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| Faygo Root Beer, 1953 (Detroit) New March 5 |
Look out! It's a hold-up! It's Black Bart!
Very famous, rare ad from the upper Middlewest...specifically, Detroit, home of Faygo beverages.
Still funny today, especially when the kinda gay Faygo Kid enters (poor quality clip).
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time 1:20 size 1.2 mb aired 1953
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| Oh, You Can Call Me Ray (Anheuser-Busch) (Feb 26) |
Please don't ask him his name.
The obnoxious, sociable Ray was one of the funniest characters on TV, and his "You can call me Ray" line was often repeated in everyday conversation.
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time 0:31 size 464-499 kb aired 1980s
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| Chock Full O' Nuts Coffee (Feb 5) |
Chock Full O' Nuts is that heavenly coffee...
Very famous jingle, but...is it just me, or is this a decidedly weird commercial?
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time 0:33 size 416-439 kb aired 1980s
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| Pepsi Madonna (banned: aired once?) |
"Make a Wish"
One of the best Pepsi ads ever, but it aired only once, on March 2, 1989. There was nothing wrong with the ad itself; it was the music video that aired on MTV a few days later that had Pepsi executives in turmoil.
There were calls for Pepsi boycotts and Madonna boycotts...and Pepsi ultimately caved in to the pressure. Wimps!
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time 2:03 size 2.2-2.4 mb aired 2 March 1989
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| Nonesuch Coffee, 1934 |
28 cents a pound...
In cooking, the way to a man's heart is–most of all–through the coffee pot.
Good to know.
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time 1:03 size 786-848 kb filmed 1934
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| Pepsi-Cola #1 (1946): Pepsi & Pete |
Pepsi-Cola hits the spot!
Very early Pepsi ad, probably shown in theaters during intermission.
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time 1:04 size 811-845 kb aired 1946
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| Pepsi-Cola #2 (1953?): Polly Bergen |
Refreshing without filling, too!
Likely aired during the Pepsi Playhouse.
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time 0:26 size 352 kb aired 1953
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| Pepsi #3 (1968): Pours It On |
Taste that beats the others cold.
Drink Pepsi, be young and have a perfect bod.
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time 1:01 size 787-817 kb aired 1968
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| Pepsi #4 (1970): Smalltown USA |
You've got a lot to live, and Pepsi's got a lot to give.
Earth was one big happy family in the '70s...I think.
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time 1:02 size 802-817 kb aired 1970
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| Pepsi #5 (1975): Feelin' Free |
You be you, I'll be me.
It's all about you...no, me...no, cute puppies.
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time 0:32 size 422-436 kb aired 1975
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| Don Knotts, for Sanka New March 5 |
Don Knotts, 1924 - 2006
A truly gifted actor, Don Knotts will be forever remembered as Deputy Barney Fife, one of the funniest characters on television.
Here is Mr. Knotts in happier times, with Andy Griffith.
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time 1:01 size 907-944 kb aired 1963
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| Coke and the 5th Dimension (Video/Audio Medley) New March 5 |
It's a great golden day!
Although the 5th Dimension originally sung in this ad ("It's the Real Thing"), I've replaced that audio track with a different–more appealing–Coke jingle they also sung.
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time 1:00 size 973-1014 kb aired 1980s
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| High Point Decaf (Feb 5) |
I always have time for my favorite instant.
Like, I really believe Lauren Bacall settled for instant coffee, well before Starbucks was on every corner. Here she is, selling High Point, a coffee that I can't even find referenced on the Web (was it that bad?).
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time 1:02 size 774-825 kb aired 1980s
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| Coke: Have a Good Day |
Give 'em a song, pass it along, tell 'em, "have a good day".
Early '70s life placed an accent on feel-good music, harmony with earth, oneness, caring, and luv for every living thing.
Bobby Goldsboro, famous for the unforgivable ballad, Honey (1968), was the sensible choice for singing the jingle in this Coke ad.
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time 0:33 size 610-645 kb aired 1971
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| Maxwell House Coffee |
Official coffee of the world's fair (1964).
Commercial that ran in 1964, during the New York World's Fair.
Includes the famous Maxwell House coffee percolator jingle.
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time 1:02 size 771-811 kb aired 1964
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| Colt 45 Malt Liquor |
A completely unique experience.
One of several quirky Colt 45 commercials featuring imagery reminiscent of "The Prisoner" television series as well as one of the theme songs from the "Ernie Kovacs Show" (Song Of The Nairobi Trio).
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time 1:03 size 832 kb aired 1960s
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| Pepsi-Cola #6 (1964): Joanie Sommers |
Drink young as you think!
One of the most famous Pepsi-Cola ads as sung by the one and only Joanie Sommers.
See two other Joanie Sommers ads in Soda Pop at our parent site, RoadOde.com.
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time 1:01 size 807 kb aired 1964
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| Pepsi-Cola #7 (1960): Be Sociable! |
You've got to see this one to believe it. Awesomely retro.
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time 1:08 size 247 kb aired 1963
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| Pepsi #8 (1980): Pepsi Spirit |
Catch that Pepsi spirit!
Drink it in...and root for the little girl with spunk.
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time 1:02 size 794-823 kb aired 1980
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| Pepsi #9 (1984): Close Encounter |
The choice of a new generation.
All I can say is, poor Coke.
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time 1:02 size 771-825 kb aired 1984
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