In a world inundated with eXtreme Advertising, it’s nice to take some time to look back at the kinder, gentler days of propaganda.

If classic television commercials can teach us anything, it’s that a few simple tenets of advertising are universal: Show the brand doing it’s job well, repeat the message that you wish to want and, um, the softer the paper the better it feels on your skin . . .

Charmin Feels Good On Your Skin

FedEx Will Get It To You Fast, Really Fast

Fruit Of The Loom – Vaguely Creepy

Old Spice – Now With Menthol

Captain Crunch Versus . . . The French

McDonalds

Every Hot Wheel Ever Made . . . Up Until 1990

Coors – General John Wayne

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