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OTIS CAMPBELL WASN'T A DRUNK - HE DIDN'T HAVE STASHES OF BOOZE, HE HAD STASHES OF 40% BRAN FLAKES

A QUAINT 1959 ANIMATED SOUTHERN SENATOR WHO PREFERS QUAKER PUFFED CEREAL, OVER THE DOLLAR SIGN SHAPED CEREAL

THE NIGHT THAT SIX MEN SERENADED JACK BENNY, WHILE HE WAS IN HIS ROBE, AND STANDING ON HIS BEDROOM BALCONY

I JUST HEARD ABOUT JONATHAN WINTERS PASSING AWAY - 3 DAYS AFTER HIS PASSING

WELCH'S WINE - DISCONTINUED PRODUCT

CANNED OSCAR MAYER HOT DOGS - POPULAR PRIOR TO THE MASSIVE EXPANSION OF REFRIGERATORS IN THE 1950's

I'M A BIG FAN OF DOLLAR TREE STORES - THE TWO BEST NAMED OR, WEIRDEST NAMED PRODUCTS

AUTOLITE SHOCK ABSORBER AD WITH DICK TRACY COMMITTING ATTEMPTED MURDER?

REMEMBER THOSE TINY BUILDINGS IN THE PARKING LOT OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER - FOTOMAT STORES?

REMEMBER BACK IN THE GOOD OL'E DAYS WHEN GAS STATIONS USED TO GIVE AWAY, OR SELL ITEMS AT LOW PRICES TO ENTICE YOU?

DENNIS MITCHELL (DENNIS THE MENACE) HAS GOTTEN ENGAGED TO MARGARET. HE GAVE HER A DAIRY QUEEN "DENNIS THE MENACE" RING

BUBBLE YUM BUBBLEGUM - SO POWERFUL IT BLEW UP A LIMOUSINE, MAYBE.

1949 MAGAZINE AD WITH LUCILLE BALL ADVERTISING A WINE - PROBABLY SQUEEZED WITH HER OWN STINKY UNWASHED FEET

THE REASON WHY YOU NEVER SAW A HISPANIC PERSON IN MAYBERRY, NORTH CAROLINA

A TV COMMERCIAL WITH A DISEASE CARRYING SUPER-HERO FLYING MOUSE AS A SPOKES-MOUSE FOR AN OAT CEREAL - NOT TOO SMART!!!

CONEHEADS: THE NEXT GENERATION (SPACE ALIEN CONEHEADS ENJOYING COCA COLA)

AN UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY DOUBLE ENTENDRE 1950's MAGAZINE AD

PEANUT BUTTER & NO JELLY CANDY BAR (DISCONTINUED PRODUCT)

PRESIDENT WASHINGTON WISHES TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA ON HIS REELECTION - HE WANTS TO GIVE HIM A CHERRY PIE

IT IS TOO BAD THAT TWA DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. THEY MADE IT A LOT EASIER TO JOIN THE "MILE-HIGH CLUB"!!!!!!

A SILLY 1960s COMMERCIAL WITH A BUSINESSMAN ON A CHILD SWING - ACTING LIKE A KID. VERY GOOD AD!!!!

DID "STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION" CHARACTER GEORDI LAFORGE USE A CAR FILTER FOR HIS VISOR?

BACK IN THE 1970's, FOR $2.98 YOU COULD BUY THE RIGHT TO STUFF YOUR PRIVATE PARTS INTO A COCA COLA BILLBOARD

WRIGLEY'S CHEWING GUM ADVERTISEMENT: POP CULTURE TRIVIA THAT WAS DEAD WRONG.

GEORGE ROMNEY WAS A POLAR OPPOSITE BUSINESSMAN, COMPARED TO MITT ROMNEY - A COOL 1955 AMERICAN MOTORS COMMERCIAL

SUPER COOL ADVERTISEMENT WITH BILL COSBY DRESSED AS A MAGICIAN FOR HI-C DRINKS

HOW TO BE A WASTEFUL AMERICAN - MAKE AN 18 INCH OREO COOKIE & DROP IT INTO 6 GALLONS OF MILK

I THINK I HAVE DISCOVERED WHY MITT ROMNEY IS AN ETCH-A-SKETCH CANDIDATE

MY OPINION OF TONY THE TIGER CHANGED DRAMATICALLY - HE MIGHT BE A PEEPING "TONY"

1946 SANTA FE AD: ATTRACTING A NICHE GROUP OF CUSTOMERS - PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOTIC ILLUSIONS!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT JERRY LEWIS ATE WHEN HE WAS MAKING "THE NUTTY PROFESSOR"? YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!!!!

MAGAZINE AD DEPICTING A VIOLENT GEORGE BURNS - AIMED AT GRACIE ALLEN, AND ALL ABOUT A LIGHTBULB

A NON-FOND LOOK AT OK CHEVROLET USED CAR DEALERS

POTENTIAL DINNERS FOR WEALTHY POLITICANS 1) DEMOCRAT JOHN & TERESA KERRY 2) REPUBLICAN MITT & ANN ROMNEY

SAM SNEAD - OWNER OF THE WORLD'S FANCIEST GOLF CART - A 1958 CHEVROLET

DON KNOTTS FOR DODGE TRUCKS - IMITATING BARNEY FIFE TYPE OF A CHARACTER

WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN THE CAMPBELL'S SOUP KIDS LATELY? I THINK AT LEAST ONE KID WAS MADE INTO A SPECIAL EDITION SOUP

GREAT CHICAGO FIRE WAS BLAMED ON MRS O'LEARY'S COW. NOBODY KNOWS WHO STARTED THE GREAT MAYBERRY, N.C. FIRE - UNTIL NOW!!!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A 15 FOOT TALL GIANT PUSHING A BABY CARRIAGE, WHILE WEARING A WHITE SCARF, AND USING A CANE?

EXAMPLES OF ANIMATED CHARACTERS SELLING PRODUCTS TO THE PUBLIC

SONY TV - THE OFFICIAL TELEVISION SET OF THE NUDIST COMMUNITY?

MAJOR REASON WHY MITT ROMNEY HAS A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT - FREE APPLIANCES WITH A DEPOSIT

PRO U.S. WWII COMIC BOOK ADS - BABY RUTH CANDY CURTISS CANDY COMPANY - FOUNDER OTTO SCHNERING

6 YEAR OLD FEMININE WILES - GETTING A BOY TO GIVE HER HIS HI-C

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF DEAN'S MILK - I DIDN'T KNOW HOW FRESH IT REALLY WAS - RIGHT FROM THE UDDER.

KARL ROVE'S PATHETIC, REALLY, REALLY, PATHETIC ANTI-OBAMA / 007 SECRET AGENT PARODY COMMERCIAL

SUPPOSEDLY, THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND TEA PARTY IS TRYING TO WOO OVER SARAH PALIN - A BIG LIBBY'S FOOD DINNER & TEA PARTY

BEING A PART OF THE NOVEAU POOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANYBODY FOR A GOOD RECIPE FOR SHOE LEATHER

ICE CUBES FOR DRUNKS SHOULD BE DONE MY WAY - MAGAZINE AD IS WRONG

A FLINTSTONE VITAMIN - SO BIG, IT WOULD CHOKE A HORSE

REMEMBER THE GOOD OLDE DAYS OF FUNNY FACE DRINKS - GOOFY GRAPE & (POLITICALLY INCORRECT) INJUN ORANGE?

CLINT EASTWOOD NARRATED A COMMERCIAL FOR CHRYSLER, IT IS 99% TRUE, AND KARL ROVE CLAIMS "I'M OFFENDED" BY IT

FIRST BOX OF LIFE CEREAL IN MY LIFETIME & I WIN THEIR $50,000 PRIZE - 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (YEAH, RIGHT - I WISH)

I WAS PLANNING ON BUILDING A GLASS GARAGE TO SHOWCASE MY NEW CAR. 1960's TV COMMERCIAL SHOWED ME THAT I WAS DUMB.

JOLLY GREEN GIANT HAS A PART TIME JOB - FIREMAN AND / OR A CHIPPENDALE POLE DANCER

BEANS, BEANS THE MAGICAL FRUIT. THE MORE YOU EAT ..... I FOUND A FANTASTIC TASTE SENSATION FROM A MAGAZINE AD.

I THINK IT IS OFFICIAL (OR, MAYBE A RUMOR) MITT ROMNEY HAS CHANGED HIS NAME.

I JUST CAME ACROSS A PERFECT BELATED CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MICHELE BACHMANN & SARAH PALIN - MRS. PINOCCHIO NOSE WARMER

SINCE THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OBVIOUSLY LACK "BRAIN POWER" - BRAIN TRANSPLANT IS THE ANSWER

EXCLUSIVE CELEBRITY FAMILY CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS - MISS PIGGY & KERMIT

HIGH TECHNOLOGY SANTA CATCHER - 1950s ERA

JACK BENNY GIVING EMPHEZEMA, HEART DISEASE & LUNG CANCER FOR CHRISTMAS

I'M GOING TO BE RAKING IN THE MONEY ON FRIDAY - I'M OPENING A FROZEN KOOL AID ON A STICK STAND. 17 DEGREE WEATHER.

WHICH CELEBRITY HAS THE BEST LOOKING LEGS IN THEIR NYLON ADVERTISEMENT?

I CONSIDER THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES EQUAL TO ZERO - ZERO - ZERO (THAT IS MY NEW TAX PLAN)

THERE WERE 180 MILLION AMERICANS IN 1960 - DIAL SOAP WAS WELL ON THEIR WAY TO MAKING EVERY AMERICAN A SPOKESMAN FOR DIAL SOAP

THE "COFFIN NAIL" MANUFACTURERS (TOBACCO COMPANIES) WIN A REPRIEVE

JOLLY GREEN GIANT WAS CAUGHT "PLAYING" WITH HIS NIBLETS, AND HE IS RED FACED

1958 HUNT'S CATSUP AD MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT TAGLINE - "BAD COOKING? COVER IT UP WITH HUNT'S"

MODEL FOR MAIDENFORM BRA SHOULD BE CAREFUL - SHE COULD POKE SOMEBODY'S EYE OUT WITH THOSE

THE GUY WHO FOUNDED HALIBURTON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ALUMINUM CASE THAT IS ALWAYS WITH THE PRESIDENT

THE RICH STAY RICH (NOT COUNTING THE BUSH TAX CUTS) BECAUSE THEY NEVER SPEND ANYTHING - EVERYBODY GIVES THEM STUFF

DURING THE 1950s THERE WAS A CRIME WAVE OF STOLEN POST TOASTIES CEREAL

SUPPORTING YOURSELF IF THE POSSIBILITY OF A TEABAGGER CREATED DEPRESSION HAPPENS.

WHERE SARAH AND MICHELE LEARNED THE FINE ART OF PUTTING THEIR HEADS UP THEIR BUTTS

100% PURE SCIENTIFIC PROOF - YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

COMPARING BOX OFFICE: SARAH PALIN'S PRO GOP DOCUMENTARY AND MICHAEL MOORE'S NEGATIVE GOP DOCUMENTARY

I'M REPORTING THE PARENTS OF THE "CHEERIOS KID" TO THE DCFS FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT

GEORGE BURNS LOVED AND CHERISHED HIS WIFE (GRACIE ALLEN.) HE STILL NEEDED TO MUTE HER ON OCCASION

ADAM WEST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HOLD A SPOON - 3 YEAR OLD GIRL TEACHES HIM THE "CORRECT" WAY

JUST ONCE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THAT COPPERTONE DOG WOULD ATTEMPT TO TUG DOWN THE SWIMSUIT OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUNTANNED WOMAN

A VERY ODD CELEBRITY ENDORSED COMMERCIAL THAT PUTS A HUGE GRIN ON MY FACE

THE ANSWER TO THE ETERNAL QUESTION - DID ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY HAVE HAIRY NOSTRILS?

HERBERT TAREYTON CIGARETTE MODELS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - DRINK COCA COLA AND LOSE WEIGHT, ACCORDING TO THIS 1961 TV COMMERCIAL.

I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH A BOTTLE OF GREY POUPON & NOBODY HAS ASKED TO BORROW IT.

SOMEBODY HAS TO EXPLAIN TO THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT THAT LEAVING HIS 7-UP BOTTLES IN THE STREET IS NOT COOL

I'M NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS MODEL FOR A PILLSBURY CAKE AD, HAS A 1 FOOT STICK, OR A 2 FOOT FOOT STICK UP HER GLUTEUS MAXIMUS.

1950's - 1980's FRISKIES DOG FOOD ADS WERE THE CUTEST TV & MAGAZINE ADS IN THE WORLD, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

GRANNY LIKES THE REO LAWNMOWER SO MUCH - HER PETTICOAT IS SHOWING WHILE PUSHING THE LAWNMOWER AT A FULL RUN

65 YEARS AGO, THE U.S. POST OFFICE PLAYED A HOAX ON THE CITIZENS OF MILWAUKEE.

LIFE IS UNFAIR - ELSIE THE BORDEN COW HAS A NICER HOUSE THAN I HAVE.

THE BEST SALESMEN FOR KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES - THE MONKEES

DID YOU KNOW THAT LUCILLE BALL & DICK VAN DYKE HAD A LINE OF CLOTHES - IT'S TRUE.

I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND WELCH'S MONTH - THE MONTH IS ALMOST 1/3 OVER

REAL REASON WHY THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IS DELAYED UNTIL MAY 16

I WISH BUICK STILL MADE THE M18 TANK DESTROYER - I COULD USE IT ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY

$14 A GALLON GASOLINE? A REAL PHOTOGRAPH TO PROVE IT - NOT A PHOTOSHOP PICTURE

I BET YOU CAN'T NAME TWO POP CULTURE (TV & MOVIE) REFERENCES TO WESTERN UNION CANDYGRAMS.

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOST SUPPOSEDLY COULD HAVE BEEN DAN ROWAN (LAUGH-IN HOST)