Flintstones Winston cigarette ad

[pstokely]

http://www.tvparty.com/vault3/flintbig2.ram

[Deja Q]

1. I have only ONE response to that:

[jmowreader]

2. The Flintstones were kinda mild in their cigarette promotion

Shows like I Love Lucy worked the cigarette plugs right into the program. Ricky would ask for a cigarette and Lucy would go off on this big spiel about how great Philip Morris cigarettes were. The Flintstones at least kept it at the end, so it could be edited off when it became illegal to sell cigarettes on the air.

I've seen some images from old game shows where they'd put the sponsor's name right on the wall. See, when television first started every show had a "principal sponsor"--which is something that came over from radio. And the stars of the show were expected to either use or promote the principal sponsor's product in the story line. Like, if your principal sponsor was Chevrolet, you'd "get in your Chevrolet to go to the A&P." (There was some honesty in advertising there--up in the program header it would call your show "The Joe Blow Show Brought To You By Chevrolet.")

But things change, y'know? People who log onto DU thirty years from now are going to laugh about all the dick-pill ads on television in 2005. "Why would anyone take dick pills? Haven't they always had that operation that fixes your dick when it won't get hard on its own? Man, that operation only costs $25 under National Healthcare, and you walk out of the doctor's office with a raging hard-on."

[democracyindanger]

3. There's a reason they're called soap operas.

[hickman1937]

4. I remember Andy Griffith doing ...Sanka? and Kents.

They all did it. I actually think it was much more honest back then.

[jmowreader]

6. And we all remember Ronald Reagan's "Chesterfield" ad

Bartcop puts it up on occasion.

The behaviors of those in the past are often shocking to those in the present. Cigarette ads are one example. Another is the ad that recommends douching with Lysol. Yeah, it would work...but...

In ten years, depending on whether the fundies win, the kids of that age will either be shocked that Pat Robertson and Donald Wildmon got away with the shit they did for as long as they did, or they'll be shocked about Ozzy Osbourne and Happy Bunny.

[LynneSin]

7. Wow - Reagan must have loved you if you got this for Xmas!

[Left Is Write]

11. You have to love the festive Christmas cartons they came in!

[JVS]

13. That would be heinously expensive to do for Xmas now!

[jmowreader]

16. Not really, many products come in festive Christmas packaging

When this ad was current, cartons of cigarettes were a common Christmas gift in the US.

My folks used to tell stories about the cocktail parties they attended when they were with the Bureau of Public Roads. The hosts would put out bowls of cigarettes for the guests. You don't see that shit happening anymore.

[JVS]

18. Sending cartons of cigarettes to everyone would so be expensive.

[jmowreader]

19. Oh, the smokes themselves!

Yeah, that'd be a bit steep now that we've figured out cigarettes are so addictive people will buy them no matter how high we set the cigarette tax.

[AngryAmish]

8. I own a Reagan Chestefield ad

At the Printer's Row book fair every year there are several people selling old magazine ads (cut up old magazine). I got Reagan selling Chesterfields. I also got Ben Hogan selling smokes.

[Left Is Write]

10. Robert Young did Sanka ads also.

[Floogeldy]

5. I've always preferred Marlboros over Winston

Although, Winston lights were better than Marlboro lights.

Ha ha. Remember "Vantage?"

[trackfan]

9. Remember we used to sing:

Winston taste bad
Like the one I just had.
No filter, no flavor
Just rolled up toilet paper.

[Left Is Write]

12. I have an old poster-sized cardboard Garry Moore Winston ad.

Picked it up at a flea market several years ago (I collect vintage ads AND Garry Moore memorabilia, so it really fit the bill!).

[WI_DEM]

20. and I believe Garry Moore died of lung cancer, too

[NYCGirl]

21. Jeez. I just realized I'm old enough to know who Garry Moore is.

[Left Is Write]

22. He died of emphysema.

Undoubtedly as a result of years of smoking.

[sasquatch]

14. Dude, that is fucking wild

[underpants]

15. Oh man what a classic

gee Iwonder how kids ever got hooked on those things.

[rustydog]

17. MAJOR flash back! I remember watching that as a kid

Shit, the first brand of cigarettes I smoked were...you guessed it!

[pstokely]

23. The Flintstones wasn't considered a kids show when these ads aired

it was more like what the Simpsons or Family Guy is now