Write your own caption - TV Day

Today is World Television Day, and I thought it would make a good subject for this week’s Friday Fun contest.
Coke and TV go perfectly together, though this 1950 painting seems to favor the
This is another piece from the Archives I’ve never quite understood. I really have no idea why the bottle of Coke is taller than the people and why it’s hovering above the living room floor!
The game: Write a clever or funny caption for this Coke & TV image. (If you’re too young to recognize it, the large brown box on the right side is actually the TV!)
The prize and an extra week to be creative: Submit your caption through the “comments” area below this post. Entries are due by 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 (Eastern time). I’ll pick the winner and announce it on Dec. 4. (You get extra time for this contest due to the Thanksgiving holiday next week.)
The winner will receive a
I can’t wait to see what you come up with!




Ted Ryan manages the Archives collections and exhibits. He loves social media and in addition to the blog, Ted runs the Archives Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Jamal Booker is the processing archivist, responsible for cataloging and digitization. A huge music fan, he also films and edits all of the videos on the site.