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Someone in a hammock is roused awake by the announcer and they fall in scattered pictures of their fall to the ground. They respond to all of the announcer's words about the Renault. We see all the features the car has that are offered at no extra cost. Price given as $1645 at port of entry on the east coast and the thriftiness of the car is indicated a few times.
The advertisement starts with a woman reaching for a bottle of Aquamarine Lotion on a lily pad. Next a woman conducts a blotted test which shows how a competing brand is sticky and greasy while Aquamarine is not.
A woman dances to Spanish music in Spain. The narrator highlights how her red Flana Grande lipstick can be seen by everyone. The commercial then transitions to the woman at a formal party explaining how the fashion designer Balenciaga made a line of ballgowns to go with the Flana Grande lipstick.
A French man and woman stare at each other in an extravagant theater before the woman pulls out her petit compact. Another woman says that Petite is the compact you refill because the case is too beautiful to throw away.
Women dress as different colors of lipsticks while dancing in a lipstick box. The opening and closing scenes are of a woman dancing as the color filter changes.
Blocks with letters on them come on screen. They spell out ‘Mighty Satisfying’ from above, but on the right they say ‘Rocket Oldsmobile’. Each of the sides open up like a door to show a tiny car inside. Each of the cars comes out with a driver. All of this is accompanied by musical cues. A woman in a majorette costume appears with a baton in one hand, she blows a whistle. She starts walking and doing a routine with her baton as she walks across a line of Oldsmobiles that are pulling up next to her. An announcer introduces the Oldsmobile. She twirls the baton and points, we then see the cars in the lineup start to drive forward. She continues to march as the cards advance from behind her, they split off into two groups making room for her to continue dancing in the middle. We see the cars continuing to drive in formation. She marches between them more and then they start to crisscross each other before driving in a circle around her. We see the cars back in their square letter boxes and the doors close to each as the ad ends.
An advertisement for Johnson's Holiday Car Washing Cream in which a male narrator talks about the product as a man cleans his car. At first the man struggles with a hose and has to change his clothes. But he only has to use a bucket of water and a sponge with Holiday. The narrator says the shine looks a foot deep as a man place a ruler on the car to measure it's reflection.
An advertisement for J-Wax car wax in which a male narrator talk about the product's ability to protect the body of cars that sit outside. A woman enters a shopping mall during a rainstorm as her car sits outside. Then a man puts J-wax cream on his car outside in front of his suburban home.
A man sets off a fire alarm. When the firemen arrive the man request tickets for the fireman’s ball. After receiving his ticket from the fireman, the man is then told he could win a trip around the world for going to the ball. The man then imagines going on worldwide trip.
An advertisement for Savage Seniors men's shoes in which a teenage boy and girl dance along a city street in inverted colors as a jingle plays. An offscreen male narrator describes the qualities of the product as the boy tries on the Savage shoes inside a shoe store. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Shulton "Desert Flower Perfume": A Christmas commercial for desert flower perfume which shows a women posing with the perfume while a jingle is sung in the background.
Helene Curtis "Tender Touch": A jingle is sung in the background while showing a woman bathing with Helene Curtis Tender Touch, dry skin bath oil.
An advertisement for Sinclair heating oil products in which a narrator describes the company's contribution to various American industries, including aircrafts, navy, and railroads. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for a Plymouth automobile in which a man tells a live audience about his favorite features of his Plymouth and uses a prosthetic sixth finger as a joke. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Standard Oil company in which a narrator describes the history of the company's development. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Standard Oil in which a narrator describes the company's commitment to drilling for oil across the globe over an animation of a person searching for these reserves. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Standard Oil products in which a narrator describes the company's endless search for oil resources across the globe over an animation. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Standard Oil petroleum products in which a narrator describes how Standard Oil laborers develop and test the petroleum used in cleaning detergents. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Standard Oil products in which a narrator describes the way oil affects American life over an animation of wheels turning using oil. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for the Studebaker Lark automobile in which a narrator guides a Chaplin-esque silent performer through the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Supp-hose stockings in which an offscreen male narrator repeatedly asks "How does she do it?" over shots of women performing various tasks. The narrator describes the product over images of a woman trying it on. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Supp-hose stockings in which two women declare that they are wearing the product. An offscreen male narrator describes the product over images of a woman trying it on. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Swans Down cream puff and eclair mix in which an offscreen narrator describes the product over close-up shots of cream puffs and eclairs being baked and covered with chocolate and vanilla toppings. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Texaco Service petroleum products in which a narrator describes a historical shift in demand from kerosene to gas and how the company adapted to this change. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Thom McAn's Cha Cha boots in which people wearing the shoes dance as an offscreen male vocalist sings a jingle. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Thom McAn's line of The Duke and The Duchess footwear, in which two sets of feet (one wearing Duke shoes and the other wearing Duchess shoes) flirt with one another. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A husband and wife stand back-to-back as the announcer says that they think they have the perfect marriage but they now have another love. She walks outside to see the car in front of the house, the announcer describes the car as her new child. She’s wearing winter clothes and there’s snow on the ground. In the driver’s seat she’s smiling happily at the dashboard, then she maneuvers the car into a tight parking space. We see her husband look around a corner sneakily. We see him happily in the car with his winter clothes on and a hat. He drives the car around snowy streets in the neighborhood. The announcer mentions that the car isn’t a “gold-digger” in that it saves on gas. The husband and wife are together outside and she holds the top to a trash can as he throws away a greasing pan and she closes the lid on the trash can once its done. They both smile at each other and lock arms as they walk away. They stand in front of the house back-to-back with each other next to the car before turning around, smiling, and embracing each other. The price of $1845 for the car is listed in the ad.
An advertisement for U.S. Keds footwear in which an animated clown named Kedso sings a jingle about the product while at an amusement park. Two live-action children join Kedso at a carousel ride and declare how much they enjoy the shoes. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for US Royal tires in which an athlete does deep knee bends in a split screen with a tire flexing. A male narrator explains how tires get worn out and build up heat when they flex. Then explains how new US Royal Low Profile tires flex less.
An advertisement for US Royal tires in which two animated wrestlers are in a ring. They take turns putting each other in holds while one wrestler tells the other about the durability of US Royal tires. A car is seen driving over large potholes.
An advertisement for U.S. Steel products in which a narrator describes how the company uses coal byproducts to create chemicals used in other industrial products. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for U.S. Steel in which a narrator describes how company profits are used to improve the automobile and to further develop American industry. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for U.S. Steel in which a narrator describes how steel has changed work and life on the ranch land of San Mateo, New Mexico, and laborers who are indigenous peoples of the U.S. build a fence and other equipment. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for various products manufactured with American steel in which a female spokesperson talks about the US steel mark. Various products are displayed as she informs the audience to look for the logo on items in their favorite stores. The advertisement ends with a jingle, sung by a female voice, about the logo.
An older butler delivers tea to a workman in overalls. The workman sips the tea and toasts his Volkswagen which is displayed in the middle of a lavish living room. The butler smiles at the vehicle too. A voice describes all the benefits of a Volkswagen truck.
The car is driving in the dark and all we see at first are the headlights. As it drives there are flashes of light that display more of it. It begins to rain and the car drives on unencumbered. An announcer talks about the vehicle and in the end we see its gotten through the storm and is driving off on a clear road as the sun rises. Drumbeats accompany the full ad in the background.
Volkswagen "Search" - Someone is walking up stairs very heavy footed with dramatic music accompanying the ascent. The announcer talks about how if you are looking for a car that can hold nine people and is great value then you are looking for a Volkswagen. We see these questions and 'Searching?' on a wall in italics as a spotlight highlights them before we see Volkswagen written capitalized in non-italics. The exterior and interior of a Volkswagen truck are featured, and the key for a Volkswagen which has the logo of the company on it is also featured.
Renault Dauphine "Last Word" - A woman's voice says several key terms to describe the Renault in French and the male announcer translates them into English and goes into further descriptions. The announcer talks about how the car is good for parking, French, and has room for people and packages in the front of the car. We see a brunette woman with a child driving the car. Given price at $1645 at port of entry in New York and we are told it has 40 miles on a gallon. Renault Dauphine in writing is displayed over a map of the USA.
An advertisement for a Volkswagen pick up in which the vehicle drives in circles around a town's main street. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Westinghouse appliances including washing machine, stove, dryer, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Advertisements features cast of "I Love Lucy." Ricky appears on screen talking to Fred about what they remember about the year 1949. Then Lucy and Ethel are in an appliance store looking at 1959 Westinghouse appliances with marked with 1949 prices. The spokesperson, Betty Furness, gives a through description of each appliance and various upgrades since 1949, ending by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
An advertisement for Westinghouse light bulbs in which Westinghouse spokesperson, Betty Furness, stands in a living room and describes the newly shaped light bulb and ends by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
An advertisement for Westinghouse Empress Laundromat and Dryer in which spokesperson, Betty Furness, gives a through description of the compact 25-inch washer machine and dryer. Advertisement starts with an image of the New York City skyline with test reading, "BIG NEWS FOR NEW YORK.". The spokesperson discusses the challenges of living in a small apartment but the new Westinghouse machines are smaller and can stack. She ends by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
An advertisement for a Westinghouse dishwasher in which Fred, from the cast of the TV show "I Love Lucy," washes dishes with Little Ricky. Little Ricky asks Fred why he doesn't use a dishwasher. Fred complains. Then Westinghouse spokesperson, Betty Furness, speaks about the portable dishwasher and ends by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
An advertisement for Westinghouse in which spokesperson, Betty Furness, starts by interviewing a woman with children outside of a grocery store in Pearl River, NY. The woman says she does not have enough space to keep her groceries and meat cold for more than a few days. Then the spokesperson in a kitchen demonstrates then large storage capacity of the Westinghouse refrigerator, including the meat keeper which keeps meat fresh for 7 days and ends by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
An advertisement for a Westinghouse refrigerator in which Fred and Ethel, from the cast of the TV show "I Love Lucy," discuss the frost in their freezer. Then they go to a sound stage to check out the new Westinghouse refrigerator with spokesperson Betty Furness. Fred inspects the new freezer with a magnifying glass then waits and waits before inspecting it again revealing it's frost free. Betty Furness ends by saying, "You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse."
Wish-Bone Chianti and Burgundy salad dressing are stated to be on par with old world gourmet cooking. There are several shots of the dressing being poured onto salads.
A man and a woman caress as a phone rings in the background. The narrator states how angel skin hand lotion will make young hands which are more fun and attractive.
An advertisement for Broadview Savings in which a puppet tells the viewer they will be able to visit Echo Valley if they save money at the organization. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.
An advertisement for Broadview Savings in which a puppet attempts to make a dog tell the viewer they will save money using the organization's services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.