Camel Cigarettes – Doctor’s Choice of Smoke

Best Old TV Commercials — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:54:03 +0000

Of all embarrassing cigarette ad campaigns, none come close to the irony of a doctor pitching Camel Cigarettes being better for health than any other kind of cigarette. Funny, they don’t really explain why more doctors smoke Camels except hinting that it’s good tasting and mild – hardly scientific evidence discovered by the World’s finest medical minds. Oh, and after 30 days, Camels will “agree with your throat”.

Clearly to use a doctor in a pitch shows even back in 1949 there were rising health concerns about smoking tobacco products.

Lucky Strike Cigarette Square Dance

Best Old TV Commercials — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:52:55 +0000

Wow. Square dancing cigarettes. This one pretty much speaks for itself, except I should mention that “L.S., L.S. M.F.T.” is a horrible acronym to look at and say. It is also, however, brilliantly simple and the commercial is catchy.

If you were born in the 80′s like me, you know, the time when Cigarettes have always been bad for you, seeing things like this make you gawk. Originally presented in 1948, it shows that Big Tobacco has spared no expense and no ends to market their products on television.

Best Old TV Commercials » 1940s

Camel Cigarettes – Doctor’s Choice of Smoke

Lucky Strike Cigarette Square Dance