Tag: vintage advertising
Our L’eggs Fit Your Legs
I remember my mom coming home from the grocery store, excited that they had just started selling pantyhose right there…
What Would the Clampetts Be Selling Today?
I remember watching this commercial as a kid, surprised that Jed smoked. I think we all knew Granny smoked, along…
When Tippee-Toes Tiptoed Into Trouble
Leave it to the early 1980s to give us a controversy over a baby doll’s bare bottom. Mattel’s Tippee-Toes was…
There Was More For Your Life At Sears
Back in the early 1980s, Sears was still one of the big American shopping destinations, and their “There’s More For…
Holy Clean Hands, Batman!
I remember seeing this commercial as a kid and wondering what Lava Soap even was. I don’t remember if my…
Sammy Davis Jr. Puts His Spin on “Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz”
If you grew up in the early 1970s, you didn’t just watch commercials… you experienced them. And when Sammy Davis…
Mystery Date
If you grew up in the 60s or caught reruns later on, that first Mystery Date commercial was one of…
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