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tv star collector
08-15-2013, 12:00 PM
Remember when TV shows had single sponsors? How many do you remember? Some examples include:

Ovaltine - "Captain Midnight"
Chrysler - "The Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre"
Colgate - "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
Chevrolet - "The Dinah Shore Show"
Ford - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show"
Seven-Up - "Zorro"
General Mills- "Rocky & His Friends," "King Leonardo," "Bullwinkle," "Tennessee Tuxedo," "Underdog"
General Foods - "The Bugs Bunny Show," "Linus the Lionhearted"
Kellogg - "Huckleberry Hound," "Quick Draw McGraw," "Yogi Bear"
Mattel - "Funday Funnies," "Beany & Cecil"
Ideal Toys - "Magilla Gorilla," "Peter Potamus"
Kraft - "Kraft Music Hall," "Kraft Theatre"
Texaco - "Texaco Star Theatre"
Lucky Strike - "Your Hit Parade"
Mutual of Omaha - "Wild Kingdom"
Borax - "Death Valley Days"

(That's all I can think of, in one sitting.)

Regulus
08-15-2013, 01:22 PM
Canada Dry Annie Oakley

Ballentine Beer Men Into Space

Nabisco Sky King

Phillip Moris Racket Squad

Nabisco Shredded Wheat Rin Tin Tin

Campbell's Soup Lassie

Plymouth Date with the Angels

William Hogan Jr
08-16-2013, 07:08 PM
:) Lucky Strike:Jack Benny, Philip Morris:I Love Lucy, Carnation:Burns and Allen(1st two seasons), General Mills:The Lone Ranger, L&M:Gunsmoke, Tide:Red Skelton.

treky
08-16-2013, 11:28 PM
Buick-THE HONEYMOONERS, THE BUICK-BERLE SHOW (after Texaco was dropped as the sponsor and they dropped the name TEXACO STAR THEATER)

tbb033
08-20-2013, 05:43 PM
Only one I remember is the Taco Bell (later Mug Root Beer) Dana Carvey show.

jehobden
08-21-2013, 02:50 PM
Only one I remember is the Taco Bell (later Mug Root Beer) Dana Carvey show.

Taco Bell was owned at the time by Pepsi, and Mug Root Beer was also a Pepsi product. This show used various Pepsi products and possessions in its name as a throwback to the single-sponsor days, but I do not think that the individual shows had all their ads for the same product.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dana_Carvey_Show

Regulus
08-21-2013, 03:33 PM
Ford Motor Company - The FBI

biffbronson
08-21-2013, 05:05 PM
Alcoa -- "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond"

treky
08-21-2013, 06:04 PM
THE HONEYMOONERS-Buick
THE JACK BENNY SHOW-Lucky Strike (the radio & TV shows)