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The commercial opens with shots of men performing different recreational hobbies. The commercial then transitions to footage of Avon colognes contained in decanters in the shape of different hobbies and interests. The narrator encourages women to buy an Avon product for their significant other this Christmas.
The commercial opens with shots of men performing different recreational hobbies. The narrator states that there is an Avon after shave and cologne for every man. Footage of an Avon salesperson showing a housewife an Avon catalog is also shown as the narrator speaks.
A politician asks the narrator how Ban Spray Deodorant will help his campaign for governor. The narrator replies that he is running in a very small state.
Advertisement for Bankers Trust, featuring a man making a purchase at an antique shop. He tries to pay by check, which the shop owner doesn't accept until the customer presents his Bankers Trust card, which guarantees checks up to $100.
An interviewer tries to interview a man that uses Yardley Black Label products. The interview is hinder because the man is swamped by women seeking his affection.
A man wearing a tuxedo escort a medieval lady on horseback through a castle. The camera then pans to a bottle of British Sterling Cologne presented on a silver plate. A narrator states that the cologne will make any man a legend.
As a football team enters the field, the football players explain how they all switch back to using Brylcreem Hair Dressing because of the natural looks it gives their hair. The commercial ends with a cheerleader agreeing the Brylcreem looks the best on the football players.
A wealthy man and woman spend time together in France, yachting, gambling, and eating out. A French narrator explain why Canoe cologne is perfect for men as the couple enjoy each other’s company.
Advertisement for Citizens Committee to Keep NYC Clean, using an older woman to demonstrate two different scenarios that would cause trash to accumulate in the streets of New York City.
Advertisement for Lifesavers Fancy Fruits, the candy that doesn't taste like candy. Several people are shown comparing the taste of the candy to that of real fruit.
A person finds themselves in nerve-racking situations such as giving a speech, going to the dentist, and having their in-laws over. In order to smell good in these situations they use Fresh Deodorant Spray.
A man asks his face if he should get a Gillette Techmatic Razor. The face enthusiastically states that he always longed for one and explains to the man all the reasons why he wanted one.
A reenactment of an 1840 baseball game takes place as a narrator explains the differences between 1840 and modern baseball. The commercial concludes with the narrator stating that both baseball and men faces have change.
A man in a stormy background is skeptical of using a Gillette Techmatic razor. As soon as the man uses the Techmatic he becomes happy and the background changes to a peaceful sunrise.
Several critics complain about the Gillette Techmatic razor handle while praising the razor blade. As each critic suggests a new design for the handle an animated rendition of the suggestion is shown. The commercial concludes with a narrator stating that it’s the razor that matters and not the handle.
An avocado farmer states how the audience probably doesn’t recognize him. It is then revealed that the farmer is former Dodger baseball player Duke Snider, using Great Day hair dye. Snider reflects on how his silver hair proved a useful gimmick during his baseball days but no longer have a purpose and he wants to look young again.
A man’s girlfriend becomes infatuated with him after she smelled his Hai Karate after shave. The man then uses karate to fend off his girlfriend as she tries to obsessively cling to him. The ensuing chaos causes the apartment to become destroyed.
As a girl helps her mother wash her baby sister with Ivory Soap, she asks her mother why she has to use Ivory Soap if it is meant for babies. The mother replies that Ivory Soap helps women keep their skin looking young no matter what age they are.
A woman reflects on how she is able afford her groceries because she got four bars of Ivory Soap for the price of three. As she drives away, she ponders on how great Ivory Soap is.
A woman in a jungle applies baby powder on herself. Tarzan then swings in on a vine and scoop up the woman before they both swing away into the jungle.
J&J Shower to Shower "Girl on Herself" - A woman washes herself with Shower to Shower soap. As she applies the soap footage of her walking along a beach and through nature is projected on her skin.
Ban Deodorant "Psychiatrist" - A woman asks her psychiatrist if Ban deodorant will solve all her problems. The psychiatrist replies that it will solve just one.
A man takes all his morning products such as cologne, deodorant, face soap, after shave, hair gel, and pine talc and mixes them in a bowl. The resulting brew is a pungent stench. He then introduces a line of Jaguar cosmetic products which all have the same scent which avoids overlapping smells.
Mennen After Shave Lotion is placed in a water cooler instead of water. The men in the office gather around the water cooler to use the lotion. The commercial concludes with a female co worker throwing her arms around one of the men that just used the lotion.
After a shootout with the police a criminal is asked to come out of the house with his hands up. Before surrendering himself to the police the criminal applies Mum Spray Deodorant.
A woman encourages men to join the Noxzema team and chant their slogan of “take it off”. Footage is then shown of a man using Noxzema shaving cream to shave.
Four men on motorcycles drive through the night in search of the right cologne. The men find four women in the middle of the road, each with the four types of Numero Uno cologne. The men pair up with the women and they all drive off into the night.
An advertisement for the Peace Corps organization in which a narrator describes the perspective of seeing a glass of water as half full as opposed to half empty, and how the former could indicate an ideal candidate for the Peace Corps.
In a high tech lab, scientists develop the new Personna razor blade that can last five shaves and still feel like its brand new. To test this claim all five scientists takes turns testing the blade to see if it will last.
Two women seek the affection of a man. The woman who used Phase III soap is victorious and she and the man dance together while the woman without Phase III soap sulks.
An entire college fraternity is given Remington Electric Shavers. The entire fraternity begins to shave with the electric shaver and the narrator states that only five members wanted to go back to using a razor blade.
A man is shown shaving with different razors throughout his life. All these razors had a problem and didn’t give him a clean shave. When he is an old man, he finally finds the perfect razor, the Remington Safety Shaver which gives him the perfect shave he has been looking for his entire life.
A city is full of men with the same face. A narrator states that in a city like this people would only need one razor however in the real-world men need different razors sizes. The narrator then goes on to explain how the Remington Safety Razor is designed to be flexible and used in any shaving situation.
A man walks through a field and encounters early 1900s whacky inventions such as homemade glider and bathtub raft. The man gets in the bathtub raft and washes his hair with Resdan. Throughout the commercial a jingle is sung about how Resdan removes dandruff.
A football player gets chewed out by his coach, team, and wife for leaving his family defenseless when he took the family can of Right Guard deodorant with him to the locker room.
A rock musician named Johnny Evans sings about the benefits of Score hair conditioner. As he sings, he is shown using the hair conditioner and having multiple different hair styles.
A narrator explains how Score hair gel can be use by anyone for any hair style. As the narrator speaks shots of men with different hair styles are shown.
A man grooms his hair by counting each hair on his head and styling it hair by hair. A narrator then explains the better and easier way of styling hair is by using Vitalis Hair Tonic.
A narrator tells a man that a heavy man should pick a style that suits him. The narrator then explains how Vitalis hair Tonic can help men with heavy faces regain some of their lost style.
A narrator recites a couple of lines from the Charge of the Light Brigade and recounts how throughout British military history soldiers carried a Wilkinson sword. The narrator then states how Wilkinson razors have inherited the same quality as the swords they produce.
In this commercial inspired by James Bond movies, a spy infiltrates a train carrying his secret weapon of 007 colognes and deodorants. The spy then defeats the evil mastermind and wins the affection of a beautiful woman. The narrator warns the viewer that anyone that uses the product will have a license to kill women.
A woman shares an article from the National Medical Association. The article states that the 5 Day deodorants are the most effect with protecting people from perspiration and odor.
A man and woman struggle to meet each other at a busy train station. They both are protected from perspiration because they used Arrid Spray Deodorant.
A football player is able to score a lot of touchdowns because he doesn’t use Ban deodorant. As soon as he switches to Ban deodorant, he gets tackled because he no longer smells.
A man face is labeled a 9 for being the toughest kind of face to shave and requiring a person to set the setting on a Gillette Adjustable Razor to 9. However, with the new Gillette razorblade he can get a clean shave on a lower setting.
An egg is fried on a nonstick pan. A narrator states that the same plastic used in a nonstick pan is also used in Gillette razorblades and it is the unexplained reason for why people get clean shaves when the use Gillette razors.
A narrator warns fathers not to buy their Gillette travel kit because they might receive one for Father’s Day. While the narrator is talking a boy wraps a travel kit and tests the shaving cream in the kit.
The camera pans over the graveyard of unused razorblades caused by people switching to Gillette Stainless Blades. A man is then shown being spoiled by shaving with a Gillette razorblade.
After a barber closes for the night, he secretly starts to shave with a Gillette razor and not with his straight razor. He is nearly discovered by one of his customers who had come back to ask a question.
A man voices a letter he wrote to the Gillette company complaining that he doesn’t know what to do with his old razorblades since Gillette blades are so superior.
A wife buys her husband some razorblades. The husband informs her that he no longer uses that brand because he been spoiled with Gillette razorblades. The wife accuses him of being brainwash which cause the husband to pout.
Fireworks go off before the commercial transition to an Asian woman walking through a forest. A narrator explains how the essence of the "exotic" Far East is captured in Jade East's cologne and aftershave.
