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Speedy Alka-Seltzer
How many of you remember Speedy Alka-Seltzer? By the time this 1976 commercial appeared, Speedy was actually making a comeback….
Shopping For Phones
Who remembers when we were finally able to go shopping for our own telephone? For years, the telephone was basically…
Joe DiMaggio as the face of Mr. Coffee
When this ad aired in 1974, America was right in the middle of changing the way it made coffee. For…
The Real McCoys
As kids, we used to make fun of the way Walter Brennan walked. Now I sort of walk like him!…
Don’t Blow Your Top
Don’t Blow Your Top came out in 1972, and this is one of those wonderfully simple toy ideas that probably…
1984: Red Dawn Invades Theaters
Today marks the anniversary of the release of Red Dawn, which opened in theaters on August 10, 1984. For anyone…
Burger King Sold Veal?
Do you remember when Burger King sold veal? Watching this commercial again, it almost seems impossible that one of America’s…
The Second Hundred Years
I remember really enjoying The Second Hundred Years as a kid, although I must have caught it during the summer…
Peter Pan Peanut Butter
How many of you remember this Peter Pan Peanut Butter commercial? This one really seems to have stuck with people,…