Spies, high tech military gear and exotic seductresses – some things never change! That was the 1960’s pop culture of my formative years. TV provided a mirror to California’s aerospace years. Hughes, Douglas, and Lockheed employed many of our Dad’s. We lived in households where acronyms and security clearance was a way of life. Memorabilia collector John Azarian’s collection of TV artifacts provide evidence of the Hollywood TV industry’s cracked mirror reflection of this time. Imagine if Get Smart’s writers were hired by the defense industry! Azarian collected costumes, props and scripts from TV shows including Batman, I Dream of Jeannie, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched, and more. Now he feels it is time to divest himself of the treasure and it will be auctioned December 17th : https://profilesinhistory.com/auctions/the-azarian-collection-auction/. What treasure it is! Batman and Robin full costumes made the news, but the excitement for me was the Get Smart “shoe phone,” (auction est. $12,000-$15,000. Skipper and Gilligan hats (est. $20,000-$30,000), The “Bat Phone” (est. $30,000-$50,000), I Dream of Jeannie harem costume (est. $45,000-$55,000) and Jeannie’s bottle (est. $30,000-$50,000). If you love Batman, the costumes for 3 of the Catwomen will be auctioned, Batgirl’s cape and belt and walkie talkie and costumes from all of the villains we know and love including Joker, Riddler and Penguin. There is a huge amount of Star Trek costumes including “Alternative Universe” Kirk, Spock and Uhura outfits. May the 60’s sitcom reality live on! Profiles in History auction, December 17, 2019.
