Start Over Date 1962

1. Indiana School of the Sky: Science III: Plants, Animals, & Rocks (14:25)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Department of Radio and Television.
Summary:
The Indiana School of the Sky radio program of the Indiana University Department of Radio and Television began broadcasting educational radio programs in 1947 and continued through the early 1960s....

3. GT&E "Billboard" (02:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
GT&E
Summary:
An advertisement for General Telephone and Electronics by which a narrator describes the work of Sylvania Lighting while a rapid succession of shots play displaying various ways the products are used.

5. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Wells' Early Life (47:55)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

8. Being Lucky: Vignettes on German (47:44)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

14. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Civic Responsibilities (47:54)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

15. Being Lucky: Vignettes on the EWA (1:35:02)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

16. Greek Addition (47:51)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

17. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Film and Germany (47:45)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

19. Being Lucky: Various Vignettes (1:32:21)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

20. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Finance (46:16)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

22. Being Lucky: Vignettes on the 1959 trip to USSR (1:35:29)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

23. Being Lucky: Vignettes on South America (1:36:06)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

24. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Student Relationships (46:18)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

25. Being Lucky: Various Vignettes (1:35:50)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

26. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Greek travels (1:36:00)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

27. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Intrafraternity (32:12)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

28. Being Lucky: Various Vignettes (45:49)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

31. Rambler "The Eye" and Mercury Monterey "Big Boots" (02:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Volkswagen; Mercury
Summary:
Rambler "The Eye": A spotlight shines on a Volkswagen as an announcer reveals that the Volkswagen appearance has remain unchanged for ten years while internally it has been constantly improved. Me...

36. Being Lucky: Vignettes on higher education in Pakistan (47:40)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

38. Being Lucky: Vignettes on the Greek Mission (47:49)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

39. Being Lucky: Vignettes on the German Mission (1:35:17)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

40. Being Lucky: Vignettes on Hearst Newspaper (47:42)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

41. Being Lucky: Various Vignettes (47:48)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

42. Being Lucky: Various Vignettes and Letters (47:56)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Wells, Herman B
Summary:
The Herman B Wells papers includes materials pertaining to Wells' family and personal finances, his activities in the banking profession, his work in Germany for the United States government after ...

43. Zuban Auslese [unknown title] (00:44)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Zuban
Summary:
An advertisement for Zuban Auslese cigarettes depicting an animated train that spells the brand name. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

44. Tareyton "Deliver the Flavor" (00:10)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Tareyton
Summary:
An advertisement for Tareyton cigarettes in which a narrator describes the flavor of the product and its dual filter. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

45. Ronson "Adonis" (01:00)

Date:
1958 to 1965
Main contributors:
Ronson
Summary:
An advertisement for a Ronson Adonis lighters in which a woman buys the product for her husband. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.

46. [Maple Lane : chocolate milk] (01:01)

Date:
19XX
Main contributors:
Maple Lane
Summary:
An advertisement for Maple Lane Chocolate Milk in which a narrator discusses how the product is made over scenes of people reaching for various chocolates.

47. Diversity in Plant and Animals (30:26)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dr. Ray Koppelman, University of Chicago; American Institute of Biological Sciences
Summary:
Diversity of life resulting from evolution: recognition and treatment of diversity –definitions and taxonomic approaches; results of diversity in the plant kingdom; results of diversity in the anim...

49. Alcoa "Pilfer Proof Caps" (01:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Alcoa
Summary:
Wine bottles with Alcoa’s pilfer proof caps are open at a dinner, beach, train, and ski resort. A narrator explains how the caps keeps the beverages fresh for consumption.

50. Pillsbury Golden Yellow "Party" (01:05)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Pillsbury Golden Yellow
Summary:
The commercial switches between footage of a children birthday party and a person making a birthday cake. A male narrator praises Pillsbury cake mix.

51. Schmidt's : party (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Schmidt's
Summary:
An advertisement for Schmidt’s beer in which a simple animation of a four beers being poured into four glasses. Then a male narrator says, "Schmidts's and people, put em together." Then people are ...

52. Origin of the solar system and Earth (30:09)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Dr. Shapley of the Harvard Observatory speaks about the origins of the solar system. Shapley was an American astronomer who deduced that the Sun lies near the central plane of the Milky Way Galaxy ...

53. Schmidt's : friendlier feeling and dance (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Schmidt's
Summary:
An advertisement for Shmidt's Beer in which a male narrator talks about putting people together with Shmidt's. An image of people decorating a party is assembled in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle. Th...

54. Remco Frogman Toy "Program" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's Frogman diver toy in which a narrator, purporting to be the voice of the toy, recounts an underwater dive and highlights his various features and accessories. Submitted...

55. Remco "Fascination" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's Fascination electric maze race game, in which a jingle set to the tune of the song "Alouette" plays over shots of two children playing the game. An offscreen narrator e...

56. Remco "Science Kits" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Remco
Summary:
An advertisement for Remco's science kit line for kids in which an offscreen narrator describes the variety of kits on offer and promotes them as "the thinking boy's toy" over shots of children con...

57. Our food : eggs and dairy products (27:25)

Date:
196X
Summary:
William C. “Bill” Smith of Oregon Educational Broadcasting, who hosts and narrates this group of programs, takes youngsters on a day’s jaunt to an Oregon “egg factory,” a dairy farm and a dairy man...

59. James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) (29:07)

Date:
1962
Summary:
As a boy, Maxwell was subject to the brutal teasing of his classmates. As an adult he met and solved several scientific problems that had been perplexing his contemporaries. He won a prize for de...

60. Hipparchus (146 to 127 B.C.) (29:26)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Much of today’s exploration of space would be impossible without the early astronomical discoveries of Hipparchus (hih-PAR-kus). According to Dr. Posin, the greatest of these discoveries was that“t...

61. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) (29:00)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Acknowledge as one of the greatest observational astronomers who ever lived, Tycho (TY-ko) Brahe (BRAH-ee) managed to make enormous strides without the help of telescopes. During his lifetime he d...

62. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) (28:56)

Date:
1962
Summary:
States that only a lack of engineers and adequate materials kept the helicopter from being an actuality during da Vinci's lifetime. Pictures this great inventor creating workable plans for the heli...

63. Copernicus (1473-1543) (29:28)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Indicates that the problem of getting to Mars of Venus, heretofore a concern only to science fiction writers and afficionados, has now become an international obsession. Shows that the strides bein...

64. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (29:16)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Discusses the work of Newton, who was born the day Galileo died, and was a contemporary and friend of Huyghens. Describes Newton's Principia Mathematica, one of the greatest scientific books ever w...

65. Dutch Masters "Cigars" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dutch Masters
Summary:
Women clothes are thrown over a changing screen. When the screen is removed it is revealed that the person behind the screen is a man smoking Dutch Masters Cigars.

67. Autolite "Close-Up" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Autolite
Summary:
A group sings a jingle explaining the benefits of Autolite Sparkplugs. Different illustrations and animations provide visual representation of the jingle lyrics.

69. Instant Maxwell House "Cup and a Half" (01:03)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Instant Maxwell House
Summary:
As a cup of coffee is poured the coffee doesn’t spill over the edge but instead rises another half a cup to indicate the cup and a half of flavor in Maxwell coffee. Maxwell high quality flavor come...

70. Ipana "Toothpaste" (01:00)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ipana
Summary:
A narrator explains how Ipana toothpaste can prevent tooth pain by removing tartar on gums. The tartar is compared with plaster which is hard to remove once it has hardened.

72. The challenge of management (29:11)

Date:
1962
Summary:
This program is concerned with the role of the business manager, the person who brings together the land, the resources, the necessary labor, and the capital or means of production and sets all the...

74. Crippled Children "You Make Hope Possible" (01:06)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Crippled Children
Summary:
The commercial shows a cripple girl taking her first step towards her mother without the need for crutches or help. A narrator state how Easter Seals has improved the lives of countless handicap pe...

75. Vel "Dish Soap" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Vel
Summary:
A male and female narrator explain the benefits of Vel’s dish soap such as how it is softer than baby soaps and it cleans grease off of dishes.

76. United Cerebral Palsy "High Tea" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
United Cerebral Palsy
Summary:
Two sisters are having a tea party when their mother calls them for lunch. The older sister has to help her younger sister to the table due to her cerebral palsy. At the end of the commercial a na...

77. Skippy Peanut Butter "Elephants" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Skippy Peanut Butter
Summary:
Marvin the elephant eats peanuts in bed. Marvin’s wife unable to sleep introduce Marvin to Skippy Peanut Butter. At first Marvin is skeptical but after tasting the peanut butter he finds that he lo...

79. Technological development (29:16)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the nature of technology itself and demonstrates its use, both to increase the competitor's share of the market and to expand the range of the market. Shows that industrial technology's fi...

80. Max Factor "Ooh, La California" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Max Factor
Summary:
A woman with her hair blowing in the wind models Max Factor’s Ooh La California makeup products while a female narrator explains the products.

81. Chux Disposable Diaper "How to Diaper a Baby" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Chux Disposable Diaper
Summary:
A woman shows how to change a baby with Chux Disposable Diaper. She gives a step-by-step explanation and when she finishes changing the baby, she realizes the baby has already soiled the diaper.

82. S. California Cancer Center "S. California Appeal" (01:00)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
S. California Cancer Center
Summary:
A variety of different candles are shown as a narrator state how cancer does not discriminate between class or race. The commercial concludes with the narrator stating that cancer treatment is avai...

84. Muriel Cigars "Corona Cigars" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Muriel Cigars
Summary:
Four reporters rush to pay phones to tell their news agency about Muriel Cigars. Then actress/singer Edie Adams walks into the room singing a song about Muriel Cigars.

85. Hunt's Pork and Beans: Pork and Beans, Ham Slice (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Hunt's Pork and Beans
Summary:
Close up footage of Hunt’s Pork and Beans is shown before transitioning to a woman explaining a recipe that the viewer could make with Hunt’s Pork and Beans and ham.

86. Kimberly-Clark "Spunmist Tissues" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Kimberly-Clark
Summary:
A woman sniffs a rose before modeling with a Spunmist Tissue. A narrator then explains the different applications and benefits of a Spunmist Tissue.

88. Chevrolet "Exciting Day" (01:04)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Chevrolet
Summary:
A teacher asks a student, Richard, to tell the class about his most exciting day. Richard explains that his most exciting day was when his mother and father argued about which car they should buy. ...

89. Ford Galaxie "Rodeo" (01:30)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ford
Summary:
Two cowboys use a Ford Galaxie as a horse to chase down and lasso a bull.

90. Ford Falcon (01:32)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ford
Summary:
Letters rearrange themselves to advertise the Ford Falcon as a man narrates.

91. Willys Jeep "Natural Resources" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Jeep
Summary:
A man receives a distress call from someone stuck on the side of a cliff. The man race across difficult terrain in his Jeep. The man rescues the person from cliff by using the winch on his Jeep.

93. Chevrolet "Dependability" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Chevrolet
Summary:
A man’s car breaks down in front of a billboard in Time Square, telling him to buy a new Chevrolet. Onlookers shakes their heads in disappointment as he fails to get his car started.

94. Chevrolet "Shadows" (01:02)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Chevrolet
Summary:
A Chevrolet car’s shadow drives through a western environment as a narrator uses shadows as a metaphor for Chevrolet cars.

95. Ford Falcon "Peanuts Rock" (01:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ford
Summary:
Lucy approaches Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Schroeder with a new jingle for the Ford Falcon. Schroeder plays the jingle as the rest of the peanuts dance and sing the jingle.

96. Volkswagen Truck "Desert" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Volkswagen
Summary:
A Volkswagen truck drives through a deserted desert. The narrator explains that the Volkswagen doesn’t overheat because of its air cool engine.

98. Willys Jeep "Safari" (01:05)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Jeep
Summary:
The commercial shows which Jeeps were used in the movie "Hatari!". The commercial portrays the different Jeeps as actors that were cast for specific roles and worked with the movie stars John Wayne...

99. Ford Galaxie "Seascape" (01:31)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Ford
Summary:
A Ford Galaxie drives on beaches and seashores. Translucent footage of waters and waves are are overlaid on top of the footage of the Galaxie to give the impression that the Galaxie is driving on w...

100. Buick Convertible V-8 "News--Convertible V-8" (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Buick
Summary:
Two billboard painters discuss the new Buick Convertible V-8. As the two painters are talking the painting of the billboard Buick gradually becomes real. The painters climb into the billboard Buic...