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The Tang Trio of Lips singers were advertising characters for the Tang Orange Drink company. Tang is a fruit flavored drink that was used by NASA on John Glenn’s “Mercury” flight in 1962.

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“If coke is a joke, I’m waiting for the next line” is a reference to the powerfully addictive stimulant drug cocaine, also known as coke, snow, blow, cola, heaven dust, or nose candy. The expression humorously compares the drug to a joke that has the audience waiting for the punchline. In the context of drug use, a line is a small amount of powder usually snorted through the nose. A more popular variation of the joke is “coke is a joke, and I can’t wait for the next line.” The shorter iteration “coke is a joke” can also be interpreted as “drugs are fun.”

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Award winning American cartoonist, artist and author, Jim Benton, first gained success in the 1980’s with licensing his cartoon “Misters” series. The comic drawings display the ineptness of the Everyman in various situations. With the success of the “Misters,” he created a series with the female version of the character, the “Ms.” Recently, he authored the Franny K. Stein and Dear Dumb Diary book series.

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The line is in reference to the 1933 Mae West and Cary Grant movie I'm No Angel. West plays Tira, a dancer and lion tamer at a carnival. After running into trouble, Tira is in dire need of money. Tira asks Big Bill Barton, the owner of the carnival for a loan. Big Bill only will only agree to a loan if Tira puts her head into a lion's mouth in a stage act.

When one of Tira's admirers, Jack Clayton (Cary Grant) compliments Tira on one of her acts, she replies, "When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

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The Tang Trio of Lips singers were advertising characters for the Tang Orange Drink company. 

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The slogan “Reagan Knew and Forgot” is associated with the Iran-Contra scandal during Reagan’s presidency. The scandal came about in November, 1986 when Reagan negotiated the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for the release of the seven American hostages that were being held in Lebanon. The Iranian group that was holding the hostages was connected with the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. Arms were supplied to Iran from August 20, 1985-October 28, 1986.

Although some of the hostages were released, three more Americans were abducted in October, 1986. It is not clear what Reagan’s role was in the scandal, but the situation affected his popularity and his approval ratings dropped from 67% to 46%. Furthermore, the scandal severely damaged the United State’s reputation abroad. There were several investigations and indictments as a result of the scandal, however George H. W. Bush, at the end of his presidency, ultimately pardoned all of those indicted or convicted.

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