What kind of TV ads were banned in the US in 1970?
Correct answer: Cigarette ads
toptopper100
i was born in 1976 and VERY clearly remember the Marlboro man on tv.
WaldoLydeker
In addition to the Marlboro Man, we had Joe Camel, the Kool penguin, the black-eyed Tareyton man who would rather fight than switch, the Lucky Strike chorus girls only showing their lovely limbs, "Call for Philip Morris" bellboy. The other biggies, I can't recall their TV ads: Pall Mall, Salem, Winston (tastes good like a cigarette should), Parliament, Chesterfield, Kent, L&M, Viceroy, Newport. Aren't you all glad that the ads have gone the way of their users, oblivion. And, no, I've never smoked.........cigarettes. Ha ha, like Count Dracula responded "I never drink....wine."
KookyOrangutan5005
Player #158499, $6??!! a cheap pack here is over 10 bucks, $14!!!!! NY. highest taxes. it's such a smelly dirty habit. I can say that because I smoked over a pack a day for 10 years and quit 1996. if I can stop. anyone can.
Player ninaraewln
they should do the same thing with alcohol. we don't see people smoking on tv anymore but they drink like fish.
Player #526146fox
i thought the virginia slim commercials were very deceptive though sexy
~ Jen9117 ~
I was born in 1970 and remember when I was little seeing cigarette commercials. Especially the Marlboro ones.
Redeemed 2001
When I was growing up everyone smoked so I did too for 35 years.Quit 14 years ago.
Don't start!
Player #14816407
my dad smoked Four packs a day, and cigars. Couldn't breathe at 36. In hospital the doctor brought a cadaver lung on a tray to him looked like black coral. He quit that minute and lived to age 74.
Uli von Scosher
I'm 67. I remember big standing ashtrays everywhere, even in doctors waiting rooms...
Player songbird28
The Flintstones used to hock cigarettes on their show!
Player #130998363
Virginia Slims... you've come a long way,baby
Smokey 84
Player ninaraewln, AMEN!
Bigkev
ads are powerful, smoking was everywhere when I grew up, hated it, but ended up starting in mid 80s as a teen, thankfully layed them down in mid 2000s, advice to anyone, don't ever give in to them or any other addiction!
glog
copied directly from Wikipedia
Nova
When I was a little kid in the 70s, my older sister would send me to the grocery store with a note for them to sell me cigarettes. How times have changed.
Tony
Tobacco companies paid out billions of dollars... But it didn't stop them. Oh no!
Tony
KookyOrangutan5005, Good for you. I'm thinking about quitting now.
ccmomma
In Ohio, we have a statewide ban on smoking. but just passed a law to legalize marijuana.
Megi!
And I remember when a pack of cigarettes sold for 26 cents!
Nova
I grew up in a house full of smokers. I never had the slightest interest in it.
Player #110936081
KookyOrangutan5005, you got to REALLY want to quit 😢
Jackie
Player ninaraewln, they still smoke on TV example walking dead
Lorraine
toptopper100, you're right
Linda
I find it unfair that cigarettes ads are banned yet alcohol ads are going strong In my family there has been lots of unfortunate things due
Player #23567439
I think that's why I smoke seeing the cigarette adds as a kid.Glad they took it off the TV
Kathye
WaldoLydeker, I love your comment.
Marie
toptopper100, heck yeah and don't forget camel Joe and camel cash products...
Cizinka
They SHOULD ban political ads!
Donna
Player #14816407, wish my parents doctor would have done this...both smoked 4 packs each daily and both died of lung cancer. I have NEVER smoked!
tex
you wrong ads was on tv all thought the 70"s check your facts
Thunderduck
Still have all the Camel U.S. state shirts, Marlboro hats, Winston Cup NASCAR collectables, Joe Camel paraphernalia, Camel Cash denominations (I use them as bookmarks). Wonder if I am sitting on a fortune...
Player #43573915
Fred and Barney advertised for Winston
LITTLEHIPPY1970
I believe it was the late eighties.
Cristabelle
toptopper100, The Marlboro man did have a new rugged outdoor appearance and the commercial lightened up a bit, but you are right. he was on until last appearance in 1999. their excuse was they AR leash wanted to pitch filters for smoking. hmmmm.
Uninitialized packrat
Montana Lady, still government overreach and their still adding to it.
Player Gigi #28446253
KookyOrangutan5005, my husband and I smoked regularly for years and when we sold our house we took down the drapes in the living room and the gunk on the windows was DISGUSTING. Kind of embarrassing to admit, but there it is. We had quit before we moved to our new house, but that made us decide to never smoke again!
Player Gigi #28446253
WaldoLydeker, what about the cigarette that was a
"silly millimeter longer" ?
silly commercial 🤣
TJ SISTER
I was a kid in the early 70's an in Conoga Park, Cal. at the time an saw the cute guy with the mustache, in nice jeans, an smoking a cig on tv commercials. My mom liked him too! Yuppers, "The Marlboro Man". An I'm sticking to it!😋
Debbie
The feminist Virginia Slims commercial- “You’ve come a long way baby...”
And when was smoking banned from TV shows - like Johnny Carson?
Qatwalk
WaldoLydeker, when I was a kid, every other commercial was for cigarettes, like insurance companies today.