Television Commercials
These are a few of my favorites. The ones from the 1950's are real treasures. The world has certainly changed since that time in our lives -- rabbit ears to get good reception? 4 channels to watch?
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Classic TV Commercials: Ones We Never Forgot
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Two all beef patties, special sauce
The Clapper
I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up
Life Call Commercial "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
"...I've fawlin' and I can't get up!..." This line was spoken in a television commercial for a medical alarm and protection company called LifeCall, in ads that began running in 1987. The motivation behind these medical alarm systems is that many senior citizens today live at home alone, and may find themselves suddenly in medical danger with no one (and no phone) nearby to help them. The product addressed this concern by providing its subscribers with a small pendant, worn around the wrist or neck; when needed, the wearer presses the button on it, and he or she is immediately put into contact with a dispatcher who can send a paramedic, fireman, or other emergency assistance. The TV advertisement featured, in part, a fictional elderly lady named "Mrs. Fletcher" who has fallen, with her walker, in the bathroom. On its face, the commercial illustrates a serious situation for a senior with dire consequences (elderly people with no one to care for them may fall in their homes and be on the floor for hours or even days, unable to get help). The "I've fallen and I can't get up" ad had the double misfortune of being unintentionally campy and appearing often on cable and daytime television. The combination made "I've fallen... and I can't get up!" a recognized, universal punchline that applied to many comedic situations. All of these factors made the ad memorable, ensuring the line's place in pop culture history.
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Mikey, He Likes It
New Country Corn Flakes
American Gothic Cornflakes
Amazing to think that professional people got paid to cook up masterpieces such as Gothic American Cornflakes. But are times really different today, forty years later? The recipe is quite simple, really. Take one part cornflakes, one part current youth culture cliche, throw in a little General Mills dough, then marinade in Madison Avenue saccarine and ... VOILA! the old-fashioned, half-baked Saturday morning scrapple of which almost anybody can reminisce. In this case, the lyric "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land" has been conveniently re-written as "Eat country cornflakes!" The repetition is enough is enough to make any sadistic psychological interrogator proud. One wonders if this is the culmination of the visions of Grant Wood and Woody Guthrie. One wonders ... See more films at: http://www.weirdovideo.com
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
Raisin Bran
Heard It Through The Grape Vine
Chiquita Banana
My bologna has a first name
What is your favorite television commercial?
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- Tom Tom Dec 16, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
- I'm searching for TV commercial spot that was promoting toothpicks (stuzzicadenti if it was Italian)? Spot; lady and a gentleman eating at the candle light table (9 and ½ weeks atmosphere) ? until she smiles with the nasty salad between teeth ?with the slogan: in situations like this use toothpicks XYZ
Commercial was awarded as best International Comm of the year...or decade
Can anyone help me out...thanks, Tom
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- Tipi Tipi Feb 14, 2009 @ 10:46 am
- This is a fun lens to bring back memories of those great old commercials. What a good idea. Happy Valentine's Day Joan! :))
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- MaryK MaryK Jan 27, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
- How 'bout...
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is...
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Kool Aid, Kool Aid, tastes great
Five cent package, can't wait!
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And the Folgers coffee DRIP commercial... good to the very last drop!
Fun lense... Thanks Joan! ;-)
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Jan 3, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
- I can still sing some of the songs that accompanied some of the adds in the 60's and 70's. They had staying power.
Great lens
Lizzy
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- OhMe OhMe Dec 3, 2008 @ 8:00 am
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