Posts Tagged ‘medicine’

Retro Commercial Break 97

March 5th, 2010

Another fun-filled set of commercials from 1988 and 1989. 1. Everybody’s doing “The Arches.” 2. Lee and Larry leruth always use Uncle Ben’s rice. 3. You can see the homemade taste in Prego. 4. When you want home cookin’, microwave some Swanson macaroni and cheese. 5. Cold sufferers should visit The Halls of Medicine. 6. If you’re failing in school and on the verge of being kicked off the football team, just eat a Milky Way candy bar. 7. Famous though guy, Bruce Weitz, doesn’t wear iron underwear; he wears Hanes. 8. 100 percent Hatfield means 100 percent good! 9. The rich and thrifty shop at Furniture Unlimited. 10. The PB in PB Max means peanut butter…not Maximilian’s Purple Bandoleros. 11. My Pretty Ballerina is on sale at Kmart. 12. Restore your broken plates with Swift Premium Lite sausage. 13. Lozenges from Cepacol are so tangy, cool and neat! 14. Feel like you’re seventeen again with Bell Atlantic telephone service. 15. Jimmy Dean says you really can get a good tastin’ country breakfast out of a microwave. 16. That sweet talker, Betty Crocker, makes every day a party with her new Party Frosting. 17. Ellio’s microwave pizza from mccain is crispy enough to awaken sleeping family members. 18. mcgruff the Crime Dog takes a bite out of crime in Philadelphia. 19. Cartoon dinosaurs invade Welch’s jams and jellies. 20. Oatbake tastes too BIG to be so small!

1973 Commercials: Haley’s, Mattel, Ban, Renuzit, Prime Variety, Jello

February 3rd, 2010

**These commercials are kind of squiggly, but were dubbed in the best quality possible** 1. Haley’s MOlaxative (It’s MOK!) 2. Mattel Tuff Stuff shopping cart (with the plastic grapes!) 3. Ultra Ban 5000 antiperspirant 4. Renuzit Air Freshener (this is the commercial that was parodied in the 1977 film Kentucky Fried Movie!) 5. Prime Variety (that dog doesn’t want the same old thing!) 6. Jello Instant Pudding (I swear that I saw this ad in the mid 70s as well) **These commercials are from my 1970-1979 Commercials Volume 2**

1975 Commercials: Ben Gay, Hidden Valley, Clorox, Sta-Puf, Shake & Bake, ABC

January 25th, 2010

**These commercials are squiggly (from original source), but were dubbed the best quality possible** 1. Ben Gay arthritis relief 2. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing 3. Clorox Bleach (Oh no! It’s the clothes-tearing Clorox man! That better be real!) 4. Sta-Puf blue fabric softener 5. Shake and Bake with Pete the Butcher 6. ABC promo for new game show Showoffs **These commercials are from my 1970-1979 Commercials Volume 2**

80’s Commercials Vol. 115

January 20th, 2010

These commercials aired on local NBC affiliate KRON on January 24th, 1986. Thanks to my Aunt & Uncle for recording these. 1. “John Madden’s Super Bowl Special” Commercial Bumper 2. Winchell’s Donuts (That kid hunched over, ravenously eating the donut at the end is the stuff of nightmares) 3. Mazda (With James Garner!) 4. Wilkinson Sword Retractor (Because real men shave with swords) 5. “John Madden’s Super Bowl Special” Commercial Bumper 6. High Sierra Hotel/Casino (High times huh?) 7 …

1974 Commercials: Infra Rub, Product 19, Ideal, Hostess, Pamprin, Chericol D

December 26th, 2009

**These commercials have audio/video issues, but still watchable, also has frame counter** 1. InfraRub cream 2. Kelloggs Product 19 cereal (with your common sense) 3. Ideal Rub-a-dub Dolly 4. Hostess donuts with Ann Blythe 5. Pamprin menstrual cramps medicine 6. Upjohn Chericol D Cherry cough syrup (the best tasting cough syrup ever!) **These commercials are from 1970-79 Commercials Part 1**