Vintage Television Commercials (50's, 60's & 70's) by Thomas Scott Cadden

Classic commercials including: Sucaryl, Bold Detergent, Head & Shoulders, Maryland Club Coffee, Butternut Coffee, Pringles, Curad, Biz Detergent, Sugus, Pream, Jolly Lolly, Trix, GB Beer, Wiedeman Beer, Poll Parrot Shoes, Miles Nervine, Alka Seltzer, Fluffo, Mr. Clean. All commercials written, produced and directed by Thomas Scott Cadden (1923-2007)

[@azeamonero9886]

Commercials today : ughhhh stop interrupting my video Old commercials: Yeahh I’ll sit through all of this sooo entertaining

[@triciaannhellums3619]

when commercials were enjoyable. not crap today. i love those classic commercials. miss the good ole days. i am 66 but remember some others i don,t.

[@CuppaTeaandaSliceoCake]

Wonderful ... thank you very much indeed.

[@noahh.8737]

old commercials were actually entertaining

[@ornellaorigami]

Something is so comforting and cozy about old commercials..... maybe that’s why we keep rewatching them? 😉🌷

[@josiahbirthright24]

I enjoyed these too. Immensely. But I can't imagine anyone who wasn't around back then having any idea why we'd feel nostalgic about these weird old nuggets.

[@jivenesspie]

watching old commercials is sooooooooooooo soothing. Like being a kid again!

[@nickrobinson7283]

Yeah, slipping back to a nicer time if a person doesn't think about Viet nam, Race riots, Watergate, the Kennedy assassinations, pollution and a dozen other pock marks on the face of the globe. I agree with you though.

[@csfan65]

Yes, I enjoy watching them, too. Some of them take me back to my childhood days, when life was simple. Wish we could go back to that time.

[@michaelharrison2165]

What ever happened to Prell shampoo? Remember, it was emerald green and came in a clear plastic tube? And L'eggs pantyhose? We played spaceships with the containers when we were kids

[@margomazzeo1680]

@@michaelharrison2165 You can still find Prell in a plastic bottle..same formula and fragrance..they sell the matching conditioner too..

[@lightartis228]

how old are you ,bro? :D

[@Mary-jz9vr]

I will do anything to avoid commercials, yet here I am.

[@robertdipaola3447]

Sooo true!!!---

[@Coolyoghurt22]

Wow I love these old commercials :)

[@johnhutsenpillerjr1785]

THANKS A MILLION BUDDY FROM THE 70s BORN IN 62 ME !!!! ALL THE BEST SIR

[@jankypop-a-matic58]

Only BOLD detergent could take you to a Tropical Bossa Nova Delight! 🤣😁

[@pete49327]

Oh yea, who doesn't love a hot cup of coffee after a sunny summertime swim!

[@SulfuraSS]

now the Pringles chips are smaller and all broken without the paper can liner.

[@rogertucker6867]

I will give anything to have those days back.

[@donnafrank9240]

Makes me miss my grandma and my mom

[@pauloburgess9575]

They don’t miss you because they are dead.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Mr. Clean even cleans the dog.

[@breeinatree4811]

There's three ads I haven't seen on these videos. Madge and her Palmolive, "your soaking in it.", Mr. Wimple "don't squeeze the Charmen.", and the ad with the asian guy who would be asked how he got his laundry clean, he would say "ancient Chinese secret."

[@DrDeathpwnsu]

"Honey, who is this strange man in our house?" "Oh welcome home dear. This is Bold man. He was just showing me his detergent." "Uh huh..."

[@bellah8393]

These old commercials were better than most of today’s commercials for a lot of reasons. I think they are more creative, more entertaining and usually the announcer is better. So many commercials these days come on at a ridiculous volume that practically blasts you off your couch, and then the announcer is either yelling or the music is also too loud. I’ve literally gotten hurt scrambling to get the remote when commercials come on. Now c’mon everyone, let’s all do the Sloppy Joe while we sing with our neighbor about our laundry. Lol

[@jamescumbria4499]

5:43 - Bite, yum! Bite, yum! Pretending to eat a sloppy jo-OH GOD, STOMACH PAIN! (the Bite Dance™)

[@goldenboi778]

I just love all the bold commercials..I miss the good old days.

[@id2349]

Vintage marketing was great

[@648233]

RE: the previous post by Barry Grauman and the "Mrs. Smith" (at 21:34) - Both Jackie Joseph and Maggie Peterson (the blonde in this commercial) appeared on the Andy Griffith Show. Jackie Joseph appeared in one episode ("Ramona") and Maggie played "Charlene Darling" on several episodes.

[@jettcarlburg356]

Jackie Joseph was also the speaking voice of Josie on Josie & the Pussycats. Her singing voice was Patrice Holloway.

[@voiceover-impressionist]

Love how the ladies were back then!

[@jamescanterbury8135]

Can I go back in time please? Thank you

[@mariellclement8092]

Every time I see that can of Butter Nut coffee, I think about an episode of "All in the Family when Edith was putting away the groceries, after shopping. She had about 3 cans of it in the shopping bag. Lol

[@luisreyes1963]

Product placement, perhaps? 😏

[@nostalgianeverland592]

I remember eating Pringles for the first time at my grandparents' house. They were so darn salty! Addictive.

[@ryanm7249]

My former best friend made me try them in the 90's and I wasn't the biggest on them since I'm not a chip person.

[@nostalgianeverland592]

@@ryanm7249 What do you like instead? French fries or something healthier?

[@ryanm7249]

@@nostalgianeverland592 I'd take crackers or pretcils for a snack, or at this time of year my Moms awesome frosted Christmas cookies!

[@nostalgianeverland592]

@@ryanm7249 They all sound tasty. Yay for your Mom and her awesome cookie baking! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@ryanm7249]

@@nostalgianeverland592 Merry Christmas to you as well! Mom has to make more because they were all demolished within a few days LOL!

[@TheJigsaw298]

"you can re-cap em!" Yeah, have fun stuffing them back in the can

[@lpshy9337]

The solution finish the can obviously.

[@dariowiter3078]

Boy, this video has so many Bold commercials from the '60s! 😆😆😆😆😆

[@ryanm7249]

And if you ask me the bold ones are the best ones in this video!

[@markdibble7220]

Don't forget the Pringles on your way home.

[@PotterPossum1989]

"Stop! Buy HEAD AND SHOULDERS...best damned rough shampoo you can buy!" Enunciate !

[@dguy0386]

i'm pretty sure he's saying dandruff shampoo

[@shynsly01]

"Bold man! Boldly stealing your wife while you're too busy bitching about your neighbor's shirts being brighter."

[@zaq55]

@15:15 - If these guys get that excited about a can of potato chips, I’d love to play poker with them.

[@DeKrampus]

Pringles 1960's : Pours out chips that aren't broken. Me with Pringles in 2022: Pours out chips. The top half is okay, the bottom half are potato flakes.

[@roncanedo7757]

I’m sold on Bold, the new detergent Bold...I still remember that commercial. ☺️

[@margomazzeo1680]

So romantic for a laundry detergent commercial...Bold..😅😅😅

[@alphonsocarioti512]

Pringles can't call them potato "chips" any more. Now they are potato 'crisps"!

[@robfriedrich2822]

9:11 I'm old fashioned and think, a coffee should have been made of coffee beans.

[@RagingBlasian]

Me: eating This video: Begins Me: *puts bowl down angrily*

[@lisamezakowski9726]

DAMN !! A commercial with Boris Karloff ... I wish I was alive back then -- so kickass cool 😎 !!

[@johnaddeo2251]

Butter-Nut, great name for a coffee. Just sounds delicious.

[@waitn4theharpazo]

I'm thinking I need to get Bold detergent now.

[@luisreyes1963]

It's still made by Procter & Gamble after it's return in 1982.

[@csfan65]

Yes, I'm thinking that, too. They sure did push those Bold commercials back then.

[@b0nekko]

I'm thinking she should go with Boldman instead of the cranky husband...

[@jsicolts2]

The most beautiful wash in the world...

[@sanchpaul0223]

Maybe after I have some Pringles...

[@amiblueful]

Sucaryl: When THAT was considered fat. Oh how far we have come...in the wrong direction.

[@jimmybennett1198]

It's sad that how we see our past is through the T.V.

[@bipedalbob]

About that era was the 8 track as well, and for cheap you could get old radio programs, like ' the shadow knows'. My parents got a kick out of them, that was their childhood.

[@michaelharrison2165]

That' s great, I didn' t know they still sold Prell!

[@frizzlefrap]

when I was a kid the manufacturers of household items advertised on tv would hand out "free samples" to the whole city by hanging it on your front door knob .......... and mr. clean was one of them .......... we went all around the neighborhood and "borrowed" every bottle we could get our grubby little paws on!

[@lettyguerra371]

frizzlefrap, I remember that practice. We would get so excited to get these new products!

[@OofusTwillip]

In Canada, that had to stop when the Hazardous Products Act was passed. The maker of Kleen N Shine got in big trouble for leaving its poisonous cleaner where kids could (and did) get into it.

[@JustMe-qo7yw]

We recieved our gift samples when our marriage was recorded at the Courthouse . I remember bayer aspirin , Bold detergent , crest toothpaste & Tylenol , which was fairly new . Or perhaps aspirin& powders were more commonly used then.

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

@ frizzlefrap You little thieves 😅😅😅👍

[@fredgarvey3737]

I had forgotten all about this. You'd come home from school and there would be a sample of dishwashing liquid, or laundry detergent, or something hanging on the door. You'd take it and dump it into the neighbor's wading pool, and you'd have suds for days! Fun times!

[@luisreyes1963]

That Maryland Club coffee ad made me wish I was wealthy enough to hire an Asian houseboy, British butler & French housekeeper. 😁

[@trishiannhellums6200]

bold washing powders, i wish thay sold now, which you dont see again. i wish i could go back to the 60s and 70s.

[@liamhartley1533]

If you really want some, Bold is hugely popular in the U.K. (I think only 2nd to Persil and Ariel). So you should be able to buy online.

[@sdmurphy20]

Mr. Clean looking pissed with his earring on lol

[@toddgrogg8005]

These commercials were cool and full of fun darn special.

[@RIXRADvidz]

Oh, FAB! I'm Glad! There's Lemon Freshened Borax In You!!

[@MrBROTHERFELDER]

Yeah, really rhymes doesn’t it?

[@merce10554]

Mr Clean, Mr Clean, Mr Clean ding-ding-ding... Loved it as a child.

[@johnbockelie3899]

These women had side Romeos. Mr. Clean & Bold man.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

​@@johnbockelie3899 Speaking of Mr. Clean, notice how the cleaning woman in the live-action Mr. Clean ad speaks with a thick Irish brogue. They'd never get away with something like that today, because it would be considered too stereotypical. The actor playing the live-action version of Mr. Clean looked sort of like Yul Brynner (of "The King And I" fame). In fact, I thought it WAS Yul Brynner, at first. I wondered why he was wearing an earring in his left ear, until I realized it was a commercial for Mr. Clean, and I remembered that in the animated ads for the product and the pictures of M.C. on the bottles, he always wore (and probably still does) an earring in his left ear.

[@strahinjamilenkovic6223]

very nice commercials for me, I am watching these every night exactly for bold detergent

[@kevins.butler3402]

Former "Bowery Boy"Stan Clemments..appears in one of the"Pringles Newfangeled Potato Chips"commercials..he plays one of the poker players.

[@allisoncorona8162]

I was surprised that there was no mention of the Tidybowl man. Maybe the Bold man flushed him down the toilet.

[@rhondaflesher8313]

A co-worker once explained how they came up with their daughter's name. Apparently while she was pregnant with her she asked her husband for suggestions on names and he glanced over at a bottle of Tidybowl cleaner and blurted out Tidy. For some crazy reason my co-worker liked the way it sounded and thus named their daughter that - actually they named her Tidy Lou. Which is just as bad as Tidybowl since loo is another word for toilet - so the poor girl was technically named "clean toilet." I didn't ask how badly the girl was teased over her name - but I can imagine it had to be rough.

[@jmason2838]

@@rhondaflesher8313 poor girl .😮.. I really hope she legally changed her name 😝

[@Hamaden1962]

Lol 😂

[@margomazzeo1680]

Butternut Coffee..a bright & bouncy flavor??😂😂😂

[@please_im_a_staaar]

8:49. *holds a white shirt* "I thought I was white but I can see with my eyes the difference is like day and night". Lol :D Only later realised what she actually said.

[@michaelmitchell5098]

Yeah because doing the laundry always made me sing😏

[@robertabray-enhus3198]

I remember my mom used always used Bold

[@angelcitygirl]

0:56 Sucaryl, a cyclamate-based sweetener, was first marketed to the public in 1951. Though Sucaryl promised sweet-tasting foods without adding calories, links to possible increased cancers risks spurred the Food and Drug Administration to ban cyclamates in 1969.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

Doesn't surprise me in the least. Artificial sweeteners (or artificial ingredients of any kind) can be trouble.

[@johnseriousmen9256]

I would pay money to have that sound play ever time someone looked at pringles

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

*every

[@ThePretzelHead]

Bold! Wins. Beautifull

[@ellentuton7642]

Last time I used Bold it never desolved left clump in a black tee shirt.

[@lzad3764]

I was just singing the frito bandito song the other day. That was one catchy jingle.

[@jwb52z9]

At least now we know better than to have a stereotypical and racist advertising mascot.

[@REXXSEVEN]

@@jwb52z9 everything is racist now.

[@luisreyes1963]

I dare anyone to sing that in LA's barrio. ☠️

[@rogerchurch3804]

wow what a statement the most beautiful wash in the world sing it girl !

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

I remember em all! Damn good times!

[@ferociousgumby]

My favorite is Miles Nervine. I could use some about now.

[@DBEdwards]

Lots of cheery jingles. Everyone is happy. Commercials are so serious now. Massive medical disclaimers and ambulance chasers today

[@margomazzeo1680]

I know..

[@ronduck2812]

Mr clean gets things wet and ready for action ☺️

[@oliviajohnjohnolivia8142]

Never use as a lubricant.

[@panthermartin7784]

Bold man, how can I thank you....

[@luisreyes1963]

"Depends, is your husband home?" 🤣

[@Idontlikeanyoneanywhere]

24:47 Number 47 chooses to give a cleaning lady helpful advice about cleaning before disposing of her employer.

[@margomazzeo1680]

My Dad used to tell my Mom: Go soak your head..😂😂😂

[@jaycem7522]

Proctor and gamble was really on a roll

[@clorismo691]

good collections!

[@Machster10]

We used to take our potato chips much more seriously back in the day.

[@dusterdude238]

3:40 I thought bold man was going to pick her up, and carry her into the bedroom and she would exclaim "My sir you are Bold!" Woman: "Wait Bold man how can I thank you?" Boldman: " Just dont tell your husband!"

[@johnaddeo2251]

Same here, only I thought he was going to do her on top of the washer. I mustn't visit Pornhub right before watching old commercial videos.

[@margomazzeo1680]

😅😅😅😅

[@daysturn1971]

Bold was really musical!

[@samoyed81966]

I love the Head & Shoulders commercial which it starts at 2:09. This really a great commercial in this video.

[@luisreyes1963]

Head & Shoulders now makes a hair pomade.

[@tayler7441]

All those people scratching their dandruff all over the place makes me want to start wearing a Covid mask. 😷

[@samoyed81966]

@@tayler7441 Don't worry, that commercial for Head & Shoulders was in the 1960's long before the COVID-19 pandemic had broke out.

[@kinsley7777]

Thanx for compiling & sharing those ... Considering resources then (?) A lot were verrrry well done 👍

[@blueeyedsquirrel2]

Pass me the Head & Shoulders!!

[@gumbyspoke5891]

The first commercial with the guy trying to squeeze into the phone booth was the inspiration for cell phones, and I still use head n shoulders.

[@somedaysoon7713]

I want everything seen here . 😂Anybody else craving coffee now?-

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

I suspect that some of these products have been discontinued.

[@BenThomas-z9m]

yes i want everything there now that you mention it

[@hudsony777]

Detergent and coffee, what a society.

[@margomazzeo1680]

Better than the nasty one now..cant even elect a damn President..😅😅😅

[@Dallas_K]

Pringles were good back then. Not any more. I buy Stax now. They are what Pringles were once like.

[@jwb52z9]

I can't believe people back in this era actually bought these commercials and believed them.

[@luisreyes1963]

Especially the ads for those toxic "low-cal" sweetners. ⚗️

[@dalemulholland9114]

No worse than the toxic drugs sold all over TV today....

[@jmason2838]

Madison Avenue .. oh - so - subtle brainwashing ... Continuous hammering of the message .. it works .. it worked then ..it was a gentler sell then . It still works now .. only it's a harder sell now .. especially with the invention of the internet. .. 🤑🤑🤑🤑🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧 .

[@tickdog3]

This reminds me of watching Mad Men.

[@9lavender]

I love being on a beautiful beach dreaming of having the most beautiful laundry in the whole world; so fulfilling.

[@MargotDarby]

A lot of test-marketing spots here. "Available in limited areas."

[@margomazzeo1680]

What if Yul Brenner was Mr. Clean? Lol..😂😂😂

[@anitamccarty6784]

Yes, all very nostalgic, but also a reminder of how we have changed socially. Not all was beautiful back then even if the commercials make it look that way.

[@ferociousgumby]

So this Cadden guy must have been the Don Draper of his era.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

4:23 ... I swear that was Ken Nordine, the Word Jazz guy!!

[@jamesmoore5630]

"Do the Twizzle!!!"

[@ryanm7249]

I love the bould commercial at 21:30! Too awesome!

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

*Bold

[@robfriedrich2822]

2:24 When I scratch my skin, the finger nails on my hand does it better than head and shoulders and legs and feet

[@djbigpean]

Proctor and Gamble cornered the market back then!!

[@JD-dq8zn]

Still do

[@jerryvan-hees7130]

Thay one bold commercial with the two women outdoors singing on the clothesline. The blond was I'm pretty sure was the hillbilly girl who was always hanging, flirting with Andy Griffith on Andy Griffith show.

[@lowbridge7070]

In the pringles commercial starting at 15:07, the guy in the sweater with the crew cut is norman grabowski. In the 1950s he was famous in the hot rod community as the inventor of the T-bucket hot rod. His car was featured in quite a few car and hot rod magazines which resulted in his car being rented to be used in tv shows and movies. Which in turn led to norm having an acting career of his own thanks to the connections he made through hollywood always renting his car. He didnt become a big star, but he acted in quite a large number of tv shows and movies. His last acting job before he retired from acting was the 1981 burt reynolds movie, the cannonball run. He can be seen briefly as a guy changing a tire on a van. His back is to the camera. Apparently he had a few more scenes in which his face could be seen, but those scenes were edited out.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

That's an interesting story. What exactly is a T-bucket hot rod?

[@lowbridge7070]

@michaelpalmieri7335 From wikipedia: A T-bucket (or Bucket T) is a hot rod, based on a Ford Model T[1] built from 1915 to 1927, but extensively modified. T-buckets were favorites for greasers. Model Ts were hot-rodded and customized from the 1920s on, but the T-bucket was specifically created and named by Norm Grabowski in the 1950s. This car was named Lightning Bug, better known as the Kookie Kar, after being redesigned by Grabowski and appearing in the TV show 77 Sunset Strip, driven by character Gerald "Kookie" Kookson. The exposure it gained led to numerous copies being built. A genuine T-bucket has the two-seater body of a Model T roadster (with or without the turtle deck or small pickup box), this "bucket"-shaped body shell giving the cars their name. A Model T-style radiator is usually fitted, and even these can sometimes be barely up to the task of cooling the large engines fitted. Windshields, when fitted, are vertical glass like the original Model T.

[@psistis80]

3:51 I thought Boldman was going to snort that detergent like how kids eat tidepods a few years ago.

[@dennismartin4659]

Wait Boldman... How can I thank you?! I think Boldman miss that hint.

[@greggeverman5578]

20:26 Best commercial yet! Funny to this day!

[@zakutheferret8182]

Also Biz really was great for its time, it got stains out that had been impossible since forever. I wonder if it's still out there under some other brand name or something.

[@TimelordR]

Fuzzyboots McFerret It's still around, but only in select markets.

[@b3j8]

Target sells small containers of Biz where i live

[@tammybarnes2541]

Still sold

[@margomazzeo1680]

The heartbreak of dandruff..😂😂