retro ad: 1960s Lady Sunbeam hair dryer commercial
I don’t know about you, ladies, but I always carry my Lady Sunbeam hair dryer around as a fashion accessory…
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meta retro ad: Ferris Bueller is back!
Ferris sold out, and is totally into isms these days, with consumerism right at the top of the list. That’s why he’s appearing in this teaser for a Super Bowl ad.
retro ad: 1970s Battleship commercial
The commercial the upcoming movie is based on. Liam Neeson plays the guy who says, “You sank my battleship!”
retro ad: 1970s Kool-Aid commercial
The giant Kool-Aid jug destroys a priceless ancient structure! That’s not right.
retro ad: 1960s (?) Super Sugar Crisp commercial
Super Sugar Crisp bought a zoo! Sugary cereal for super power! *facepalm*
watch it: “Riley on Marketing” (or: A Little Girl Complains About All the Pink)
Yes, kids know when they’re been pandered to, and misled, and cheated, and marketed at…
retro ad: 1980s Polaroid commercial with James Garner and Mariette Hartley
One of the many ads that made people thing Garner and Hartley were actually married to each other…
retro ad: 1950s Coke Christmas commercial
Damn, I’m gonna have holiday sugarplum nightmares about that scary Santa. I bet he inspired Rod Serling’s creepy Twilight Zone ventriloquist dummy. *shudder*
retro ad: late 80s/early 90s? Folger’s coffee Christmas commercial
No, I just have something in my eye there at the end… I’m fine…
retro ad: 1980s Sony Trinitron ad with John Cleese
Can’t get your shirts white enough? You’re probably watching them on the wrong 1980s television…
