1960s primetime television commercials 37 minutes

37 minute compilation featuring television commercials that aired in the 1960s (and a few from the 70s). Ads are included for Coca-Cola (the "C'mon in" song), Shasta cola, Wheaties, Flintstones vitamins, freeze dried Sanka, Hawaiian Punch, Marlboro cigarettes, Cold Power detergent, Purina dog chow, Hartz Mountain flea collar, Nytol sleeping capsules, San-Man sleeping capsules, Crest and Ultra-Brite toothpastes, Luster Cream shampoo, Campbell's Chicken & Stars soup, Fruit Strip Gum, Carter's clothing, Magic Sizing laundry spray, Cumberland Capital Loans, Grain Belt Beer, and Old Milwaukee beer (featuring Tony Dow, aka Wally Cleaver!). Spokeswoman Josephine pitches Comet, Madge tells customers they're soaking in Palmolive, Energy Dancers hoof for milk, future MASH star Mike Farrell pitches Butternut roasted coffee, Arthur Godfrey talks up Colgate toothpaste, Ozzy Nelson plugs Kodak's slide projector and Signet 50 cameras, surfers promote Kodak's Instamatic 400, a bloodhound complains about Lysol spray, a Native American cries about litter, a Peter Lorre impersonator talks up Teri paper towels, and Tony the Tiger declares the Year of the Tiger. Product ads include model Evelyn Kuhn demonstrating Cover Girl makeup, plus promos for Noxzema skin cream, Dial soap, Real Kill adjustable bug spray, Di-Gel antacid, Armour Star bacon and Treet EZ Open canned ham, Zenith color TVs, RCA tube tech and portable TVs, and check out the amazing psychedelic animated ad for Levi's stay-press plaid slacks! Plus, there's a PSA encouraging viewers to volunteer or donate to Head Start, as well as a political ad, Howard Baker For Senator.

The BetaGems channel also has "1960s Saturday morning TV commercials 12 minutes," "1960s Saturday morning TV commercials 23 minutes," "60s/70s TV commercials: Louise Lasser, John Wayne, Cybill Shepherd, more," "1959-1961 primetime television commercials 12 minutes," "1959-1960 primetime television commercials 10 minutes," "1961 Twilight Zone commercials that aired during original broadcasts," "1960s Saturday morning TV ads 29 minutes," "1950s/1960s Saturday morning TV commercials 8 minutes," "1960s Saturday morning TV commercials 30 minutes," "1960s/1970s Saturday morning TV commercials 28 minutes," "1959 & 1960 Saturday morning TV commercials 25 minutes," "1972 & 1973 Saturday morning TV commercials 23 minutes," "1972 & 1973 Saturday morning TV commercials 6 minutes," "Stoner TV commercials: Screaming Yellow Zonkers, more," "1950s Ovaltine sports star ads Florence Chadwick, more," "1971 Ovaltine: Friend For Life ad agency film, Screaming Yellow Zonkers," "1992 TV's Funniest Commercials, Patrick Duffy host," "TV's Greatest Commercials 1989 Tim Conway & Ed McMahon," "TV's Greatest Commercials II 1989 celebrity edition, Ed McMahon," "1990 Foreign TV Commercials compilation 30 minutes," "1990 World's Best Commercials: David Leisure," "Phil Hartman: Word From Our Sponsor celeb ads," "We'll Be Right Back ad comp hosted by Mr. Whipple, Madge 1989," "1995 Greatest Commercials Ever Made, John Ritter host," and an entire playlist of rare TV ads going back to the 40s in a playlist called "Rare and Lost TV Commercials."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads.

In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper monitored nightly for several years. Some of the programming is strictly regional, mostly from the San Diego area. This upload features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. To be used for research and archive purposes only, no commercial reproduction allowed.