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“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…
Probably no toy gave me more joy than Hot Wheels.
It was great the first day you got the track, but the fun didn’t stop there. A new car didn’t…
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!….
Remembering Combat! On Memorial Day
Since this is Memorial Day, I thought the intro to Combat! was worth sharing. This was another one of those…
You Get A Quick Tan With QT !
1963 was a little early for me to go out and get a quick tan. I just did it the…
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol was another one of those shows Dad loved to watch, and to a kid, it sure looked…