The seventh episode in the first season of The Simpsons (back in 1990) was titled The Call of the Simpsons. It began with their neighbor, Ned Flanders, showing off his new motorhome – a Land Behemoth. That vehicle had a microwave, dishwasher, big screen TV, deep fryer, and satellite dish.
Naturally Homer wanted something even better, so he went to Bob’s RV Round-Up and asked to see their very best one – the two-story tall Ultimate Behemoth (shown above). It had an elevator, a fireplace, and four deep fryers (one for each part of the chicken). Rather than just a satellite dish it came with its very own satellite – the VanStar One. Of course, when Bob checked his credit rating Homer was told he couldn’t afford it in a million years. He got a used motorhome instead.
85 years earlier the centerfold in Puck magazine for June 28,1905 was another cartoon titled The Touring Car of the Future. As shown above, it featured a three-story steamer with a dining hall, bar, hair dresser’s studio, nursery, gym on the roof, and a champagne tank.
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