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A woman narrator describes the smoothness of the skin lotion as a women applies the lotion to her skin. A choir chorus sings a jingle in the background throughout the video.
An advertisement for Peter Pan's Honeycomb-brand bra in which an offscreen female narrator describes the product's Elasto-Net feature and how it improves flexibility and air flow. An animated bee and illustrations of the product appear onscreen as a jingle plays. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury cake mixes in which close-ups of cake being baked and served are interspersed with split-screen shots of a happy family smiling and eating desserts. An offscreen choir sings a jingle about how "nothing says lovin' like something from the oven." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which two young sisters use the product to bake their mother a cake after she returns from the hospital with a new baby. An offscreen male narrator describes the quality of Pillsbury flour and how it is an option "when only the best will do." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which four animated chefs named the "Merry Millers" sing about the quality of the product and present it to CEO "Mr. Pillsbury," who marks it with a stamp of quality. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury popover mix in which an offscreen male narrator describes the product over shots of the mix rising in the oven and the finished bake being pulled apart by a pair of hands. A jingle plays over a shot of the product on display. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A husband complains about going on a family outing because he doesn’t want to carry around used diapers all day. His wife explains that they can use Playtex disposable diapers. A test is conducted showing how Playtex disposable diapers are more absorbent than cloth diapers.
An advertisement for Playtex Dress-Eez baby pants in which a group of toddlers wear the product as offscreen female voices sing a jingle. An offscreen male narrator describes how Playtex's Air-Flo ventilation allows air in while keeping water out. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A percussion beat begins the ad as an announcer sets up the reveal of the car and the color grading gets lighter as it comes into frame. Emphasis it put on how this Plymouth is "solid" and a unibody car that offers great economy for a full-sized vehicle, is good on gas saving, easy maintenance, and offers a new speedometer and wheel design. Throughout the ad we see a well-dressed couple in the vehicle and the driver points out some of the new features with his hand as he drives.
A person in a suit looks to the camera with an audience off-screen while talking about the new Plymouth cars. A man comes onscreen wearing a long coat and talks about road testing all the Plymouth cars and deciding the Fury V-8 was the best one. The man has an accent that's hard to decipher and each time he talks the audience laughs, at some point the presenter has a hard time understanding him too.
The main Plymouth announcer greets Don Knotts and they perform a small sketch. Knotts jokes about how he likes planning out trips but not going on them, so he's just putting bags in his car. They discuss how the Plymouth is good for 200,000 miles and another man comes in as Knotts and the announcer disappear briefly. The new presenter describes the unibody design and mechanics of the car. There's an audience laugh track for some jokes and applause at the end of the ad.
Someone in a suit walks in and talks to the audience as he prepares himself to sit down at the piano. He begins playing and singing about Plymouth. A full band joins in and he stops playing and starts singing to camera while snapping his fingers. While he's singing he's in a small screen in the upper left as you see a couple driving around a Plymouth on the full screen. A crowd off-screen applauds him as he ends his song.
An advertisement for the Plymouth 60 sedan in which a couple drives around a countryside singing about how the Plymouth improves upon the common "shake, rattle, and roll" problem of other vehicles on the market with a more solid alignment. The advertisement features a jingle based on the 12-bar blues song "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" by Charles E. Calhoun. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A man in a suit steps out of a Plymouth car while he's parked next to a ranch-style house. He starts talking about the great features of the car and its solid build when a copy of him walks on screen and argues with the original version talking. His double says that the car is the perfect performance car and they both go back and forth over the unique features and build of the car. The original opens the door for the double who takes a seat in the car. They both say in unison to camera it is Chrysler engineered.
The commercial follows the life of a Swedish actress as she acts in movies, works as a fashion consultant and goes sailing. The actress uses Pond's Cold Creme to protect her skin.
An advertisement for the 1960 Pontiac automobile in which a spy plots a scheme with her partner to place a bomb in a rival's car, which is revealed at the end to be a test of the partner's loyalty. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A woman cleans her gleaming car near a cutout that says Midge’s driving school. A man walks onto screen, they are both wearing overcoats and hats, her coat is fur-trimmed. He asks if she is Midge, and the announcer lets us know she teaches driving to men. The man introduces himself as Arthur. He marvels at her car, the Pontiac Bonneville Vista, he starts talking about the car's features. She’s surprised by his knowledge and urges him to continue on, saying that it seems he already knows so much about driving. After he describes all the features and sides of the car she gives him the keys to it. We see them driving around in the car, taking several turns to better illustrate the wide-track wheels stability on curves. We hear the voiceover of Arthur as he describes the vehicle further. He almost goes down a closed off road but Midge screams for him to stop. They are both standing in front of the car with the hood open getting closer and closer as he declares his love for her and her car. He closes the hood and Midge tells him about going somewhere to have dinner and get married the three of them, including the car in her count. They embrace but don’t kiss as we cut to them driving away and the announcer talks about Midge and Arthur’s future.
An advertisement for a Pontiac Bonneville convertible starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke in which the stage actor orchestrates a scene for the car appealing to an upper class, when a hobo clown character, played by Emmett Kelly, appears and Hardwicke uses him to describe the wide appeal for the car. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Prestone Anti-Freeze in which a male narrator tells the tale of two neighbors in three acts. One neighbor is a do-it-yourself guy and repeatedly gets things wrong, including trying to replace his anti-freeze. The other neighbor hires a mechanic to replace the fluid correctly as well as checking other issues with the car. In the end the DIY guy learns his lesson.
A background chorus narrates as a busy woman struggles to complete the house work of cleaning, shopping, and cooking. Prince's Spaghetti Sauce is stated to be the ideal solution for the busy woman as it is pre made sauce ready to eat.
An advertisement for Prudential Insurance Company for America in which a narrator discusses automotive safety. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
A father struggles to wash his baby until he uses Q-Tips. The father show how durable Q-Tips are as well as how Q-tips can be used to delicately wash a baby.
We see a man with a microphone like a news reporter standing next to the entrance of a building in a shirt, tie, gloves, and thick overcoat. Condensation comes out of his mouth as he talks. He starts talking about how we’re in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a Rambler plant. We see the backs of workers who are coming in through the entrance. We see inside the factory as he continues to talk about the facility. There’s cars on the supply line being worked on and driven forward. Rambler cars come out in a line out of two garage doors. There are ramblers on transportation rigs. The announcer says that there are Ramblers constantly being made to suit the demand. Cutting back to the announcer in front of the building he points to a plaque next to him that says “Build Every Rambler As Though You Were Going To Own It Yourself”.
An advertisement for a Ramble automobile featuring a call and response jingle between a narrator and actors describing the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for the Rambler American sedan in which a narrator describes the car's features to two laypeople, impressing them with the price, gas mileage, resale value, and rustproofing. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Randcraft men's shoes in which a jingle plays over close-up shots of the product being worn during a shoeshine, inside a car, and at a dance hall. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Rayco auto seat covers in which a narrator describes the process by which the products are designed, manufactured, and disbursed to the consumer. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Rayco Vinyl Seat Covers in which singers spell out the work VINYL as letters appear on the screen. A male narrator explains that vinysan is vinyl. Then as singers sing a jingle about the product, various images of cars and clear vinyl seat covers are pictured.
An advertisement for Rayco convertible tops in which a male narrator asks over and over again, "Why vinyl?" Answering his question voices sing the answers. Mechanics are seen installing a convertible top. Finally the singers sing a jingle.
An advertisement for Rayco mufflers in which singers sing about the various types of car that can be outfitted with Rayco mufflers. A male narrator then explains that Rayco mufflers have a guarantee. Then the singers finish the advertisement with a jingle.
An advertisement for Rayco Auto seat covers in which male and female voices sing a jingle about the product over animation and live-action images are displayed. A male narrator talks about the various styles of the product and its affordability.
An advertisement for Rayco Shock Absorbers in which a male narrator describes a shock test on a Rayco test track. A driver drives around as the car swerves. Then the car's shock absorbers are replaced and the car drive smoothly. The advertisement ends with a jingle.
An advertisement for RCA televisions in which stop motion animation depicts a story, as told in a letter to the RCA company, of a woman's house that was hit by a tornado. In her narration the woman tells of her TV and how it sat in the mud for eight days. After it was taken to the repair shop, it still worked. The male narrator then extols about the quality and security of RCA components.
An advertisement for RCA Victor stereo in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the wall-to-wall quality sound design for the new 1960 RCA stereo unit. The inside speakers of the stereo are pictures as different sides of a room are constructed around them to highlight that the new stereo's sound will fill an entire room.
An advertisement for various RCA products including RCA television sets in which a male narrator discusses the various RCA products as a toy train moves around a Christmas display in a storefront window. Advertisement begins and ends with a female voice singing an RCA Christmas jingle.
A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" - A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (60 sec)" - A man in a classic suit with tales smokes a cigar as he walks around and shows the features of the car while a woman also shows the front trunk off. He demonstrates the country versus city horn and shows the sun roof as well as engine in the back.
The Dauphine is called a "winter wonder car" as it drives around snowy mountain ranges. It drives through snow-covered forests as the announcer talks about how it's the official car of the Winter Olympics. Skiers go around it as it stops at the bottom of a skiing slope. The price is listed and the announcer talks about what mechanically makes it a good car for winter driving.
A couple are shown in one-second photos as they react to a very bumpy ride. Then they are shown in a much smoother, calmer state as they sit together and a Dauphin is imposed over their images with them both inside. An announcer talks about how the Dauphine is built in a solid piece which reduces bumpiness. He talks as we see the car going over many different kinds of hills and rough terrains. At the end the announcer admonishes the woman for falling asleep in the car seat during the ad. The price of the vehicle is mentioned at port of entry on the east coast.
We see the car drive by someone and their child sledding with dogs in a winter landscape. The announcer talks about how the rear engine drives the rear wheels directly which helps the car get through snow, slush, and mud. It is mentioned several times that this is the official car of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The car is priced at $1645 at Port of Entry on the east coast in the final part of the ad.
An advertisement for the Renault Dauphine automobile in which a family of four travels to the beach and explores the car's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for a Renault automobile in which an animated woman asks her husband for the keys to his Renault, to which he replies that they should trade her car in for another Renault. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
We are eye-level with a poodle as the woman holding it turns in heels and we see her as she walks down a street. She's wearing all black and is dressed very fashionably. A man comes out of a building and looks after her describing her looks before telling us he's talking about his Renault Dauphine. We see him driving it around the town and in muddy and rougher terrain as we hear his voice describe all the benefits of the car. He compares the car to a Grand Prix winner and mentions how his Welsh ancestry appreciates the thriftiness of the car. He's on the street we first saw him on at the end of the ad standing next to his car, the woman we saw before walks by in the opposite direction. He again starts to talk about what we assume is her appearance when he confirms once more he's talking about the car.
Ray Milland strolls down some steps and stops to buy a rose in French from a woman with a flower stand. He gives the rose to her and then walks over to his car. He describes the car in voice over as it drives it around the city with cobbled and flat streets. The place he's driving it in is meant to be France as everyone is wearing berets, carrying baguettes, and there's beautiful old architecture. He says some French phrases several times in the ad.
A woman drops off her husband at the train station in a Renault Dauphine. The announcer addressing girls says that this car makes driving fun again. We then see her at the grocery store fitting into a small parking spot in her car and we cut to her picking up her daughter in front of school. She uses her breaks to stop for kids crossing the street and drives with a smile on her face down a road empty of other cars. The announcer talks about the benefits of the car as she drives around and parks again. Her daughter gets out of the car and onto the sidewalk smiling. The woman in the driver's seat is parked and reading a book when someone above puts a briefcase in front of her. She looks up and we see through the sunroof her husband is back from his trip. He has a hat and suit on. She takes his briefcase to put into the backseat and then moves to the passenger seat as he gets into the front seat of the car. We see the Renault Dauphine name over a sketch of America.
A family composed of two parents and two children exit a building in winter gear as we see high piles of snow all around them. They all get into a Renault Dauphine parked just in front of the building. We see the car drive off as they sound off both horns. The car drives by a full open carriage of people led by two horses. The announcer talks about the back wheel drive, how the car can turn on even in zero degree weather, and how the water cooled engine helps provide heat to passengers. The family drives by a sign saying North Pole, NY and they stop in a small village all getting out of the car. The price is listed and the Renault logo is shown with a dusting of snow on it.
