1966
Note that the "diet" involves no solid food for almost a week.
Be sure to double-click the graphic so you get all of the depressing copy.
Be sure to double-click the graphic so you get all of the depressing copy.
Showing posts with label advertising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advertising. Show all posts
January 24, 2015
October 3, 2014
January 24, 2014
2014: The Reckoning
Brought to you by the most racist candy ever made...
Kitty-cat related advertising for now-defunct soft drinks...
The original cast of The Facts Of Life...
The Smylie Family...
My beloved Hee Haw lunchbox....
A scrumptious Swanson TV dinner...
And my favorite random 1975 photo of all time.
I'm back, bitches.
November 9, 2013
"...so I have more time to tease my hair to dizzying heights!"
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy Convenient Meats as much as the next gal, especially in a party setting, as I am usually too shy to speak to anyone and wind up drowning my sorrows in several party-size platters of assorted cold cuts.
And I am willing to overlook the fact that Our Lovely Hostess has apparently chosen to go with a quasi-Polynesian theme for her Whores Devores (hors d'oeuvres). You just know those cherries came straight from a glorious syrupy jar, and the pineapple is courtesy of Dole!
I can't, however, overlook the hair. It fascinates me. The amount of engineering...not to mention hairspray...involved in this coiffure belongs in The Hairdo Hall Of Fame. If one exists. And if one doesn't, should I start one?
March 30, 2013
March 10, 2013
From 1975: A Huge Chunk O' Commercial Goodness
November 10, 1975
Recorded during a Monday Night Football broadcast.
(The Chiefs beat the Cowboys, 34-31.)
Be sure to catch the very brief but gorgeous shot of a United Airlines DC-10. And there are ads for Schlitz (the official beer of A Touch of Tuesday Weld...did you know that? No? Well, it is.) and the Boeing 747 (oh, yes, in the 70s and even into the 80s, the 747 was flown domestically in the United States, especially on TWA. "Got on board a westbound 747").
There's also a promo for a brand-new ABC program called Good Morning, America, with host David Hartman.
November 25, 2012
Donuts + Ukelele Music = Great Party
Hooray for donuts!
Hooray for parties!
Hooray for Young America!
(This message is brought to you by the Bakers of America. Yes, readers: always look for that red, white, and blue seal.)
Edited to add:
I totally want to have a donuts and ukelele party now.
It sounds like a lot of fun.
Yes, really.
Edited to add:
I totally want to have a donuts and ukelele party now.
It sounds like a lot of fun.
Yes, really.
November 7, 2012
From 1941: L'Origan, For Your Golden Moments
Simply because I think this ad is beautiful.
It was first made by Coty in 1905!
October 24, 2012
Vintage Breakfast: Snap! Crackle! Pop!
I can't find an exact date for this darling commercial,
but it's a real favorite of mine.
but it's a real favorite of mine.
The Rolling Stones got into the Rice Krispies game with this jingle that Brian Jones wrote with the J. Walter Thompson ad agency in 1964. It aired on the BBC's Juke Box Jury.
The Monkees did a number of commercials for Kellogg's Rice Krispies, featuring their own version of the "K-E-Double L, O-Double Good...Kellogg's best to you!" tagline, with Micky on lead vocal.
This is one of my favorites because it features the Monkeemobile.
October 2, 2012
If It's October, Then It Must Mean Laura's Sinuses Are Staging A Violent Revolt That Involves Big Green Boogers
1958
(By the way, you guys have seen The Vintage Ad Browser, right? It's where I, *ahem,* acquire so much of my great stuff. It's a wonderful resource. Be forewarned, though: you will lose hours and hours browsing through all the goodies
they have over there.)
they have over there.)
September 30, 2012
From 1949: With Just One Rinse
'Round the Linger homestead,
Sunday Night tends to be Laundry Night.
Sunday Night tends to be Laundry Night.
Ken dreads it, because invariably I get to pining for Laundry Detergents Gone, But Not Forgotten. Like Duz. Or Salvo. Or even Solo, which was actually a fabric softener.
1950
1965
date unknown
Some of the classic old brands are still around, but damn, you have to work triple-time to find them. I have the most luck at Big Lots, should I want to take a walk down Rare Laundry Detergents Lane (and, of course, I always do).
The laundry detergent I love to remember the most is Oxydol. Not only do I remember my own Mom using it when we were kids, it is prominently featured in the 1981 John Waters' classic Polyester. Remember when Dexter is looking for a foot to stomp in the grocery store? Look in the background at the brands. There it is, in all its green-boxed, early eighties' glory: Oxydol.
I scored a big bottle of the stuff at Big Lots last spring, and it was wonderful...but I haven't seen it on the shelves since.
Obviously some of the women from Jonestown were recruited for Oxydol print ads.
In this ad, more psychotic housewives, possibly while overdosing on Miltown, enjoy the whiter whites their Oxydol detergent delivered.
This ad for Oxydol was obviously someone's graduate thesis. Well, laundry is a science, after all. The Monkees and Julie Newmar taught us that.
From 1949, the earliest days of television.
I think this model of washing machine actually was called
"The Mangler."
From 1949, the earliest days of television.
I think this model of washing machine actually was called
"The Mangler."
September 25, 2012
From 1957 and 1958: TWA Jetstream
1957
The TWA Jetstream was a common site in movies in the 1950s. Two films that immediately come to mind are Funny Face and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? In the latter, you see Jayne Mansfield languishing in one of
the Jetstream's luxurious sleeper beds.
the Jetstream's luxurious sleeper beds.
1958
I always love Trans World's colorful, eye-catching advertising from this era. Many of their travel advertisements could have doubled as art for the home, and often did.
Be sure to double-click each ad so that you can read
all of the text!
all of the text!
September 24, 2012
The Magic Of Clorox, As Demonstrated By Two Oddly Disembodied Hands
This lovely housewife took a little time out of her busy schedule of penciling on eyebrows that Joan Crawford in Trog! would envy and multiple layers of Revlon's Cherries In The Snow lipstick to tell the world about the wonders of Clorox, complete with its revolutionary No-Drip Lip.
However, are we to believe that those are her hands? They just seem to be floating from nowhere.
No matter, gals...get yourself some of Today's Clorox (and a Philco Duomatic from 1960) now!
August 13, 2012
From 1947: When You're In Love
Such an enchanting and beautiful ad. I love it.
According to one of my favorite sites, Fragrantica, Muguet des Bois is the work of nose Henri Robert, who created another of my favorite scents, Cristalle.
August 12, 2012
What This Blog Needs: The Magic Of Soup
I love soup. I could live quite happily on the stuff.
Growing up on a tight budget in Indiana, we ate a lot of Campbell's soup. Bean With Bacon and Tomato were the favorites in our house. Our thermoses were often filled with Beef Barley soup for schooltime lunches. And if you were sick, Mom made our sickroom a little more special with Chicken And Stars.
Today, as an adult, one of the ultimate comfort foods for me is Campbell's Tomato made with full-fat half-and-half.
August 9, 2012
August 4, 2012
From 1978: Kelly Emberg and My Favorite Summer Perfume
Next to Gia, Kelly Emberg is my favorite model.
July 22, 2012
From 1966: Purr Purr Perfect
I love the colors in this stunning ad. For a much larger version, give the image a double click.
July 16, 2012
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