TJR TOONS - The Flintstones Winston Cigarette Commercials + History

A long time ago the creators of Tom and Jerry were tasked with creating the Flintstones, a modern stone age family. After being turned down by most of the major networks, they also got two sponsors to pay for the show, one was a vitamin company, the other, Winston cigarettes.
The Flintstones were obligated to promote their sponsors of course, that's why there are Flintstone vitamin commercials that have survive until today and why there are also commercials showing Fred, Wilma, Betty and Barney hocking what we know now, without a doubt causes cancer... cigarettes. They were marketed to the whole family.
These commercials were only commercially released in the digital age once after their initial broadcast schedule, on laserdisc in the late 1990's. They're are presented here in there entirety, uncut and uncensored.

[@benjac01]

Well done!!!

[@tyejustis]

Thank you so much!

[@peggyfillmore1971]

I randomly found this video..very interesting good info too ❤️

[@tyejustis]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ogemaweyaus4105]

Cartoons back Then? Were a family experience, not just for kids.

[@tyejustis]

Very true, so interesting how now we have warnings on cartoons and films from that era before they start.

[@victorjohnson7512]

Tobacco was probably the biggest sponsor on early TV. Everybody smoked.

[@tyejustis]

That's true, looking back it's all most characters did on TV or in films. When a character refused a cigarette, rarely, you knew something was up.