Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Flash, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A2ZCDS.com
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2005
• Run Time: 137 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BNMX42
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,027 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

It is difficult to imagine life without a TV and even more difficult to have a TV program without a "commercial break." Every program, every channel spices up viewing time with TV ads as never before. It is a ‘win-win" situation for the TV channel, for the company sponsoring the ad and the ad agency and often for the viewer as well.

When TV commercials were first introduced, there was a novel quality about them. They introduced you directly to the products and explained their use and functioning. The audience was captivated by the information provided, which was cleverly designed to whet one’s appetite, and those "hooked" went out to buy.

Presented in this 2-DVD set are 40 TV commercials, which make this a veritable bounty for the adman, student or professional dealing with advertising, for it takes one through the pages of advertising history. By knowing the past one builds a solid foundation for the future and I am convinced that anybody who owns and examines the rare clips on this DVD will be suitably rewarded.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, April 26, 2006

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Bart (Montpellier, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: History of Advertising: Early TV Commercials, Volume Two (DVD)

I have to say I laughed out loud at some of the early commercials on this set.

Yes, the production values were "interesting" back when television was starting out - but the results are so funny it doesn't matter.

I bought this DVD on a lark just to see what it was all about and could not believe how silly television advertising was in primative times.

The ads are better than some movies I've seen lately.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Came From The 50s!, April 25, 2006

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Ejaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: History of Advertising: Early TV Commercials, Volume Two (DVD)

I'm sure this DVD won't be for everyone, but it sure put a smile on my face.

I've joked with my friends before that when I watch TV, sometimes the ads are more interesting than the shows themselves and this just proves the point.

These ads are often hysterical and brought me back to my youth.

I'm sure that a lot of younger people won't get why they are so funny, but for those of us out there - you know who you are - who remember Snap Crackle Pop, this is outstanding!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy The Bundle Pack, February 8, 2007

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M. Jirmanos "Amazon Junkie" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: History of Advertising: Early TV Commercials, Volume Two (DVD)

I got this DVD as part of the bundle pack. I wish I had just bought all the advertising DVDs that way. I have purchased most seperately. The content is great.