Disney's 'House of the Future,' Circa 1957

[jedimaster1122]

Darnit, if my DeLorean was still working, i'd fix that place and make it look like what today actually is :P

[artsygirl181]

Gee, if they could invent that stuff just for that house, then why didin't they share these inventions with the rest of the world? I'm sure a lot of people would love the adjustable sink.

[ScrapNfight]

Why would anyone want TO WAIT for dishes to remotely be lowered out of a cabinet? They got it WRONG on this one. Electric toothbrush was about the only thing they got right, but that wasn't any big stretch at the time this film was made. Certainly not the elevating bathroom sink. Ridiculous.

[jimaroo100]

Magazine stories and TV shows in the 50's often featured "the world of the future".

Almost none of the stuff they predicted ever came about (except that infected electric toothbrush). And not one of them predicted. PCs, Ipods, CDs, or $4 a gallon gasoline. I never saw a prediction that all cars, all public buildings and most homes would have.....air conditioning. Thanks for posting - it is a kick to see how wrong they were.

[DocGerbilzWorld]

so... the junior of every family just randomly pics up the electric toothbrush and uses it?? ewww  xD

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

Daughter finds the shower massage.

[muunpapa2]

JUNIORS TEETH ARE FUCKED!!! I BET HE WAS THE ONE WHO INVENTED BRACES AFTER SEEIN HIS TEETH IN THE MIRROR XD

[TwilightSylvestris]

Junior needs a dentail plaaaan ;)

[ackbob]

"Welcome to future land!"

"Why is it so hot?"

"There is no ozone"

[McVaio]

@ackbob

Gaylord

[thomasdosborneii]

My God, Monsanto, the most evil corporation on the face of the Earth! Wrong sponsor, Disneyland!

[MrHongKongBuffet]

0:48 Dear God, does junior have some crooked teeth.

[FILMMAKERCHAP]

that toothbrush has to be a bit gross by now tho lol

[MuseumOfDreams]

The runless nylons you can buy them by the way they are woven in reverse. They make them in the mighty Canada.!

[IExposeMormonism]

Monsanto, OK, everything is sterilized. Then, rather than open a drawer I can wait for something to happen. Like for a switch to fail. The girl is peeing in the sink while brother's teeth are ultrasonically fractured. I went here in 1957. Runless nylons stockings were real but they went away:: Too much lost revenue.

[kennethj1956]

When I was a kid i used that toilet....i thought is was okay!!→ But noooo, apparently is was not☻They made me carry my 'prize' around all day in a baggie. Worse vacation ever!... I now hate Disneyland!!!

[joeblowthehot]

1 millions guests....and they have all used that same electric toothbrush....

MUH..MUH..MUH..MMMONSANTOHHH!!­!!!!!

ugh HUH!!

[Nabelnoir]

In the Buzz Lightyear cartoon Buzz lived in a neighborhood where all the houses were designed like this house.

[MrNicespaces]

This house is now being used at Gitmo.

[1devo6587]

really? it still surviving?

[kingj2038]

Gross how the kid uses an electric toothbrush in a house visited over 1 million times

[Tr0llinator]

@kingj2038

and Jr became the first kid with herpes

[DeadlyVaccines]

@Tr0llinator no with flouride and sandpaper

[Pesterfield]

I mean why would you wanna press a button, and wait 15 seconds for an unhandy storage "system" to come down?

P: Because then you can store things higher than you can reach. Seems very handy.

[leesathepunkin]

@Pesterfield yeah but they forgot to take in effect everything now its INSTANT GRADIFICATION. I WANT IT NOW

[robinscute12345]

i wish that was still up the technology inside wasnt the only cool part of the house i would have loved to live there!! I mean cmon a house that looks that cool and is made from plastics!! That would be amazing!!!!

[YesYouKnowYourStuff]

Dear robinscruto12345,

Plastic = a fire hazard !

[Ghostchaser73]

Kind of interesting how this house has a little but of an "Apple" look to it, like it was designed by Steve Jobs or something. If only they had called it the ihouse. Hey...hmmmm....

[ilovemayo123]

I think the point of this house was to sell Monosanto (sp?) Plastics and to provide people with a 'rose colored glasses' look at the future. Everyone was so crazy about the future and what it brought back then. Now we just demand it

[celshader]

Its amazing how cynical we have gotten about the future conpared to back then.

[YesYouKnowYourStuff]

Dear ilovemayonase.,

Have you been demanding stuff like this ?

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Has you demanding caused a credit-crunch?

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cheers.

[DBlueGuy12]

well you have got to give them credit because back then, it was like the awesomest thing in the world. plus, nobody knew that some of this stuff would be updated to what we have today... so shut up you people who believe it is bull****. thank you.

[Bondianwolf]

Something else we can discern just from this amazing thread about the future: In the future of 1957 idiots, critics, pessimists, negative-nancy's and jaded people will populate the internet and generally fill the world with angry opinions masquerading as wit and wisdom. I bet they couldn't see all that coming back in 1957.

[Jergermeister]

WELCOME TO HOUSE OF THE FUTURE where white people will live. Like on your favorite TV show Lost in Space. Well, except for the robot. He's technically silver.

[pennstaterocks101]

Little did we know the shit would hit the fan eh? Is it just me or is it brown in here?

[Morluna]

I like how the toothbrush is attached to the wall, so you can't even walk out of the bathroom with it if you want. No taking the toothbrush with you on long trips I guess? And what happens when you have to replace it? Hm, very convenient...

[hooweelewis]

morluna, the toothbrush is attached to the wall because it is an ELECTRIC toothbush. It uses electric wires. Cordless battery toothbrushes are a thing of your lifetime as you were born in the late 1980's.

[philnolan3d]

Actually the first cordless electric toothbrush was the GE Automatic Toothbrush, released in the early 1960's and used NiCad batteries.

[hooweelewis]

ok philnolan3d, if u want to split hairs, the cordless toothbrush appeared in the 1960s and was a dud, just like the electric car appeared in the 1800's and was a dud. the electric car even predated gasoline engines but the USAGE of electric cars and cordless toothbrushes is a modern day issue.

[Rockdrummer365]

I'm glad they are bring it back with an update.

[xilliah]

I like the future. And I also like old stuff like this about the future.

And I like how accurate a lot of people were.

But this House of the Future is really bullshit..

I mean why would you wanna press a button, and wait 15 seconds for an unhandy storage "system" to come down? It seems completely unhandy and unnecessary.

Naja the rest is okay I guess. But I wouldn't go to that house.