Tag: vintage commercials
Whenever I saw the Barbie Cut ’n Curl commercial as a kid, I always wondered if it really worked as smoothly as it looked on TV.
The idea was great: give Barbie a haircut, style her hair, curl it, and somehow keep the fun going without…
Wendy’s Soviet Fashion Show: “Daywear… Eveningwear… Swimwear”
The Wendy’s Soviet Fashion Show ad was a wonderfully odd 1985 commercial from the same general era as Wendy’s famous…
The Swing Wing: The Toy That Looked Like a Neck Injury Waiting to Happen
The Swing Wing was a wonderfully weird 1960s toy introduced by Transogram Games in 1965. It was worn on your…
Josephine the Plumber: Comet’s Cleaning Queen
Josephine from the Comet cleanser commercials was played by Jane Withers, who had already been famous years earlier as a…
“Muncha buncha, muncha buncha, Fritos go with lunch!”
It was catchy, silly, and easy for kids to repeat, which is exactly what made old snack commercials work. A…
“My dog’s bigger than your dog, my dog’s faster than yours!”
Here’s another earworm from the ’70s to get stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Ken-L Ration…
Sorry, Charlie!
The StarKist “Sorry, Charlie” campaign started in 1961 and gave us one of the great advertising mascots: Charlie the Tuna….
You Get A Quick Tan With QT !
1963 was a little early for me to go out and get a quick tan. I just did it the…
When Aftershave Came With Self-Defense Instructions
Hai Karate was one of those aftershaves that sold the joke as much as the scent. It launched in 1967…
“Brylcreem, a little dab’ll do ya…”
That line was everywhere. The ads promised you didn’t need much, just a small dab, and suddenly you’d look sharp,…