and facts that are
universally applicable.
Garber, K. (March 7, 2008). The Growing Food Cost Crisis. In U.S. News. Retrieved from
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2008/03/07/the-growing-food-cost-crisis.
This article addresses the cause of the food price increase in the early 1970s. Interestingly, the article compares the current high food
costs and those of the 1970s and compares their causes as well as the domestic and international implications.
History Channel. (n.d.). Invention and view of the original TV dinner [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlkO8LIWrs
This is a great video clip from the History Channel that talks about the origins of the TV dinner and traces it back to Gerry Thomas
who invented the tray, upon which everything else was built.
Levine, P. & Papasotiriou, H. (2005). America since 1945: The American moment. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
This is the class textbook, which covers the background and periphery events taking place domestically and around the world, which
helped shape the growth of the U.S., and ultimately the birth of the TV Dinner.
Library of Congress. (August 23, 2010). Who “invented” the TV dinner?. In Library of Congress. Retrieved from
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tvdinner.html.
This is another article about the inventor of the TV Dinner. There are several stories and who invented it and why, and the Library of
Congress articles gives the other perspectives.
Pam (Blogger). (August 25, 2012). The TV Dinner Gourmet Makeover [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://goretro.blogspot.com/2010/08/tv-dinner-gourmet-makeover.html
This is the site of a retro blogger who posted the Family Circle magazine ad about how to turn a boring TV dinner into a gourmet meal.
Scott (Blogger). (c. 1950s) Swanson TV Dinners, 1950s [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87362701@N00/234998824/in/gallery-kathykavan-72157623611086381/
This blogger has some interesting print ads posted. I used one of the ads from the 1950s.
Smith, Andrew F. Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. 169-72.
This book discusses many "tipping point" moments that affected American cuisine. From the invention of refrigeration to Julie Child making
French food accessible to everyday American housewives, this book covers all the milestone moments....including frozen dinners.
Spangler, J. (2008). We're on a road to nowhere: Steinbeck, kerouac, and the legacy of the great depression. Studies in the Novel,
40(3), 308-327. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/212706977?accountid=38569
This article discusses the social forces that were pulling on society in the mid-century decades. A very interesting read.
Suzianne (Blogger). (c. 1950s). Swanson TV Dinner Ad [Advertisement]. Retrieved from
http://imsuzianne.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-national-tv-dinner-day.html
Sizianne is a retro blogger who has a lot of great vintage TV dinner ads on her site. I used several of her pictures for this project.
Swanson. (1953). Swanson TV dinner commercial 1953 [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkk_KkiQNQ&feature=related
This is the earliest Swanson TV commercial I could find. It is circa 1953, and portrays the perfect nuclear family in glorious black and white.
Swanson. (n.d.). Swanson's TV dinners 1970s [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bchbbWsfDOA
This is the fake news report that compares the high cost of a traditional meal to the low cost of a Swanson frozen complete meal. I wonder
if Saturday Night Live got its "Weekend Update" idea from this commercial.
Vintage Ads [Advertisement]. (1967). Retrieved from http://vintage-ads.dreamwidth.org/tag/tv+dinners.
This blogger includes a bunch of vintage ads on his site, including a great large-scale image of the international cuisine. It's so large I can
almost taste the tinny aftertaste caused by those metal trays.