Thank you for showing this. It brings back memories of my dad telling us kids that many of the ad guys, producers and executives at Fred Niles were customers of the Ford dealership where my dad worked. He worked on quite a few of their cars.
I remember the Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages commercials from the early 1960s (that was the phone company serving Greater St. Louis when I was growing up) and that jingle was a happy little earworm! (And it's interesting that the idea of Pennant Instant Lemon has been revived as little instant packets for water, lemonade, tea, etc. some 60 years later)
I just bought a new Whirlpool washing machine. It's high tech compared to washing machines from 50 years ago. It senses how much of a load you're putting in and adds the right amount of water. Like they say, computer chips are in everything now.
Waverly, I'm a retired Marine who started out as an aviation Electronics technician. I can safely tell you that electronic components today are not as reliable as they used to be. Some of that is purposely built in for various reasons. At any rate you going to have far more problems with electronic devices then the old basic electromechanical ones. Also your repair costs go way up. So good luck keeping your brand new Whirlpool washer for 20 years like you could the old machines. Some of the convenience is nice. However more and more electronic devices contain devices that actually spy on you. Just a heads up.
Thank you for the retrospective of television commercials made by the Fred Niles Studios in Chicago. As another user was saying, it looks like these ads were made during the early 60's, more so than in 1957, unless there was one that was produced that year in the collection. As a piece of advice, please do your research before making public presentations. It always helps the audience you're targeting. Thank you.
I based the year circa 1957 on the commercial with Gertrude Berg for S.O.S. Her last television appearance was 1957, so it was assumed this commercial was produced for either the "Molly" TV series, or one of her guest appearances. I'll add 57's to 60's. Buy the way, we do research our releases. It is nice when in our comments our subscribers politely help with corrections.
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Mary's Hotpoint refrigerator is awesome! I'd love some swing out shelves like that.
Me too!!
Thank you for showing this. It brings back memories of my dad telling us kids that many of the ad guys, producers and executives at Fred Niles were customers of the Ford dealership where my dad worked. He worked on quite a few of their cars.
Thanks for the neat story about your Dad and the executives at Fred Niles.
May I ask what Ford dealership that was?
@@whatsamattayu3257, Litsinger Ford which used to be on West Washington Blvd. very close to downtown. No longer in business - it closed in the 1980s.
Thanks for sharing this, a piece of commercial history of Fred Niles. This should be in a museum for pop art.
Hope you put up another reel of vintage TV commercials someday!
We have more to come in the future.
2:12- LOCAL ANNOUNCER: "See the new *HOTPOINT 'NO-FROST ROLL-OUT* refrigerator at all *GRESHAM'S APPLIANCE* stores!"
I remember the Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages commercials from the early 1960s (that was the phone company serving Greater St. Louis when I was growing up) and that jingle was a happy little earworm! (And it's interesting that the idea of Pennant Instant Lemon has been revived as little instant packets for water, lemonade, tea, etc. some 60 years later)
Happy commercials. No Big Pharma. Thank you.
Our pleasure!
I like these 😊
Sounds like the ubiquitous Dick Tufeld in the Brunswick bowling ball commercial at 13:13.
It's him.
Niles also produced the initial seasons of the National Lutheran Council's "LIGHT TIME".
Back when TV commercials were commercials, not like those of today.
You have that right!
I just bought a new Whirlpool washing machine. It's high tech compared to washing machines from 50 years ago. It senses how much of a load you're putting in and adds the right amount of water. Like they say, computer chips are in everything now.
Waverly, I'm a retired Marine who started out as an aviation Electronics technician. I can safely tell you that electronic components today are not as reliable as they used to be. Some of that is purposely built in for various reasons. At any rate you going to have far more problems with electronic devices then the old basic electromechanical ones. Also your repair costs go way up. So good luck keeping your brand new Whirlpool washer for 20 years like you could the old machines. Some of the convenience is nice. However more and more electronic devices contain devices that actually spy on you. Just a heads up.
These are great! But they’re from the early 1960s, not the 1950s.
Agreed. Early 60s for sure.
Thank you for the retrospective of television commercials made by the Fred Niles Studios in Chicago. As another user was saying, it looks like these ads were made during the early 60's, more so than in 1957, unless there was one that was produced that year in the collection. As a piece of advice, please do your research before making public presentations. It always helps the audience you're targeting. Thank you.
I based the year circa 1957 on the commercial with Gertrude Berg for S.O.S. Her last television appearance was 1957, so it was assumed this commercial was produced for either the "Molly" TV series, or one of her guest appearances. I'll add 57's to 60's. Buy the way, we do research our releases. It is nice when in our comments our subscribers politely help with corrections.
General Foods, who marketed "S.O.S" at the time, also sponsored her 1961-'62 CBS series, "MRS. G. GOES TO COLLEGE" (aka "THE GERTRUDE BERG SHOW").
The DelMonte voice actor sounds like Danny Thomas doing an Italian accent
It's J. Carrol Naish- who was "Luigi Basco" on "LIFE WITH LUIGI" on radio and TV (1948-'53).
Hans Conreid?
It's Naish.
6:34- Gertrude Berg for S.O.S Soap Pads (1961).
Interesting...I thought it was earlier. May I ask the source of the date? Thanks.
She did a similar commercial during the March 31, 1961 "TWILIGHT ZONE" episode (it's on UA-cam, but I can't post the link here).
Thanks you for that. I'll be updating the description. You help is really appreciated.
You're welcome!
"Prospective" clients, not "perspective"
Instant Lemon? Really? 😕