Flash Past Episode 9
Commercials of the past.
Flash Past: A look and discussion of events of the past
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Show Notes
70s
- Punchy from Hawaiian Punch
- 70s/80s Ricardo Montalban for Chrysler (Corinthian leather)
80s
- Slinky
- Where’s the beef?
- Parents who use drugs PSA
- I’d like to buy the world a Coke
- McDonald’s Big Mac
- Punch it Margaret Toyota
90s
- Make 7up Yours
- Rice Krispies
- Pace This stuff’s made in NYC
- Budweiser frogs
- Bud Light Spuds
- AOL
Flash Past Trivia Question
Q: This controversial comedian was a former evangelical preacher who performed the darker side of comedy. He was notorious for shouting and going on diatribes with his humor. Who is this?
A: Sam Kinison
Kinison had his own show on HBO tiled “Sam Kinison: Breaking The Rules” which aired in 1987. He also appeared in the 1988 Bon Jovi video “Bad Medicine”, before making his own video for the classic rock song “Wild Thing” (1988). He was killed in a tragic car accident on his way to Los Angeles from Las Vegas in April, 1992, at age 38.
This week’s question:
Q: This product’s advertising campaigns touted the slogan “Good to the last drop”. What was the product?
