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TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: August 19, 2015 11:47PM
Anyone remember the old TV Commercials like:
Hamms Beer bear
How about a Clark bar?
Brelcream A little dab will do ya
Brusha Brusha Brusha new Ipanna tooth paste with Bucky Beaver
Texaco men on the Milton Burell Show
Folgers Coffee A mountain coming to Chicago
Alka Seltzer Little Speedy
Etc Etc Etc
Hamms Beer bear
How about a Clark bar?
Brelcream A little dab will do ya
Brusha Brusha Brusha new Ipanna tooth paste with Bucky Beaver
Texaco men on the Milton Burell Show
Folgers Coffee A mountain coming to Chicago
Alka Seltzer Little Speedy
Etc Etc Etc
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
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Date: August 20, 2015 12:20AM
What'll ya have? Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Let Hertz put yooooou in the driver's seat, today!
It's the big bank, with the little bank inside.
Let Hertz put yooooou in the driver's seat, today!
It's the big bank, with the little bank inside.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Dunning1
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Date: August 20, 2015 12:04PM
I still have ceramic banks from both Continental Bank, a kangaroo with a smaller kangaroo in her pouch (Big bank with the Little Bank Inside) and Hubert the Harris Lion. I also have a metal Banthrico model of the Northern Trust Bank at 50 S. LaSalle.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
the_mogra
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Date: August 20, 2015 01:29PM
"I could've had a V-8!"
"The little ol' wine-maker....me"
"Electricity costs more today you know...."
(you sing the rest)
"The little ol' wine-maker....me"
"Electricity costs more today you know...."
(you sing the rest)
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: August 20, 2015 03:21PM
Morrie Stark for Stark's Warehouse- Tell 'em Morrie sent you, and get a free gift.
When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer! BTW, I used to frequent a bar many years ago and they had one of my favorite signs there, printed in Polish, Nie mam Schlitza, nie mam piwa! I don't speak Polish, but the message was clear.
Two Ton Baker for Riverview- Riverview, where you can laugh your troubles away!
Hudson 3-2700
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot!
Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid, tastes great, Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid, can't wait
When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer! BTW, I used to frequent a bar many years ago and they had one of my favorite signs there, printed in Polish, Nie mam Schlitza, nie mam piwa! I don't speak Polish, but the message was clear.
Two Ton Baker for Riverview- Riverview, where you can laugh your troubles away!
Hudson 3-2700
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot!
Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid, tastes great, Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid, can't wait
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
the_mogra
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Date: August 20, 2015 07:11PM
AVIS (rent-a-car)....we're #2 so we try harder.
Miller High-Life....the champagne of bottled beers
munch-a-buncha Frito's, corn chips
Miller High-Life....the champagne of bottled beers
munch-a-buncha Frito's, corn chips
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: August 21, 2015 01:10AM
b.a.hoarder Wrote:
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> When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer!
> BTW, I used to frequent a bar many years ago and
> they had one of my favorite signs there, printed
> in Polish, Nie mam Schlitza, nie mam piwa! I don't
> speak Polish, but the message was clear.
--A friend of mine grew up near Stevens Point in the days when Point beer was truly a local brew. One story he likes to tell is of sitting in a local tavern when the "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer" ad came on. A guy at the other end of the bar shot back: "When yer outta Point, yer outta town!"
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2015 01:42AM by Mornac.
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> When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer!
> BTW, I used to frequent a bar many years ago and
> they had one of my favorite signs there, printed
> in Polish, Nie mam Schlitza, nie mam piwa! I don't
> speak Polish, but the message was clear.
--A friend of mine grew up near Stevens Point in the days when Point beer was truly a local brew. One story he likes to tell is of sitting in a local tavern when the "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer" ad came on. A guy at the other end of the bar shot back: "When yer outta Point, yer outta town!"
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2015 01:42AM by Mornac.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: August 23, 2015 10:49PM
"From the sky blue waters"???
"From Gods Country"???
Name the beers......
"From Gods Country"???
Name the beers......
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: August 24, 2015 12:05AM
Hamm's beer, "From the land of sky blue waters." Do they still make Hamm's?
Old Style, "Pure brewed from God's country." I'm pretty sure Old Style left Wisconsin years ago.
How about these slogans- The Friendly Beer, this one is/was? common in Minnesota but I did find it on tap in Berwyn once.
Another- Brewed With World Famous Waukesha Water, we used to go to a small bar on 44th & Western that had this beer's sign outside. An old Lithuanian couple owned the place, no atmosphere but some great characters, a pool table and Joe never carded us. ;^)
Old Style, "Pure brewed from God's country." I'm pretty sure Old Style left Wisconsin years ago.
How about these slogans- The Friendly Beer, this one is/was? common in Minnesota but I did find it on tap in Berwyn once.
Another- Brewed With World Famous Waukesha Water, we used to go to a small bar on 44th & Western that had this beer's sign outside. An old Lithuanian couple owned the place, no atmosphere but some great characters, a pool table and Joe never carded us. ;^)
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Dunning1
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Date: August 24, 2015 01:38PM
At ten o'clock every weeknight, my grandfather would shout out "Put on Number Two," and we would watch the news with Fahey Flynn and P.J.Hoff. I remember them being sponsored by the Santa Fe Railroad, ("It's fun to ride the train today when the train you ride is Santa Fe! Santa Fe, all the way, its fun to ride the train") and Commonwealth Edison with their animated light bulb bird mascot called "Little Bill."
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: August 25, 2015 12:05AM
b.a.hoarder Wrote:
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> Hamm's beer, "From the land of sky blue waters."
> Do they still make Hamm's?
>
> Old Style, "Pure brewed from God's country." I'm
> pretty sure Old Style left Wisconsin years ago.
>
> How about these slogans- The Friendly Beer, this
> one is/was? common in Minnesota but I did find it
> on tap in Berwyn once.
>
> Another- Brewed With World Famous Waukesha Water,
> we used to go to a small bar on 44th & Western
> that had this beer's sign outside. An old
> Lithuanian couple owned the place, no atmosphere
> but some great characters, a pool table and Joe
> never carded us. ;^)
Hey ba Hoarder,
Was that bar on the West side of Western and did they sell sausage sandwiches.
I worked at American Can on 60th and Western and on Saturday night we would have our lunch at a small bar. Can't remember the name or what street.
Thanks, Swede
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> Hamm's beer, "From the land of sky blue waters."
> Do they still make Hamm's?
>
> Old Style, "Pure brewed from God's country." I'm
> pretty sure Old Style left Wisconsin years ago.
>
> How about these slogans- The Friendly Beer, this
> one is/was? common in Minnesota but I did find it
> on tap in Berwyn once.
>
> Another- Brewed With World Famous Waukesha Water,
> we used to go to a small bar on 44th & Western
> that had this beer's sign outside. An old
> Lithuanian couple owned the place, no atmosphere
> but some great characters, a pool table and Joe
> never carded us. ;^)
Hey ba Hoarder,
Was that bar on the West side of Western and did they sell sausage sandwiches.
I worked at American Can on 60th and Western and on Saturday night we would have our lunch at a small bar. Can't remember the name or what street.
Thanks, Swede
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: August 25, 2015 01:41AM
Swede, yes, the bar was on the west side of the street, the east side of the parkway would be Western Blvd. We went there in the late '60's to the early '70's and if it had a name I never knew it. With the Foxhead 400 sign hanging outside to us it just became "Hey, lets go to Foxhead."Joe and Anita ran the place, I don't recall eating a sausage sandwich in there but sometimes Anita would bring out some of her homemade Lithuanian delicacies for us.They had some oldtimers living in the basement, or many a back room, I don't recall exactly and when the beer flowed so did their stories of the old country, or their job or something. Never saw any girls in there, for sure it wasn't a very stylish place, but to shoot some pool and have a few laughs it was the best. Especially when you were nineteen.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
tomg
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Date: August 25, 2015 07:54PM
the_mogra Wrote:
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> "I could've had a V-8!"
>
> "The little ol' wine-maker....me"
>
> "Electricity costs more today you know...."
>
> (you sing the rest)
"Than it did many long years ago" cheap cheap. Here is a link to the Com Ed commercial.
http://youtu.be/fImf1GjE89Q
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> "I could've had a V-8!"
>
> "The little ol' wine-maker....me"
>
> "Electricity costs more today you know...."
>
> (you sing the rest)
"Than it did many long years ago" cheap cheap. Here is a link to the Com Ed commercial.
http://youtu.be/fImf1GjE89Q
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
tomg
()
Date: August 25, 2015 08:21PM
http://youtu.be/pXZALbx5GqE
Here is a little bit better quality Com Ed commercial with the added bonus of a Harry Volkman weather forecast from 1967.
Here is a little bit better quality Com Ed commercial with the added bonus of a Harry Volkman weather forecast from 1967.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
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Date: August 28, 2015 12:38AM
How about cigar commercials of the 50's:
Ernie Kovas with Dutch Masters The Master Cigar
Edee Adams with Muriel Cigars. She would walk out in her long gown
La Palina had one also. Can't remember if it was a knight with a helmet and a large bloom
Ernie Kovas with Dutch Masters The Master Cigar
Edee Adams with Muriel Cigars. She would walk out in her long gown
La Palina had one also. Can't remember if it was a knight with a helmet and a large bloom
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Cragin Spring
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Date: August 30, 2015 12:15AM
....Funny Face Drink Mix. Very popular in the 1960's and early 70's. Goofy Grape, Loudmouth Lime. Choo Choo Cherry and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujip5DxwGQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujip5DxwGQw
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: August 30, 2015 01:36PM
Speaking of Kool-Aid knockoffs, does anyone remember Wylers? I think they actually gave Kool-Aid a run for their money in the late 60's and into the 70's.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
b.a.hoarder
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Date: August 30, 2015 06:42PM
Wyler's, now there's a name from the past. Seems like they started with lemonade and then branched out into other flavors if I remember correctly.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
the_mogra
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Date: August 30, 2015 07:10PM
you can lookie-lookie-lookie but you'll never find a cookie with a better butter batter than salerno
salerno butter cookies
salerno butter cookies
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
rjmachon
()
Date: August 30, 2015 07:50PM
Back in the late 1960's I remember the Fizzies drink tablets that you added to water to make a flavored drink.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
Mornac
()
Date: August 31, 2015 12:03AM
Then there was this stuff:
It was short-lived (for obvious reasons I guess) and I only remember it because in the commercials the voice of the cow on the envelope was that of Frank Fontaine, the fair-voiced baritone who played the drunken lush who visited Joe the Bartender on the Jackie Gleason Show.
It was short-lived (for obvious reasons I guess) and I only remember it because in the commercials the voice of the cow on the envelope was that of Frank Fontaine, the fair-voiced baritone who played the drunken lush who visited Joe the Bartender on the Jackie Gleason Show.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
gman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 10:51AM
rjmachon Wrote:
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> Back in the late 1960's I remember the Fizzies
> drink tablets that you added to water to make a
> flavored drink.
Still around:
http://www.fizzies.com/
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> Back in the late 1960's I remember the Fizzies
> drink tablets that you added to water to make a
> flavored drink.
Still around:
http://www.fizzies.com/
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
the_mogra
()
Date: August 31, 2015 11:46AM
that old Moo Juice product just mentioned reminds me of another in a jar called PDQ, an egg-nog (flavored) mix (these products seem to've stemmed from the then new marketing of freeze-dried mixes, like instant coffee). I liked it then, just as I also liked Anna Banana soda. When invited to parties, at least the ones I was invited to it was customary to bring some drink(s) to share, and my usual contribution was bottles of Anna Banana soda. Was I invited to many parties after awhile?
I'm surprised Fizzies are still around, if they are, they were terrible.
There were chocolate flavored straws to sip your milk through,
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2015 03:08PM by the_mogra.
I'm surprised Fizzies are still around, if they are, they were terrible.
There were chocolate flavored straws to sip your milk through,
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2015 03:08PM by the_mogra.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
gman
()
Date: August 31, 2015 05:59PM
the_mogra Wrote:
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> that old Moo Juice product just mentioned reminds
> me of another in a jar called PDQ, an egg-nog
> (flavored) mix (these products seem to've stemmed
> from the then new marketing of freeze-dried mixes,
> like instant coffee). I liked it then, just as I
> also liked Anna Banana soda. When invited to
> parties, at least the ones I was invited to it was
> customary to bring some drink(s) to share, and my
> usual contribution was bottles of Anna Banana
> soda. Was I invited to many parties after
> awhile?
>
> I'm surprised Fizzies are still around, if they
> are, they were terrible.
>
> There were chocolate flavored straws to sip your
> milk through,
The current iteration of Fizzies is likely a IP buyout being sold for nostalgic purposes. They were never very good (nor very fizzy). Sort of an Alka Seltzer with no hangover relief.
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> that old Moo Juice product just mentioned reminds
> me of another in a jar called PDQ, an egg-nog
> (flavored) mix (these products seem to've stemmed
> from the then new marketing of freeze-dried mixes,
> like instant coffee). I liked it then, just as I
> also liked Anna Banana soda. When invited to
> parties, at least the ones I was invited to it was
> customary to bring some drink(s) to share, and my
> usual contribution was bottles of Anna Banana
> soda. Was I invited to many parties after
> awhile?
>
> I'm surprised Fizzies are still around, if they
> are, they were terrible.
>
> There were chocolate flavored straws to sip your
> milk through,
The current iteration of Fizzies is likely a IP buyout being sold for nostalgic purposes. They were never very good (nor very fizzy). Sort of an Alka Seltzer with no hangover relief.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
()
Date: September 01, 2015 12:22AM
the_mogra Wrote:
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> you can lookie-lookie-lookie but you'll never find
> a cookie with a better butter batter than salerno
>
> salerno butter cookies
Mogra,
I loved Salerno Butter Cookies. I use to put them on my fingers.
My uncle worked for Salerno as a sales rep back in the 50's
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> you can lookie-lookie-lookie but you'll never find
> a cookie with a better butter batter than salerno
>
> salerno butter cookies
Mogra,
I loved Salerno Butter Cookies. I use to put them on my fingers.
My uncle worked for Salerno as a sales rep back in the 50's
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
the_mogra
()
Date: September 02, 2015 03:55PM
(I swear as I'm typing this I'm doing my perfect Mr. Magoo voice...)
"Storekeeper!......Canfields for everyone"
(it occurs to me this maybe the closest I'll ever come to saying drinks on the house)
"Storekeeper!......Canfields for everyone"
(it occurs to me this maybe the closest I'll ever come to saying drinks on the house)
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
dmr37
()
Date: September 02, 2015 05:52PM
"Linn Burton, for certain, your TV Ford man, at 3535 North on Ashland Avenue"
Sunday morning ads for Burt Weinman Ford
Sunday morning ads for Burt Weinman Ford
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
rjmachon
()
Date: September 03, 2015 12:41AM
Does anyone watch Buzzer TV? Channel 50.4 over the air waves and on Comcast, 364. They show old TV game shows like Let's Make A Deal, What's My Line, Super Password, they have a lot of old commercials showing the products that paid for the show! Like Anacin aspirin, Record-A-Call answering machine. I still like Match Game with Gene Rayburn.
Re: TV commercials in the 50's 60's
Posted by:
SWEDE
()
Date: September 07, 2015 11:03PM
How about BaBo Kitchen Cleanser?
Boarax Soap with the wagon train.
Philip Moris cigs with the boy with a bell boy hat.
Boarax Soap with the wagon train.
Philip Moris cigs with the boy with a bell boy hat.
