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Flintstones Cigarette Commercial
youtube.com — The first season of the Flintstones was sponsored by Winston Cigarettes (1961). This 4 minute video is longer than the one usually found on the net, it includes Fred purchasing a pack before they all smoke together.
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- elsnow77, on 10/12/2007, -8/+50+ digg for gettin kids smokin' while they're young!
- CharlesDarwin, on 10/12/2007, -75/+7LOLZ!! ITS ON YOUTUBE, SO IT MUST BE TECH NEWZ!!1! DIGG DIGG DIGG 4 TEH WIN!!!!!11!
- joelhardi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29The Flintstones was a primetime show, for adults. Kids' shows of the '60s pushed stuff like sugar bomb cereal and GI Joe, not smokes. Neither one is healthy, but it's not like Winston was pushing cigs during Saturday-morning cartoons.
- ,,|,_, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15 joelhardi is right, The Flintstones wasn't a kid's cartoon.
- kanned, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17SMOKE!
Are ya smoking yet? - krakelohm, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Not now Jerry...
- Amazonca, on 07/04/2008, -0/+0Yes, the loyal audience is better to be prepared from the early youth... No longer waiting Ronald McDonnald to promote cigarettes.
my space:
(c) http://www.cigbrands.com/
- greenbox, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10how would the hanna-barbera cartoons of today advertise smoking? oh man, i would love to see a billy and mandy version.
- SCARECR0W, on 10/12/2007, -8/+14Excellent.
HB = sell outs..- krewemaynard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4selling out? how about paying the bills? back in the day, it wasn't as big a deal as it is now, and it kept the lights on in the studios.
"selling out" becomes less of an issue once you move out of your parents' house, sell your che shirts, and start paying taxes. :) - bakagaigin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3HB have been sellouts every since they began! Except for their Chuck Jones days, nearly everything they made was really really cheap.
And that's why we love them.
- krewemaynard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4selling out? how about paying the bills? back in the day, it wasn't as big a deal as it is now, and it kept the lights on in the studios.
- chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24And to think that you can no longer smoke in NJ bars and restaurants as of yesterday. Times have certainly changed.
- zweben, on 10/12/2007, -20/+24Really? Nice! Sorry smokers but I hated choking every time I was forced to sit in a smoking section of a restaurant.
- Juano11, on 10/12/2007, -20/+46You have never, not once, been forced to sit in a smoking section in a resturant. You were always free to leave.
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -19/+22It was your choice to go to that restaraunt in the first place. You chose to sit in the smoking section, as opposed to choosing to leaving the facility. Don't blame the people around you for your own personal ignorance.
- OrangeTide, on 10/12/2007, -13/+19it's almost always the other way, the smoking section fills up and the smokers are forced to sit in the non-smoking section (where they cannot smoke).
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -13/+18I'm glas I live in NY. We haven't had to put up with that for 3 years.
and... D14BL0...wrong. smokers have the choice to go to arestaurant and not smoke, or to not go to the restaurant. But...they DO have the choice of going to the resturant. People who can't tolerate smoke (asthmatics, etc.) don't HAVE that choice if smokers are allowed to smoke near them.
It really is ridiculous when you think about it. Smoking has been banned indoors in many eareas for years. Why is the one place that places still allow it near where other people are EATING! That should have been the first place to ban it. - DavidMA, on 10/12/2007, -11/+64A smoking section in a restaurant is like a peeing section in a pool.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -7/+16Juano...and smokers have never..not once...been forced to not go to a restaurant just because they are smokers. They can smoke, or they can go to a restaurant. They have that choice.
People who can't be around smokers don't HAVE that choice.
Don't cry about poor smokers losing rights of their choice. Becuase it just isn't happening. They can still do EVERYTHING they want, as well as kill themselves from the inside out. They just can't kill me alongwith them. - mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -9/+11here in washington state too. the ban was made effective about two months ago.. and it's considered the most strict in the country. smokers aren't even allowed within 20 feet of any type of building ventilation, including doorway entrances and windows.
finally, politicians did something right.
..and to the smokers in this conversation who are complaining, quit being such hypocrites. you said non-smokers had a choice to not enter a smoking resturaunt, likewise, now that smoking is banned, smokers have the choice of either quit smoking or move to another state. i'd be happy if all current smokers of washington would leave for texas. - Miyazaki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well, don't move to Austin, cause you can't smoke in bars or restaurants down here now either.
- toad3k, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6"You have never, not once, been forced to sit in a smoking section in a resturant. You were always free to leave."
You have never once been prevented from smoking in a restaurant. You were always free to move to a state that allows it. - PhantomZmoove, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2The smoking section fills up? Where I live its the opposite. I end up sitting in the smoking section of restaurants because non smoking is full. The good news is that usually the smoking section is completely empty, so there isn't any smoke anyway.
- automagically, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7You can still smell it in the non-smoking section. Also the non-smoking section is always smaller. I hate people standing by the door as well smoking, there you have no choice. That should be illegal, especialy in public schools like my college, but you have people at every door, and as many as 30 at the front main door between classes, smoking. There is a place and time for it, and it shouldn't be in a common area. The whole point in making people go outside is so it doesn't affect people who don't like it, but right at the freakin door isn't following the point very good.
Personally, I think a private owned bar, restaurant, etc, can make up it's own smoking rules. Quit pissing the non-smokers off with the smaller sections, the fact you can still smell and see the smoke from them, and that you have to walk past smokers to get in, and they wouldn't be in this situation. Telling a non-smoker it's their fault for going to their favorite bar or restaurant is ignorant. I've never seen a completely non-smoking anything, except maybe the grocery store. Still got smokers standing outside the main door though. So I guess it's my fault for even walking on the same street as someone who decides to light up? Why can't it be their fault for walking on the same street as me? Why do we have to adapt to the unatural and amoral that is smoking? The natural, and more healthy choice is non smoking, so if adapting has to be made, that is the logical route.
As for the flintstones smoking commercial, I'm disturbed... - mastercheif, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Yea, weve had that law in new york for a while now. I like it, because even with the smoking sections, all the resterounts reeked of them.
- zweben, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Juano- yes I have been. My parents drove me there, no non-smokin seats available and they wouldn't drive me home. So unless I was going to walk home or starve, that's close enough to being forced.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0But again, automagically...no one is telling the smokers that that can't go to bars and restaurants. And no one is telling them that they can't smoke.
They just cna't do both at the same time.
Allowing them to smoke in a bar or restaurant is taking away the opportunity of some people who absoutely CAN'T be around it entirely. They DON'T have the choice.
It is simple. Under the no-smoking laws, EVERYONE had a choice to both smoke, and to go to bars and restaurants. By allowing smoking in bars and restaurants, a large group of the population LOSES the choice to go to bars and restaurants.
Remember a person's rights only extends so far to the point where they don't infringe on the rights of others. So, you can smoke as long as your don't infringe on the rights of asthmatics or people with emphysema to enjoy a nice meal at a restaurant. - blaksaga, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"You have never, not once, been forced to sit in a smoking section in a resturant. You were always free to leave."
But what about the people who serve you food? Or the people who deal your cards in casinos? Or female bartenders? What about pregnant woman who work paycheck to paycheck; it's not like they can just quit or find a job somewhere else.
- krigney, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24"You Bet Your Life!" Dugg just for that quote
- Scytle, on 10/12/2007, -12/+6yea i found that to be the best part as well.
- MacGyver, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Thats crazy how widely accepted smoking was back then. As they say, ignorance is bliss.
- apflwr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I'm in my mid-thirties and I can remember when it was completely acceptable to smoke in offices, movie theaters, malls and even planes. (Yes, you could have been stuck on a transatlantic flight between two chain smokers. And I was.)
I'm glad it's not legal any more and that society';s attitudes have changed-- but it is kind of scary that somour collective minds can be changed so quickly, to the point where now we can't remember a point in time when lighting up a cigarette in piublic was as natural, normal and acceped as drisipping on a cup of coffee. - MacGyver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I remember when it was normal and accepted, I just meant it's weird how people didn't know/didn't care about the health risks back then.
- apflwr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I'm in my mid-thirties and I can remember when it was completely acceptable to smoke in offices, movie theaters, malls and even planes. (Yes, you could have been stuck on a transatlantic flight between two chain smokers. And I was.)
- twisterX, on 10/12/2007, -15/+8Dugg. The videos is very good besides being in B/W.
- Vesty, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11i thought it was funny how the pack was like, a magazine cut out, instead of drawn into the show. Looks out of place, but I guess they didn't care
- MyNameIsFred, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I would bet that "look" was a deliberate decision -- 1) to make the product stand out in the cartoon (which obviously worked) 2) to make sure the product image isn't changed (i.e., customers know exactly what the pack looks like).
- bmwusa, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4Just Funny! ( -:
- norbiu, on 10/12/2007, -10/+14Wow, I'd like to see the Powerpuff Girls puffing on a pot some day.
- mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10yeah.. like on a sauce pan?
- cfsporn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That sounds like the beginning of something that is less appropriate than digg.com allows. If you know what I mean... :P
- j0keR, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Hey kids! Let's all get together and smoke some Winston brand cigarettes and then go down to the Winston cup Nascar race!
- doant, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Flinstones Winston.sounds kind of the same. Ah wel I am amazed by this. You found a beautiful piece of modern history. remember kids smoking is bad for you only cavemen like to smoke
ps the spell check is broken. - jczer68, on 10/12/2007, -6/+14legalize tobacco!!
- chrisutley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22The Flintstones ran for six-years in Primetime on ABC. It was not a Saturday morning cartoon - think of it more like Simpsons for the 60's.
- mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8"...like Simpsons for the 60's."
still, even though the show is primarily targeted towards adults (pfft) how many kids watch and love the simpsons? - OrangeTide, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I'm glad someone brought this up. A lot of parents would not allow their children to watch simpsons, let alone stay up that late. At least until the show changed it's format. when the birth of Pebbles the show changed it's format and dropped most of it's adult humor.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yeah..but how many kids watched and loved Friends. Doesn't make it s "kids show"
- mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"how many kids watched and loved Friends"
You're comparing Friends to The Simpsons?
I see what you're saying.... but come on. That analogy is a bit of a stretch. Why didn't you say "Seinfeld" or "Arrested Development?" The Simpsons is a bit more "kid-friendly" than Friends, don't you think?
- mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8"...like Simpsons for the 60's."
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2As old as this may be, it's still very funny. =P
- CosmicJustice, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Ok boys and girls. The Flintstones was targeted at adults. It was modeled on the Honeymooners (Jackie Gleason). It's so very easy to be critical of things you don't know anything about. While people did smoke more in the early sixties they where less likely to park the kiddies in front of the TV all night.
- MyNameIsFred, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"...where[sic] less likely to park the kiddies in front of the TV all night..."
Being a child of the 60's, I dispute this. In my experience, children were just as, if not more likely, to be parked in front of the television as today. I have no statistics to back this up, just my experience. In my household and those of my friends, we watched TV whenever we wanted, and in most homes it was on all day long.
- MyNameIsFred, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"...where[sic] less likely to park the kiddies in front of the TV all night..."
- nvpham, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18For some reason, I feel like having some Winstons
- Badaudio, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3i swear me too
- SmartBeaner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Getting...craving...to...smoke...
Must...buy...Winstons.....
- Badaudio, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3i swear me too
- Qtip42, on 10/12/2007, -18/+8If we were to outlaw stupidity, we wouldn't have to deal with people who smoke in the first place right?
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -12/+12If we were to outlaw stupidity, we wouldn't have to deal with your ignorant opinion in the first place, right?
Some people like to smoke because it's a relaxant. Is that a problem? Maybe if relaxants are such a nusiance, then let's get rid of pain killers. People can deal with their headaches just fine, right?
Your opinion is inane and lacks thought. - bieber, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Personally, I've never considered ingesting poisons to be very relaxing. And I can guarantee you you didn't either, the first time you tried it. The only reason you need cigarettes to relax is because your body is dependent on them, not because they're particularly enjoyable (as any non-smoker who's had to walk through a smoking section will tell you). Mayhaps you should keep your propaganda to yourself.
- dnder, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10hmmm, but painkillers is to kill PAIN!!! Painkillers are meant for the specifc purpose of aiding people in pain. Does smoking get rid of your pain? Well I guess it kinda does considering that you are addicted to it adn can't function without it, but's it's your own stupid fault to begin with.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Yup...it is a problem you idiot. Smoke all you want. Don't do it in public near me. If you are so pathetic that you can't regulate your body without chemicals, then do it at home.
That's OK though. You won't lvie very long, so we won't have to put up with your ignorant asinine comments. - johnnysokko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@ bieber:
why can't it be both reasons? sure, my body craves the nicotine but i also DO enjoy the taste, smoke and overall experience of a cigarette.
@ koshak:
OMGZ CEMICALS!!#@!!! do you eat fast food? are you on any prescription medications? drink soda? probably.
(ps: i think we've met. i was the one that blew smoke in your face when you sat on the bench next to me and asked me to put my cigarette out.) - koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Ummm.sooko...well here we go..1 No. I don't eat fast fod. Haven't been to a McDonalds or Wendys in years. Been to Burger King maybe 5 times in the last 5 years. And I never said I needed those chamicaals "to relax" That is the part of the comment that I was commenting on that was so stupid.
- prockcore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Personally, I've never considered ingesting poisons to be very relaxing."
Oxygen is a poison. It's toxic.
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -12/+12If we were to outlaw stupidity, we wouldn't have to deal with your ignorant opinion in the first place, right?
- doant, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3when did the walking cars came in? I saw no feet under Freds car
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I used to watch the show a lot, and to me it seemed like the cars ran on their own once they got momentum or something. The feet were just used for getting up to speed.
Why I know this, I have no idea. D=
- D14BL0, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I used to watch the show a lot, and to me it seemed like the cars ran on their own once they got momentum or something. The feet were just used for getting up to speed.
- clairmont, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It might have helped with the debt that they had initially.
- lilmikey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4That was hilarious, it's funny to contrast now and then. I don't really agree with many of the 'No Smoking' laws that have been enacted (Washington State is one of them), but I don't mind it either.
- williamw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I got that video years ago, but this one was externded, thanks:)
- OriginalGamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4With all the problems Americans face today, I'll take a few primetime cigarette ads. Atleast people weren't eating themselves to death with fast food back then.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Cigarette commericals would solve the problems of America today?
- radu79, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1That advertising was kind of cheesy. I don't really mind them advertising cigarettes, but how many times do you have to prise Winston to get the point across? It could have been far more subtle and efficient.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It wasn't supposed to be subtle. It was not product placement. This was not part of the actual plot of the episode. This is what commercials were like back then. They didn't have commercial breaks as we know them today. The actors (in this case the cartoon characters) would be the pitchman for the sponsor.For example, Johnny Carson would finish up interviewing a guest, and then he would "throw it to Ed McMahon" who was ready to talk about the latest sponsor.
- amgkmpsr, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Dude this is old as hell Im not talking about the age of the clip Im talking about the time it's been up on the internet. It's been around for ages!
- dmoney06, on 10/12/2007, -12/+8smoking is ***** stupid and pointless
- alex.will, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I recommend the movie 'Thank You For Smoking'.
Its very funny, saw it yesterday.- thegsa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I wanna see that movie so much... let's see how much money I have, 4 bucks...crap.... ... bittorrent
- ACalcutt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i've wanted to see that...we dont have it at any local theaters....and i havent found any torrents yet
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The private tracker I am a member of has had it for a week now. Only a Cam version though.
- corsairstw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1That's terrible...
- Drull, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8SMOKE
- TestFar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2they got a whole generation smoking with their DAMN subliminal messages!
- Qtip42, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If this is referring to the family guy reference of the guy randomly saying "SMOOOOKE" then LOL.....if not, oops :D
- Guano, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not now Gary.
- Eskadus, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Dupe.
http://digg.com/links/Flintstones_Cigarette_Commercial - koshak, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2By the waay, as a heads up for people who live in states that have just implemented this ban, here is what is going to happen. You will be hearing a lot of whining from restaurants and bars who claim that the ban is forcing them to close. Well, that is *****. Any restaurant and bar that can't handle this was not doing very well to begin with. I managed a bar when the ban hapened in NY. At the VERY beginnning we saw a slight drop. But by 3 months later, business was above whhat it was before. Of course it was. What else are the smokers going to do? They can stay home if they want. And some still do probably. But the number of smokers that stay home is more than offset by the number of non-smokers who PREVIOUSLY wouldn't go to a bar because they didn't want to deal with the smoke. And it is a godsend for people who work in bars, or just go to them. It is SO nice to be able to take a shower the next morning/afternoon and not have all the smoke stink come out of my hair. Also nice to be able to put my jacket on the next day without smelling like an ashtray.
- 1337d00d, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Now if they could only sell something to counteract the effects of smoking,,, ,,,, like some kind of little nutrient filled pill,,,, nahhh thatll never happen
- Wireddd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1if your concerned about your health just smoke eclipse.
- durfur, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Don't know about you guys, but that made me sick.
- twit987, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0wow.. they had no shame.
- LaCamiseta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is a fascinating piece of classic Americana. It's one of those little things that the TV networks aren't too proud of, like all of the "anti-Jap" cartoons done in WWII (by some fairly recognizable cartoon characters), and all of the stereotypes that cartoons liked to portray (imagine, Chinese with huge buck-teeth and incredibly slanted eyes, black servants with huge lips/looked like white people in blackface, etc.). It's amazing how much of this stuff is just sitting out there buried and waiting for people to find and bring out.
Oh, and to help put things into reference. For a long time there, the government actually encouraged smoking, as it was thought to calm the nerves and actually help with some health issues. Oops.- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Well, The Office did a Chinese character with huge buck teeth and slanted eye in their season premier this year (just repeated last week.) So I guess not all networks are ashamed
- Qtip42, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1In response to diablo's comment earlier. If you can't control yourself and have to use a cancer stick to make you feel relaxed, you're the kind of stupidity I wish to outlaw.
- northerncomfort, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Actually, I can control myself fine. I enjoy cigarettes. I enjoy having them during meals. Keep your preachin' and praisin' to yourself- trust me, I know the harms I'm doing to myself and I also know how to respect the wills of non-smokers- if somebody has a problem with it, I either move away from them or I put it out.
But nothing bugs me like somebody coming over to me and telling me I've got some sort of stupidity that should be outlawed. Do you really need that self-validation? Or are you just an all around grouch? - felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Qtip, get a life and quit sticking your nose into other people's business. No one tells you to stop masturbating, so quit preaching at me about smoking.
- brianmost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"his masturbating doesn't affect other people other than when he does it in public."
Then he's not doing it right. - felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@paradizelost--
Yes, smoking in public is noticeable by other people. Here are a few other things that happen in public, and affect those nearby:
Cars: I hear them, I smell them, and they block me from crossing the road when on foot.
Pedestrians: They block me from crossing the street when I'm driving.
Garbage trucks: Terribly loud, always banging around in the morning. Seem to enjoy blocking the road when I'm in a hurry.
People drinking alcohol: Drunk people tend to talk to me, and invariably end up spilling a drink on some part of my clothing.
Fat people: They're everywhere, clearly a public health risk, raising my insurance rates and generally being a bad influence on the children.
Talking: All over the place. People just talking away in public, subjecting me to their conversations, opinions, and sometimes spoiling the ending of a book I was reading.
Dogs pooing: I'm constantly on the lookout. Public hazard. Flies, stinko, slippery whatsit.
Jehovah's Witnesses witnessing: Leaflets everywhere, people in cheap suits judging me on the sidewalk, and then the leaflets end up on the ground, litter all over, next thing you know it's more garbage trucks...
My point is, lots of things happen in public, that's part of living amongst other people. Once you decide it's ok to stop me doing something just because you don't like it, why can't I stop you doing something I don't like?
Soon we'll all be carrying five hundred page booklets of things we can't do in case it offends someone else.
If you don't like smoke in a restaurant, let the owner know. Tell them you'd prefer to patronize a non-smoking establishment, then take your money there. Same goes for bars, buses, casinos, whatever. Just quit acting like the government exists to cater to your whims and you're the only one who matters.
- northerncomfort, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Actually, I can control myself fine. I enjoy cigarettes. I enjoy having them during meals. Keep your preachin' and praisin' to yourself- trust me, I know the harms I'm doing to myself and I also know how to respect the wills of non-smokers- if somebody has a problem with it, I either move away from them or I put it out.
- Meromo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Smoking: cool since 500,000 BC!
- Zuggy, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Cigarette companies don't advertise to kids my ass.
- n8f8, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Flintstones also did a Busch beer special:
http://www.encorehomevideo.com/animation/ba-67.html- Ouroboros, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That beer special was so long and horrific it was regularly used for Anime Hell at AWA. Only the true diehards watched until the end, most everyone else left.
- Zerocool82, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2This is so wrong. I can't believe it.
- mikeywonder, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1"In the days when the tobacco industry still could advertise on American radio and TV boradcasts, and advertising on TV had more limitless options, it was common for TV programs on prime-time to feature the cast doing plugs for a specific product that was sponcered that night, and the Flintstones was no exception. " ...
"when the tobacco industry still could advertise" ... could still .
"more limitless options" .. ?? Duurrrrr .
"sponcered" ?? .. SPONSORED
"and the Flintstones was no exception." ... Were no exception.
Had to do it , he made me. The amount of grammatical errors in that paragraph alone left me disturbed.- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Except you might want to bone up on your education before correcting others.
The Flintstones is ONE program Singular. Therefore The Flintstones WAS is the correct phrase.
The article is not talking about the charcters, they are talking about the show.
Think about it. Would you say "The Flintstones is a show about Fred and Wilma, and their neighbors Barney and Betty." or would you say "The Flintstones ARE a show about..."? Obviously the first one is correct.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Except you might want to bone up on your education before correcting others.
- cfsporn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1That add is wrong on so many levals. Also please fix the spell checker digg.
- felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'm amazed that no one has discussed the advertising part of this, as opposed to the tobacco part.
We all think that we're overwhelmed by ads today, and we get up in arms over product placement, etc., but it's easy to forget just how heavy the sponsors' influence was back then. Entire television shows were sponsored by companies, with names like Westinghouse Theater and so on.
I wonder if we really do have any more advertising in our lives today, or if it's actually less?- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1If it meant 2 fewer minutes of commercials per half hour episode, I wouldn't care if the cast of The Office would always have a can of Coca Cola or Sprite on their desks.
I think there should be MORE product placement, and not just because it could mean fewer commercials. I would MUCH rather see a guy pull out a can of Coka, rather than a generic COLA can that has a VERY similar design than Coke. ?It is more realistic. I mean...seriously...everyone take this survey. Look around you right now. Where ever your computer is. Look around you from your seat. How man Brand names do you see? I see at least 2 dozen major brand names just in my living room and kitchen alone. So, if they were filming a TV show about my life, and it was uncensored, there would hbe LOTS of products to be seen. - brianmost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"I'm amazed that no one has discussed the advertising part of this, as opposed to the tobacco part."
Anti-smoking isn't done being one of the groupthink cause celebres. It's programmed. A lot of folks can't help but react once the herd tells them to react. It's funny how the same people who call others fascists for some things are willing to impose so unconditionally with other things -- though that really goes in both directions.
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1If it meant 2 fewer minutes of commercials per half hour episode, I wouldn't care if the cast of The Office would always have a can of Coca Cola or Sprite on their desks.
- Glidedon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Smoke if ya got 'em
- pilotmike, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Winston also sponsored "The Beverly Hillbillies." Granny would put one in her old corn cob pipe and smoke it. Jed, says, "Try it without the pipe." When they were sponsored by Kelloggs Corn Flakes, Jethro would dump a whole box into a huge bowl.
I notice when watching the old war footage on the History Channel and such that people didn't smoke as much in WW II before the 60's as they did from WW II into the 60's. You see maybe one guy with a pipe in an engineering group. It really got to the point as they show it in "Good night and Good Luck" - People had ciggies in their hands constantly and there were ashtrays everywhere.
The power of the marketing and advertising. The tobacco companies made sure the GIs had a steady supply. And there were actual slogans like "Not a cough in a carload." "Recommended by doctors." "I'm a doctor and I smoke!" - SimpsonsJunk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Smoking makes you look and feel ***** cool, if you're gonna be a pussy and bitch about "2nd hand smoke" then you really need to ***** die...
- koshak, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0That's all right. You'll die first. And have the last decade of your life be FAR more than mine.
- ThePerp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4What was the best thing about the smoking section in a restaurant?
YOUR GODDAMN KIDS WEREN'T RUNNING AROUND.
You weren't happy just a non-smoking section, now you've got the whole building. I want a kid-free section, to start. I think you can see where I'm going with this... - richIsBored, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I smoke and I agree, it is a pointless habit but what's with the negative attitude towards those of us who've made a bad choice? As if anyone here can say they've never made any mistakes in their life.
Smoking is now treated as if it were in the same vein as shooting up heroin. And while in a lot of respects it is, let's not forget that cigarettes themselves are legal and just a few short years ago they were peddled on television and in magazines just like all these anti-depressants and boner pills.
Like any addiction there seems to be this misconception that you can just quit and everything will be as if you never smoked in the first place. But that's not true. Even if you successfully quit, the addiction haunts you for the rest of your life.
Now, I accept responsibility for my actions. I was my choice to smoke that first cigarette. And I have also quit numerous times. But so long as the product is legal I'll never escape exposure to it. I'll forever have a monkey on my back.
It's just too easy to hop on over to a 7-11 and buy a pack. There's no other drug on the planet that's as easy to obtain. Every street corner has a dealer. - DeeEffEss, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Yeah, smoking is cool. And that's why if you needed to smoke to be cool, then your not that ***** cool.
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