Best Old TV Commercials » Food

Cereal – Apple Jacks

Best Old TV Commercials — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:49:17 +0000

At some point in the history of cereal advertising, either the 1970’s or the 1980’s, cereal became something to sing and dance for. And not a little scuffle or tap dance, we’re talking about a cereal that only the raddest kids really want to MOVE and DANCE to. Not sure what to think of the kid who pretends to be playing the Piano. I mean, I don’t hear a piano. Do you?

Cereal – Cheerios Kid

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:23:56 +0000

Westerns sure were popular for a couple decades. This commercial thinly disguised as a cartoon featurette introduces us to the Cheerio’s Kid – a brave girl-saver who interjects halfway through to show us the fascinating benefits of choosing Cheerio’s for your breakfast cereal.

Cereal – Capt N Crunch Old School Commercial

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:49:08 +0000

Capt N’ Crunch is kidnapped by a pirate who demands to know how Capt N Crunch stays crunchy. The Captain isn’t sure how his cereal stays crunchy so he calls Quaker Oats to find out. Perhaps we should be confused, concerned, or smirking from irony that the Captain doesn’t know what goes into his own cereal.

We end with the pirate bawling unnaturally, rolling around on the deck when he doesn’t get his answer. Emotional, these pirates arrr….

Snack – Fruit Stripe Gum

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:29:11 +0000

Fruit stripe gum, in 5 fruit flavors and colors! Cherry stripe, lemon stripe, orange stripe, mixed fruit and lime stripe.

We are warned that ghosts and goblins are coming to meet our parents and are quelled by Beech Nut Fruit Stripe Gum!

Pop Tarts – Milton the Toaster

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:18:50 +0000

What I always found fascinating about Pop Tarts is how they’re engineered especially to fit right into a toaster. Even the name implies that’s where you cook it. Milton the Toaster even implies this in the commercial that his sole purpose for existence is the heating of these square non-perishable pastries. He’s a loyal but worrisome fellow with fears of rejection that he shares with our young friend who is about to go to her first sleepover. She should bring Milton with her.

Cereal – Star Wars Cereal

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:09 +0000

George Lucas spared no opportunity to put his famous robots on the packages of every children’s product imaginable. It is, however, disappointing that there is no Star Wars toy advertised in this box of Star Wars cereal.

C3P0’s are basically deformed Cheerio’s. They look sort of like those Double Inner Tubes they rent out at Waterparks, and probably float the same as both Cheerio’s and inner tubes.

C3P0 loves selling products to kids, and he’s even on a ship serving Han Solo and a wookie a nice heaping bowl of his crunchy New Force in Breakfast.

Cereal – Cheerios and V8 for Healthy Breakfast

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:48:57 +0000

Unlike it’s popular sugary cousins, Cheerios hasn’t evolved much with the times, mainly because it hasn’t had to. Cheerios have always been Cheerios. They’ve never tried too hard to be the coolest kid on the block. Cheerios is all about communicating the nutritional and health benefits, and in this case, a cross-promotion with V8 juice.

This must’ve been before they started putting the actual toys in boxes. Maybe not, but there’s a special offer on this commercial to send off to get your free Rocket Toy, which actually looks like a cool cereal toy. (You know, one that grabs more than 2 minutes of your child’s attention span.)

It’s too bad kids had to wait in the mail for them though, it’s all about instant gratification, baby.

Soda – Coca Cola Hilltop Christmas Carol

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:55 +0000

This commercial from 1978 is an example of Coke’s extensive marketing and campaigning, and how they’ve been successful at staying relevant for so long. Christmas in Coca-Cola demonstrates the connectedness of all of Earth’s great people through charity and goodwill….well, united under the banner of Coke.

Soda – Have a Coke and a Smile

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000

Ah, 1980’s. Everyone’s feeling alive. The world is budding with opportunity and on the brink of irrational exhuberance for at least a good decade. And Coke is feeling alive. It’s the happy-go-lucky, good feeling softdrink for good-feeling people. It’s the refreshing comfort of America in a 12 oz. bottle or can. Completw with a gospel-inspired choir singing this memorable and catchy Coke slogan, for 30 seconds are lives are filled with joy and excitement to point of Coke-gasm.

Soda – King Size Coca Cola

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:27:08 +0000

Have a king size coke with Anita Bryant and The Brothers Four! Is this really a King Size coke? This looks like a Small in 2000’s soda measurement standards.