1950's & 60's TV Commercials

[@frankciborski835]

These old commercials represent nostalgia and Americana. Fun to watch.

[@ferociousgumby]

The Maxwell House ad is so perfect, you can practically analyze it frame-by-frame. The voiceover with its repetition, the use of circles, the cup moving right up to your lips, etc. Watch it a few times and see.

[@sweetoneloves6811]

Coffee pot reminds me of Granny, I remember as a kid, I use to go into the kitchen to hear the coffee pot on the stove perk. lol

[@mrmjb1960]

My mom worked for General Foods (Now Kraft),the makers of Maxwell House! I remember these very well! What incredible memories this stirs up! THANX!

[@nickmay9519]

I was born in the 1990s and I heard days was good back then and I love the Commercials

[@VidHardt]

And that's Renée Roy (1931-2005), my mom, at 7:50 of the Brylcreem commercial. I went looking for her in these random collections, and this was the second one I clicked on.

[@missohio83]

Ughh how I wish I was around in the 50s so baddd!!! Loved the Sandra Dee commercial, and of course the classic Brylcreem jingle! This is back when things were actually fun & innocent!

[@dalezimmerman4151]

These brought back memories of a truly wonderful time in my youth.

[@redandwhite12]

" everybody's happy when you bring home the coke" LOLZ

[@michaelmitchell5098]

That comment made my day 😁😁

[@ArmpitStudios]

Maxwell House had one of the best jingles ever made.

[@benjamindancy6655]

Armpit Studios. i agree

[@prestigedank0373]

😂😂😂

[@lindainglis8506]

Armpit Studios And it was good to the last drop.

[@spod2998]

The percolator commercial from Maxwell House and Pontiac's 1980 'we build excitement that you've got to try' theme (also used as background music) are some of my favorites. Its a shame most commercials today either don't have it or copy a popular song to make a jingle

[@TimelordR]

Should have kept it on their commercials today. ☕

[@JulieMichelle76]

4:25 "And here's what makes it really marVELous." lol

[@taysgram]

They were wonderful too. The family would wake up to the smell of coffee when our Mom made it on the weekends. I wish I could smell her coffee once more.

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

You know, the one thing I always wondered when I watched these commercials back in the '60's was why my Mom wasn't wearing a dress, earrings, diamond necklace, and heels when she was doing dishes, vacuuming, or cooking like all the women did in those commercials.

[@LtKedobu]

Times change dude.

[@Tony-hu6wx]

They where wearing all that in the commercial for marketing and merchandising purposes. Basically just to make them both the girl and the product look good.

[@pockeythepug7258]

Tony ohh ok

[@albertpatterson3675]

You don't mean the "June Cleaver" look, do you? My mother looked more like Aretha Franklin in the "Blues Brothers" movie, but Aretha looked better! :)

[@eastongordon9046]

Pro tip: you can watch series on KaldroStream. I've been using them for watching loads of movies lately.

[@dakotahstr]

As far as I'm concerned,it was the best time to grow up in, the best memories I have are from that time!

[@jamesfowler5100]

Since I was born in 76, I think that the 80s and 90s had the best commercials. A world without He-Man and Thundercats isn't a world for me.

[@keekermojo]

This is a lot of the reason of why I wished I lived in the 50's and 60's. You never had all this hassle with ads for computers, phones, or any other annoying commercials with skimpy clothes. Everything was so innocent and pure. Not all about money and companies throwing their stuff at you to buy it. I don't know how to explain it, just wished I lived it.

[@NaKrMusic]

You have no idea how many times I've asked myself why I'm watching a KZbin video. This is one of those moments.

[@thepearlswirl]

💯😭 me right now

[@BeastNoitu14]

"Everyone is happy when you bring home the coke!"

[@johnazhderian5734]

What type of Coke?

[@christinehutchins123]

That was such a weird commercial

[@ricarlalatouche5727]

John Azhderian the good shit 😉

[@felixmadison5736]

@@ricarlalatouche5727 Coke HAD the good shit in it when it first hit the market! The Coca-Cola makers knew that 'coke' added to the drink got people hooked just like the cigarette makers knew that nicotine would make smokers come back for more, and more, and more...

[@jamesfowler5100]

@@felixmadison5736, when Coca-Cola had cocaine in it it was labeled and advertised as medication. It became a drink years later.

[@user-di2on5gl2d]

I still use a percolater for coffee. The best to make ☕️!

[@nycitalianess7825]

Thank you for this beautiful nostalgia!

[@auaiao9]

The good ol' percolators of yesteryear. No home was without one.

[@Cissy2cute]

Good point re: job applications. As far as the e-Book readers, I have to ask myself: Aren't people tired of staring at screens? I visit the library frequently to browse, relax and learn. One doesn't get the same feeling from a Kindle, Nook or any of the other reading devices when it comes to wandering down the aisles of a good library or book store on a rainy afternoon.

[@525Lines]

Coke has a long history of pushing the idea that you don't have a gathering without dozens of those 6 ounce bottles. They used to put out a magazine showing how to display the bottles on the buffet table.

[@haroldmartin7499]

525: That's back when the were KING.

[@momof2momof2]

The Vel lady has scary eyebrows. I loved seeing Sandra Dee, and those little puppets were adorable. the man puppet reminded me of JIm Parsons :)

[@felixmadison5736]

Look at me! I'm Sandra Dee...in a Coke commercial!

[@Juliaflo]

The one and only Alexandra Cimboliak Zuck, better known as Sandra Dee. I remember that commercial and jingle, and don't figure out my age, LOLOLOL.

[@LisaCarroll_1959]

Sandra Dee in a Coke commercial...I never knew! Thanks for posting!

[@lovelyncc]

the ipana one reminded me of grease

[@secondchapter]

Since the beginning of 'Mad Men' I can't watch any retro commercial without thinking about Don Draper.

[@TimelordR]

Like that wacky Hertz car rental ad.

[@bikebeerrun1960]

More entertaining than most of today's shows.

[@richardgordon8110]

perked coffee. best way to wake up in the morning.

[@101Volts]

I guess the idea is so you feel "perky."

[@sdmurphy20]

To think that's what my grandparents on both sides had to make their coffee 😣😆

[@felixmadison5736]

That Maxwell House ad was one of the most popular on t.v. back in the day. I remember it well. My mom always said that she was a 'good little Maxwell House wife', from another of their popular ads.

[@shirtandtiewilldo]

That's The Hi-Lo's singing the Hertz theme. Fantastic!

[@jfilesgraphics]

I remember the Maxwell House Ad when I was a kid.

[@ragebuster59]

avons "shades" of color black,white grey, lighter grey, darker grey

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Just wait...Color TV will come some day🌟🌟

[@kiyaj850]

Lady: Yes I totally knew that you could hey detergent burn so I put some in your hand Man: ok

[@louishamilton1710]

TOTALLY FUNNY comment!

[@amyt066]

Its the ad that they imitate in Grease, I had never seen it before. It makes the joke on Grease so much funnier

[@lemonkooler]

That warmth you're feeling in your hand honey is just a simple chemical burn.

[@Jeff98177]

HERTZ: "With Hertz, you can do things you've never done before! Like plow through a marching band!" VEL: "Say! Do I feel heat in this hand with your washday stuff?" "You do! It's called second-degree burns. That's what you get for refusing to help me do the dishes!" BRYLCREAM: "With Brylcream, anything can happen! Watch as those Davey and Goliath-style puppets come to life all by themselves!"

[@tgallemore]

I watch the magic VEL do the dishes while I have a martini

[@TheShizue777]

Oh my goodness, Vel. That woman's eyebrows are embedded in my brain.

[@pamwhittemore3476]

That was a young Sandra Dee in the Bring home the Coke commercial. She was married to Bobby Darren, a pop, rock star in the early sixties, Mack the Knife and Splish Splash were two of his songs. She also was Tammy in some of the Tammy movies. She's the one they sing about in the movie Grease.

[@SpaceClinicProverbs]

oh my god get your mom and dad to bury your hot dog somewhere in the backyard. go find it. i freaking love this.

[@christinehutchins123]

Omg! I thought that's what I was seeing! The whole hot dog pirate thing is weird!

[@CaptApril123]

@@christinehutchins123 That and 'Lawn Darts'.. what could possibly go wrong?

[@steadyc9277]

That Ipana commercial was in the movie Grease. Jan was singing along with it at the sleepover at Frenchie's house.

[@geoffdearth7360]

The ending of "Love her madly" was the "Stronger than dirt" ending.

[@quentinkirk3870]

geoff dearth Touch Me Baby.

[@Barking914]

The Hertz commercial was my favorite, wondering WOW how did they make the people float into the car. Before CGI!!

[@mikeaustin1]

Y'all know that Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek took the end of the AJAX commercial ("stronger than dirt"), which was their jingle at the time and put it into the end of "Touch Me." Classic.

[@CaptApril123]

I miss coffee perculators.. they were fun

[@WOLFNBEAST]

"i feel heat" "thats detergent burn"

[@ApartmentKing66]

Which suggests that the stuff is slightly acidic.

[@renata777777]

Sandra Dee for Coca-Cola - too cool! Love that old Maxwell House commercial - the musical motif became very popular and was very product-identifying.

[@batfang5583]

Nothing sounds more appetizing than an old hot dog buried in the dirt that you found with a treasure map. Mmmmmm... yummy.

[@homienumber1673]

Brusha Brusha Brusha ha ah my mom used to sing that

[@Luvlenaa]

haechan balderas and its from grease

[@Juliaflo]

Yikes! I remember using Vel when I washed dishes. (Don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOL). Have a safe Memorial Day.

[@Broc13]

For a second I was really confused as to why she was pronouncing it marVELous like that. It went right over my head until the end of that commercial that it was the slogan/catchphrase. Cute. :)

[@yvonnebuckley1740]

Oh wow, a very young Sandra Dee hawking Coke. Very cool and now I know where my cousin got the nickname Bucky Beaver he used to tease me with. No never had buck teeth he was just a great teaser & and I was probably a baby when the Ipana ads ran on tv. Thanks for posting.

[@fafoosnick6839]

LOL LOL @ the Vel commercial!! The housewife is a chemist too!!

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

That's what I meant.The e-Book and all those devices .I agree.Wandering around and isle FULL of books (old on and new) rainy afternoon with good few friends to share thoughts or on your own with a good hot chocolate .One of my best memories of back in the day.Priceless.Nothing compares to that.Nothing.

[@auaiao9]

@SteffBatgirl I grew up watching most of those commercials but they didn't seem different back then. They were as normal as what you see now on tv.

[@CELC1989]

haha! Ipana toothpaste! Thats off of the movie Grease! Thanks for posting! these were great! I wish I grew up in the 50's and 60's! lol

[@coxmosia1]

"Bring home the Coke", LOL! Thanks for posting these. :)

[@celestecristal852]

old commercials crack me up! Especially the Ipana one lol

[@geebeeman1]

I agree with your comments! Today, I can't even find a documentary on The 1950s! That decade is pretty much ignored, even though there were good things there! (I was born in 1952.)

[@quentinkirk3870]

The Doors Say "Stronger than Dirt" at the End of their song "Touch Me"

[@jaxgal618]

Do you remember that back then most products had prizes or premiums in them or you could always save boxtops to send in for cool gifts ?? I remember getting glassware in things like laundry detergent... most cereal had prizes inside. Even candy had prizes or cards, comics,etc inside. I can even remember getting premiums at the gas station w/a fill up.

[@TheBeNimble]

Unforgettable!

[@goldilocks3991]

She even saved some coke for mom and dad. She really did!

[@elmstreetish]

I would never let her do the "detergent burn" experiment with my hands. I think I would just take her word for it.

[@StevieDabb]

I remember hering the toothpaste commertial on grease :P

[@ljbimoore]

@WaitingOnRebirth I especially laughed at "listen to good coffee". Who the heck needs to "listen" to coffee! LOL!

[@CYBERVISIONSdotCom]

We used to use it in HS in the '70's for '50's nights; it took at least 3 washes to get the damned stuff out of your hair. I still remember my uncles using it all the time in the '60's. I'll take blow dry any day.

[@leia7517]

"I'd love to go back to the 50's!"- said no Black, Asian or Latino person ever.

[@boomdos4265]

***** Yeah you're an idiot. Pretty sure I'm Latino, and my Parents, grandparents were happy with those times. Pretty sure I'm not the only one. But i can see how ignorant Blacks, Asians or Latinos would somehow think that.

[@boomdos4265]

***** large subculture of Mexican teens/young adults still act and dress as if they were in the 50s. Rockabilly subculture etc...Ignorance might be bliss to you, but don't go spewing that bullshit.

[@leia7517]

Boom Dos Okay then, ask all the black people who were lynched, had to drink from the "coloured" fountain, treated as lower class citizens, whether they had it bad back then. Everyone knows Latinos had it slightly easier than other minorities in the 50's/60's because many of them looked white, but the ones who didn't faced discrimination. Just because someone likes a style doesn't mean they want to live in that era lol fuck out of here with your ignorant self.

[@ArmpitStudios]

***** That's hilarious. You should do stand-up.

[@leia7517]

Armpit Studios White privilege at its finest...never bothering to see things from other races' point of view, only their own.

[@CyberneticRaven]

AHAHA! That ipana or w/e is on Grease :)

[@TimelordR]

Yes, an Ipana Toothpaste ad was on TV in the sleepover scene in Grease.

[@SMOKEY2500]

Was glad to see the Ipana commercial, and the Ajax commerial.

[@felixmadison5736]

Coke HAD the good shit in it when it first hit the market! The Coca-Cola makers knew that 'coke' added to the drink got people hooked just like the cigarette makers knew that nicotine would make smokers come back for more, and more, and more...

[@1952kid]

After throwing out alot of Mr Coffee machines , that stop working or burn up, i bought an old 1960's electric perculator . It works great . And makes better tasting coffee , it pushes the coffee up and over the grounds over and over, something a drip machine doesnt do . But they dont turn off on there own ,they just stay on warm,so you have to remember to unplug them.

[@Dargos_L]

6:10 Jamie Berry - Peeping Tom

[@jonathandufault8321]

Oh my gosh yes!!! Heard it and was like "holy shit!"

[@JeZebeL2600]

omg omg the brusha brusha beaver thing, they sing it in grease!! hahaha!!

[@warspitejr]

I find it hilarious when they showed the lipstick commercial and saying "With our vast array of rainbow colors" When they were on a black and white TV

[@timeout8928]

We had vivid imaginations on the 60’s.

[@rainesexton3084]

Doesn't anyone recognize Sandra Dee in the Coke commercial? Wow I feel old. We were all so unsophisticated back then. It was wonderful.

[@fabianb1151]

The 3rd commercial is the song that one chick was singing from the movie Grease huh!?

[@TexasForddiesel]

i envy my grandparents for being in this era

[@ilovemylilboy]

Haha Sandra Dee... I love her

[@frizzlefrap]

super young sandra dee in that coke commercial

[@Millertimeization]

Cool and Classic!

[@Saywardstudio]

In the Hertz commercial, they are in New Orleans somewhere, in the French Quarter...I think it's across from the Cafe Du Monde.

[@56bluegold]

Commercials of the 50's and 60's were much better ! The 50's and 60's were a much better time than now !

[@sdmurphy20]

Love that Maxwell House jingle. To bad using that percolator was a bad way to make coffee ☕

[@dylanostrander9755]

Life was better back then for america. The economy's gone to shit. People just say they like the 50's because it was a time. When the government took less of our freedoms. Today you need a permit, liscense, or tax for damned near everything. The cars were beauts and the music was filled with so much life.

[@kachoo2135]

You know where the government can go, don't you?

[@lavabite]

God, and all that segretation and rampant sexism too! I hate black people, and women are less than men! I love hearing shitty scrubbed clean music 24/7 and i love endless cavalcades of horrible movies! The 50s were the shit!

[@OpinionsAnimationStudios]

Note to scaramoochscaramooch: Brylcreem was/is a hair dressing for men to keep otherwise unruly hair set in place. The equivalent of what styling gel/mousse is to-day, m8.

[@melanie4799]

No one: Me: *liking comments from 10 years ago*

[@sanmichele5395]

I remember the sound (bubba bubba bubba buppa") just like I remember the sound of Goodyear tire commercials. "Go, go, go Goodyear."

[@xoxoemy_]

Maxwell house coffee one got me vibing

[@nanlisa]

Don't forget how short the commercial breaks were. They were usually about a minute or so. And they were very short, simple and sweet. Nowadays, the commercial breaks are just way too long and they're more elaborate Hollywood-style colleagurs

[@jakevanfan]

There were some brands that you never see anymore. I never head of some of them. But some like Maxwell House are still around.

[@IwshIcldstrtover]

@flogadong I think you're right. I have thought about buying a percolator (can we even still get them? If so, which is recommended?) so I can try it. I was too young to experience percolator vs. drip coffee maker. Thanks.

[@poodtang1]

My Mom never ever ever looked that happy when she did the dishes.

[@Oldclaws]

I remember waking up to the perculator coffee pot, still have one but I hate using the electric stove ( always seem to boil it over) so drip pot

[@jazzynet1]

the Vel girl sure payed attention in home economics class :D

[@joeclark1893]

For a second I was expecting it to zoom out showing a pre war TV in an irradiated wasteland

[@DanielleTinkov]

Yea, the cleaning stuff commercials have not changed a bit since the 50s :)

[@Ane0803]

@jenzeppelin Or new. Walgreens sells it. $5.99 for a 5.5 oz tube or $11.94 at Walmart for a double pack. It still says on the box, "A little dab will do ya!"