What did Winston cigarettes taste good “like,” and when did it first do so on TV?
Winston cigarettes tasted good “like a cigarette should.”
The first commercial using the jingle appeared in 1956.
Winston cigarettes tasted good “like a cigarette should.”
The first commercial using the jingle appeared in 1956.
Garry Moore’s sidekick on “The Garry Moore Show” (CBS, 1958-67) was Durward Kirby. Andy Griffith’s sidekick on “The Andy Griffith Show” (CBS, 1960-68) Don Knotts (as Barney Fife, 1960-65). Adam West’s sidekick on “Batman” (ABC, 1966-68) was Burt Ward (as Robin, or Dick Grayson).
Born in 1966, the red-haired, round-faced Mason Reese was perhaps the most widely seen child in TV commercials in the early 1970s. He started making commercials in 1970, and won three Clios. He advertised, among other products, Oscar Mayer bologna. He was also a favorite guest on “The Mike Douglas Show” (synd., 1963-82).
Penny Singleton did the voice of Jane Jetson in the original run of “The Jetsons”. She played Blondie in the Blondie film series that ran from 1938 to 1950.
Marlon Brando played American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell in “Roots: The Next Generation” (ABC, 1977).
Jack Parr, the host of the late-night show “The Tonight Show” began his run on NBC July 29, 1957, and ended it March 30, 1962. He followed Steve Allen, who hosted the show from 1954 to 1957. The show was not live; it was taped earlier in the evening, as it is now.
Giles French (Sebastian Cabot) was the name of the housekeeper on the TV series “Family Affair” (CBS, 1966-71). On “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” (ABC, 1969-72)? Mrs. Livingston (Miyoshi Umeki). On “The Jetsons” (ABC, 1962-63)? Rosie the Robot (voice by Jean VanderPyl).