Elena Gilbert: What was it like? The '50s. Because in my mind I have this picture of somewhere between... American Bandstand, Grease. It's all varsity sweaters and milkshakes.

Stefan Salvatore: Well, that and, you know, McCarthyism and segregation, the nuclear arms race...

Elena Gilbert: Okay, but there were poodle skirts.

Stefan Salvatore: There were poodle skirts.