Jax Beer w/Mike Nichols and Elaine May (Kangaroo)

This talking kangaroo drinks beer?!? I guess as long as he doesn't drink too much and he pays for it (kangaroos aren't known to carry cash or credit), I guess it's OK??...

[@jameson7276]

This has the same comedic cadence of a Home Movies bit.

[@louise1974]

dammit, why is he hot

[@largelump3613]

shut up furry

[@louise1974]

@@largelump3613 yes and

[@lalaland2107]

It's that voice

[@bee2478]

Well, because yes

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

Imagine this commercial made in 2019.

[@TheMagicRobot]

It'd probably be faster, with music and the characters would be yelling.

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

@@TheMagicRobot in a cartoon channel maybe

[@bernarddestroyerofshopkins7019]

there'd be a lot more porn of the kangaroo i bet

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

@@bernarddestroyerofshopkins7019 uwu what makes you think he doesnt already have some?

[@bernarddestroyerofshopkins7019]

@@GreenStuffConsumer oh? my friend would like to know where I can view such images-I MEAN *HE* CAN VIEW SUCH IMAGES!! * Cough cough *

[@oakmag]

Wonderful! Grew up in NO when these were on the local stations. Blast from the past! Thank you!!

[@cisco2311]

I loved these as a kid and still do.

[@dwighthebert4052]

I wonder if anyone has ever posted the "My uncle? I thought he was your uncle" Jax commercial. I use some of the tag lines occasionally and most older people know what I'm talking about. The younger ones look at me like I'm crazy.

[@MRMcdermott]

There's a small Jax museum (or at least there was pre-Katrina) in the upper floors of the retail development that took over the old brewery. It has some commercials like this running, but claims the voices were McLean Stevenson & Elaine May. But this one at least sounds like Nichols.

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

XD

[@noy2222]

"How do I know you're not a kangaroo in a girl suit" BURNED! Noy

[@MimiGerhardtRoth]

@ccahill77 My Dad Hal Gerhardt was Art Director on this commercial when he was with the advertising agency Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield in NY. It won Best commercial in 1961 at the 2nd American TV Commercials festival. Guess your Dad was his client! It's first air date was in July of 1960. The producer was Russell Ford; Copywriter: William Wall; Directors: Jack Zander & Chris Ishii; Designer: Armin Shaffer & Cinematographer: Al Rezak.

[@WorldinRooView]

0:50 ...This commercial speaks to me somehow...

[@DBKTube]

WOW! Can't believe I found this, these were my favorite commercials as a kid. PLEASE find and post the: Talking Dog, Singing Commercial, Red Cross and, Astronaut if you can find them.

[@yatinexile7144]

RIP Mike Nichols

[@FossyPickles]

this feels like something Brad Bird would have his name on

[@boru25]

This is how I remembered cartoons!

[@normascheppmann452]

Love the Jax Beer ads...I will always be a Feuerbacher...(Fabacher)

[@lakeviewviking]

@Malco2245 Jax was a New Orleans brewery; it didn't even occur to me til recently they went national...

[@lalaland2107]

Damn I like this

[@hjshmuel]

@oakmag Blast fromthe past! Grew up around Austin, where my uncle worked for the Jax distributor for many decades. Their league bowling shirts even had the cartoon commercial characters on them - jump back Joe Camel!

[@flannerymonaghan-morrs4740]

Could Nichols do an australian accent or no?

[@mystikad3]

Doss anybody know when this aired?

[@weenielongus]

Well, Mr. Cahill, you have any more Jax Beer ads you could share?!? As you can tell from some of the comments, we'd love to see them?!? Think about at, OK?!?

[@Texasmann1]

TV commercial they way they ought to be today. It's humorous without being real weird, I can understand it and immediately know what the product is. Commercials today leave me wondering just what it is they are selling and maybe the product is mentioned briefly at the very end of the spot. Not good.