Originally broadcast on October 3, 1953. The first episode sponsored by General Foods, for Post Toasties (and Sugar Krinkles), as heard on Saturdays at 8pm(et). During this period, a five minute program- also sponsored by General Foods [Sanka]- followed "GUNSMOKE" at 8:25pm(et).
Thanks for the information Barry, it's much appreciated. How times have changed. I just listened to the ad at the end of this show and I miss a lot of these great advertisements (public service ads/announcements) too. Heard one the other day warning of the communist and totalitarianism threats. Well thanks again Barry and OH! .. a Merry Christmas to you.
Advertisements from this era promoted a patriotic good America. @ 25:40 Korean war waif and American Soldier and deeds, etc....Ad about a great America. October 1953
This wasn't the only time that Matt was forced to go up against a friend. There's another episode here that was used in the half hour TV Gunsmoke in the 50s , won't say which one, let y'all find out for yourselves and enjoy .
I find it a bit ironic that the Gunsmoke stories themselves usually portray Indian characters with human dignity, while the Post Toasties sponsors pitch their "heap good" product. Naturally, these commercials wouldn't fly today.
@@ImmaWright In the 21st Century lenses that you and I are peering through we are obviously both appalled by the prevailing racist stereotype portrayals of non-white, non-WASP characters in the media of yesteryear; our own (where Caucasians apply) grandparents and great-grandparents were pre-conditioned by the prejudicial thinking of THEIR ancestors to the point where the majority of them never batted an eye when they heard the kind of tripe we've just listened to in the "heap good" commercial -- and indeed a great many of their generation clung to the faulty assumptions about ALL non-WASP persons. But again we have to temper our modern day righteous indignation toward our Caucasian / WASP forbears from two and more generations ago with some charity and benefit of the doubt; most early 20th Century WASPS honestly didn't know better, and a great many of them would fortunately gradually change their way of thinking in the thread of social progress between WWII and the social and political reforms brought about by the civil rights movement, etc. My 84 year old father went through this same learning process throughout his life and has long since discarded his former attitudes and preconceptions about people of color and other ethnicities and cultures.
@@vincentsartain3061 My Great Grandmother was full blooded Cherokee Indian, this commercial would not have bothered her, my grandmother or my Mom. It's usually liberal whites who get offended the most, so we just let them have all the stress 😂
@@ImmaWright I was casually acquainted with a Cherokee dude who went to the same coffee shop; he once told me "Hey, screw this 'Native American" THIS and 'Native American' THAT, man! I'm a freakin' INDIAN, okay? And damn PROUD of it!"
Originally broadcast on October 3, 1953. The first episode sponsored by General Foods, for Post Toasties (and Sugar Krinkles), as heard on Saturdays at 8pm(et).
During this period, a five minute program- also sponsored by General Foods [Sanka]- followed "GUNSMOKE" at 8:25pm(et).
Thanks for the information Barry, it's much appreciated. How times have changed. I just listened to the ad at the end of this show and I miss a lot of these great advertisements (public service ads/announcements) too. Heard one the other day warning of the communist and totalitarianism threats.
Well thanks again Barry and OH! .. a Merry Christmas to you.
"SANKA Salutes" was the .....
You're VERY welcome. And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to YOU. :)
Advertisements from this era
promoted a patriotic good America.
@ 25:40 Korean war waif and
American Soldier and deeds, etc....Ad about a great America. October 1953
they didn`t discover maize (corn), they developed it out of a native grass.
The same 7 people must give every episode a thumbs down. ❤🤠
Mmm mmmm Post Toasties!
They haven't been available for years.
This wasn't the only time that Matt was forced to go up against a friend. There's another episode here that was used in the half hour TV Gunsmoke in the 50s , won't say which one, let y'all find out for yourselves and enjoy .
I find it a bit ironic that the Gunsmoke stories themselves usually portray Indian characters with human dignity, while the Post Toasties sponsors pitch their "heap good" product. Naturally, these commercials wouldn't fly today.
Yeah,how dare they give Native Americans credit for discovering something...THE NERVE 🤦♂️
@@ImmaWright In the 21st Century lenses that you and I are peering through we are obviously both appalled by the prevailing racist stereotype portrayals of non-white, non-WASP characters in the media of yesteryear; our own (where Caucasians apply) grandparents and great-grandparents were pre-conditioned by the prejudicial thinking of THEIR ancestors to the point where the majority of them never batted an eye when they heard the kind of tripe we've just listened to in the "heap good" commercial -- and indeed a great many of their generation clung to the faulty assumptions about ALL non-WASP persons. But again we have to temper our modern day righteous indignation toward our Caucasian / WASP forbears from two and more generations ago with some charity and benefit of the doubt; most early 20th Century WASPS honestly didn't know better, and a great many of them would fortunately gradually change their way of thinking in the thread of social progress between WWII and the social and political reforms brought about by the civil rights movement, etc. My 84 year old father went through this same learning process throughout his life and has long since discarded his former attitudes and preconceptions about people of color and other ethnicities and cultures.
@@vincentsartain3061 My Great Grandmother was full blooded Cherokee Indian, this commercial would not have bothered her, my grandmother or my Mom. It's usually liberal whites who get offended the most, so we just let them have all the stress 😂
@@ImmaWright I was casually acquainted with a Cherokee dude who went to the same coffee shop; he once told me "Hey, screw this 'Native American" THIS and 'Native American' THAT, man! I'm a freakin' INDIAN, okay? And damn PROUD of it!"
And the Indians did MORE than just discover corn--corn was one of the earliest hybrid crops developed by man.