Vintage TV From The Moon Landing Year Of 1969

Author Phil Harris

July 16th, 2019 1:00 AM

This Saturday, July 20th marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The historic moment was televised with an estimated 600 million people around the world watching as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first human steps on the lunar surface.

That got me thinking about what else was on TV in 1969, namely the commercials. Advertising looked a lot different fifty years ago. Some of the ads even paid tribute to the astronauts and NASA, as you’ll see below:

Alka Seltzer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU5RU9SWmDc

AMC Rebel

American Medical Association

Cheer Detergent

Chevrolet Camaro

Coca-Cola

Dodge Charger

Ford Mustang

Frosty O’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMMGeBeacI

International House of Pancakes

Kaboom Cereal

Nestea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuld_nJxQg0

Pepsi-Cola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEIc2sMNmT0

Pontiac

Roman Frozen Pizza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fv2_xRbE60

Schlitz Beer

Stouffer’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CwWdQS478

And of course, Tang

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