Retrofuturism: How the Past Imagined the Future | Sleepcore

Sleepcore is back looking at how the past imagined the Future in another collection of retrofuturism!

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[diracflux]

I can imagine a cat causing havoc in that miracle kitchen.

[jaredwblack]

The "Miracle Kitchen" looks like a nightmare of moving parts to break, wear out, malfunction, leak, etc. and need constant expensive repairs

[collegeman]

The RCA / Whirlpool automated house of the future reminds me of the creepy Ray Bradbury short story, “There Will Come Soft Rains”, which is about an automated home that continues operating after a nuclear war.

[shootfirst]

1:32 And the "Magic Meal Maker" ever was never heard of again

[JoshTheTechnoShaman]

Just when I think the retroarchive mine has been exhausted, you give us another helping!

[-jeff-]

Great stuff here P&P. Once again showing humanity longing for a future where they could escape from their mundane present. While showing a savant telling us the unforseen (at that time), the consequences of doing just that.

[rayceeya]

The Disney logo in the lows right screams late '90s early 2000s. when this was ripped. From 35mm ro VHS to cable to digital and still good quality. Good job.

[l.a.gothro]

This reminds me of the automated kitchen in "The Glass-Bottom Boat" (1966), starring James Garner and Doris Day.

[tsarbomba]

19:35 = It's Carousel from Logan's Run. RENEW!!!

[stevenjackson]

Interesting and fun. Great to see Marshall McLuhan live, in-action back in the day.

[Dadsezso]

The first segment reminds me of those Tex Avery futuristic cartoons like Home of the Future for one. As a kid from the 50's, imagine my disappointment of what we thought would happen compared to what has.

[D]

That's a fricken Roomba lmao, wow; of all the future tech I've seen in these I think that's the most surprising to me.

[VitricArt]

She keeps pushing the same button on the control center for every demonstration. It must be reading her mind. The future is psychic!

[janetcraft]

Marshall McLuhan's definition of "cool" is explained.
We now call it "sick."
Being and staying cool is cool.
That's cool.
That's sick.
I'm so cool :)

[securityrobot]

Sorry I didn’t quite catch the name of The RCA Whirlpool Miracle whatever it was, could you repeat it again?

[oldguy]

All i saw was a drink being dispensed. Didn't see anything actually cooked or cleaned

[GeekFilter]

Disney’s animatronics have come a long way since the World of Tomorrow guide lady! 13:44 There was a strange tick in her movement and the pre-recorded audio didn’t quite look like it matched her mouth movement, but I guess at the time they thought she looked realistic enough 😋

[allenpinnix]

that must be the cleanest circle of floor space in the whole house! 12:14

[benjammin]

I totally went ahead and watched full Marshall Mchulan videos. Guy was way ahead of his time.

[neIntangible]

Marshall McCluhan seems to be half full of hot air... and the other half, full of tidbits of wisdom & foresight.