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Recently I’ve developed a new curiosity. This one involves classic and forgotten commercials from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and even some that date backs only a few years. These commercials were about everyday household name brands and very popular but as time flew, the brains behind them decided to change and update them in order to captivate the demographic in question better. So out they went! In their place came new and modern commercials which suited better with new times, lifestyle demands and the ever-changing thing called technology.

Personally, I miss the Mentos commercial. Remember the sharp-looking young businessman..who sits on a freshly painted park bench only to realize his mistake? Then he takes a Mentos and comes up with a clever plan. He covers his expensive suit with the fresh paint in such a manner that creates vertical stripes as if that’s how the suit was tailored in the first place! Clever indeed. It’s been years they stopped airing that..or any other Mentos commercial. So I began searching on Youtube (it’s a Godsend, really!) and started searching for commercials that literally went back generations.

Here’s some I’d like to share with you. Honestly, those commercials were more interesting. The jingles were awesome. Check out the first one and you’ll see what I mean.

1. Mr. Clean (1950s)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbiofcuTZBo

2. Live Better! Retro T.V commercial (also from the 1950s)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KEu5WvdnE

3. Psychedelic 60s! 7-Up commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNrOZsot0Po&feature=related

4. Swanson’s T.V Dinner (1970s)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNrOZsot0Po&feature=related

check the price out!! Wouldn’t you love it if THAT price was in effect in today’s recession weakened world? I know I would.

I will share more in future posts. Thank you for reading my blog and leaving a comment. Have a good one!