Ahhhh, the 70s.
A time when so few children in North America encountered real bed bugs that this game was not considered creepy.

I especially like that the hopping bed bugs bounce the gentleman’s bed right out of the room.
I remain amazed that this show remains so beloved.

Remember this old thing?

A William Burroughs fan has transformed it into this.
Yes, you can get it on a t-shirt.
I know our Winston will be all over these.
Nobugs did not even know William Burroughs was an “exterminator” (or that this figured in his novels), though she did know he once “exterminated” his wife. (Note: drunk […]

Today’s bed bug news:

CBBC Newsround | UK | Look out, there are bedbugs about How to scare the children, from the Children’s BBC. Remember it was just a few years ago when the CBBC thought bed bugs were the same as dust mites. We’ve come a long way, babies.
San Jose Mercury […]

NYJammin watched The Simpsons last Sunday. She, unlike the rest of you, gentle readers, who could have called the Bedbugger hotline but inexplicably chose not to, shared the joy:
Marge was putting baby Maggie to bed. En route to Maggie’s crib, Marge was saying goodnight with the baby to some of the stuffed […]

There’s nothing worse than bed bugs during the holidays. But we still have to celebrate life, family, and love. Toss in a litte gallows humor (so beloved of Bedbuggers) and you have Bed Bug Holiday Songs:
NotSoSnug has started us off, messaging me with his Christmas carol to the tune of “Chestnuts Roasting on […]

Something to raise your spirits and make your bedbugged Sunday whole:

Note: the (awesome!) artist, kraystone, wishes to remind everyone that bed bugs are very hard to combat and are best left to PCOs.
As long as there are artists, we are safe!
Thank you, kraystone!

Spread the news about bed bugs with an icky postage stamp designed by Gary_Alpert (made with zazzle, which lets you make your own legal US postage stamps).
It’s $14.95 for a sheet of 20, so I don’t expect these to catch on very soon, except maybe as collector’s items for the entomologist in your life. […]

Have you been a cautious traveler since you first met Mr. Cimex Lectularius? Do you long to go on vacation, but the hotel room search for bed bugs gives you the heebie jeebies?
Well, this suggestion is a bit far out. But it might be a good break for people in that situation.
You might […]

Children’s show “My Bedbugs” now has a 100 million viewers in the US.
As more and more of those kids get bitten by real bed bugs, I bet the producers and merchandisers are wishing they picked another “cute” name for their cuddly trio.
Before I get more angry comments about “My Bedbugs” and how nice and innocent […]

We’ve talked in the past about the continued use of bed bugs in children’s television, videos and toys, and store names–all places where people would never want to conjure up images and sensations associated with real bed bugs. It’s a sign, of course, that everyone doesn’t yet get how nasty they are, yet.
Here’s […]

I made a mix in iTunes, about the rise and fall and rise and fall of a bed bug infestation. I sent it to Jess, violating the unspoken rule of Bedbuggers that snail mail is generally a bad idea. I wish I could send you all a CD, but for now, the […]

We blogged in the past about “bed bugs” being a bit outdated as code for kiddie cute-ness.
Is anybody thinking of taking up scrap-booking? Here’s a lovely set of papers, stickers and ribbons on the bed bug theme. I’m kidding, of course: if you want to make a memento of your bed bug trauma, […]