1950-1989TV COMMERCIALS
TV COMMERCIALS
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SEALTEST LIGHT-N-LIVELY YOGURT (1970s)
"IT'S A LAUGH". HUSBAND READS NEWSPAPER AT TABLE. WIFE GIVES HIM YOGURT FOR DESSERT. SHE FEEDS IT TO HIM. CHUCKLES AT THOUGHT OF YOGURT FOR DESSERT. |
| 01:00:40 41 |
CLOROX 2 DETERGENT (1970s)
"CINDERELLA". CELEBRITY RUTH BUZZI AS HAGGARD CHARACTER PLAYING CINDERELLA HAS TO WASH STAINED LAUNDRY. RUTH BUZZI ALSO AS MAE WEST FAIRY GODMOTHER. SINGS JINGLE |
| 01:01:49 110 |
CLOROX 2 DETERGENT (1970s)
"FAMILY". CELEBRITY RUTH BUZZI PLAYS VARIOUS SILLY FAMILY MEMBERS SINGING JINGLE: LITTLE GIRL, DIRTY BOY, MATRONLY MOTHER. DOES NEEDLEPOINT OF LOGO |
| 01:02:23 143 |
CLOROX 2 DETERGENT (1970s)
"MADAME". CELEBRITY RUTH BUZZI AS GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER & GENIE IN CRYSTAL BALL |
| 01:03:01 181 |
1973 VOLKSWAGEN STATION WAGON "LOVE". WOMAN RUNS THROUGH FIELD IN SLOW-MOTION CLICHE LOVE SCENE EXCEPT THAT SHE'S RUNNING TOWARDS VW BUS & HUGS IT.
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| 01:03:42 223 |
VOLVO (1970s)
"CARS OF ARABIA". VOLVO TEST DRIVES IN ARABIAN DESERT. SAUDI ARABIAN CAMP WITH TENT, CAMELS, HAREM GIRLS. ARAB DRIVES CAR ACROSS DESERT. DRIVES UP TO MEN IN LAB COATS, "PAINT INSPECTORS". CHECKS CAR WITH SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. EARLY DIGITAL READ-OUT. MAGNIFYING GLASS. CU STATUE OF LIBERTY TORCH, PULL OUT TO REVEAL |
| 01:04:55 296 |
CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS (1970s/1980s)
PARADE OF FORD CARS FROM THROUGHOUT HISTORY. MODEL-T ENTERS TUNNEL. ORIGINAL LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. VINTAGE CARS |
| 01:05:28 328 |
SEIKO WATCHES (1980s)
FRENCH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. MAN KISSES GIRLFRIEND GOODBYE AS SHE GETS ON BUS TO LEAVE ON DUSTY BACK COUNTRY ROAD. WOMAN GETS OFF BUS. COUPLE RUN TOWARD EACH OTHER. LOVE |
| 01:06:22 382 |
DIM BRA (1980s)
FRENCH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. WOMAN WANDERS AROUND TROPICAL ESTATE HOME IN HER BRA WAITING FOR MAN. TOO HOT TO WEAR CLOTHES. TRIES TO COOL SELF WITH WATER. CU SULTRY EYES. MAN ARRIVES IN ROMANCE NOVEL-TYPE LOVE SCENE. SEX SELLS, SEX APPEAL |
| 01:07:31 451 |
NEW SUGAR-FREE DR. PEPPER SODA "LEGIONNAIRE". WIFE WATCHING B&W FOREIGN LEGION MOVIE ON TV. HUSAND & WIFE WATCH TV IN BED. SHUTS OFF TV WITH REMOTE CONTROL.
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| 01:08:21 501 |
DR. PEPPER SODA "PIPPIN" PARODY. (*SAME AS ON COM-50*)
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| 01:09:33 573 |
16 BN COOKIES "LE CARTABLE". FRENCH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. SNACK CRACKERS OR COOKIES. LITTLE GIRL WITH PIGTAILS IN BACK OF BUS PUTS CRACKER ON SEAT NEAR KNAPSACK.
ANTHROPOMORPHIC SUITCASE EATS CRACKER. GIRL BOUNCES AWAY FOLLOWED BY SCHOOLBOY. BIZARRE. CLASSIC. |
| 01:10:01 601 |
BORNHOFFEN BREAD "TIP TOP BORNHOFFEN". AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN COMMERCIAL.
WOMEN TEMPT MAN MAKING BREAD. MAN PASSES UP SEXUAL ADVANCES OF WOMEN SO AS TO MAKE BREAD. MEDIEVAL AGES: REAPING WHEAT, CRUSHING GRAIN, ROLLING DOUGH, BAKING BREAD. WOMEN COME ON TO MAN. CU CANDLE. SEX SELLS |
| 01:11:10 670 |
DEXTROSOL ENERGY SNACK (1980s)
"BESIDE STORY". FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. GIRLFRIEND TRIES TO WAKE UP MAN SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE SEX. SEX SELLS |
| 01:11:50 711 |
FRANCO-AMERICAN SPAGHETTI-Os (1980s)
WHAT DO KIDS SAY. KIDS IN CHOIR, LITTLE BLACK BOY. FATHER BURNS DINNER. "UH-OH, SPAGHETTI-Os" JINGLE. CLASSIC |
| 01:12:31 752 |
NATIONAL SEMI-CONDUCTOR WATCH (1970s)
SPORTS CELEBRITY ALEX KARRAS WEARING BALLET TUTU. PRESENTS LADY DIGITAL WATCH |
| 01:13:14 794 |
DIE DICKE PAPER TOWELS GERMAN FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. CHEF ON BOARD SHIP. PAPER TOWELS FALL OUT PORTHOLE & SOAK UP OCEAN. GROUNDED SHIP
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| 01:13:53 834 |
CONTAC COUGH MEDICINE "COUGH CURE". (*SAME AS ON COM-27*)
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| 01:14:49 890 |
HILLS BROS. COFFEE (1950s, B&W)
SLEEPING BEAUTY'S CASTLE. WALT DISNEYLAND. KIDS BUILD CARDBOARD CASTLE & CATAPULT WITH CUT-OUTS FROM COFFEE PRODUCT. ONLY $1.25, SEND-AWAY PREMIUM. CUTTING COFFEE BAND WITH SCISSORS |
| 01:15:54 955 |
HIDDEN MAGIC HAIR SPRAY (1950s/1960s, B&W)
WANDA THE WITCH ID CHARACTER COMES WITH HAIRSPRAY. HUSBAND HURRIES WIFE BECAUSE BUS IS LEAVING. HAVING TROUBLE COMBING HER HAIR. HUSBAND VERY ANGRY. |
| 01:16:24 984 |
HILLS BROS COFFEE (B&W)
COFFEE PRODUCT SHOTS WITH JINGLE SINGS THE PRAISES. CU POURING COFFEE. "HIS" & "HERS" CUPS. |
| 01:17:29 1049 |
TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT (1970s)
TESTIMONIAL FOR TIDE. "REAL PERSON" JOYCE PAUL OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN DOING LAUNDRY. HUSBAND DRIVING JEEP IN MUDDY RACE. FATHER & SON WASH CAR. HOUSEWIFE SORTING LAUNDRY. UPSET ABOUT DIRTY TOWEL |
| 01:18:41 1121 |
MARX TOYS "BEST OF THE WEST" FIGURES (1960s/1970s)
COWBOYS & INDIANS PLASTIC FIGURES. STAMPEDE OF WILD HORSES. COVERED WAGON & BUCKBOARD RACING ACROSS WESTERN PLAINS. KIDS PLAY WITH TOYS. (TV TIE-IN?) |
| 01:19:40 1180 |
GRANDE MARQUE SHAVING COLOGNE (1970s)
SHAKING BOTTLE OF COLOGNE. SCREW-ON CAP. USED AS GEAR-SHIFT IN SPORTS CAR. WOMAN PUTS HAND ON MAN'S. STUDLY MAN. SEX APPEAL. "FOR THE MAN WHO'S TOUGH BUT TENDER" |
| 01:20:21 1222 |
WINSTON CIGARETTES (1960s)
SMALL JAZZ QUARTET & WOMAN SINGS JINGLE. WOMAN LIGHTS HER CIGARETTE FROM ZIPPO LIGHTER. JAZZ TRUMPET WITH MUTE "TALKS". "WINSTON TASTES GOOD LIKE A CIGARETTE SHOULD" |
| 01:21:03 1263 |
WINSTON SUPER KING SIZE CIGARETTES (1960s)
MENTHOL CIGARETTES. CAREFREE MUSICIANS ON HILLSIDE. COUPLE LIGHT CIGARETTES. WOMAN FONDLES EXTRA-LONG CIGARETTE. SEXUAL INNUENDO |
| 01:21:41 1302 |
WINSTON SUPER KING SIZE CIGARETTES (1960s)
VOCAL GROUP SINGS JINGLE. "IT'S NOT HOW LONG YOU MAKE IT, IT'S HOW YOU MAKE IT LONG" |
| 01:22:17 1337 |
KELLOGG'S SUGAR FROSTED FLAKES CEREAL (1950s/1960s)
ANIMATED ID CHARACTER TONY THE TIGER & SON JINGLE SING-ALONG. PLAYING PIANO. "IT'S GREAT!" |
| 01:23:38 1419 |
KELLOGG'S SUGAR FROSTED FLAKES CEREAL (B&W)
ANIMATED ID CHARACTER TONY THE TIGER. BREAKFAST CONCERTO. CONDUCTS ORCHESTRA PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH. BAND MEMBERS EATING CEREAL |
| 01:24:46 1487 |
MORTON SALT (B&W)
ANIMATED ID CHARACTER GIRL THROUGH HISTORY (*SAME AS ON COM-20*) |
| 01:25:23 1523 |
HALO SHAMPOO (1950s, B&W)
MUSIC CELEBRITY PEGGY LEE SINGS "HALO EVERYBODY HALO" JINGLE. CURTAIN OPENS TO REVEAL PHOTO |
| 01:26:51 1611 |
ZESTABS VITAMINS (1960s/1970s, B&W)
"SPONSOR'S MESSAGE" TITLE CARD. ANIMATED CELEBRITY CHILDREN'S CARTOON CHARACTER MIGHTY MOUSE. GIANT CAT GIVE MOUSE A RUNNING PUNCH. GETS ACCORDIAN ARM. WINKS. EATS PILL. BEATS UP CAT SO HARD, CAT FALLS TO EARTH & SUCK IN SURROUNDING AREA WHEN HE HITS GROUND. |
| 01:28:14 1694 |
TRIX CEREAL (1959, B&W)
FIRST APPEARANCE OF ANIMATED ID CHARACTER TRIX RABBIT. HAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T LIKE CARROTS. |
| 01:29:16 1756 |
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION EVAPORATED MILK (1950s)
CELEBRITY SPOKESMAN ED PRENTISS SHOWS EVAPORATED MILK RECIPES FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF "BETTER HOMES & GARDEN" MAGAZINE. MOTHER & DAUGHTER MAKING DINNER, EATING DINNER |
| 01:30:16 1817 |
PG&E UTILITY (B&W)
ID CHARACTER "REDDY KILOWATT", ANIMATED ELECTRICAL CREATURE POPSOUT OF ELECTRICAL SOCKET. SINGS ABOUT ELECTRICITY. TURNS ON WASHING MACHINE, COFFEE POT. "MODERN" KITCHEN. |
| 01:30:40 1841 |
COCA COLA (1960s, B&W)
MAN SHOVELS SONG & DRINKS COKE. JINGLE "THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE". |
| 01:31:43 1904 |
GENERAL MILLS JETS CEREAL (1960s, B&W)
ANIMATED CELEBRITY ROCKY & BULLWINKLE. BOXING MATCH. CU BOXING BELL |
| 01:32:16 1936 |
CORN KIX CEREAL ANIMATED KIDS. BABY IS MISSING TOOTH. SPOKESMAN POURS CEREAL INTO BOWL & ADDS MILK. UNSINKABLE
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| 01:33:20 2000 |
BEECH-NUT FRUIT STRIPE GUM (1960s, B&W)
PIXILATED CHARACTERS SING ABOUT GUM. STOP-MOTION ANIMATION OF STRIPED ZOO ANIMALS (ZEBRA, TIGER, ELEPHANT, MOUSE) |
| 01:34:21 2061 |
SEA & SKI TANNING LOTION (1960s, B&W)
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE: YOUNG BLONDE, TAN COUPLE ON BEACH. PLAY BEACH VOLLEYBALL WITH FRIENDS. RUBS LOTION ONTO GIRLFRIEND'S BACK. FUNKY, BUG-EYED & OTHER POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. JINGLE TO TUNE OF "BY THE SEA". |
| 01:35:23 2123 |
CHERRIOS CEREAL (B&W)
CELEBRITY CHARACTER THE LONE RANGER & HIS HORSE SILVER. TALKS WITH LITTLE COWBOY ABOUT NUTRITION. WITH "GO POWER". |
| 01:36:29 2189 |
MOLSON'S BEER HOLIDAY GREETING (1980s)
"CORPORATE HOMCOMING". CHRISTMAS SCENES: TRAIN TRAVELS IN SNOW. WINTRY COUPLE GET RIDE FROM TRAIN STATION ON ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH THROUGH BEAUTIFUL NEW ENGLAND WINTER SCENES. ARRIVE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. HOLIDAY COMMERCIAL |
| 01:38:00 2280 |
KIKKOMAN SOY SAUCE (1982)
"STIR FRY". PEOPLE COOKING. SHOTS OF VEGTABLES & STIR-FRY FOOD. SLICK 1980s PHOTOGRAPHY & JINGLE "ADD A TOUCH". WOMAN TURNS INTO ASIAN WHEN SHE EATS CHICKEN LEG. RACIST. |
| 01:38:49 2329 |
OVALTINE DRINK MIX (1970s)
"JOE NAMATH MEETS OVALTINE GANG". SPORTS CELEBRITY JOE NAMATH SHAKES HANDS WITH LITTLE BOYS. "MY OLD PAL" |
| 01:39:30 2370 |
MARC PHILLIPE JEANS (1980s)
WOMAN PAINTED BLUE TO ILLUSTRATE JEANS TIGHT FIT. CU PAINTING BLUE PAINT ON NAKED LADY'S LEG. TIGHT DESIGNER JEANS FASHION. SEX APPEAL |
| 01:40:14 2414 |
HAI KARATE AFTER SHAVE (1970s)
ORIENTAL LIME. CRAFTSMEN KARATE-CHOP LIME IN HALF ON ASSEMBLY LINE AS THEY COME PAST ON CONVEYOR BELT. BOTTLES FILLED. PACKAGING IN WAREHOUSE |
| 01:40:48 2449 |
HONDA CIVIC COMPARING HONDA WITH APPLE. ADVANTAGES DISCUSSED BY CELEBRITY CHARACTER ACTOR JACK RILEY
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| 01:41:21 2481 |
SPARKLETTS WATER (1970s)
ANIMATED WATER MAN EATEN BY GIANT PIG MONSTER |
| 01:41:31 2492 |
COCA COLA SODA (1970s)
PRE-CELEBRITY CINDY WILLIAMS ("LAVERNE & SHIRLEY") & TIM MATHESON ENJOY COKE ON RAFT. CU BIRD CHIRPS ON BRANCH. CAREFREE COUNTRY COUPLE IN FARM SETTING ALA "BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID" |
| 01:42:06 2526 |
CLOROX 2 LAUNDRY DETERGENT (1970s)
CELEBRITY RUTH BUZZI DOES STRIPTEASE DANCE TO REVEAL STAINS ON CLOTHES UNDERNEATH. SINGS TO JINGLE |
| 01:43:07 2587 |
ATLAS CAR BATTERY (1973)
1946 BATTERY TESTS: STARTING 10 CARS ON SINGLE BATTERY; TOWING 15 OTHER CARS; POLICEMAN SHOOTS BATTERY WITH GUN. 1970s SCIENTIST CARRIES BATTERY TOWARDS ROCKET |
| 01:43:46 2627 |
DOLE BANANA (1970s)
CU SEXY MODEL AS SHE PEELS & EATS BANANA. SEXUAL INNUENDO. PINK FLOYD ROCK MUSIC. SEX SELLS |
| 01:44:55 2696 |
JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER (1970s)
WOMEN IN FRONT OF MIRROR. TOWEL FALLS OFF. BLOOPER. NAKED WOMEN |
| 01:45:44 2744 |
JENO'S PIZZA ROLL "LONE RANGER". LARKMAN AT PARTY. STAN FREBERG COMMERCIAL. (*SAME AS COM-17*)
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| 01:46:54 2814 |
CHICKEN BRITISH COMMERCIAL. BORED FAMILY. GO CRAZY WHEN THEY FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE CHICKEN. BUSHES SUDDENLY SPROUT FLOWERS. MAYHEM.
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| 01:47:53 2873 |
HEINZ SALAD CREAM "PLATE". BRITISH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. MEN ON PLATE COME ALIVE AS SALAD FIXINGS ARE PUT ON. SALAD DRESSING
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| 01:48:59 2939 |
COINTREAU LIQUOR (1980s)
"ICE". BRITISH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. POSH PARTY. ROMANTIC COUPLE FLIRT. PUTTING ICE CUBES INTO BRANDY GLASS. FRENCHMAN |
| 01:50:12 3012 |
TANGO ORANGE SODA (1980s)
"STANLEY GIMBLE". CU MAN IN GREEN SUIT WHISTLES. ORANGE CAR, BLUE BLOCK HOUSE. COLOR-BLIND MAN LOVES ORANGE. BRITISH FOREIGN COMMERCIAL |
| 01:50:16 3017 |
VOLKSWAGEN POLO "GEOFF CAPES". BRITISH FOREIGN CELEBRITY PICKS UP CAR TO LOOK IT OVER. LARGE MAN LIFTS UP BACK OF COMPACT CAR. TURNS OVER CAR TO SEE UNDERSIDE. CELEBRITY VO PETER JONES.
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