Vintage Swanson TV Dinners

[Mikey]

Was looking at ebay and forgot how many different Swanson TV Dinners there was.

Today I think they only make boneless chicken, turkey and salisbury steak (at least that's all I see in the store nowadays)

Check out the oldies

I want me some of them

http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=swanson+tv+dinner&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc

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[HardyGirl]

Blast from the past! I was rarely allowed to eat those. Not Swanson's, or Libbyland, my mom just didn't like them. Sometimes I ate them at a friend's house. The only time mom would let me buy these was when we were moving from NYC to CA and all the dishes were packed. Anyway, here's a classic Hungry Man ad:

[Red Hulk]

I'd like to try the ham dinner never knew Swanson made that.I like the BBQ Ribb and Buffalo Chicken ones they make now the best.

[Random Axe]

The recently discontinued Hungry Man XXL dinners were awesome. However, the calorie count was right around 2000 for one meal. My favorite was the bbq rib/bbq chicken meal with mashed potatoes and corn. I vaguely remember having tv dinners as a child. Didn't they used to have some sort of chocolate brownie included in the middle top tray slot?

[HardyGirl]

Oh those wre discontinued? Too bad. I remember having those when they first came out. They were GOOD!

The recently discontinued Hungry Man XXL dinners were awesome. However, the calorie count was right around 2000 for one meal. My favorite was the bbq rib/bbq chicken meal with mashed potatoes and corn. I vaguely remember having tv dinners as a child. Didn't they used to have some sort of chocolate brownie included in the middle top tray slot?

[Mikey]

Is that Jeff Conaway in the youtube add ?

never mind - just re-read the title

[EMCE Hammer]

For some reason this made me think of Tennessee Pride sausage.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Did you pick up a pound or two? How about Al Purnell and Old Folks sausage?

We had TV dinners from time to time. I always liked the turkey and salisbury steak. Seems like it was usually a brownie or cheery cobbler in the middle. Corn always got over into the deserts.

We ate more pot pies for lunch when home on breaks. I seem to recall thinking Swansons' were superior to Banquet's.

Chris

[Mikey]

I seem to recall thinking Swansons' were superior to Banquet's.

Chris

Absolutely

Banquet was/is decent --- but it's always been a poor man's Swanson

I know because we had PLENTY of Banquets

[Duncan]

I've been craving an old Swanson meatloaf dinner with the red sauce for a while. It would appear that Swanson in Canada is different than in the US, and the Canadian market has access to a larger variety of frozen goodness than the US market. I haven't found anyone who ships them yet, but I'm still looking.

[Zemo]

I've been craving an old Swanson meatloaf dinner with the red sauce for a while. It would appear that Swanson in Canada is different than in the US, and the Canadian market has access to a larger variety of frozen goodness than the US market. I haven't found anyone who ships them yet, but I'm still looking.

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[HardyGirl]

Tell me about it! That was why my mom didn't like TV dinners, they were too expensive. But she loved the Banquet Boil-in-bag meals, though. 1) They were cheaper, and 2) you could stretch them w/ rice or potatoes, since all they were was meat and gravy or chicken ala king.

Absolutely

Banquet was/is decent --- but it's always been a poor man's Swanson

I know because we had PLENTY of Banquets

[PNGwynne]

Some of those are unfamiliar & tempting.

I do recall fried chicken & salisbury steak--yum. I still enjoy pot-pies.

[J.B.]

I'd like to try the ham dinner never knew Swanson made that.

I don't remember that one, the Beef Tamales or the Chicken Chow Mein. I think I ate every other Oven TV dinner they made when I was a kid. To this day, I still remember the taste of their chicken's crispy/greasy skin.

[Mikey]

I'm not sure who made them but I used to like a 70's Mexican TV dinner

Also there was a fish dinner with tater tots and scalops