tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post4946986106752532374..comments2024-03-23T23:46:29.024-07:00Comments on The Fabuleous Fifties: Ger Apeldoornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-58850703479974097852010-03-03T16:58:25.685-08:002010-03-03T16:58:25.685-08:00As one who grew up in 50s and 60s America, I can a...As one who grew up in 50s and 60s America, I can attest firsthand to the omnipresence of cigarette advertising then. TV, especially, was full of it. Legions of men in doctor suits assured us their product was mild, soothing, pure; while clever ad campaigns became part of the national culture (the Malboro Man, "I'd rather fight than switch," "It's what's up front that counts").<br /><br />Back when a single sponsor supported an entire program, the show's characters would help out. On YouTube you'll find the closing credits for "The Flintstones" in which a flashing sign outside the Flintstone house advertises the sponsor's brand--not to mention the notorious commercial in which Fred and Barney sneak around in back of the house for a smoke while Wilma does the yard work.<br /><br />When cigarette ads were banned from the air, for many years TV seemed "weird" because it was missing one of its most familiar components.Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-77642747240835121522010-03-03T13:08:49.010-08:002010-03-03T13:08:49.010-08:00I believe legally the cut-off point that lawyers b...I believe legally the cut-off point that lawyers believe people could know about the link between cigarettes and cancer is somewhere in the early sixties. I don't know when the cigarette companies know, though.<br /><br />Tabacco advertising was behind much of popular entertainment. In comics, it was not only Camels that advertised a lot but also Philip Morris and Lucky Strike to name two. But also in television and before that radio, cigarette advertising paid for a lot of well-remembered entertainment.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-76547490268835445822010-03-03T12:17:31.532-08:002010-03-03T12:17:31.532-08:00Wow,that really blows my mind. I wonder how many p...Wow,that really blows my mind. I wonder how many people developed cancer as a direct result of these advertisements.http://tenpoundhammer.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391626064392333403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-45568645773099868032010-03-03T03:36:53.606-08:002010-03-03T03:36:53.606-08:00LIFE has an early use of comics in a Camel Cigaret...LIFE has an early use of comics in a Camel Cigarettes ad on the back cover, featuring Lou Gehrig, in the April 26, 1937 issue.<br /><br />books.google.com/books?id=5E4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT1&dq=lou+gehrig+holds+more+records&lr=lang_en&as_pt=MAGAZINES&cd=1#v=onepage&q=lou%20gehrig%20holds%20more%20records&f=falseAlex Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961079895014060773noreply@blogger.com