Fred, let's just say I'm not having a good go of things just now so yes, a trip back to the better days of my youth--I was 13 in '65--is just what I needed. Many thanks. If possible I would go back...and stay.....
A much needed respite for today, Fred. A video to remember what was. If only we were old enough to appreciate then what we miss now. You're one of the best, pal.
Great video,Fred a video to remember what it was in the 60's and 70's,if your old enough to appreciate then what the young generation are missing out You're one of the greatest,thank you Fred.
That was cool seeing that American Character spot that opened this video. American Character made some long forgotten licensed action figures and other stuff way back when, including Bonanza figures of all four Cartwrights, plus a Honey West doll, some Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Girl from U.N.C.L.E. stuff, plus other things that were really cool back in the '60s.
Thanks for continuing to do what you do Fred. Every time I see that you've uploaded another video, I watch it as soon as I can. I put on my computer when I got in from voting today and there it was - another treat from FredFlix. Thanks again!
I was only eight back in 1965 ! But I do remember those days so well & the commercials ! & I own a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo Coupe ! Why ? I thought they were the coolest automobile then , & now . Thanks.
I had something else like Secret Sam--it might have been Man From Uncle. Didn't have a camera, but had all the other stuff. Would shoot bullets out the hole in the briefcase. So many spy shows--we were all spies back then.
Oh, the hair dryer with plastic cap that got like a balloon full of hot air. And the Old Spice comm with the pretty girls. They were all I wished to look like, the dream of an 11 year old. 🤭 Good one, Fred. 💜🤟
Siri did it again, fantastic show from 57 years ago. My grandparents remembered us some of them, Pernell Roberts, Snickers bar, Old Spice. Sir, my grandparents are excited to see these now when you when you send them out. Fantastic, keep it up.
Aaaahhhhhh..... To be 2 again................. My very favorite car is the 65 Thunderbird. A friend had one when I was in the Army in the early 80s and he used to let me borrow it frequently. I had a sooped up 73 Mustang Mach I, and I would let him use mine in trade. We were "Two Wild and Crazy Guys"!
I was 6 in 1965. The commercial I remember the most is the Liquid Prell shampoo with the pearl sinking slowly to the bottom of the bottle. The commercials with sexy women were my favorites back then. My mother had a Lady Sunbeam hair dryer.
I had forgotten about Underdog, but as a kid in the early '70s it was one of my favorites. I love seeing the car ads, I can only imagine how awesome it would have been to drive them when they were brand new! That Hoover washer and dryer looked really cool, I didn't even know they made appliances other than vacuums. Cool stuff😎 Fred, thanks!😃
And let's not forget that Saturday mornings back then were just mainly for the kids. Nowadays, Saturday mornings are nothing but the weekend editions of the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning; plus these infomercials and lifestyle shows.
I don't recall the Corvair or Dodge ads, the GTO ad I've seen dozens of times, the Chevy Corvette squib came from the long version of the stars of Bewitched, Bonanza,& Man from Uncle selling the 65 Chevy's
There is a long version from Chevrolet featuring the entire line up including Chevelle , Corvair , & Chevy 2 ( Nova ) With all the stars from Bewitched, Bonanza , & the Man from Uncle all in the same commercial ! & can be found on RUclips.
Love to watch commercials from my childhood. But I didn't like the sexism in a few commercials at that time. Another thing that used to annoy me, even when I was only 10, were the toy commercials that segregated boys and girls. Boys were supposed to fight and be violent and girls were supposed to look forward to motherhood. How I hated those cutesy commercials for those hard plastic baby dolls, starting with Betsy Wetsy! But the Tressy commercial was cool, because I remember a friend my age who loved her Tressy set. After high school graduation, she studied cosmetology and became a successful beautician. She did a great job on my perm!
So there was a Tressy too, not just the Crissy I got in 1968 or 69! Who knew? Tressy looks a lot more stylish! And man, did I love watching Underdog in afterschool re-runs!
Loved it!! My brothers GI JO his Elia doll( he was a spy from man from UNCLE) and his Superman doll allowed him to play Barbies with my sister GI JO was a uncle Elia was another uncle who was husband to my sisters black Tammy doll Superman doll was barbies husband and they snatched my little kiddle doll who was baby sister to my sisters Ricky doll(skippers friend🤪) as for me the baby sister I got kicked out of my own room and they kept my kiddle doll! Good times… looking back though yea those were still great times 🥰oh my kiddle doll ended up being thrown out the window 7 stories down by my brother of course🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
These commercials were the escapism of the specter of Nuclear Annihilation; the Damocles sword hanging over our heads every waking and sleeping moment. Oh Dear God I didn't want to go to Viet Nam either; but there I was on a plastic swift boat on the Me-kong delta, chaos, bullets and blood everywhere; purple smoke stinging our nostrils and bring in air support; ......napalm everywhere ....I re-live that moment every single day...... Oh Dear God take it away!!!
That Tressy doll, looked like it wanted to go psycho on the girl, for messin' with her hair, always lookin' off to the side, and thinkin' of how to deal with such a terrible stylist! 😳😬😮🤣 Lol
Here's a bit of trivia people, MUM was the very first deodorant made for people that killed odor causing bacteria. It was made in 1888. It was a waxy cream with zinc oxide to fight odor. Before that women used tons of perfume and men well men were just manly. lol
I loved the doll commercials! I always do! I was nuts over baby dolls and couldn't wait to be a mom! Oddly though I wanted boys and I got them! Everyone kept saying I needed a girl because I was so girly but I'd take boys any day! Lol!
I was also 8 in 1965. Ads could be longer, compared to the extremely short attention spans of 2024. You generally knew where you stood as far as gender roles - GI Joe for the boys, Easy-Bake Oven for the girls, and Snickers and Cheerios for everybody! The advertisers and agencies knew exactly what we wanted and hoped for. After Reaganomics set in, the entire landscape transformed--kids' toys and games were advertised primarily on the cable networks such as Nickelodeon. The only thing that was more or less the same was that MUSIC played at least as big a part, if not bigger, in luring people to buy a product. But America lost its sense of humor with the decade of the 1980s. Instead of "Get this! Buy this BECAUSE......" it was "More, more, better ,better, right now." Only the local and regional ads were able to recapture the humorous quality of the 50s and 60s, with a lot more leeway as to what to say and show.
I don't know, either; I can only imagine it was the TV stations' decisions. I can picture little girls wondering what if GI Joe figures and Matchbox cars commercials (Hot Wheels debuted in 1968) were airing during cartoons for girls. Just curious
You guys are crazy I always watched all of those shows when I was little in fact I loved speed racer but then again most of my friends were boys when I was a kid because I didn’t like drama from the girls I just wanted to play and have fun lol
Have the entire Original 64 GI Sets, took awhile to Collect at Auctions and Estate sales, good thing I already have em, saw one entire Collection at an Auction last year, JESUS😱 talk about sticker shock and bidding war🤣🤣🤣🤣 original single boxed items were going for around $500-1,000🙂
Topper Toys also known as Reading Delux, almost Mint Secret Sam was at an auction about a year ago, didn,t bid on it since I have one from an estate sale, pretty good condition everything works except the camera🙂
I was only 8 back in 1965, and these commercials definitely bring back memories of my 60's childhood right there.
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The Mustang, the Corvette, and the GTO. All of those cars look the best they've ever looked in 1965. What a year!
There is no need to fear FredFlix videos are here!
Ta-daah!
Fred, let's just say I'm not having a good go of things just now so yes, a trip back to the better days of my youth--I was 13 in '65--is just what I needed. Many thanks. If possible I would go back...and stay.....
So would all of us and I wasn't even born yet.
Hang in there, Jack. I was 10 in '65 and would love to go back and kick a few cans...
That's a fact
I would do the same, Jack, with my knowledge now so I could make a better life for myself and, more importantly, for others.
@@FredFlix
Yep: "If I knew then what I know now...."
A much needed respite for today, Fred. A video to remember what was. If only we were old enough to appreciate then what we miss now. You're one of the best, pal.
Makes me think we should appreciate today....Nahh!
I was born in 69. I rather have the 70s then all the stuff we’re living through right now
Great video,Fred a video to remember what it was in the 60's and 70's,if your old enough to appreciate then what the young generation are missing out You're one of the greatest,thank you Fred.
That was cool seeing that American Character spot that opened this video. American Character made some long forgotten licensed action figures and other stuff way back when, including Bonanza figures of all four Cartwrights, plus a Honey West doll, some Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Girl from U.N.C.L.E. stuff, plus other things that were really cool back in the '60s.
So glad I came back to this channel to rest and refresh my psyche. Thank you for being there Fred! 💞
I love Tressy’s side eye
😄😄😄😄
We were stationed in Germany in 1965, so these, a lot of them anyway are new to me. Thanks for the update Fred!
Sure thing, Glyn.
Thanks for continuing to do what you do Fred. Every time I see that you've uploaded another video, I watch it as soon as I can. I put on my computer when I got in from voting today and there it was - another treat from FredFlix. Thanks again!
I'm happy to know that, elc1960.
16:10 John DeLorean was the brains behind the Pontiac GTO.
Thanks Fred for reminding me why as a child I am not in my right mind today 🙃
Sure thing, Gary!
I was only eight back in 1965 ! But I do remember those days so well & the commercials ! & I own a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo Coupe ! Why ? I thought they were the coolest automobile then , & now . Thanks.
Another stellar video from you. Love to watch this stuff and remember the good days. Thank you.👍
Happy to do it, Mark.
Wow Secret Sam looked really cool but I bet that Trix whistle drove parents crazy.😂😂 This was another great set!
I had Secret Sam :)
I had something else like Secret Sam--it might have been Man From Uncle. Didn't have a camera, but had all the other stuff. Would shoot bullets out the hole in the briefcase. So many spy shows--we were all spies back then.
FredFlix FredFlix video man from head to toe!
All 5 feet 5 inches of me!
Oh, the hair dryer with plastic cap that got like a balloon full of hot air. And the Old Spice comm with the pretty girls. They were all I wished to look like, the dream of an 11 year old. 🤭
Good one, Fred. 💜🤟
I hope many of your dreams came true, Mercedes.
@@FredFlixYou are sweet. 💜🤟
Siri did it again, fantastic show from 57 years ago. My grandparents remembered us some of them, Pernell Roberts, Snickers bar, Old Spice. Sir, my grandparents are excited to see these now when you when you send them out. Fantastic, keep it up.
I remember some of these. My dad had aPolara which I drove. I loved it. I was 19 & turned 20
later that year.
I was expecting to see the Ajax "stronger than dirt" commercial with the white knight.
Aaaahhhhhh..... To be 2 again.................
My very favorite car is the 65 Thunderbird. A friend had one when I was in the Army in the early 80s and he used to let me borrow it frequently. I had a sooped up 73 Mustang Mach I, and I would let him use mine in trade. We were "Two Wild and Crazy Guys"!
The Lucky Strike commercial is circa 1957.
Oops!
I remember as a kid if you found a empty pack of Lucky Strikes you got to hit whoever was with you ! & say lucky strike ! no strike back 😉.
I was 6 in 1965. The commercial I remember the most is the Liquid Prell shampoo with the pearl sinking slowly to the bottom of the bottle. The commercials with sexy women were my favorites back then. My mother had a Lady Sunbeam hair dryer.
I had a Trix Whistle. Drove my Mom Crazy.
I had forgotten about Underdog, but as a kid in the early '70s it was one of my favorites. I love seeing the car ads, I can only imagine how awesome it would have been to drive them when they were brand new! That Hoover washer and dryer looked really cool, I didn't even know they made appliances other than vacuums. Cool stuff😎 Fred, thanks!😃
You're welcome, Tigre7.
I had the Trix whistle. Haven't thought about that in more than half a century, until I watched this video 😉
And let's not forget that Saturday mornings back then were just mainly for the kids. Nowadays, Saturday mornings are nothing but the weekend editions of the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning; plus these infomercials and lifestyle shows.
Those Lucky Strikes: I don't know whether to smoke them or eat them, since they're toasted.
Ask Don Draper!
awesome seeing classic commercials! not like today's boring commercials!
All commercials today involve some prescription medicine.
Nice work, Fred. 😎 I was six that year. I remember a few of these particular spots, and almost all of the products themselves.
You're welcome, Perry.
I remember that they put the toy in the cereal and I would get a big bowl and dump it out to get the toy
65 GTO with a 389 Tri-Power. One of the best packages Pontiac ever put together.
I don't recall the Corvair or Dodge ads, the GTO ad I've seen dozens of times, the Chevy Corvette squib came from the long version of the stars of Bewitched, Bonanza,& Man from Uncle selling the 65 Chevy's
There is a long version from Chevrolet featuring the entire line up including Chevelle , Corvair , & Chevy 2 ( Nova ) With all the stars from Bewitched, Bonanza , & the Man from Uncle all in the same commercial ! & can be found on RUclips.
I remember a couple of these ads as well! I think I was going on 7 at this time. Thanks Fred!
You're welcome, Tom.
I was a mid teen at that time but don’t remember any of these particular commercials but in general G I Joe, Trix, Brylcreem, Lucky Strike.
Outstanding content xilFderF. You’ve still got it. 🏆
That's what my doctor told me, Xyrz.
I love this, Fred! I had Secret Sam! Ah, those were the days. I remember several of these.
Thanks, RRR.
Love to watch commercials from my childhood. But I didn't like the sexism in a few commercials at that time. Another thing that used to annoy me, even when I was only 10, were the toy commercials that segregated boys and girls. Boys were supposed to fight and be violent and girls were supposed to look forward to motherhood. How I hated those cutesy commercials for those hard plastic baby dolls, starting with Betsy Wetsy! But the Tressy commercial was cool, because I remember a friend my age who loved her Tressy set. After high school graduation, she studied cosmetology and became a successful beautician. She did a great job on my perm!
Nice comment, Mrs. G.
This has that 'It's Toasted' Don Draper Lucky Strike commercial!
So there was a Tressy too, not just the Crissy I got in 1968 or 69! Who knew? Tressy looks a lot more stylish! And man, did I love watching Underdog in afterschool re-runs!
My friends and I would play with our G. I. Joe's all the time. I never can wait to get the next one in the box.
GI Joe was the same size as Barbie back then 😎.
Loved it!! My brothers GI JO his Elia doll( he was a spy from man from UNCLE) and his Superman doll allowed him to play Barbies with my sister GI JO was a uncle Elia was another uncle who was husband to my sisters black Tammy doll Superman doll was barbies husband and they snatched my little kiddle doll who was baby sister to my sisters Ricky doll(skippers friend🤪) as for me the baby sister I got kicked out of my own room and they kept my kiddle doll! Good times… looking back though yea those were still great times 🥰oh my kiddle doll ended up being thrown out the window 7 stories down by my brother of course🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
As a kid I remember if you found a empty pack of Lucky Strikes ! You got to hit whoever was with you ! & say lucky strike ! No strike back 😉.
I remember these.😊
Corvair, at any speed
Ralph Nader, eat your heart out.
I wonder do you have a year in commercials for 1964. The year I was born. I love those year in commercials series. Thanks for sharing, Fred!!
I don't think I have one now, Deneen. But that doesn't mean I won't make one.
Totally awesome Fred thank you my friend
You're welcome, friend Brenda.
These commercials were the escapism of the specter of Nuclear Annihilation; the Damocles sword hanging over our heads every waking and sleeping moment. Oh Dear God I didn't want to go to Viet Nam either; but there I was on a plastic swift boat on the Me-kong delta, chaos, bullets and blood everywhere; purple smoke stinging our nostrils and bring in air support; ......napalm everywhere ....I re-live that moment every single day...... Oh Dear God take it away!!!
Just Cheerios. How did folks survive before Honey nut Cheerios?
If you wanted them sweeter, they had Frosty-O's. Same as regular but with a sweet glaze on them.
Load them with sugar!
Just a lot of sugar...like Grape Nuts or Wheat Chex.
or the other 40 varieties?
That Tressy doll, looked like it wanted to go psycho on the girl, for messin' with her hair, always lookin' off to the side, and thinkin' of how to deal with such a terrible stylist! 😳😬😮🤣 Lol
I’m 76 and now I know why generation went crazy 🤪😀
There is need to fear Underdog is here!
I was born April 1965 ❤️ This is very cool thanks
You're welcome, Gina.
Love how the Cheerios kid had to eat his cereal while poor Sue was kidnapped 😂
No. The Cheerios Kid invented a robot which backfired when he ordered it
to put Sue down. His invention was a failure.
Here's a bit of trivia people, MUM was the very first deodorant made for people that killed odor causing bacteria. It was made in 1888. It was a waxy cream with zinc oxide to fight odor. Before that women used tons of perfume and men well men were just manly. lol
D.A.F and VW those day here for cars, but we did smoke lucky strike lol
I loved the doll commercials! I always do! I was nuts over baby dolls and couldn't wait to be a mom! Oddly though I wanted boys and I got them! Everyone kept saying I needed a girl because I was so girly but I'd take boys any day! Lol!
Mercedes, I wanted a boy, got one, and got a stepdaughter when she was 11. So I made out OK as well.
American Character Toys went out of business in 1968.
Wow! Prell, McClean's Moon Drops! OMG! GTO! Wow! if they only knew what kind of car they had!!
I remember Prell shampoo lol my mom used to buy it
13:06 - Brylcreem - Sexy voiceover by June Foray.
I can barely remember Macleans toothpaste.
Could that Maclean toothpaste commercial be featuring Cheryl Tiegs? Revlon on lipstick: could that be Veronica Hamel of Hill Street Blues series?
Good year. lol I was born.
Me too.
My 2 sisters had Tressy dolls. I had Barbie and Ken. My brother's G I Joe beat up Ken and stole Barbie from him. I wish I was joking.🤓
That's funny, Janet!
*'LS/MFT???* *Sure, I remember!*
___________
*When I was a kid it meant "Let's Scr-w/My Finger's Tired"*
Wait mars made snickers? Huh I thought it was made by…. nestle.
It was always made by M&M Mars.
Thank ypu
You're welcome, Fred.
Tressy must not have been around very long. I don’t remember it at all.
Vitalis/ Brylcreem 😊
I wasn't born until1966
FredFlix videos are not just for adults.
But for the kid inside all of us.
14:56 I'm pretty sure that's Barbara Eden. She wasn't easy to recognize wearing the hair dryer.
M&M Mars
3 1/4inch keymatic wow
And not a single tattoo in sight...(sigh)..
13:10 Are you sure that "Light-Up Time" Lucky commercial was from 1965, and not the 1950s?
Keymatic girl is pretty!
I was also 8 in 1965. Ads could be longer, compared to the extremely short attention spans of 2024. You generally knew where you stood as far as gender roles - GI Joe for the boys, Easy-Bake Oven for the girls, and Snickers and Cheerios for everybody! The advertisers and agencies knew exactly what we wanted and hoped for. After Reaganomics set in, the entire landscape transformed--kids' toys and games were advertised primarily on the cable networks such as Nickelodeon. The only thing that was more or less the same was that MUSIC played at least as big a part, if not bigger, in luring people to buy a product. But America lost its sense of humor with the decade of the 1980s. Instead of "Get this! Buy this BECAUSE......" it was "More, more, better ,better, right now." Only the local and regional ads were able to recapture the humorous quality of the 50s and 60s, with a lot more leeway as to what to say and show.
Was the girl in the Snickers commercial Pam Ferdin?
OMG
No girls watched Underdog (or Speed Racer, Johnny Quest, or any superhero cartoon show). So why the doll ads on these shows?
I don't know, either; I can only imagine it was the TV stations' decisions. I can picture little girls wondering what if GI Joe figures and Matchbox cars commercials (Hot Wheels debuted in 1968) were airing during cartoons for girls. Just curious
You guys are crazy I always watched all of those shows when I was little in fact I loved speed racer but then again most of my friends were boys when I was a kid because I didn’t like drama from the girls I just wanted to play and have fun lol
@@texasgina I agree, Gina. I watched Johnny Quest and Underdog. Don't remember Speed Racer.
Obviously, girls did watch Underdog or the ads wouldn't be there.
@@isabeld.paredes4923 The Tressy ad was not the local stations but the network.
I remember those Prell shampoo bottles were Glass. Wasn't all em mow that I think about it?
Have the entire Original 64 GI Sets, took awhile to Collect at Auctions and Estate sales, good thing I already have em, saw one entire Collection at an Auction last year, JESUS😱 talk about sticker shock and bidding war🤣🤣🤣🤣 original single boxed items were going for around $500-1,000🙂
Topper Toys also known as Reading Delux, almost Mint Secret Sam was at an auction about a year ago, didn,t bid on it since I have one from an estate sale, pretty good condition everything works except the camera🙂
Take a Dodge back than to a Ford any day🙂