Tag: retro advertising
Happy Meals
Here’s a commercial showing the beginning of something that eventually became such a normal part of childhood that it’s hard…
Before Taxi, Judd Hirsch Was Selling Us Listerine
Take another look at the young radio DJ in this commercial. That’s Judd Hirsch, years before Taxi, Ordinary People and…
When we were growing up, did we really think Ragu was authentic Italian food?
I think a lot of us probably did — or at least we never questioned it. The commercial ended with…
Jiffy Pop — Was It More Fun to Make Than Eat?
It’s Friday night, and this one brings back that whole feeling of the weekend finally being here. Maybe there was…
Cathy Rigby Built Quite a Career After the Olympics
This old Cathy Rigby Stayfree commercial brings back a completely different Cathy Rigby memory for me. Back in the 1990s,…
The Monkees, Bugs Bunny and Kool-Aid
Talk about putting two things together that you wouldn’t expect — The Monkees and Bugs Bunny selling Kool-Aid! But the…
When Jonathan Winters Sold Us Hefty Trash Bags
Here’s one of those commercials where the product almost takes a back seat to the guy selling it. Jonathan Winters…
The Owl Who Taught Us Not to Litter
“Give a hoot, don’t pollute!” Those six words made Woodsy Owl one of the most memorable public-service characters of the…
Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, and Miller Lite
The 1978 Miller Lite commercial with Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner worked because it was barely a joke. It was…
Dairy Queen and the Cartoon Rock-and-Roll Sell
This old Dairy Queen ad has that familiar feel of a commercial trying to grab kids fast. Instead of just…