Tag: 1960s commercials
Quisp Cereal
What other cereal commercial could turn a giant ball of space yarn into an 87-mile-long necktie? This Quisp ad feels…
Mr. Bubble Gets You So Clean, Your Mother Won’t Know You
Hey, it’s Saturday, and for a lot of us, that used to mean bath night! Mr. Bubble made bath time…
When Plymouth Turned a Cartoon Into a Muscle Car
The Road Runner was already a Saturday morning favorite before Plymouth got involved. Kids knew the bird, the desert, the…
Colt 45 and the Man Who Waited for the Pour
Colt 45 started in Baltimore in 1963, and even the name had a local sports connection. The brand now says…
New Country Corn Flakes
The New Country Corn Flakes commercial stood out to me as a kid, and I still remember it to this…
Put A Little Old Spice In Your Life!
Before Old Spice became the loud, funny commercial brand we know today, it sold romance, confidence, and that “dad or…
Ho Ho Ho… Green Giant!
Some commercials you don’t just remember — you can still hear them. The Jolly Green Giant made vegetables feel bigger…
The Frito Bandito
The Frito Bandito was introduced by Frito-Lay in 1967 as a cartoon mascot for Fritos corn chips. He was animated…
Cheerios: Get Yourself Go!
Before cereal commercials got too complicated, Cheerios gave us the Cheerios Kid, Sue, and the promise of “go-power.” The idea…
Silly Rabbit, Trix Are For Kids!
The Trix Rabbit is one of those cereal mascots who spent decades chasing the same bowl of cereal and almost…