And what a great anecdote!!!! Kinda gives you a real feel for what the marketing exec.s (who I think DID rule the early 60's bigger-faster-shinier-wham-bam culture) were promoting. And your unique twist on it (picking the the DUD! fer pitysakes

) shows how they just didn't get it by the end of the decade...
I vaguely remember what I think was a probably similar game -- Barbie's Dream Date or some such malarkey. Of all the games, my little girl buddies and I played together, this was, by far, the most insipid. Even by age 8 or 9, I knew I didn't want to pair up with one of the "dream dates" -- Poindexter (the loser-nerd) was infinitely preferable.
That pic was TOTALLY a walk down memory lane for me -- kinda like your post about the world's fair.
I'm fresh outa REAL crushes -- but maybe you can put me down for a slight diffident preference for POINDEXTER !!??