watch it: 1960s Lucky Strike commercial
This ad wasn’t made by Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, but it could have been. Before they lost the Lucky Strike account, that is.
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watch it: 1970s Ginsu knife ad
One of the great mysteries of life remains: Who needs to cut a tin can with a knife?
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: it’s bigger on the inside
Reader Erik reminded me of this old British ad for the Volkswagen Gulf car, featuring Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, and Tom Baker looking surprisingly surprised…
watch it: 1950s Meadow Gold ice cream commercial
Wants me some ice cream. And also a singing cow that sounds like Bing Crosby…
watch it: “Happy Inside” (the Ikea 100 cats commercial)
One hundred cats roam the Ikea store in Wembley, England, in one of the most effective ads for anything I’ve ever seen.
watch it: 1960s Newport cigarette commercial
Ah, no! The happy beach smokers are jumping out of the TV!
watch it: “As Seen on TV – a tribute to doing it wrong”
It’s always astonishing how many people are unable to cope with life’s simplest tasks, such as cracking eggs and tying their shoelaces…
watch it: retro 1960s Mattel V-rroom! commercial
Did Mattel make a big-boy vroom for when the training wheels came off?
watch it: 1960’s Hai Karate commercial
Ah. I always knew Hai Karate was kind of a joke, but now I understand why: It was the Axe body spray of my father’s generation.
watch it: 1970s Atari commercial
Ah, remember when…?
