Doreen And Her Bactine

From 1956, here's a commercial for Bactine.

 

Make Me A Whopper!

From the late 1960s or early 1970s, here's an early Burger King commercial.
 

Hey Kids! Wanna Build Your Own Radio?

From the 1950s, here's an old television commercial for the Remco Electronic Transistor Radio Kit. 

 

Howza Boutza Some-sa Pizza?

From back in the day, here are some commercials for pizza that were shown at drive-in movie theaters.

 

Go Ahead! Start Huffin' and Puffin'!

From 1964, here are Woody Woodpecker, along with his nephew Knothead and niece Splinter, in "Three Little Woodpeckers" from Walter Lantz Productions, released by Universal Pictures.

Directed by Sid Marcus, with story by Cal Howard, animation by Ray Abrams and Art Davis, settings by Ray Huffine and Art Landy, and music by Walter Greene.

Grace Stafford Lantz (Walter's wife) did Woody's voice, with other voice characterizations provided by June Foray (as Knothead and Splinter), and Daws Butler (as the Big Bad Killer Wolf).

 

Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It

Here's a 1968 commercial using stop-motion for Gulf No-Nox Gasoline.

 

Time For An Entertaining Little Ditty

From 1960,

In this clip from an ABC telecast of the Lawrence Welk Show, here's Larry Hooper singing "The Big Bass Violin Song," joined on the double bass by Buddy Hayes.

Time For Some Skiffle

In this clip from a 1958 British telecast, here's Skiffle king Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group perforning Woody Guthrie's "Gamblin' Man."  Joining Lonnie are Les Bennetts (lead guitar), Pete Huggett (bass), and Nick Nicholls (drums).

 

The Pause That Refreshes Down Under

An early Australian Television commercial for Coca-Cola from around 1960.

 

Wanna Pop A Beech Nut Hot Shot In Your Mouth?

Here's a mid-1960s commercial for Beech Nut Hot Shots candy.

 

Hold On To Your Hats

From the 1950s, here's a British television commercial (advert) for something called Ribena Black Currant Syrup.

 
I wonder if this stuff goes well with fish and chips. 

Let George Do It

From 1940, here's George Formby singing "Mr. Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" in this clip from the British motion picture "Let George Do It."  The instrument that George is playing is a Banjo-Ukulele, or Banjulele.

Justice, Rudy Vallee Style

From 1931, here's Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees, starring in "Musical Justice," originally released theatrically by Paramount Pictures.  The short, directed by Aubrey Scotto, with music by Sammy Lerner and Sammy Timberg, also features Mae Questel, who would be best remembered for her portrayals of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, and Little Audrey in various Fleischer/Famous/Paramount Cartoon studios animated shorts.


This short is shown in two parts.




Here's part one.





And part two.

Early Ginger

Here is an unknown Ginger Rogers starring in a 1930 comedy short entitled "Office Blues," originally released theatrically by Paramount Pictures.



Directed by Mort Blumenstock.  In this one, Ginger plays a perky young stenographer who has a big-time crush on her boss.

Wow! Danny Thomas With Sideburns!

Here's a promo for the 1970-71 ABC sitcom, Make Room For Grandaddy.

Mister Salty

Here is a commercial from 1971 for Nabisco's Mister Salty Pretzels.

Hey Snooky, You're No Elvis!

Here's Snooky Lanson, perforning "Heartbreak Hotel" in this clip from a 1956 NBC telecast of Your Hit Parade.  

 The show was beginning to have problems by then.  Before the emergence of rock 'n' roll, it was the song that was the thing, regardless of who sang or played it.  After the mid-1950s, it became the performance that was the thing.  The youngsters weren't interested in anyone other than Elvis Presley singing "Heartbreak Hotel." Rock n' roll fans did not want their favorite songs performed by the likes of Snooky, Dorothy Collins, or Gisele MacKenzie.  They wanted Elvis, Fats Domino, and The Platters.  YHP, which started on radio in 1935 and on TV in 1950, switched networks from NBC to CBS in 1958, and went off the air in April, 1959.

Be Sure To Watch "The Real McCoys" In Black and White On ABC!

Here's a 1961 ABC Network promo for The Real McCoys.  

The show ran for five years on ABC before moving over to CBS in 1962 for one last season.

Nothing Does It Like Seven-Up

Here's a pair of late 1950s commercials for Seven-Up.

Have Some Corn Pops With Wild Bill and Jingles

Here's a 1950s television commercial for Kellogg's Corn Pops cereal that aired during an episode of Wild Bill Hickock, which was sponsored by the cereal maker.  Stars Guy Madison and Andy Devine are featured here.