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Old 05-11-2011, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by cmac2012 View Post
TV could be pretty rough in that day. Minow was on the mark. I've seen shows from that era where the host would be interviewing someone or doing some other part of the show and then they'd turn to the camera with something like, "Yes friends, it's times like these where I really appreciate the smooth, rich flavor of Viceroy. No other cigarette is rated as highly for soothing the throat . . . ."

Some of these ads bring back bad memories for me. I watched a lot of TV approx. 1958 on (age 6). The shows were sappy, the ads were sappy.

This is Dennis James reminding you to keep smoking Old Gold Cigarettes (1952)

More Doctors Smoke Camels Than Any Other Cigarette

EARLY 1960'S CIGARETTE ADS

Kent, the only cigarette with the highly adsorptive micronite filter.

Yes, "adsorptive."
Pretty rough yes. But also some pretty funny stuff too. Even today. Sid Ceasar, Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Groucho Marx. Golden age of comedy.
For instance: Sid & Imogene mime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wEj9aSZZZo
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