Found in Mom's Basement

1979 commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon starring a very young Patrick Swayze

Click here to see the 1970s TV commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, starring Patrick Swayze.

Andy Griffith in a 1977 commercial for Ritz crackers

Actor Andy Griffith passed away this morning.

Click here to watch one of the Ritz cracker commercials for which he was known to those of us of a certain age.

Watch the cat sing the original Meow Mix jingle

Click here to watch the iconic ad with the singing cat.

Click here to see a 1960 ad for cat food.

Groovy 1967 commercial for Easy Curl hot rollers for young girls

The best part of this commercial is the dance sequence.

Click here to watch the 1967 TV commercial for Kenner's Easy Curl.

The Monkees, Bugs Bunny and Kool-Aid, ca. 1960s

For some reason, Monkee Peter Tork isn't in this commercial. Does anyone know why?

Found at Adiversal.

Irish Spring soap commercial from 1980

Irish music. Check.

Phony Irish brogues. Check.

Knife slicing through a bar of soap. Check.

"But I like it, too" Check.

Click here to watch a classic TV commercial, from 1980, for Irish Spring soap.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Ever wonder how the snowplow driver gets to work?

In light of today's Snowpocalypse here in the Northeast, I thought it the perfect time to call your attention to this classic VW ad from the 1960s.

Click here to see the vintage winter-time Volkswagen ad.

Vintage TV ad: Slinky toy, 1960s

One of the best toy jingles ever, IMHO.

Click here to watch the 1960s TV commercial for the Slinky toy

Vintage TV Commercial: Shake 'N Bake, featuring a very young Taylor Momsen, 1997

Click here to watch the Shake 'N Bake commercial starring Taylor Momsen.

Vintage TV commercial: Twist N Turn Barbie, featuring Maureen McCormick a.k.a. Marcia Brady, 1967

Click here to watch the Barbie commercial. 

Be sure to watch until the end so you don't miss the deranged skipping children.