I love this but how things have changed. Each person is an individual in the way that they dress now. Some people hate formal dressing while others relish at the idea of dressing up. It's the cleanliness part that should never go out of style.
+G Boo Just 10 minutes to get up? You are faster than I am nowadays. But when I was 25, I could wake up and get out the door in under 17 minutes. Well, I had to, because of my job. It wasn't any fun doing it.
I love these videos. I get about 8 hours of sleep a night. You just have to get a schedule and lifestyle to let you have 8 hours. New Year's resoultion : learning how to sew a button and polish shoes. :0)
The never ending juggling act of saving hot water for baths, showers, laundry and dishwasher! Notice that sis has on a BLOUSE instead of a tight T shirt.
i asked my parents about the old days before they passed away,they told me saturday was bath day, hot baths were a big expense. They took sponge baths the rest of the week. Some apartments had share bathrooms in the hall ways. And people wore there clothes for two days, but skipped a day ,so you werent seen in the same clothes. im guessing 1930's and 40's.
I'm just old fashioned but I wear a belt with shirt tucked in. I do not wear a suit to school or work like these kids but keep myself well groomed. Some of it is from the army, but much of it comes from my upbringing especially my father. You want to be treated like a man, try to look like one. It definitely gains respect and trust and defines your character.
***** I'm 18 and I wear suits as often as possible, so people regularly think I'm in my early or mid 20's. It really helps me get respect, because it shows respect.
As I was born in 1951, I can say that the standards presented are familiar to me and variations were suspect. It didn't take much to be critiqued, even an untucked shirt was cause for concern. One young lady I remember from grade school got scolded by sister (I went to Catholic school) because her bangs were slightly teased. It amuses me to see this with the perspective of today's dress codes.
@@William.Shakespeare And the moral of the story kids is don't be ugly and be rich so you can buy designer clothes, or Jesus will send you to Hell to burn for your ugliness even though you were created in his image. XD
I think it's great that people used to get dressed up to go to dinner and the movies. It made it an event, something to look forward to. And I appreciate it when other people bathe before they leave the house. You want to wear shorts and flip-flops to this very nice restaurant on Valentine's Day? That's between you and the woman you came here with,but please take a shower first.
@mooncat1965 I agree. Dress has become an afterthought. And I missed the memo that made flip flops de rigueur for pretty much any and all dress occasions. I too am old enough to remember when people actually dressed for success. Now its pretty much anything goes.
My daughter graduated 2 weeks ago. I was shocked at the way people dressed for the event. I'm only 45, but I guess I missed where women stopped wearing panty hose and started pairing flip-flops with a dress -- the few that actually bothered to wear a dress that is. The woman in front of me had her thong hanging out of her extremely low cut jeans. Most of the men wore ball caps the during the entire indoor ceremony. And the air horns were totally unacceptable.
I'm glad the mother and father finally appeared! I was beginning to worry about their living situation. And did Don ever get orthodontia? Did Sue wear that same hairstyle the rest of her life? Did the father ever get rid of that moustache?
I am almost 57 and can tell you where i went to Grammar school in maybe 6th 7th grade girls couldn't wear skirts above the knee, now they walk around half naked, teachers used to stand in the hall watching peoples attire and we had a southern English teacher who used to say 'single file down that hall' At least the effort was made then the instill neat dress, etc. then,, now such advice would be considered prying and the parents/parent complaining-- have things changed
Remember that all through the day others are looking at you, judging you, assessing your value to society and your worth as a human being. So keep in mind this handy mnemonic, kiddies: Cleanliness Understatement Neatness & Taste
People today could learn so much from this. I love the way they dressed in the 1940's, and I think this video should be shown in school. It seems everyone now always looks like a mess. I believe people should wear what they want as long as it looks clean and they look like they actually put a little effort into their appearance.
Well, sort of. Have you notice in the old days, people seem to dress more elegantly at home and in public? This video was a major contribution to that. In today's society, we all look like slobs. When was the last time your neighbor comb his hair or bathe? You see, people's grooming habits have change since the 1940's.
I grew up in the 80s and early 90s and my parents were children and teens of the 50s, and we all had issues. However I adored 80s style as well as 50s, and who do I think dress like crap? people now, in the 2000s. none have style. So I go ahead and keep dressing like I always have and screw anyone who dislikes that.
I don't think they should have skipped the bathing portion of the film. Many people don't do that correctly; they forget the belly button hole, between each of their toes, the creases between their legs and genitals, the butthole, and fat people forget to lift up every roll and their necks. It is also important to dry every crevice completely as any moisture left on your body will cause odor.
rah760 I agree (no offense to the other person). People had kids young didn't they? Right after getting married (also young). But if you had a hard time conceiving, you may have been late-bloomer parents right?
Wow. Is that what the girl called makeup? Powder and lipstick that she wiped off anyway? What happened to the concealer, foundation, bronzer, blush, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and lipgloss? Makeup sure advanced.
@nanlisa...I went to the private catholic schools for 6 years we were required to wear a white pressed shirt, a suit, a tie with a tie clasp, short neatly combed hair and well polished black leather shoes. We were dressed like that every day 6 1/2 hours a day, five days a week. We did not change class rooms for each class we sat in the same seat "all day" except for lunch time. You were not allowed to speak to any student sitting around you and you had to sit with your hands clasped on the desk
@soflyashley: Thank goodness for instructional videos like these. Now I know how to groom myself correctly. For clueless people like me, this is awesome! The 1940's and 1950's are amazing times! Too bad I was born in the 1970's. They don't teach this stuff in schools anymore. We all dress like gang members now.
I don't necessarily like some of the snootiness or ignorance that went along with this era in history, but it can be better than the complete disregard for simple manners or common sense some people can have now. I like variety in my daily outfits, but as long as they still look clean and presentable when going out. Trying to get out of my sloppy sweats wardrobe these days, and there are many others that still can't do that for some reason... xD
I don't know what time these people get up but it must be pretty damn early in order to shower, eat breakfast, and then have another 25 mins to go back upstairs...ahhh the good ol' days :p
her clock has radium numbers . the alarm clock . it glows in the dark forever . I have a few things that are still coated but it is a practice long unused. (radium infused or painted thigs were terrific)
***** I admit to letting my hair do whatever when I am not at work and am just out shopping or whatnot. I don't care what others think and this may lead me to looking somewhat unkempt.
Damn. Rollers, polish, manicures, powder, lipstick ... Society took a lot for granted those days. But they're right about one thing - appearances influence your life greatly. Just go to a fancy store/group of guys/visit in an old T-shirt or a suit and see how you'll be trated. Being clean is far from enough.
Posture? What if someone physicaly can't mantain good posture? I was always being nagged to "sit up straight" but I just couldn't, I was diagnosed with scolosis when I was fifteen.
Amen. I go to Big Lots, SaveALot, Giganties (for fruits and veggies), and lastly WalMart (Where I live their extremely close together) because I learned lone ago you can find stuff cheaper at other places than Walmart (My shopping usually takes an hour or less). I go in store, get what i need to get, and im out.
@Pafuts actually....if you look at old photos and film from this era people used to wear a suit and tie to go to a baseball game or carnival. It is just something that caught my attention once and I kept an eye on old photos and films..........look on youtube for old 195os baseball games......people dressed very formal by todays standard
I like this video... I'm super messy and always wondered how some people manage to look so neat. Girls still put this much effort in their appearance and, here in south Florida, so do guys. I'm gonna start a routine like that, for real. I disagree with the typical mom role back then though but stay at home moms do need to look good at home to have more self esteem and to feel hot, I would.
Talk about dressing for school: when I was in school back in the 70's, the kids used to wear bleached jeans, hip-hugger jeans, jackets with writing all over them, and a few of the girls wore hot pants. One girl came to school with so much make-up that one of the teachers said something to her about it. But y parents never allowed me to dress like that. I always wore conservative clothes. I got made fun of, But you know what, I really don't care. They always taught me to dress like a lady.
I'm usually big on keeping deodorant applied, face and hands washed, shaving, short-cut fingernails, and hair combed. I don't wear cologne(and my silver ring) unless it is at least semi-formal. I don't really do extra grooming or beauty stuff, such as hair gel or talcum powder. It was good enough to catch the attention of a particularly dazzling blonde girl at my homecoming dance...
Nobody else is responsible but us. There's a difference between being "presentable" and going the full 9 yards. Back in the day, going through the anything close to what you present was strictly reserved for "date nights" or "Sunday Church" attendance when being dressed to the nines was only expected for such occasions, not everyday. It's a matter of determining what's appropriate for the occasion. Back in those days going to that length daily would only get you stared at for being overdone.
@whatevr192 the graduates were in caps and gowns, obviously .... I'm talking about the parents and guests that were there for the ceremony. But as far as a school dress code, it's VERY lax.
Amen to what you just said. When I shop at Wal Mart I grab what I need get in the check-out line and get out of there fast. I do not like to linger at Wal Mart.
@whatevr192 Hey, sorry to hear about that. Like I said you wouldn't have had a problem in my time 25 years+ ago. Plus the dresses went past the knee then too. The only girls in short skirts were the cheerleaders and pep squad. Even our dance team wore matching full length ladies' suits in school colors to the pep rallies. If you look at my slide shows from my yearbooks you get an idea of what was worn in my area at the time. Good Luck :-)
"PAY ATTENTION TO PATTERNS AND COLORS" that helps us during this black and white film.
😂
I love this but how things have changed. Each person is an individual in the way that they dress now. Some people hate formal dressing while others relish at the idea of dressing up.
It's the cleanliness part that should never go out of style.
I could watch these kind of things all day long xD
I found this video both Swell AND Keen!
It's hard to hop out of bed like that in the morning with a cheery smile It takes me 10 min just to get up
+G Boo try 40 minutes.. not even kidding
+Vera X lol I know that's right :)
+G Boo Just 10 minutes to get up? You are faster than I am nowadays. But when I was 25, I could wake up and get out the door in under 17 minutes. Well, I had to, because of my job. It wasn't any fun doing it.
+Vera X lol 3 year ago oops me its takes me almost 50 minutes + another trying too get my ass together lol 😂😂😂
"Sue avoids red nail polish because it would draw attention to her stubby hands" - I'm dying! 🤣
who ever keeps putting this stuff on youtube is freaking amazing.
I LOVE Sue's dress!
ATLEAST 8 hours of sleep?...Aint nobody got time for that.
That's why everyone seems to have ADHD these days.
+mindsaglowin Yeahhhhh.......no.
This has to be one of my favourite videos of all time!
Xxx
This video helps a lot. Thanks for posting!
This is actually a really good grooming video and hardly any of this has changed apart from the ammount of bryll cream he spoldges onto his hair
Love that stuff. Smells awesome.
4:44 "Let's hope he'll pay attention to patterns and colors."
...That's very helpful considering the entire film is in black and white.
if "Don" is paying attention to patterns and colors, Don is gay.
emma duncan not back then it was not uncommon for men to care just as much as women on there appearance
I would love to be able to get 8 hours of sleep on a daily basis.
"Mother too keeps up a good appearance even around the house, for that keeps up her spirits."
Oh my god, that's so sad T_T
I thought Sue's short-sleeved blouse was really cute!
I love these videos. I get about 8 hours of sleep a night. You just have to get a schedule and lifestyle to let you have 8 hours. New Year's resoultion : learning how to sew a button and polish shoes. :0)
That alarm clock is brutal it sounds like a jackhammer I already hate the alarm I wake up to but that is nuts
The never ending juggling act of saving hot water for baths, showers, laundry and dishwasher! Notice that sis has on a BLOUSE instead of a tight T shirt.
i asked my parents about the old days before they passed away,they told me saturday was bath day, hot baths were a big expense. They took sponge baths the rest of the week. Some apartments had share bathrooms in the hall ways. And people wore there clothes for two days, but skipped a day ,so you werent seen in the same clothes. im guessing 1930's and 40's.
I'm just old fashioned but I wear a belt with shirt tucked in. I do not wear a suit to school or work like these kids but keep myself well groomed. Some of it is from the army, but much of it comes from my upbringing especially my father. You want to be treated like a man, try to look like one. It definitely gains respect and trust and defines your character.
You don't wear a suit to school or work? Slob!
Just kidding, by the way.
***** I'm 18 and I wear suits as often as possible, so people regularly think I'm in my early or mid 20's. It really helps me get respect, because it shows respect.
***** Who do you think I've patronized?
***** Who?
"Saaaayyy, do you look smooth!" Love it.
stubby hands!!! LOL Love her PJ's though!
As I was born in 1951, I can say that the standards presented are familiar to me and variations were suspect. It didn't take much to be critiqued, even an untucked shirt was cause for concern. One young lady I remember from grade school got scolded by sister (I went to Catholic school) because her bangs were slightly teased. It amuses me to see this with the perspective of today's dress codes.
Pajamas in church . It`s all gone to pot .
@@William.Shakespeare And the moral of the story kids is don't be ugly and be rich so you can buy designer clothes, or Jesus will send you to Hell to burn for your ugliness even though you were created in his image. XD
just because jesus wore a robe doesn't mean you should wear one to his house.
God I wanna know Don and Sue soooooo badly.
When talking about this young woman's appearance it sounds like they are judging a horse.
+Trotskisty With her stubby hooves err hands and shiny mane I mean hair?
"Polish my shoes" is one helluva euphemism.
+Daria Wells What will he be using to polish them....
I think it's great that people used to get dressed up to go to dinner and the movies. It made it an event, something to look forward to. And I appreciate it when other people bathe before they leave the house. You want to wear shorts and flip-flops to this very nice restaurant on Valentine's Day? That's between you and the woman you came here with,but please take a shower first.
@mooncat1965 I agree. Dress has become an afterthought. And I missed the memo that made flip flops de rigueur for pretty much any and all dress occasions. I too am old enough to remember when people actually dressed for success. Now its pretty much anything goes.
30 years later, Don finally stops lying to himself. He divorces Sue, and moves to San Francisco.
My daughter graduated 2 weeks ago. I was shocked at the way people dressed for the event. I'm only 45, but I guess I missed where women stopped wearing panty hose and started pairing flip-flops with a dress -- the few that actually bothered to wear a dress that is. The woman in front of me had her thong hanging out of her extremely low cut jeans. Most of the men wore ball caps the during the entire indoor ceremony. And the air horns were totally unacceptable.
I'm glad the mother and father finally appeared! I was beginning to worry about their living situation. And did Don ever get orthodontia? Did Sue wear that same hairstyle the rest of her life? Did the father ever get rid of that moustache?
mssmssmssmss 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Me too! I'd love to see some more.
I am almost 57 and can tell you where i went to Grammar school in maybe 6th 7th grade girls couldn't wear skirts above the knee, now they walk around half naked, teachers used to stand in the hall watching peoples attire and we had a southern English teacher who used to say 'single file down that hall' At least the effort was made then the instill neat dress, etc. then,, now such advice would be considered prying and the parents/parent complaining-- have things changed
we went from this to "People of Wal Mart" What the hell happened?
i seem to remember "Don" from many other coronet instructional films LOLS! ^__^
at one point he was "Bob" and another i think he was "Robert"
note to self: it may be offensive to others when your stubby hands become too apparent from the ostentatious nail polish you chose to wear.
Sue's 'stubby fingers'? Puh-leeze!
"Sue avoids red nail polish because it calls attention to her stubby hands!"
-guffaw.-
Ariele Betterton 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'd be more well groomed if I had a vanity table and a bedroom of that size.
"Sue? SUE! YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT RED NAIL POLISH AGAIN, AREN'T YOU, YOU BRAZEN LITTLE SLATTERN!!"
Let's make sure Don and Sue conform!!!
Remember that all through the day others are looking at you, judging you, assessing your value to society and your worth as a human being. So keep in mind this handy mnemonic, kiddies:
Cleanliness
Understatement
Neatness &
Taste
Alfredo C 😂😂😂😂😂😂
that first shirt Don had picked out in his morning routine really came back in the late 80s
People today could learn so much from this. I love the way they dressed in the 1940's, and I think this video should be shown in school.
It seems everyone now always looks like a mess. I believe people should wear what they want as long as it looks clean and they look like they actually put a little effort into their appearance.
lol that dad always plays a dad in these films
Well, sort of. Have you notice in the old days, people seem to dress more elegantly at home and in public? This video was a major contribution to that. In today's society, we all look like slobs. When was the last time your neighbor comb his hair or bathe? You see, people's grooming habits have change since the 1940's.
I grew up in the 80s and early 90s and my parents were children and teens of the 50s, and we all had issues. However I adored 80s style as well as 50s, and who do I think dress like crap? people now, in the 2000s. none have style. So I go ahead and keep dressing like I always have and screw anyone who dislikes that.
I love this!
I don't think they should have skipped the bathing portion of the film. Many people don't do that correctly; they forget the belly button hole, between each of their toes, the creases between their legs and genitals, the butthole, and fat people forget to lift up every roll and their necks. It is also important to dry every crevice completely as any moisture left on your body will cause odor.
Ma and Pa Kettle obviously had late-in-life children. They're both in their 60s and the kids are in high-school.
Not so. Today we have perpetual adolescence but people looked and acted their age back then.
Oh give up the sociological mumbo-jumbo. The actors are clearly too old to be playing parents of teenagers.
rah760 I agree (no offense to the other person). People had kids young didn't they? Right after getting married (also young). But if you had a hard time conceiving, you may have been late-bloomer parents right?
Oops..I guess I will be too old for my children when they are teenagers. I waited until I was older to marry. My second was born when I was 40.
rah62 Hilarious comment .. cracked me up thanks!
Don and Sue are pretty friendly for brother and sister.
stevinie7free 😳
where do you find these? (serious)
Wow. Is that what the girl called makeup? Powder and lipstick that she wiped off anyway? What happened to the concealer, foundation, bronzer, blush, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and lipgloss? Makeup sure advanced.
@nanlisa...I went to the private catholic schools for 6 years we were required to wear a white pressed shirt, a suit, a tie with a tie clasp, short neatly combed hair and well polished black leather shoes. We were dressed like that every day 6 1/2 hours a day, five days a week. We did not change class rooms for each class we sat in the same seat "all day" except for lunch time. You were not allowed to speak to any student sitting around you and you had to sit with your hands clasped on the desk
@soflyashley: Thank goodness for instructional videos like these. Now I know how to groom myself correctly. For clueless people like me, this is awesome! The 1940's and 1950's are amazing times! Too bad I was born in the 1970's. They don't teach this stuff in schools anymore. We all dress like gang members now.
I don't necessarily like some of the snootiness or ignorance that went along with this era in history, but it can be better than the complete disregard for simple manners or common sense some people can have now. I like variety in my daily outfits, but as long as they still look clean and presentable when going out. Trying to get out of my sloppy sweats wardrobe these days, and there are many others that still can't do that for some reason... xD
I don't know what time these people get up but it must be pretty damn early in order to shower, eat breakfast, and then have another 25 mins to go back upstairs...ahhh the good ol' days :p
@classicphile the war did that i'm sure. being on an austere diet....food rationing and anxiety about the war will AGE anyone!
her clock has radium numbers . the alarm clock . it glows in the dark forever . I have a few things that are still coated but it is a practice long unused. (radium infused or painted thigs were terrific)
And 20 years later Sue died from radiation poisoning due to the nuclear clocks she had in her house. XD
"what to do with those curls she so carefully put in last night" -- proceeds to brush them out roughly with the brush...
majidi Might as well have taken a hair straightener to them curls, hehe!! 😂😂😂😂
that’s how they did it back then. if they didn’t brush it out it’d look like Shirley temple.
Why does Don still have that garrish shirt if he is never going to wear it? I didnt even know that things like that existed back in 1949.
I wonder if 60 years from now people will watch videos from now and wonder what there deal was back then?
that first shirt was dope
Is that Dinah Shore narrating the female part?
The majority of people who shop at Walmart need to watch this and take note. XD
i love these old informational videos. it's just that the parents look sooooo old! parents don't look that ancient now typically
@phineasandferb it is a scrubbing brush to clean under the nails
@amandAtheist
"Re-grooming" - hahaha!
Thanks for the laugh!
: )
Where did you get that tie rack like that? I have been looking for one for ages!
"Let's hope he'll pay a little attention to patterns and colors." Gee it's not like everything is in black and white!
i think.. for a lot a people the problem is not being well groomed but that most of the times they don't find a reason or a purpose in it
***** I admit to letting my hair do whatever when I am not at work and am just out shopping or whatnot. I don't care what others think and this may lead me to looking somewhat unkempt.
Damn. Rollers, polish, manicures, powder, lipstick ... Society took a lot for granted those days. But they're right about one thing - appearances influence your life greatly. Just go to a fancy store/group of guys/visit in an old T-shirt or a suit and see how you'll be trated. Being clean is far from enough.
@Jeffredo729 I heard until the mid 1960's everyone wore hats outdoors and had different hats for different weather.
Posture? What if someone physicaly can't mantain good posture? I was always being nagged to "sit up straight" but I just couldn't, I was diagnosed with scolosis when I was fifteen.
Amen. I go to Big Lots, SaveALot, Giganties (for fruits and veggies), and lastly WalMart (Where I live their extremely close together) because I learned lone ago you can find stuff cheaper at other places than Walmart (My shopping usually takes an hour or less). I go in store, get what i need to get, and im out.
Sue avoids red nail polish as it brings attention to her stubby hands.
oh good lord....
Sue looks just wonderful, too bad about those stubby hands.
@Pafuts actually....if you look at old photos and film from this era people used to wear a suit and tie to go to a baseball game or carnival. It is just something that caught my attention once and I kept an eye on old photos and films..........look on youtube for old 195os baseball games......people dressed very formal by todays standard
I like this video... I'm super messy and always wondered how some people manage to look so neat. Girls still put this much effort in their appearance and, here in south Florida, so do guys. I'm gonna start a routine like that, for real. I disagree with the typical mom role back then though but stay at home moms do need to look good at home to have more self esteem and to feel hot, I would.
Talk about dressing for school: when I was in school back in the 70's, the kids used to wear bleached jeans, hip-hugger jeans, jackets with writing all over them, and a few of the girls wore hot pants. One girl came to school with so much make-up that one of the teachers said something to her about it.
But y parents never allowed me to dress like that. I always wore conservative clothes. I got made fun of, But you know what, I really don't care. They always taught me to dress like a lady.
I like how they made fun of her hands, lol. So back-handed.
@LizzieModern How did the video insinuate that exactly?
I'm usually big on keeping deodorant applied, face and hands washed, shaving, short-cut fingernails, and hair combed. I don't wear cologne(and my silver ring) unless it is at least semi-formal. I don't really do extra grooming or beauty stuff, such as hair gel or talcum powder.
It was good enough to catch the attention of a particularly dazzling blonde girl at my homecoming dance...
thanks
Exelent!
That was quaint.
my mom still has that style of hair :)
don't you feel better and happier when you're groomed and clean? i know i do!
LOL I noticed Don doesn't have that many outfits either. :)
LOL. I love these old forms of social control
Nobody else is responsible but us. There's a difference between being "presentable" and going the full 9 yards. Back in the day, going through the anything close to what you present was strictly reserved for "date nights" or "Sunday Church" attendance when being dressed to the nines was only expected for such occasions, not everyday. It's a matter of determining what's appropriate for the occasion. Back in those days going to that length daily would only get you stared at for being overdone.
Agreed! Wearing pajamas in public (very slobby), going days without bathing. Just nasty.
@pitcalco PTTTFH. Yes. WHEEEERE would we be without these? I'm going back to reality now.
@WipeOut180
me too, omg! they are both so smooth and well groomed
@whatevr192 the graduates were in caps and gowns, obviously .... I'm talking about the parents and guests that were there for the ceremony. But as far as a school dress code, it's VERY lax.
I'm confused... they're dates but brother & sister at the same time?
Amen to what you just said. When I shop at Wal Mart I grab what I need get in the check-out line and get out of there fast. I do not like to linger at Wal Mart.
@frednora lol why was it made?
@whatevr192 Hey, sorry to hear about that. Like I said you wouldn't have had a problem in my time 25 years+ ago. Plus the dresses went past the knee then too. The only girls in short skirts were the cheerleaders and pep squad. Even our dance team wore matching full length ladies' suits in school colors to the pep rallies. If you look at my slide shows from my yearbooks you get an idea of what was worn in my area at the time. Good Luck :-)