Fantastic commercials, Fred! I truly appreciate watching them again. I'm 69 years old, and remember Kool Aid powdered mix that needed sugar😂! I smoked Tareyton, Kent and ultimately, Salem cigarettes along with various pipe tobaccos ( Borkum Riff, Half& Half) for 11 years before I quit cold turkey in 1977. Pall Mall cigarettes are mild? Are you kidding? One of those put me into outer space! For those who are interested, L&M stands for Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Co. Along with R.J. Reynolds and the American Tobacco Company, you're looking at some dark days of American consumerism and advertising...from a public health perspective. But, growing up with t.v. and magazine ads in the 50's and 60's, one can't escape the sheer nostalgia of it all!
Smoking wiped out nearly all of my mom and dad's family members.. brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles, my grandparents..all from cigarettes and alcohol. Still like the commercials though..
Your videos are always cool to watch Fred. Even though I was born in 1960 I love watching all commercials from the late '40s to the late '70s, whether I remember them or not. That Pall Mall jingle (
Wow, imagine having a breakfast of Aunt Jemima Pancakes (with a thick slab of butter and a quarter-cup of imitation maple syrup) followed by a couple glasses of Kool-Aid!
Being born in 1972, I of course have no memories of the 50s and 60s but I still enjoy watching these old ads! You are my favourite RUclips channel at the moment, FredFlix; have a wonderful day!
Fredflix. Thank you so much for this great video and a nice walk down momory Lane. Now let's not forget some of them old classic oldies but goodies TV Shows.
I hate cigarettes, but I love cigarette commercials. They're fun (it's also incredible to think that there was a time when cigarettes were served on airplanes, or sent to hospitalized veterans), but they don't make me want to rush out and buy cigarettes. The classic argument that the commercials enticed people into buying a product they knew even then was unhealthy is not entirely sound. People need to think for themselves and not be swayed by a clever presentation or a catchy jingle. Even more than a half century since such commercials were banned from TV, people still smoke.
That Camel commercial was right on. I took the Camel 30 day test and wow i am still smoking them after 60 years, Thanks Camel!!
One can only imagine how the boys on Madison Ave. wracked their brains in coming up with such blarney for cigarette ads.
Don't believe I've ever been first on a FredFlix Production (til now)!
Fantastic commercials, Fred! I truly appreciate watching them again. I'm 69 years old, and remember Kool Aid powdered mix that needed sugar😂! I smoked Tareyton, Kent and ultimately, Salem cigarettes along with various pipe tobaccos ( Borkum Riff, Half& Half) for 11 years before I quit cold turkey in 1977. Pall Mall cigarettes are mild? Are you kidding? One of those put me into outer space! For those who are interested, L&M stands for Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Co. Along with R.J. Reynolds and the American Tobacco Company, you're looking at some dark days of American consumerism and advertising...from a public health perspective. But, growing up with t.v. and magazine ads in the 50's and 60's, one can't escape the sheer nostalgia of it all!
Smoking wiped out nearly all of my mom and dad's family members.. brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles, my grandparents..all from cigarettes and alcohol. Still like the commercials though..
Thanks for your latest installment Fred. The 50s were certainly the era of catchy commercial theme songs. Sometimes put to deadly purposes.
Ooh, yeah... Smoke em if ya got em.
Your videos are always cool to watch Fred. Even though I was born in 1960 I love watching all commercials from the late '40s to the late '70s, whether I remember them or not. That Pall Mall jingle (
Wow, imagine having a breakfast of Aunt Jemima Pancakes (with a thick slab of butter and a quarter-cup of imitation maple syrup) followed by a couple glasses of Kool-Aid!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Being born in 1972, I of course have no memories of the 50s and 60s but I still enjoy watching these old ads! You are my favourite RUclips channel at the moment, FredFlix; have a wonderful day!
It all reminds me of Mad Men. 🤷🏽♀️ Oh, and I still remember how ughh Kool Aid tasted but... it was the cool thing to have. 💜🤟
Great video Fred as usual. There’s something comforting about 50s commercials with catchy jingles.🎶
Fredflix. Thank you so much for this great video and a nice walk down momory Lane. Now let's not forget some of them old classic oldies but goodies TV Shows.
The fifties were certainly better times. Thanks for sharing : )
I get the sudden urge to wash my hair Use hairspray Have a beer and a cigarette well eating pancakes.
Would be nice to know what we do now...
I hate cigarettes, but I love cigarette commercials. They're fun (it's also incredible to think that there was a time when cigarettes were served on airplanes, or sent to hospitalized veterans), but they don't make me want to rush out and buy cigarettes. The classic argument that the commercials enticed people into buying a product they knew even then was unhealthy is not entirely sound. People need to think for themselves and not be swayed by a clever presentation or a catchy jingle. Even more than a half century since such commercials were banned from TV, people still smoke.
Low NICOTINE?!? Hell, Nicotine is WHY I smoke! LOL.
If only Aunt Jemima knew what was going to happen to her products.....