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stuartfanning · 04-23-2004, 07:36 AM

Did Donna Reed, or any other cast members, do commercials for Campbell's or any other sponsor during a show? I have videos of a fair number of shows complete with original commercials, but none of mine have.

octobereve · 09-27-2005, 03:03 PM

Here is a link to a site that has old commercials that you can watch online. I found one with Donna Reed doing a commercial for Campbell's Soup offer for soup bowls. http://www.roadode.com/eat_1.shtml

It's second from the top, on the right hand side.

stuartfanning · 09-27-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by octobereve

Here is a link to a site that has old commercials that you can watch online. I found one with Donna Reed doing a commercial for Campbell's Soup offer for soup bowls. http://www.roadode.com/eat_1.shtml

It's second from the top, on the right hand side.

Thanks.

treky · 07-07-2006, 11:55 AM

yes, they did. In the 50s and 60s, cast members of TV shows had to do at least one commercial per show, for the shows sponsor(s).

octobereve · 07-07-2006, 01:41 PM

If you look in the Photos section for The Donna Reed Show here at Sitcoms Online, I posted screen captures from four Singer cast commercials back in January.

So I guess the cast did commercials at least for Campbell's and Singer. I wonder what other products they did?

TV Knowledge Fan · 07-07-2006, 03:57 PM

....Campbell Soup Company {Swanson TV dinners, Campbell Soups, Campbell's Pork & Beans, Franco-American canned spaghetti} sponsored "THE DONNA REED SHOW" on ABC during its first seven seasons (1958-'65), on alternate weeks. Johnson & Johnson {Band-Aid, Johnson's Baby Powder, etc.} was the show's "alternate sponsor" until 1963, when The Singer Company succeeded them for another two seasons. In fact, there's a 1964 Christmas album issued as a "special offer" by Singer at a discount [only available at your local Singer dealer!] which featured the entire cast on its cover. That turns up in a lot of garage sales, flea markets and thrift shops these days. I believe "participating sponsorship" carried the series through its final season (1965-'66).

Yes, 'treky', because most sponsors "controlled" the time period a TV show appeared in, the cast (or lead stars) usually did an "integrated" commercial for the sponsor(s) at the end of the show- this practice eventually died out
by the early '70s, the last known examples being the Kellogg's spots (featuring Shirley Jones & company) seen on "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY" and Liz Montgomery plugging Clairol hair care products on "BEWITCHED".

comedyfreak · 08-15-2006, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

yes, they did. In the 50s and 60s, cast members of TV shows had to do at least one commercial per show, for the shows sponsor(s).

I wish they would continue doing that today, at least one commercial.

Tim Lones · 08-17-2006, 11:43 PM

In the Petticoat Junmction and Beverly Hillbillies DVD's from MPI Home Video thre are loads of cast commercials..Hillbillies for Winston Cigarettes and Kellogg's Cereals and Petticoat Junction for Procter And Gamble

04-23-2004, 07:36 AM	#1
stuartfanning Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 4	Donna Reed Show - Cast Commercials Did Donna Reed, or any other cast members, do commercials for Campbell's or any other sponsor during a show? I have videos of a fair number of shows complete with original commercials, but none of mine have.

09-27-2005, 03:03 PM	#2
octobereve Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 232	I Just Found One! Here is a link to a site that has old commercials that you can watch online. I found one with Donna Reed doing a commercial for Campbell's Soup offer for soup bowls. http://www.roadode.com/eat_1.shtml It's second from the top, on the right hand side.

07-07-2006, 11:55 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	yes, they did. In the 50s and 60s, cast members of TV shows had to do at least one commercial per show, for the shows sponsor(s).
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07-07-2006, 03:57 PM	#6
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	for your information.... ....Campbell Soup Company {Swanson TV dinners, Campbell Soups, Campbell's Pork & Beans, Franco-American canned spaghetti} sponsored "THE DONNA REED SHOW" on ABC during its first seven seasons (1958-'65), on alternate weeks. Johnson & Johnson {Band-Aid, Johnson's Baby Powder, etc.} was the show's "alternate sponsor" until 1963, when The Singer Company succeeded them for another two seasons. In fact, there's a 1964 Christmas album issued as a "special offer" by Singer at a discount [only available at your local Singer dealer!] which featured the entire cast on its cover. That turns up in a lot of garage sales, flea markets and thrift shops these days. I believe "participating sponsorship" carried the series through its final season (1965-'66). Yes, 'treky', because most sponsors "controlled" the time period a TV show appeared in, the cast (or lead stars) usually did an "integrated" commercial for the sponsor(s) at the end of the show- this practice eventually died out by the early '70s, the last known examples being the Kellogg's spots (featuring Shirley Jones & company) seen on "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY" and Liz Montgomery plugging Clairol hair care products on "BEWITCHED".

07-07-2006, 01:41 PM	#5
octobereve Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 232	If you look in the Photos section for The Donna Reed Show here at Sitcoms Online, I posted screen captures from four Singer cast commercials back in January. So I guess the cast did commercials at least for Campbell's and Singer. I wonder what other products they did?

08-17-2006, 11:43 PM	#8
Tim Lones Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 6	In the Petticoat Junmction and Beverly Hillbillies DVD's from MPI Home Video thre are loads of cast commercials..Hillbillies for Winston Cigarettes and Kellogg's Cereals and Petticoat Junction for Procter And Gamble