Corny
The debut of Mad Men’s latest season makes one nostalgic for old ads. I had completely forgotten that Sugar Pops embraced an early western theme, but then again, it was the primary sponsor of the radio show, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock, when the cereal debuted in 1951.
Back in 1972, when this commercial ran on TV, Sugar Pops and every other sugar laced cereal was unceremoniously banned from the Sockol household by my mother in response to my truly frightening dental bill. It seems that our pediatric dentist, Dr. Casper, detected more than a half a dozen cavities, and … Continue Reading
