Tag: vintage television
The New Casper Cartoon Show
These are the Casper episodes I’m most familiar with, and it’s good to see them all once again. The New…
The Jetsons: The Future We Were Promised
The Jetsons first aired on ABC on Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m., beginning September 23, 1962. The original run was…
Love, American Style: The Show Where Familiar Faces Got Another Shot
Love, American Style was one of those shows that could only have come from that late ’60s and early ’70s…
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…
Smokey Bear’s Creepiest PSA?
Before CGI, jump scares, and viral ads, Smokey Bear managed to give some of us a double take with one…
“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…
Organ Music Made Soap Operas So Dramatic
Soap operas got their name because the early daytime radio dramas were often sponsored by soap and household-product companies. The…
Sorry, Charlie!
The StarKist “Sorry, Charlie” campaign started in 1961 and gave us one of the great advertising mascots: Charlie the Tuna….
ABC Promotes Combat!
An hour after posting the intro, I thought it would be fitting to share this old ABC commercial for Combat!….