{"id":3065,"date":"2014-05-22T16:50:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T15:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:33:57","slug":"what-do-our-tv-ads-say-about-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3065","title":{"rendered":"What do our TV ads say about us?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>70 or 80 years from now, what will people think of us when they see the television commercials that we use to sell products to each other? &nbsp;If attitudes shift as much as they have over the last 70 to 80 years, it&#8217;s truly hard to imagine. &nbsp;Take a look at these television commercials from yesteryear &#8211; they&#8217;re public domain files available at <a href=\"http:\/\/prelinger.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Prelinger Archives<\/a>, but I cut the file apart for individual viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dreft Commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vwWVzyA6JNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eveready Batteries Commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BkJl2Zt7dIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"None Such Coffee - old TV commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/He4CnsDhy9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Party Magic - old promo TV commercial for Whiz Bars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qqXaKsrg8jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick Elastic Hot Starch old TV commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_uiCDbqu80?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rice Krispies - old TV commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afc0rJHUyNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Singer Man #2 - old TV commercial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1vaDB4KKmWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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