Commercials and Reviews

By: Gail L. Nobles
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  • A podcast about Commercials and reviews on products.
    Copyright Gail L. Nobles
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  • The Four Tops - Velveeta 6:13:24 9.53 PM
    Jun 14 2024
    Intro by: Gail Nobles

    Ladies and gentlemen, today's topic is about the Four Tops Velveeta Shells and Cheese commercial. You remember the song by the Four Tops titled It’s The Same Old Song. It was recorded for the Motown label. The song was released in 1965 as the second single from their second album. The song is today one of the top signatures and was reportedly from initial concept to commercial release in 24 hours. It reached number five on the billboard hot 100 and number two on the billboard R&B chart. it also reached number 34 in the UK.

    The group appeared in a Velveeta Shells and Cheese commercial where they spoofed It's The Same Old Song with something called It's Not The Same Old Side. This commercial features the group performing and outfits of blue and yellow to match the colors of the Velveeta ashells and Cheese box.

    Commercials like that are enjoyable to watch doing commercial breaks. It's nice hearing a Motown hit in a commercial. The Four Tops for Velveeta It's Not The Same Old Side was made in February 1996 according to YouTube videos.

    You’re listening to Commercial & Reviews. I’m your host, Gail Nobles.
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    2 mins
  • The J5 Alpha-Bits Commercials 4:13:24 7.12 PM
    Apr 13 2024
    Intro music by: Gail Nobles
    Story by: Gail Nobles
    Cover Art by: Gail Nobles

    See J5 Box Cereal Record

    Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 starred in a series of Alpha-Bits musical TV commercials in 1973 through 1974. In those commercials, they advertise prizes that came from the cereal box like five different Jackson 5 records. One free on each specially mark box. ABC was the Jackson five hit record you got free on Alpha-Bits and Frosted Rice Krinkles. The record was printed on the back of the cereal boxes. It listed five songs. number one - ABC, number two - I Want You Back, number three - I'll Bet You, number four - Darling Dear, and number five - Maybe Tomorrow.

    I don't remember any of those classic box records. I was probably a baby then. But I do remember collecting a Jackson 5 poster or booklet from the cereal box. It was so long ago. The Jackson 5 had on yellow basketball outfits, but I missed the records.

    Those little simple things like getting a small record with your breakfast I know must have meant so much. Those cereal box records were Jackson 5 Flexi Disc. They looked like cardboard with a photo of a record and the Jackson 5. I've I've seen pictures of one placed on a record player. On the back on the box, you cut the record out on the dotted line.

    The Jackson 5 advertised the cereal box records singing their hit song ABC for the alphabet cereal commercial. But that was just one of the cereal commercials.

    They have done other alphabets commercials singing other songs like I got A look at my B going to eat my Alpha-Bits and XYZ. There were other cereal box prizes in their commercials too like posters, and there was an invicible inkpen.

    Whenever you saw a cereal commercial advertising cereal box prizes like the Jackson 5, you had to go out and buy that box of cereal. Those were the best childhood days.
    I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Commercials and Reviews.
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    3 mins
  • Animated Cap’n Crunch 12:1:23 9.51 PM
    Dec 2 2023
    1960s Cap'n Crunch Commercials by: Quaker Oats
    Download from: Archive.org
    Usage: Public Domain
    1. 1964 Cap'n Crunch Breakfast on the Guppy
    2. 1965 Cap'n Crunch Meets Robinson Crusoe
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    2 mins

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