Vintage Television Commercials

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:45 pm

I really get a kick out of watching old commercials especially when they jog my memory of a product long forgotten! They're little time capsules in a 3 minute reel.

K-tel Records - 1972

Bill Cullen - Price is Right - 1963

I never knew he hosted the original "Price is Right" show! I wasn't aware of the show until the 1970s and Bob Barker is the only host I remember.

Yellow Pages - 1970

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:03 pm

Wow, I had forgotten all about Lobo and they had several songs I really loved.

Look at this guy's hair!

Lobo - I'd love you to want me (traducida al espaÃ±ol) - YouTube

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:07 pm

And this one:

LOBO - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - 1973 Official Video - YouTube

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:49 pm

SnoozeAgain;1435160 wrote: Wow, I had forgotten all about Lobo and they had several songs I really loved.

Look at this guy's hair!

Look at it? I couldn't look at anything else!! Ha ha! It almost looks like a toupee.

There were a couple songs on the K-Tel commercial that I had completely forgotten about!

TÃ½r · Post by **TÃ½r** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:08 pm

I have a K-Tel album which gets played now and then, it must date from the early seventies.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:48 pm

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:52 pm

Ahso!;1435200 wrote:

A classic!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:23 pm

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:42 am

along-for-the-ride;1435213 wrote:

A lot of good ones in these compilations ... many I don't remember but some really jogged my memory!

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:50 am

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:32 am

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:40 pm

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:54 am

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:31 pm

The Fall Guy Promo - 1981

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:54 am

Boo Berry Cereal - 1973

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 8:18 am

Schick Powerhouse Shavers - 1950s

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Nov 07, 2013 1:53 pm

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:04 pm

Barbie's New Dream House & Fashion Shop

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:05 pm

Space Food Sticks

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:32 am

Coke - 1970s

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:50 am

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:41 am

Wandrin;1442429 wrote:

It seems more prehistoric than the Flintstones themselves! Definitely wouldn't fly today!

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:01 pm

tabby;1442434 wrote:

It seems more prehistoric than the Flintstones themselves! Definitely wouldn't fly today!

I was looking for one of the commercials featuring doctors trying to pitch cigarettes to new mothers because it would calm them down, but didn't find it. I also seem to remember at least one beer commercial aimed at new mothers.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:06 am

Wandrin;1442448 wrote: I also seem to remember at least one beer commercial aimed at new mothers.

lol ... well if anyone deserves a good beer, it's a new mother!

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:15 am

Prell Shampoo - 1970

I hope dinner wasn't burned!

The only Prell commercial that I remember is the one where they would drop a pearl into the bottle of shampoo to illustrate just how thick and rich the formula was as the pearl slowly slogged its way to the bottom.

Were shampoo bottles still made of glass in 1970?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:05 am

Vick's Formula 44 - 1984

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:46 am

General Hospital - 1969

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:42 am

Quincy - 1979

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:59 pm

Betty Crocker Easy Bake Oven - 1972

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:04 am

Original Trailer for The Poseiden Adventure - 1972

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:40 am

Tareyton Cigarettes - 1960s

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:13 am

Chrysler Cordoba - 1975

Who can forget the seduction of "rich Corinthian leather"?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:48 am

James Garner for Polaroid - 1981

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:53 am

Baron Von Redberry Cereal - 1972

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:12 am

Scope - 1960s

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:23 am

Noxema - early 1970s

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:59 am

1970's Rice Krinkles Commercial with Free Bobby Sherman record!

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:09 pm

There are two ladies whom I fell for.

The first is Barbara Feldon who performed as Secret Agent 99 on the TV show Get Smart Just so hot.

Anyway, here is a commercial she performed on.

Next is a lady Mary Tyler Moore I first watched on TV on the The Dick Van Dyke Show, but it was on the her Mary Tyler Moore Show I was most impressed.

Youtube locked both videos.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:09 pm

gotta remove the 's' in 'https://...'

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:52 am

Great clips, Tude! I'm more familiar with Mary Tyler Moore than Barbara Feldon, primarily from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and great reruns of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". I love hearing her wail "Oh Rob" when something was distressing her!

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:30 am

This only aired once but just about everybody saw it.

"Daisy" aired only once, during a September 7, 1964, telecast of David and Bathsheba on The NBC Monday Movie. Johnson's campaign was widely criticized for using the prospect of nuclear war, as well as for the implication that Goldwater would start one, to frighten voters. The ad was immediately pulled, but the point was made, appearing on the nightly news and on conversation programs in its entirety

Daisy (advertisement)

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:17 am

Wow ... that was stark! I wonder if the initial strategy was to air it once and then pull it for further dramatic effect or if the Johnson campaign was genuinely surprised that it didn't sit well with viewers and/or the Goldwater campaigners?

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:43 am

tabby;1449528 wrote: Wow ... that was stark! I wonder if the initial strategy was to air it once and then pull it for further dramatic effect or if the Johnson campaign was genuinely surprised that it didn't sit well with viewers and/or the Goldwater campaigners?

I doubt that the Johnson campaign was surprised be Goldwater supporters' reaction to it.

It did cause quite a stir, though, and running it very often would have dulled the effect.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:21 pm

tude dog;1449525 wrote: This only aired once but just about everybody saw it.

Daisy (advertisement)

Shame that no-one took any notice of the message

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:39 pm

LarsMac;1449536 wrote: I doubt that the Johnson campaign was surprised be Goldwater supporters' reaction to it.

It did cause quite a stir, though, and running it very often would have dulled the effect.

Seriously. I don't see that at all. What better tactic to derail your opponent than to make the conversation about an underhanded ad?

Repeat a lie (claim) often enough it becomes a truth.

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:00 pm

tude dog;1449614 wrote: Seriously. I don't see that at all. What better tactic to derail your opponent than to make the conversation about an underhanded ad?

Repeat a lie (claim) often enough it becomes a truth.

Politicians were a bit more civilized - or at least cherished the illusion of being so - back in those days.

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:39 pm

I grew up and if up late watching TV I would see what much of Southern California would see, Cal Worthington and his dog Spot.

I dunno what it is about used car salesmen, but nutty seems to sell.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:41 am

lol ... zany is their gimmick ... used car salesmen and mattress discounters!

We had a local character called "The Bowman Body" that hosted late night movies (Cobweb Theater). He was extremely cheesy but immensely popular:

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:51 am

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:09 pm

Calgon was obviously a water softener.