In Popular Culture
As a symbol of the 1950s, the drive-in is featured in many films or series about this period. In American Graffiti, the beginning of the movie takes place front of a drive-in, while in Happy Days, the "Arnold's Drive-In" is one of the main locations.
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“Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong.”
—Anonymous. Popular saying.
Dating from World War I—when it was used by U.S. soldiers—or before, the saying was associated with nightclub hostess Texas Quinan in the 1920s. It was the title of a song recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1927, and of a Cole Porter musical in 1929.
“The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you’d never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1953)