Crocker Jarmen

It occured to me today I can't remember the last time I saw a commerical for denture cleaners. Seems to me when I was a kid they were on all the time. They'd drop two white fizzy tablets into a glass of water and lower some dentures. There's be a big close up as they pried the "teeth" apart to show how well they insides were cleaned.

Do these things still air? Am I just missing them?

What happened? Is there no market for denture cleaners now? Do people take better care of their teeth these days?

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movie diva

You must not look at network tv, they are there too much of the time.

My Other Self

The denture cleaner commercials were always on during daytime game shows and soaps. Last time I watched daytime TV they were on.

GuessWho

Exactly. The OP's childhood probably included daytime game shows.

joliom

The ones I rarely see anymore are toy commercials. Then again, maybe I'm just not watching enough Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.

Michael Corvin

Rolaids and Tums.

I guess they disappeared to make way for acid reflux pills.

Crocker Jarmen

Interesting to know these commericals are still on, but I certainly don't see them.

This observation was spurred when I was going through my old VHS tapes. During Seinfeld and Fraiser there were denture cleaner commericals constantly.

Jimmy James

Toy commercials seem different these days. A lot of them are for pillow pets and their progeny.

TheKing

Tums ads are still around. Rolaids got recalled in early 2011 and they still haven't returned to store shelves, so it's possible they'll never return.

Toy ads changed greatly, along with ads for kids cereals after the backlash against advertising directly to children. That's why shows like Transformers and G.I. Joe went away. All those great shows we grew up with were of course big advertisements for their toy lines, mixed with ads for other toys and sugary cereals.

Nowadays the only kids stuff is on cable, or has to be educational (e/i certification).

As for why stuff like denture ads went away, advertisers became focused on the 18-49 year olds, and the price for prime time ads made less sense to advertise products for old people (dentures, Metamucil, etc.) Old people are easier to reach on TV than younger ones, so those ads have moved to daytime TV.

Of course, maybe dental implants have led to fewer people getting dentures, and that plays into things as well.

Ranger

It's been years since I have seen commercials for sex talk lines and psychic hotlines.

Do they still have commercials for Girls gone wild?

Michael Corvin

You must not stay up later than 1am. Those are still alive and well.

wishbone

10-10-220 and other interexchange carrier commercials seem to be a thing of the past.

Spottedfeather

My favourite commercials you never see any more are the Christmas Folgers commercial where the kid named Peter comes home and wakes everyone up making coffee. Another is the ad where Santa is riding the norelco razor through the snow.
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My Other Self

That's because they don't exist anymore.

The late night party lines haven't gone anywhere. I always see them during Seinfeld and Family Guy on our local Fox affiliate after midnight.

joliom

Yeah, I see those phone sex commercials like Livelinks all the time late at night. They're alive and well.

GoldenJCJ

Thank God! Those things were turning into an epidemic. I was starting to think the government would have to send in the National Guard to save us from those commericals!

I haven't seen desktop computer commercials in a while. They had the "Dude, you're getting a Dell." guy then the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" clowns but I haven't seen anything else in a couple of years.

RobLutter

I see a lot of Microsoft and Apple commercials... especially Microsoft is running a lot of Microsoft Store commercials due to just opening their first store in Austin.

Actual PC manufacturers... never see 'em. And this is Dell Town USA.

TheKing

10-10-321 and 10-10-220 still technically exist, but with most everyone having unlimited free long distance, there's no reason to advertise them anymore. That, and the rates are now almost as bad as the long distance carrier you already have.

Dr Mabuse

DarthVong

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Tom Creo

Horror movie commercials. Maybe they don't make em' like they used to (the films) but damn did I get terrifyed by Halloween, Gates of Hell, and the like back in the early 80's.
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story

In the four commercials Dr. Mabuse posted, I love how the Chuck Wagon dog food commercial blatantly only refers to the meat as "chunks" over and over, while the Ken-L Ration dog food says it's horsemeat right there on the screen!

As for the other two, fascinating misogyny in the Folgers commercial and the parents get their burgers their way and the kids can just frickin' deal with it. We get what we want, you get what you get. Oh, you wanted a kid's meal? Not just a burger with a bunch of stuff you don't want on it and a drink for the same price as a kid's meal with fries and a toy? TOO BAD.

whotony

Certs - With Retsin.

Ranger

I remember a couple years ago Universal Orlando were running a lot of tv ads for Halloween Horror Nights, some ads were pretty scary but fun. Hope they have lots of good ads this year.


Forgot about the 1-800-COLLECT ads. Good riddance!

bluetoast

Encyclopedia Britannica commercials, Lincoln Tech commercials (didn't see these much anyway) and those Sally Struthers ones where she talks about getting an education and finishes with "or get your degree. Call 1-800...."

Oh and those CD/music collections on sale via 1-800 dial ins, where the titles are scrolled by in white and yellow font and the yellow font ones are the songs currently playing. Maybe they still show these during the day or something, I dunno.