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Birds Eye Desserts - Oliver Twist / More - (1972) :30 (UK)

The classic scene from Oliver Twist has Oliver wanting more - because he's been served Birds Eye dessert like peach and cream flavor, raspberry r

Weetabix - Breakfast (1972) :60 (Sweden)

A great sunny orange 1972 family breakfast!

Weetabix - This is the box that he wants (1972) :60 (Sweden)

This is the box that Richard wants to reach. Weetabix is nourishing.

Kelloggs - Frosted mini-wheats cereal (1972) (USA)

America is waking up to a great new breakfast idea!

Pååls hönökaka - "Bryta bröd i goda vänners lag" (1972) :60 (Sweden)

Det här är Påls hönökaka. Påls bakas över öppen eld för den fina aromens skull.

Dawn - Grease Grabber & "Gail Strickland" (1972) 1:00 (U.S.A.)

Gather 'round kids and listen to the story of the 1970's. Now, in the 1970's drugs were very popular.

Ost / Cheese - The Cheese party (1972) no subtitles (Sweden)

Cheese! This family likes to have friends over, but like so many worry about having to prepare meals.

Kraft - Parkay Margarine Countryfresh flavor (1971) (USA)

Kraft Parkay Margarine  (1971)

Frödinge Ostkaka - ready-made Cheesecake from Småland (1971) (Sweden)

In this advert a nice lady tells us all about the traditional Småland cheesecake, which nobody in småland would do without, is now available in pre-ma

Goman på Konsum och Domus - Buy meat different ways (1971) 2:00 (Sweden)

Some people like to chat with the charcuterie man, but the modern way to buy meat is in the frozen food section where you can find Goman.

Alpha Bits: Jackson 5 (1971) :30 (U.S.A.)

Jackson 5 make a cameo for alpha bits cereal, and their special prize inside: stuff to pimp your bicycle.

Sugar Crisp: Jackson 5 (1971) :30 (U.S.A.)

The Jackson 5 sing their hit for an insanely edited commercial for Sugar Crisp cereal.

Bohusräkor och Västkustsallad - Frozen shrimp and east coast salad (1971) :60 (Sweden)

Bohusräkor och Västkustsallad 1971

Sibylla - Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt / Din Rätt (1971) (Sweden)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt eats a hot dog and tries to remember the brand name. "It's a woman's name. Starts with an S. Sigurd.

British Chicken - Margaret Powell / Luxury food we can all afford (1971) :15 /UK)

O&M British Chicken ad from 1971 - starring Margaret Powell

Läkerol - Opera / Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (1970)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt does not enjoy the opera, it disturbs his nap.

Burger King - 'Whopper' "Can I have a whopper Lieutenant?" (1970) (USA)

"Can I have a whopper Lieutenant?"

Läkerol - The Corner Shop / Tobaksaffären (1970) :30 (Sweden)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt och Anita Wall

Birds Eye Desserts - Princess - (1970) :30 (UK)

Once upon a time there was a princess who had three suitors.

Birds Eye Roast Beef Dinner for One - Brief Encounter -(1970)

"I'm going to say goodbye."  "No, don't say goodbye, it sounds, so permanent." "It's only for a very short

Birdseye Pies - Vicar's Wife - (1970) :30 (UK)

It'll make a dishonest woman out of you.

Birds Eye Pies - Temptress - (1970) :30 (UK)

The seductive lady serves birds eye pie as if she had made it.

King Vitaman Cereal (1970) (USA)

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"And it's bursting with natural vitamin C" Anita Bryant, 1970 printad USA

Isn't it nice there are so many ways to buy 100% pure orange juice from Florida?

British Eggs "E for B, and be your best!" / George Best (1970) :40 (UK)

British Eggs E For B ad starring George Best - by O&M (1970)
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ICA butikerna - ICA Supermarket (1970) 7:00 (Sweden)

A seven-minute-long infomercial about Sweden's largest supermarket chain back in 1970. Look at the fashions and hairstyles!

Swanson Breakfast "Send him off..." print 1972

"Swanson makes it easy to send him off with a good breakfast"

Bords Eve & Hushålls Eve - D-Vitamin margarine (1970) 7:35 (Sweden)

This is a five-minute ad speaking about the D-Vitamin content of "Bords Eve" and "Hushålls Eve" margarine.

Carnation Instant Breakfast - Carolyn Brand off to school 1970

Los Angeles teen Carolyn Brand models for this ad

Birds Eye desserts - Rule Britannia (1969) :30 (UK)

Trifle, the cornerstone of the British Empire. When the people stopped bothering to make trifle, the Empire started to crumble. Coincidence perhaps.

McDonald's - Introducing Big Mac - print ad 1969 USA

McDonald's introduces Big Mac. A meal disguised as a sandwich.

Swanson Fried Chicken - a Good Chicken Dinner should have - 1969, print USA

A good chicken dinner should have....

Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers - "Crunch" (1969) printad (USA)

CRUNCH

Kentucky Fried Chicken Colonel Sanders - What's for dinner? - (1969) :30 (USA)

It didn't matter if you were a model, a secretary or a homemaker, in the late 1960s the only thing on a woman's mind all day was What should

Kentucky Fried Chicken's - Colonel Sanders home - (1969) :30 (USA)

In this ad from 1969, Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders wants a word "with these folks" and he means you the viewer through the

Wasabröd crispbread - Intruder? (1968) 1:55 (Sweden)

Knorr - Buljong & Nyponsoppa (1968) 2:30 (Sweden)

Campbell - The Can Bag (1968) printad USA

Only from Campbell! This great new tote bag for just $1.95 C $5.00 value) and illifferent Campbell's Soup Labels. Campbell has a new bag!

Heinz - Race / The Slowest Ketchup in the West - (1968) :60 (USA)

The ketchup bottle is minding his own business, in a saloon, as you would, when catsup arrives. Catsup challenges Heinz Ketchup to a draw.

Toro Fisksoppa - Fish soup (1967) :30 (Sweden)

Cook magazine, Japan, 1967.

New Appeteasers. The Mini snack from Nabisco - 1967 print ad (USA)

Tiny snack crackers that taste like what they look like.

Beanz Meanz Heinz - "Johnny's going off around the world" (1967) 30 (UK)

Little brother is determined to travel the world and has packed everything, ready to go.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken "Lie Detector" (1967) 1:00 (USA)

This ad is from 1967 and it's got a deep paranoid Manchurian Candidate or Dr Strangelove vibe about it.

Campbell Tomato Soup - Stops winter cold - printad 1966

Stops winter cold Sun-drenched tomato fragrance and red-ripe tomato. flavor give you summer warmth in every sip of Campbell's Tomato Soup.
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Mustang & Post Rice Krinkles - So-Hi presents Mustang in box - (1966)

This vintage ad is an early example of cobranding, Rice Krinkles had a series of Mustangs inside their cereal box, little toy cars that came in Arcadi

Egg - Wedding Day - (1964) :30 (UK)

Cadbury's Flake - Waterfall - (1964) :30 (UK

Way back in the 1960s, a very pretty young lady was enlisted to carefully roll the wrapper off a cadbury's Flake, and then stick it in her mouth.
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Levy's Rye: You don't have to be Jewish - 1964

These ads would totally not run today, like ever. But disregarding that, the idea is so simple it's kind of crazy how simple it is.

Wesson Mayonnaise - With the tasty snap of apple cider vinegar! (1964) printad (USA)

Try the new mayonnaise with the tasty snap of apple cider vinegar!
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Rolling Stones Rice Crispies ad from 1964 - Snap! Crackle! Beat!

Brian Jones co-wrote this jingle with the J. Walter Thompson ad agency in 1964.

Eggs - Tony Hancock in France (1962) :30 (UK)

Tony Hancock goes on holiday and starves himself because he believes that the French don't eat eggs for breakfast. Silly Tony!

Quaker Oats - Hot Oatmeal is cool! Print ad 1960.

Lifesavers - Preserved flavor - 1960, printad - USA

"Trust Swanson" TV Brand Swiss Steak Dinner print ad, 1960

Trust Swanson. Their Swiss steak is the kind you can cut with a fork.

Cape Fruit - Juicy Cape Pears / Tommy Cooper (1959) :30 (UK)

Tommy Cooper shills pears for Cape Fruit.

HP Sauce - Haggis / Everything goes with HP sauce (1959) :15 (UK)

HP Sauce - Haggis ad from 1959

Rice Crispies - Piano Jingle - (1958) :60 (USA)

Snap Crackle and Pop play the piano and sing a jingle.

Lifesaver - Delicicious flavor "change" ...Butter-Rum (1958) print ad (USA)

Butter-rum is by far my favorite Lifesavers flavor.

Life savers - Holesome-est sweets in town! - 1958 print ad USA

The candy with the hole ... still only 5 cents!
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Cheerios - v8 - Moon rocket kit (1958) :60 (USA)

Collect cheerios and v8 labels and get this fab moon rocket kit. Wait, cheerios and v8?? It seems that leave it to beaver likes it.

Egg - Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes crossword puzzle (1957) :30 (UK)

"Go to work on an egg" Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes try to solve a crossword puzzle, they argue over eggs vs eel and pig vs pie. 

Alpha-Bits - Try Post Alpha-Bits (1957) printad (USA)

Try Post Alpha-Bits ... the nourishing new oat cereal your whole family will love!

Toy - Alice Babs - Ta Toy bli frisk i munnen / Sweden Norway border (1956) 2:30 (Sweden)

The fascinating thing about this ad is that Alice Babs sings and speaks in both Norwegian and Swedish.

Kellog's Cornflakes - They all look full when they're standing up / Normal Rockwell - printad 1955

Of course there are a few well-organized souls who get up early enough to breathe deeply at the window, count the birds on the lawn, or make some othe

Jell-O - Ancient Chinese Pantomime - (1955) (USA)

The chinese baby is eating glape Jello. Uh-huh.

Chiquita Banana Original - (1955) 1:24

"Hello Amigo...I'm Chiquita Banana, and I've come to say Bananas have to ripen in a certain way. And when they are flecked with brown

Domino - Which is less fattening? Sugar - or an apple? 1953 printad USA

3 teaspoons of Domino sugar contains fewer calories than three raw carrots!

Kraft - Idea for a busy day meal! (1953) printad (USA)

Kraft tested recipe!

Cheerios - Baseball Jingle - (1952) (USA)

Cheerios

Batchelors Wonderful Peas Peas (1950s) (UK)

Batchelors Wonderful Peas Peas ad from the late 1950s

Lifesavers - "Still only 5c" - printad 1950

What a delightful colorful way to display the candies, and draw attention to the price.

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