Tag: vintage commercials
MARX ELECTRO SHOT — WHEN YOUR LIVING ROOM BECAME A SHOOTING GALLERY!
We actually had one of these in our family! I can’t remember whether it belonged to me or one of…
THE 64-COUNT CRAYOLA BOX — OUR CHILDHOOD’S ULTIMATE UPGRADE!
That meme about kids today wanting the latest electronics is so true. Back when I was a kid, all I…
WATCH JOE NAMATH GET CREAMED!
Only in the 1970s could a shaving cream commercial turn something as ordinary as shaving into entertainment! And who better…
FREDDY KRUEGER HAD A 900 NUMBER — AND THE PHONE BILL WAS THE REAL NIGHTMARE!
Remember when you could call your favorite celebrities on a 900 number? Well, back in the late 1980s, you could…
Only Vincent Price Could Make a VHS Tape Sound Terrifying
Only in the 1980s could Vincent Price sit in a creepy castle and convince us to buy blank VHS tapes…
She Was a Witch Before Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
Before she became the oldest Brady daughter, Maureen McCormick was causing trouble for Darrin Stephens! In Bewitched’s 1965 Halloween episode…
Halloween at Woolworth’s: Plastic Masks and Five-and-Dime Memories
Now this is Halloween shopping, 1970s style! Woolworth and Woolco had the costumes, the candy, and even a record to…
The Three Stooges Go to Work for Dickies—1969
I vaguely remember this commercial starring the Three Stooges. At the time, I had no idea what Dickies workwear was,…
Would You Believe…Don Adams Could Sell Almost Anything?
I was too young to drink beer when I first remember these commercials, and Don Adams wasn’t going to convince…
“Yer Yella!” Guldens Commercial
Another viewer request! “Yer yella!” Only an old mustard commercial could turn lunch into a Wild West confrontation. Gulden’s took…