Can anybody remember commercials mostly from the '60's and '70's where celebrities played characters?
Some of them are just known for their commercial characters!

There was:

Rosie, the Bounty Paper Towel Lady (Nancy Walker) "Its the Quicker Pickerupper!"
Cora, for Maxwell House Coffee (Margaret Hamilton) "Good to the Last Drop"
The Maytag Repairman (Gordon Jump)
Mr. Whipple, for Charmin (Dick Wilson) "Don't Squeeze the Charmin"
Mother Nature, for Chiffon Margarine (Dena Dietrich) "Its not nice to fool Mother Nature!"
Josephine the Plumber, for Comet (Jane Withers)
Madge, for Palmolive, (Jan Miner)
Fred the Baker, for Dunkin' Donuts (Michael Vale)

Maytag Repairman - Jesse White

Aamco Transmissions - Claude Akins

Ritz Crackers - Andy Griffith (Mmmm good cracker!)

Fit & Trim dog food - Frank Cady

Folgers - Virginia Christine (Her full name was Virginia Christine Kraft and Kraft Foods is the parent company of Maxwell House)

Vivian Vance also did commercials for Maxwell House. I think her character was called Maxine.

Although they weren't name celebrities, I fondly remember the 'Ancient Chinese Secret' people from the Calgon commercial. That thing ran forever.

Madge, for Palmolive, (Jan Miner)
Fred the Baker, for Dunkin' Donuts (Michael Vale)

"You're SOAKING in it?!" :lol:

"Time to make the donuts....."

Fit & Trim dog food - Frank Cady



You mean, Doc Williams was a spokesperson for dog food? I somehow...vaguely remember that....did it run in the early 70's?

Martha Raye for Polident

There's a funny scene in The Golden Girls where Sophia walks in and tells Dorothy to check out her teeth, she just cleaned them.

Dorothy: Ma, I think you're getting Martha Raye confused with Madge, again!

Sophia: Oh, yeah right!

You mean, Doc Williams was a spokesperson for dog food? I somehow...vaguely remember that....did it run in the early 70's?


Yes but Frank was in character as Sam Drucker. I remember the ads from the late 70's but they may have started earlier.

David Leisure played Joe Isuzu in a series of commercials for Isuzu automobiles.

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Josephine the plumber (Jane Withers)
Mr. Whipple (Dick Wilson)
Ronald McDonald (King Moody)
Hubba Bubba's Gum Fighter (Don Collier)

Emanuel Lewis did the Burger King commercials
Fred Gwynne did a floor commercial and Hyundai (sp)commercial
And let's not forget Dena Dietrich as Mother Nature in the Chiffon commercials "It's not nice to fool Mother nature".

Susan Lucci did a commerical for Ruinutie Wine in 1977. I know she also did a commercial for some sugar subsitutue sometime in the 1980's, i want to say it was equal, but it may have been sweet and low. She also did a FORD commerical in 1993.

in the 90's Sandy Duncan did a series of commericals for Wheat Thins.

Regarding Don Adams, as seen in a previous post: Large photos of Don were on the boxes of Aurora's series of toys that included all of the Skittle games, including "Skittle Bowling" and "Skittle Score Ball." There are likely more TV commercials out there from his Aurora spokesman era.

Other celebrities in commercial roles: Al Molinaro (Happy Days) played Christopher Columbus in a Raviolios commercial for Chef Boyardee.

Richard X. Slattery played "Murph" in the many Union 76 gasoline commercials (gas station owner character)

Jonathan Winters played a character for Hefty trash bags in many commercials for that company

Wow! You all are bringing back some memories! And some I didn't even know about!!!! :shocked:

Try to remember some more!!!!!!!

Doris Roberts did a series of Glade commercials.

Joan Rivers did a series of Palmolive (i think) commericals in the late 90's/early 2000's... it was very funny.

Vic Tayback (best known as Mel on "Alice") did at least one commercial for Formula 409 spray cleaner -- but I don't know if he was playing a particular character.

Florence Henderson for Jello instant desserts (pudding), as herself IIRC (?)

Danny Thomas IIRC for Maxwell House instant coffee IIRC, as himself (?)

I had an error in my previous post; "Raviolios" was a Franco-American product.

Vic Tayback (best known as Mel on "Alice") did at least one commercial for Formula 409 spray cleaner -- but I don't know if he was playing a particular character.

Florence Henderson for Jello instant desserts (pudding), as herself IIRC (?)

Danny Thomas IIRC for Maxwell House instant coffee IIRC, as himself (?)

I had an error in my previous post; "Raviolios" was a Franco-American product.
Bill Cosby for Jello

and Florence Henderson...I know her better for Wesson Oil......Wessonalitieee!

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Bringing back an earlier thread...

Charles Nelson Reilly played the "Bic Banana" in commercials for Bic Banana Ink Crayons.

Joe Namath - Beauty Mist Panty-hoes

Joe Namath - Noxema Shaving Creme (with/Farrah Fawcett)

Robert Conrad - Ever-Ready Batteries (I Dare You to knock it off!)

Shelley Hack - Charlie Perfume (the Charlie Girl)

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Robby Benson & Donny Most!! Isn't that a Trip??!! :shocked:

Charlie's Angels Cast

Farrah Fawcett - Noxema
Kate Jackson - Just -5 Hair Color for Women
Jaclyn Smith - Wella Balsam
Cheryl Ladd - Wella Balsam
Farrah Fawcett - Faberge Shampoo
Jaclyn Smith - Max Factor Empris Cologne

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The cast of the Lucy Show doing commercials for Jello or Swan, George Burns and Gracie Allen doing commercials for Carnation or B.F. Goodrich Tires, The Munsters doing a commercial for Cheerios, Guy Madison and Andy Devine doing commercials for Kelloggs Sugar Corn Pops.

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans pitched Nestle's Quik (powdered chocolate milk additive).

Roy sang "Let's have some more Quik, Nestle's Quik, the world's finest chocolate drink. It's good for you, delicious too, make it as quick as a wink." Then Dale joined in.

Ronnie Grahme played a character called "Mr. Dirt" in a series of commercials for Mobil gas in the 70s.
Jack Klugman and Tony Randall did a commercial as Oscar and Felix from "THE ODD COUPLE" for a game called "Yatzi" in the mid-70s.

(then, in the 90s they did a series of commercials for Eagle snacks where Tony did all the talking-because Jack was recovering from throat surgery at the time)

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TV LAND used to show that Reese one as a "retromerciall" back in the channels good ol' days.

That Jenos one is a parody of one for Lark ciggerettes that ran in-the early 70s maybe? where these people would be riding down the street on the back of a truck and a guy would be holding up a sign that said "SHOW US YOUR LARK PACK".

No, now that I think of it; it must have been in the 60s because ciggerette commercials were banned from TV in 1971.

Farrah Fawcett - Faberge Shampoo

don't forget all the "cast commercials" that TV show casts used to do in the 50s, 60, and early 70s.

Before he became Ralphie on A Christmas Story Peter Billingsley did a series of commercials for Hershey as "Messy Marvin"

Avery Schreiber did several Doritos commercials.

does anyone remember yul brynner's infamous public service commercials about the dangers of smoking ? aired only after he died of cancer.
i also remember john wayne and david janssen doing commercials for aspirin or something in their later years.

does anyone remember yul brynner's infamous public service commercials about the dangers of smoking ? aired only after he died of cancer.

I remember.

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those were spooky, like he was talking from the grave.

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