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O.J. Simpson and the Hertz Airport Dash
In the 1970s, O.J. Simpson became one of the most recognizable pitchmen on television thanks to his Hertz commercials. The…
McHale’s Navy
The show aired from 1962 to 1966 and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, the skipper of PT-73….
Space Food Sticks
They were chewy, rod-shaped energy snacks developed after Pillsbury worked with NASA on foods astronauts could eat in space. The…
For a lot of us, this is the mail truck we remember.
Before the boxy Grumman LLV became the familiar neighborhood mail truck, the Jeep DJ-5 was the little right-hand-drive postal Jeep…
Did You Get Your Dodge Boys Shorts?
Phil Rizzuto pitched plenty of products in his day, but this Yankees/Dodge Boys spot is one of those commercials that…
Tokin’ With Lawrence Welk
Only on The Lawrence Welk Show could “One Toke Over the Line” somehow become a “modern spiritual.” In 1971, Gail…
Everything’s Archie
There was a time when the back of a cereal box could be almost as exciting as what was inside….
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of those cartoons that worked on two levels. Kids saw a flying squirrel, a goofy…
Mr. Bubble Gets You So Clean, Your Mother Won’t Know You
Hey, it’s Saturday, and for a lot of us, that used to mean bath night! Mr. Bubble made bath time…
The Osmonds cartoon
Before Donny & Marie became a TV variety-show staple, the Osmonds had their own Saturday morning cartoon. The Osmonds aired…