I don't know about you, but i like commercials. The only reason I watch the Super Bowl is to see the commercials (unless the Seahawks are playing in it.) So, I was at Best Buy and saw a 2-disc set of commercials from the 50s-70s, and I bought it. It was only <$8, all the more reason to. And there is some pretty disturbing things on here. Like Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble lighting up Winston cigarettes, or how about Mr. Indian crying because we've trashed his land with garbage? Or multiple commercials telling us not to squeeze the Charmin. Or Arthur Godfrey talking about Lipton soup for five minutes during an episode of Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts? And then there's Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote running amok in a car dealership. If you ever see this, I urge you to buy it, even though it doesn't have the "I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it harmony" ad or the "daisy chain nuclear bomb eye zoom" political ad in it. Here's the quote from the box which pretty sums up my thoughts about advertisements.

Commercials have been a part of TV since the early days of live broadcasts and tiny b&w picture tubes. Here is a priceless collection of the most memorable ads from the 50s to the 70s. These gems of the small screen are miniature movies, sharing all the humor, romance and excitement of the programs in which they appeared. Like larger productions, commercials contain famous Hollywood stars, fictional characters old and new, catchy tunes and phrases, and returing popular themes. The commercial is a unique art form, challenging the producers to squeeze a vivid, lasting message into a tiny slice of time.

Perhaps the funniest ad in the collection wasn't meant to be funny. It's from the 50's, and it involves a woman trying to sell a fridge, but she couldn't get it open. Zoom in for a close up picture of her face, and pull back, and voila! A stagehand has opened it for her. They could have just yelled "Cut! Take two! Action!", but they didn't for some reason. And it wasn't a live in-the-middle-of-a-show ad like most of them were back then, but, well, it's just weird. Sure, some of them may be stupid (take every single Target ad ever made), but they're here to stay. I think they should make a volume two, featuring the best of the 80's-00's, with the "1984" MacIntosh ad, and the "Head On, apply directly to the forehead" ads. Oh, and the Aflac duck, and the Geico gecko and cavemen, etc.