Ahh
The good ol' days when watching TV involved a little exercise. The televiewer had to get up off the couch and rotate the dial on the TV to change the channel.
Good marketing, an easily remembered product name, a well targeted market generations before that was done Google style.
"Oven"!
Barbarians! That was before the "Amana Radar Range", what kids under 60 know as the "microwave oven".
How many of these, how many millions of them have been manufactured?
How many of them are still in use?
This style of folding table still seems to be popular in 2026.
"Folding TV Tray Table for Small Space, Industrial Snack Tables for Eating at Couch" do your own shopping ...
Perhaps I show my age, still seems like luxury to me.
wor·ry (wûrē, wŭrē)
v.intr.
1. To feel uneasy or concerned
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Food insecurity has bedeviled humankind for most of history.
While superficially it may seem Swanson's TV Dinners was a step downward rather than a leap forward, consider:
- it may not get 3 stars in the Michelin Guide, but the food is relatively safe, & somewhat nutritious, and
- exceedingly convenient, perhaps easier / quicker / cheaper than hopping in the Nash and driving to a restaurant
Those that enjoy smirking needn't stretch much here.
But in the centuries before, trouble-free meals were available only to the wealthy.
Swanson plopped the meal already served in its own segmented tray, relieving blue-collar America of such kitchen toil.
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