Hollywood celebrities have always pitched products to earn a little side money. Sometimes it’s actually the primary source of income and the acting is the side job. Television stars sell foods, beverages, insurance, car rentals, vacations, whatever.
Back in the day, that “whatever” was a lot weirder. For whatever reason, these vintage advertisements would not be printed today. Do you remember seeing any of these?
1. Doris Day for International Harvester
3. Ronald Reagan for Chesterfield Cigarettes
4. Groucho Marx for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
5. Humphrey Bogart for Whitman’s Sampler
6. Lucille Ball for Phillip Morris
7. Don Knotts for Chicago Lumber Co.
8. Vincent Price for Sun Giant Raisins
9. Rudy Vallée for Fleischmann’s Yeast
10. Wally Cox for Smirnoff Vodka
11. Woody Allen for Smirnoff Vodka
12. Jerry Lewis for Kentucky Fried Chicken
13. Carol Burnett for Blackgama Mink
14. Boris Karloff for Northern Pacific Railway
15. Sonny and Cher for the Bible
(via MeTV)
