"In the wake of the first TV commercial-a July 1, 1941, ten-second spot for Bulova Watch on WNBT, New York City's NBC affiliate-came a deluge of advertising on 1950s television. "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" and "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent" were two of the many TV advertising slogans of the era. Celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Eden, and Peter Lorre performed in commercials; shows were built around a single product (e.g., The Colgate Comedy Hour); and numerous premiums attracted children (e.g., The Sky King Detecto…mehr
"In the wake of the first TV commercial-a July 1, 1941, ten-second spot for Bulova Watch on WNBT, New York City's NBC affiliate-came a deluge of advertising on 1950s television. "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" and "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent" were two of the many TV advertising slogans of the era. Celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Eden, and Peter Lorre performed in commercials; shows were built around a single product (e.g., The Colgate Comedy Hour); and numerous premiums attracted children (e.g., The Sky King Detecto Microscope; "Win a Wagon Train Pony"). This unique, nostalgic, and trivia-filled history presents details on the programs and commercials of the 1950s, including rare television theme songs featuring sponsor products"--
Vincent Terrace has been a researcher for ABC television and is the television historian for BPOLIN Productions. He has written more than 50 books about television and radio.
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Table of Contents Preface The Sponsors Alcoa Aluminum 5 Blatz Beer 6 Borden's Dairy Products 7 Brylcreem Hair Tonic 10 Bulova Watches 12 Buster Brown Shoes 13 Camel Cigarettes 14 Campbell Soup 18 Carnation Evaporated Milk 21 Chesterfield Cigarettes 23 Chevrolet 24 Chrysler 25 Coca-Colä29 Colgate-Palmolive 31 DuMont Telesets 36 Ford Automobiles 37 General Electric 40 General Foods 42 General Mills 47 General Motors 52 Glim Dishwashing Liquid 57 Gulf Oil 58 Jell-O 59 Kaiser Aluminum Foil 60 Kellogg's Cereals 62 Kent Cigarettes 72 Kraft Foods 74 L&M Cigarettes 75 Lionel Trains 77 Lucky Strike Cigarettes 78 Lux Soap 80 Mars Candies 82 Max Factor Cosmetics 83 Mogen David Wine 85 Nabisco 87 Nescafé Instant Coffee 90 Old Gold Cigarettes 92 Ovaltine Chocolate Drink Mix 93 Pall Mall Cigarettes 94 Pepsi-Colä96 Philip Morris Cigarettes 97 Pillsbury Flour 100 Popsicle Ice Pops 101 Post Cereals 102 Powerhouse Candy Bar 109 Procter & Gamble 111 Quaker Oats 119 Ralston-Purinä121 RCA Victor 124 Revlon Cosmetics 126 Reynolds Aluminum 129 Rheingold Beer 130 Salem Cigarettes 132 Sealtest Dairy Products 133 Swan Soap 134 Toni Hair Care Products 136 Viceroy Cigarettes 138 Weber's Bread 139 Wheaties Cereal 140 Winky Dink Merchandise 142 Winston Cigarettes 143 As Originally Broadcast Celebrity Commercials Appendix A: Mascots Appendix B: Jingles Appendix C: Slogans Appendix D: Sponsor and Program List Appendix E: Program and Sponsor List Product Index Performer Index