When did Old Gold cigarette packs start dancing in TV commercials?
Old Gold cigarette packs started dancing in TV commercials in 1950, in a spot called “Dancing Butts.”
Women wearing huge Old Gold packages did the dancing.
Old Gold cigarette packs started dancing in TV commercials in 1950, in a spot called “Dancing Butts.”
Women wearing huge Old Gold packages did the dancing.
Shirley Jones (Shirley); David Cassidy (Keith); Susan Dey (Laurie); Danny Bonaduce (Danny); Jeremy Gelbwaks (Christopher, 1970-1971); Brian Forster (Christopher, 1971-1974); and Suzanne Crough (Tracy) played the Partridges in TV’s “The Partridge Family” (ABC, 1970-1974).
Johnny Carson took over NBC’s “Tonight Show” (NBC, 1954) in 1962. He left the show in May 1992. When did he introduce Carnac the Magnificent? Aunt Blabby? Art Fern? In 1964, 1964, and 1971 respectively.
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There were six hundred and thirty-five episodes of “Gunsmoke” (CBS, 1955-75). 409 of them in black and white, 226 in color. The show was the longest-running weekly prime-time series with continuing characters.