Tag: 1950s commercials

On September 18, 1947, the U.S. Air Force officially became an independent branch of the military. So today marks its…

How many of you remember Speedy Alka-Seltzer? By the time this 1976 commercial appeared, Speedy was actually making a comeback….

This wonderfully simple 1956 commercial begins with Marky refusing to eat his breakfast while wearing his cowboy hat. Uncle Ralph…

Long before Tony the Tiger became the big, sporty “They’re Gr-r-reat!” mascot we all remember, he looked a little different…

Before Mr. Coffee changed the way so many of us made coffee (drip coffee), most homes had a percolator sitting…

Back in our day, we had breakfast with clowns, and somehow nobody thought that was strange. Post Sugar Rice Krinkles…