Wanna Curdle? Why I Love Cottage Cheese
I love cottage cheese. Well, somebody had to say it. Cottage cheese is often overshadowed these days by Greek yogurt, and gets a bad r...
Showing posts with label Retro commercials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro commercials. Show all posts
Sake To Me: Western Celebs in Bizarre Vintage Japanese Commercials
It's no secret that the Japanese are big fans of Western celebrities, which means their commercials that feature them are often una...
Mad Men's Brilliant, Ambiguous Finale: It's the Real Thing. Or Is It?
***SPOILER ALERT. Don't read if you haven't watched last night's episode yet and don't want to know how it ended!*** I...
Sleazy Car Dealership Commercials From Yesteryear
I just bought a new car, a bright red 2014 Jetta with some nice bells and whistles that was marked down by $4,000 to make room on the lot...
I Am the One Who Hawks: Bryan Cranston's TV Commercials
I must confess one thing before starting this blog post: I've never watched a single episode of Breaking Bad . In fact, I don't t...
When Hawkeye Hawked Computers
Image via Mamecade A computer/technology pioneer and the cast of a sitcom that never showed a single PC on the set during their run…a...
Video Game Console Smackdown: Atari 2600 vs. Intellivision
Were you on Team Atari or Team Intellivision in the 80s? There were other home gaming consoles on the market at this time, but it seems th...
Go Retro's Commercial Jingle Hall of Fame
OK, maybe "Hall of Fame" is a stretch considering I'm going to just list ten. This is the second partner post I'm doing wi...
Anatomy of an Advertising Fail: Burger King's "Where's Herb?" Campaign
I would have to say if you vaguely remember an advertising campaign, or remember it only because it was so bad, then it's safe to say ...
The Enjoli Woman
When I first saw this commercial as a child, it made me look forward to becoming a woman. I always thought the ad sort of epitomized having ...
Oprah Wanted To Be The Charlie Girl
Picture courtesy Harpo Productions, Inc. and Oprah.com . Yesterday's Oprah Winfrey Show was chock-full of retro goodness, and the firs...
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