Toothpaste and Peanut Butter

by Terry Moore, Scott Jackson (Illustrator), J. Smith (Foreword by)

A How-to collection of household hints.

139 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Terry Moore (b. 1936) was a Canadian broadcaster, actor, opera singer, best-selling author, and television personality.

Librarian's note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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Peanut Butter On Your Head

"Go ahead line five."
"Help me, please. My daughter has a great wad of bubble gun stick in her hair."
"Have you tried peanut butter? I asked.

There was silence at the end of the line. I could imagine her silently mouthing the words, "He's nuts." That may well be true, but I'm not crazy when I tell you that peanut butter works like magic for removing gum from children's hair. As a matter of fact, peanut butter will work for removing the sticky residue left by masking tape or cellophane tape, in addition to cleaning out bubble gun and chewing gum from children's hair and pets' fur.

The biggest drawbest with peanut butter is that it can get a little messy. There are a lot of solids in the peanut butter that do you no good. It's the oil in the peanut butter that actually lets you dissolve the gum. And you could get the same results with less fuss by using straight cooking oil, whether it be corn......

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Moore was a talk radio guy who would do a 1970s show about cleaning hints which would just have a huge female audience pull.

Even stranger he studied opera, so it probably helped his announcer voice.

He said his worst moment was when a lady heard about his fix for a stain on the carpet with using oatmeal.

Seems the lady misunderstood, and didn't sprinkle dried oatmeal, but she put cooked oatmeal on her carpet

He felt bad, and was even 'more' careful in later years.

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the cheesy back cover

Terry Moore

The best in the household hints business. That's how Terry Moore's fans rate him. Popularly known as a fun guy, Terry has established an enviable reputation of trust as the man with the answers. A cook with the talents of a chef, Terry started developing his homemaker skills early.

He launched his broadcasting career early too, at 19, just out of high school. In addition, Terry has found time over the years to operate a dude ranch, to work in musical comedy, acting, and operat, and to serve in New York City as an actor, singer, and broadcaster.

It was while working with a Calgary, Alberta, radio station that he was first asked to fill in on a household hints program. Today, Terry's radio station, where he is known as "open-line radio's King of Household Hints," bills him as "one of the best all-round broadcasters in the business." Now you, too, can share the wisdow - and wit - of this sparkling personality.

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Haley's Hints on PBS meets Larry King on the radio!

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The Vancouver Sun

He began his career in radio in 1956 in Edmonton, then moved to Toronto. He spent the 1960s anchoring TV news in Edmonton, Sudbury, Ont., and Calgary before making his way to New York to work at WTFM in morning radio and as the assistant program director.

In the 1970s, Moore moved to Vancouver where he was heard on radio stations CKWX and CJOR before joining CKNW.

Former CFAX station manager Mel Cooper says Moore was one of the best radio personalities he had the privilege of working with.

“He had a great sense of humour. He was an enthusiastic guy, but he was also very serious about his work. And he was well-read. He knew his subjects and that I really appreciated about him.”

But Moore’s talents didn’t stop at radio and TV. He played roles in several TV series and movies, including “My American Cousin,” and authored the Canadian bestseller “Toothpaste and Peanut Butter,” a how-to collection of household hints.

Ted Smith, a longtime friend and former co-worker, said there was never a dull moment with Moore.

“He was the original Energizer Bunny,” said Smith, who is the former president of the WIC Radio Group, one of Moore’s former employers. “Terry was a great friend. He was a very kind person. Whenever there was a gathering Terry was always the life of the party, the centre of attention. You’d go out to dinner with Terry at any restaurant and people recognized his voice right away.”