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frani · 04-25-2003, 12:56 AM

This really puzzled me. In the ep shown tonight, where the ceiling plaster got all wet cuz Beav left the water on, Wally uses a fairly modern type of blow dryer to dry it. I never saw a hair dryer like that until the seventies. The only hair dryers I remember were the kind my mom would sit under in the beauty parler or the shower cap kind that you put on your head at home. But I never saw a hair dryer like he had. I just thought that was so strange. I mean, how could he have had something that, as far as I know, wouldn't be invented, or at least available to the general public for at least another 15 years?

BrandonS · 04-25-2003, 01:11 AM

You missed the time travel episode?

HaskellGirl · 04-25-2003, 01:58 AM

Look at this website: http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/paul.lin...airdryers.html

It looks to me that hand-held, modern-looking dryers have been around for about a century, its just around the 60s, the shower-cap version became popular.

Mijada · 04-25-2003, 05:58 AM

I didn't know that hand held hair dryers have been around for that long. The ones from the 40's and 50's look so futuristic.

BBF · 04-25-2003, 09:43 AM

LOL, those hairdryers looked weird! But still similar to today's hairdryers. That's odd. I had no idea they've been around that long...

Cashodeen · 04-30-2003, 03:50 AM

Thanks for the website, HaskellGirl! I have never seen that episode, but if I had, I would have been puzzled. My mother is full of applesause. What is she talking about? She was born in 57 and said hair dryers weren't available to the general public. She said my dad, who's her age, only got to use one because his mother had a hair salon. I must point this out to her.

04-25-2003, 12:56 AM	#1
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	Wally's Hair Dryer This really puzzled me. In the ep shown tonight, where the ceiling plaster got all wet cuz Beav left the water on, Wally uses a fairly modern type of blow dryer to dry it. I never saw a hair dryer like that until the seventies. The only hair dryers I remember were the kind my mom would sit under in the beauty parler or the shower cap kind that you put on your head at home. But I never saw a hair dryer like he had. I just thought that was so strange. I mean, how could he have had something that, as far as I know, wouldn't be invented, or at least available to the general public for at least another 15 years?

04-25-2003, 09:43 AM	#5
BBF Workin' those Scrubs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: The "Natural" State Posts: 2,014	LOL, those hairdryers looked weird! But still similar to today's hairdryers. That's odd. I had no idea they've been around that long...
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04-25-2003, 01:11 AM	#2
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	You missed the time travel episode?

04-25-2003, 01:58 AM	#3
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	Look at this website: http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/paul.lin...airdryers.html It looks to me that hand-held, modern-looking dryers have been around for about a century, its just around the 60s, the shower-cap version became popular.

04-25-2003, 05:58 AM	#4
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I didn't know that hand held hair dryers have been around for that long. The ones from the 40's and 50's look so futuristic.

04-30-2003, 03:50 AM	#6
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	Thanks for the website, HaskellGirl! I have never seen that episode, but if I had, I would have been puzzled. My mother is full of applesause. What is she talking about? She was born in 57 and said hair dryers weren't available to the general public. She said my dad, who's her age, only got to use one because his mother had a hair salon. I must point this out to her.