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Thread Number: 39940
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
What vacuums have you seen in movies? |
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| Post# 423973 , Reply# 1 4/22/2020 at 16:28 (1,624 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
I saw part of a 50s Goblin in one of the Harry Potter movies,
The Leasure in the Addams family movie, and, I do not know if this counts, a Packard in Malcolm in the Middle. I know I have seen more, but do not remember them. I have heard of a vac shop in Breaking Bad though. Pic 1 is Leasure, pic 2 is the Packard. Sorry for the sideways shots. | ||
| Post# 423975 , Reply# 2 4/22/2020 at 16:39 (1,624 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
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| Post# 423977 , Reply# 3 4/22/2020 at 16:59 (1,624 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
The 1960's comedy "Good Neighbour Sam" had a Hoover Convertible on the roof of a vacuum repair truck. The truck was actually a disguise for a private investigator hired to spy on the comings and goings of a suburban husband. The handle of the cleaner was a periscope and the two "o"s in the word Hoover were binoculars!!!
And of course there is the famous vacuum cleaner scene in Jerry Lewis' classic "Whose Minding the Store?". (Poor Fifi - she got sucked up by a Hoover Convertible!!!) | ||
| Post# 423980 , Reply# 4 4/22/2020 at 17:26 (1,624 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) | ||
I can think of multiple. 
Kirby Classic Omega in “Mr. Mom”
Kirby Classic Omega in “AntMan” Kirby Classic III in “Casper” Hoover Convertible (I think 1060) in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Electrolux Model XXX & Eureka Upright in “National Lampoon’s Vacation” Hoover Elite in “Mrs. Doubtfire” Etc. There’s so much more. | ||
Post# 423988 , Reply# 5 4/22/2020 at 19:44 (1,624 days old) by Bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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 I spotted these two in the 80's tv show Hotel; a Dial-a-matic and a commercial Eureka. I'm not sure why these photos are in sideways! | ||
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Post# 423992 , Reply# 6 4/22/2020 at 20:05 (1,624 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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To include TV shows here is one of my favorites. Hazel vacuuming the Baxter’s living room with a Modern Hygiene. She also used it to help out the bachelor neighbor who moved in next door. That Modern Hygiene was a fabulously beautiful machine.
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Post# 423998 , Reply# 8 4/22/2020 at 21:01 (1,624 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs) |
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| Post# 424007 , Reply# 10 4/22/2020 at 22:04 (1,624 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Just for inspiration It seems like we can never remember them all. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gregvacs28's LINK
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| Post# 424008 , Reply# 11 4/22/2020 at 22:05 (1,624 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York) | ||
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Kirby Dual 50 from The Help.
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| Post# 424142 , Reply# 15 4/24/2020 at 15:15 (1,622 days old) by Oldskoolguy (Chicago and Orlando) | ||
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Who could forget? The Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 feathered in the Brave Little Toaster! For reference, I have my Dual 80 (with the wrong handle) pictured next to my TV.
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| Post# 424233 , Reply# 17 4/25/2020 at 15:15 (1,621 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
In Matlock there was an Elite very similar, if not the same as in the Mrs. Doubtfire scene. Matlock in one episode apparently owned a late Hoover Dial A Matic Powerdrive in the light gray/dark gray color scheme, that the maid is cleaning with. And of course the scene with the Rainbow D4 SE demo that due to Russ's back injury, gets scheduled to take place in Matlock's living room, much to his chagrin.
In The Andy Griffith show Barney becomes a vacuum salesman in one episode and has a Hoover Convertible he goes door to door with. And Aunt Bee has a Hoover Constellation in one episode. In the Dennis the Menance movie , there is a shop vac, where the spilled paint is sucked up and either explodes or gets blown out onto the neighbor's barbecue grill, resulting in the burgers tasting of paint. In Big Comfy Couch I watched as a kid, there is a modified green Hoover Constellation. I believe it was the late Canadian model in the sour apple color. It has a reversing switch in place of the Hoover logo. Loonette gets allergies so decides to run the vacuum cleaner and places the hose under the couch. The two Dust Bunnies underneath get sucked up, and Molly hears them yelling inside the vacuum, so she turns the reverse switch to blow them out before Loonette unplugs it. The movie Tomorrowland from a few years ago features some Electrolux model XXX vacuums as part of some kind of rocket suit contraption, but I can't recall what exactly. | ||
| Post# 424241 , Reply# 18 4/25/2020 at 17:24 (1,621 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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The Stuart Little movie had an Electrolux tank of some kind in the scene where the maid is cleaning the hotel. She lays the nozzle down to go wipe down the mirror and with the machine still running, Stuart Little almost gets sucked into it on his motorcycle. I remember reading the book and was sad about the part where it mentions the vacuum died (because I thought it literally died). But in the scene it's just the maid unplugs it, and Stuart is finally able to get free.
Also one of the animated movies either Secret Life or Pets or Secret Life of Dogs was on when I was channel surfing a few weeks ago and I saw an upright of some kind, in blue. Looked kind of like a Singer Twin Fan or maybe a Eureka F&G. | ||
| Post# 424263 , Reply# 19 4/26/2020 at 01:16 (1,621 days old) by aaron158 (Canada) | ||
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brave little toaster was my fav movie as a kid and what made me want a Kirby. wish Disney would release remastered on bluray. | ||
| Post# 424269 , Reply# 20 4/26/2020 at 06:10 (1,621 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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There was an entire episode of the 1970's comedy "Love American Style" that seemed to show many scenes with a Eureka Princess canister cleaner. I can't remember the details, I just remember being glued to the TV at the time! If anyone has a link to the summary of the episode, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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| Post# 424279 , Reply# 22 4/26/2020 at 12:40 (1,621 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Thanks Keith!!!
I actually found an episode of Love American Style from season three that has the following title and Description: "Love and the Guilty Conscience - Farce about a jealous husband and a vacuum cleaner salesman.". This must be the one!! It originally aired in October of 1971 and I distinctly remember the vacuum being sold was that cool avocado Eureka Princess with the beige hose and tools! The housewife was played by zany Jo Anne Worley!!! Now to find the episode on YouTube...... | ||
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Post# 424281 , Reply# 23 4/26/2020 at 13:06 (1,620 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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"LOVE... American Style................ | ||
| Post# 424283 , Reply# 24 4/26/2020 at 13:23 (1,620 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 424299 , Reply# 25 4/26/2020 at 19:51 (1,620 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio) | ||
I just found a Modern Hygiene tank vac like that in the trash; previous owner vacuumed water & had mice. Also the bag was petrified. Should I save it or throw it away? Its my 1st Modern Hygiene vac I've ever owned
It only had a worn leaky hose; no other attachments If I decide to keep it I might use it for dirty jobs | ||
| Post# 424344 , Reply# 27 4/27/2020 at 16:24 (1,619 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 424923 , Reply# 28 5/5/2020 at 21:08 (1,611 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
This wasn't in movies but on tv  | ||
| Post# 424950 , Reply# 29 5/6/2020 at 12:11 (1,611 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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| Post# 424952 , Reply# 30 5/6/2020 at 13:13 (1,610 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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@Oreck_XL | ||
| Post# 425027 , Reply# 31 5/7/2020 at 08:39 (1,610 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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| Post# 425028 , Reply# 32 5/7/2020 at 08:49 (1,610 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 438264 , Reply# 33 2/6/2021 at 19:50 (1,334 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma) | ||
more from Hazel | ||
| Post# 438293 , Reply# 34 2/7/2021 at 10:25 (1,334 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 438319 , Reply# 35 2/7/2021 at 17:09 (1,333 days old) by Elecroluxmodel1 ( Schererville, Indiana) | ||
I saw... | ||
| Post# 438327 , Reply# 36 2/7/2021 at 21:30 (1,333 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma) | ||
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I forgot a couple
there was a GE Roll Easy on I Dream of Jeannie but it was green and gray(almost like Montgomery Ward colors) I never saw a green one before. after that I only saw the Hoover that was on Bewitched. also saw an Electrolux XXX on The Flying Nun they were using to power a pump organ with explosive results. Kenmore commander on Munsters and on Father Knows Best what looked like a Premier Duplex not sure.
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| Post# 438329 , Reply# 37 2/7/2021 at 22:05 (1,333 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Lucy doing a Hoover slimline in slate/mint green.
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| Post# 438332 , Reply# 38 2/7/2021 at 22:34 (1,333 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Panasonic Ultra Pro commercial upright in Ocean's Thirteen. When I was a kid, we've stayed at a hotel where I saw two of these cleaning some rooms and they were both MC-V300 models.
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| Post# 438352 , Reply# 40 2/8/2021 at 09:24 (1,333 days old) by kirboover (Watertown, South Dakota) | ||
I can’t believe it!
No one has mentioned the vac from super sucker. I think it was a Panasonic MC-V7571
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| Post# 438380 , Reply# 41 2/8/2021 at 23:44 (1,332 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
That's a Fantom Cyclone XT!
Not a Panasonic, lol.
I have that movie, there were a whole bunch of machines featured in that movie. Here's a few more: The Borrowers: Kenmore Commander and Royal upright (maybe electro hygiene) Stop or My Mom Will Shoot: blender motor eureka Men Don't Leave: blender motor eureka Baby Boom: commercial hoover or eureka of some sort Kid's show ICarly had a few dyson models Prancer: kirby (maybe a heritage or tradition model) The Golden Girls/Golden Palace: Panasonic upright, Regina Brush n beat, Electrolux canister Alf: Hoover Convertible, Dirt Devil Broom Vac All in the Family: Hoover Dial A Matic Everybody Loves Raymond: Rainbow e series, Hoover (62 or 63 I think) The X Files: Hoover Constellation I've seen lots of true crime shows where vacuums are featured as evidence, or are merely in the crime scene photos | ||
| Post# 438388 , Reply# 42 2/9/2021 at 06:08 (1,332 days old) by Ocscott3085 (DMV) | ||
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Also the Tom Hank's movie, Big, had a lower-tier Hoover Spirt Powermatic canister being used by his mom. | ||
| Post# 438414 , Reply# 43 2/9/2021 at 13:30 (1,331 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 438419 , Reply# 44 2/9/2021 at 15:53 (1,331 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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"All That Heaven Allows", (1955), Lewyt big wheel green version. Cary Scott's, (Jane Wyman), housekeeper uses one while she is talking with her best gal pal, Sara Warren, (Agnes Moorehead), and she slams the bedroom door so they can talk without the noise.
Also, Loretta Young uses a Hoover 28 in, "The Farmer's Daughter", (1947), when she portrays housekeeper Katie Holstrum. And one of the great ones, "Who's Minding The Store", Jerry Lewis fixing a Hoover 68. Absolutely hysterical. | ||
| Post# 438478 , Reply# 45 2/10/2021 at 12:05 (1,330 days old) by johnnyb59c (13240 n 3980 rd dewey oklahoma) | ||
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a few interesting links
I also remember seeing Hamilton Beach model 14 on All in the Family. also here are some interesting sites-www.icollector.com/Prop-H...
www.therpf.com/forums/threads/to... the first is a by gone auction. the second is from a movie I started to watch but something happened and I lost wifi. | ||
| Post# 472121 , Reply# 46 6/25/2024 at 22:19 by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) | ||
This old Hoover Convertible I saw today in Waynes World 2.
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| Post# 472127 , Reply# 47 6/26/2024 at 10:35 by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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How could we ever forget the general electric swivel top on "leave it to Beaver". I sure do love mine. why do they always connect the hose backwards?
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| Post# 472128 , Reply# 48 6/26/2024 at 10:36 by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The props department on "the marvelous Mrs. Maisel" borrowed my Hoover Lark. It appears in the second from the last episode, and has its own storyline. Glad to have gotten it back, and it now hangs in the Vacuum Cleaner Museum. I look at it every day when I walk to the back door.
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| Post# 472129 , Reply# 49 6/26/2024 at 10:38 by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Samantha and her Hoover dial a matic. The very first version. Huge thanks to John Gregory for a brand new set of attachments that he sent me.
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| Post# 472330 , Reply# 51 7/11/2024 at 09:09 by Kirbyman65 (USA) | ||
There was one in Macgyver  | ||
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