Keeping Kool
Written by Suzanne on August 2, 2008Today was a hot summer Saturday and my family could have used some good old fashioned Kool-Aid. Oh yeah!
I didn’t realize Kool-Aid had been around for so long. This commercial shows the perfect housewife offering her family the very best drink she ever made.
I remember this commercial from the 70′s. The little girl was a popular actress in commercials and other movies but I can’t recall her name. She did a cameo on Little House on the Prairie as a new girl in Walnut Grove. Anyone else remember her name?
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I must have been a mom too long,I watched the kool-Aid guy bust through the fence and thought, if he did to my fence,I’d be pretty ticked,maybe a lawsuit even lol.
I found your blog from The Vintage Housewife and popped over to visit,
I’ve enjoyed reading thru it:)
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:30 am
@Donna thanks for visiting and come back soon. I know what you mean about breaking through the fence I had a similar mom thougt when I heard the 50′s mother say “it’s so pure and good”
good yes but Red #40 is anything but pure. LOL
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
My earliest memories of Kool-Aid are from my Brownie/Girl Scout Days. The snack at the end of every single meeting was always Kool-Aid and chocolate chip cookies. Later on I remember having packets of the stuff in a drawer to mix up for the kids. You could buy them for something like 10 packs for $1.00, so couldn’t go wrong on the price. Then one day when opening a package, I somehow accidentally inhaled the powder and thought, gosh this stuff can’t be good for a person. I replaced Kool-Aid with iced tea which came out to be just as economical. After doing some reading, I understand that Kool-Aid makes an excellent clothes and yarn dye. I prefer to wear my Kool-Aid than to drink it.
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I liked that little Kool-Aid song but I never cared much for Kool-Aid. It tasted kind of sweet or something. I preferred to have the Coca Cola.
February 2nd, 2011 at 8:56 am
The little girl is Kim Richards. She has a long and interesting biography. ( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001668/ ) She’s still a young woman, and going strong. She’s currently appearing in “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She’s Paris Hilton’s aunt.
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Well hello Guest. You know I thought that before too but this is another child actress that did a cameo on Little House. Still unsure of her name. I’ve been watching the Real Housewives of BC lately.
Kim Richards part was a young girl that needed special shoes. The “unknown actress” in the above video sold her long beautiful blond locks in her Little House cameo. Thanks so much for stopping by.
February 4th, 2011 at 8:35 am
I think I found her. Rachel Longaker. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519249 .
She has all the right credits, but I cannot find a photo of that girl anywhere.
February 5th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Thanks Colleen! Great cybersleuthing! Looks like you are right on with Rachel Longaker. She played Aimee Godsey in The Waltons.
http://the-waltons-home-page.com/aimee.htm