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Shooting Stars at the Borscht Belt Comedy Club

Think Jon Stewart as a libertarian comedian? Think again. Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central megahit The Colbert Report is my best conservative enemy in the war against "truthiness."

Colbert, a Second City alum whose only other Comedy Central original show was Strangers with Candy, is, as I put it on this blog, a critic of the conservative realm. He is a kinda old-school version of Garrison Keillor. On The Colbert Report, Colbert satirizes the issues making headlines in the mainstream media, far more than any other political satirist in recent memory. When it comes to covering the news, no other funnyman spoofs politics like Stephen Tyrone Colbert - defender of "truthiness," man of nearly a dozen faces, and the embodiment of all political humorists. 

With an eye on satirizing government truce, I dare Colbert to deliver the funniest political commentaries ever seen on television.

But who's to blame for parodying political warfare?

Stephen Colbert believes so.

Visit The Colbert Nation and seek conservative envy.

 

Some Noteworthy Radio Ads of the 1970s and 1980s

America spelled cheese K-R-A-F-T as this memorable advertisement for Kraft Singles Processed Cheese Slices was broadcast on national radio during the 1970s.

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Cruex provides fast, prompt relief from jock itch, as evidenced in this classic WPGC-AM ad.

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In the early 1980s, the country music quartet The St Download Wpgc_spot_1982_11_18th_fawcett_books_manchu_agency
atler Brothers recorded this vintage free-to-air radio advertisement promoting Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group's flagship sparkling beverage.

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Now that Penguin Group of the U.K. has a trade-publishing merger partner in Random House,

a part of the German media company Bertelsmann, here's a legendary radio campaign promoting Robert S. Elegant's novel of imperial China titled Manchu, published by Random House's Fawcett imprint.

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Please e-mail me on Gmail and tell me what you think about those amazing retro radio spots

 

Some Noteworthy Radio Ads of the 1970s and 1980s

America spelled cheese K-R-A-F-T as this memorable advertisement for Kraft Singles Processed Cheese Slices was broadcast on national radio during the 1970s.

Download Wpgc_spot_1976_05_kraft_cheese_agency

Cruex provides fast, prompt relief from jock itch, as evidenced in this classic WPGC-AM ad.

Download Wpgc_spot_1977_08_21st_cruex_agency

In the early 1980s, the country music quartet The St Download Wpgc_spot_1982_11_18th_fawcett_books_manchu_agency
atler Brothers recorded this vintage free-to-air radio advertisement promoting Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group's flagship sparkling beverage.

Download Wpgc_spot_1980_12_27th_dr_pepper_statler_bros

Now that Penguin Group of the U.K. has a trade-publishing merger partner in Random House,

a part of the German media company Bertelsmann, here's a legendary radio campaign promoting Robert S. Elegant's novel of imperial China titled Manchu, published by Random House's Fawcett imprint.

Download Wpgc_spot_1982_11_18th_fawcett_books_manchu_agency

Please e-mail me on Gmail and tell me what you think about those amazing retro radio spots

 

Dick Wolf Unveils Reality Crime Show for Cable's TNT in 2013

TNT, on the verge of entering their 25th silver jubilee later this year, will launch a new reality crime series from the one and only Dick Wolf, the man who brought NBC viewers the long-running crime drama Law and Order.

 

Dick Wolf Unveils Reality Crime Show for Cable's TNT in 2013

TNT, on the verge of entering their 25th silver jubilee later this year, will launch a new reality crime series from the one and only Dick Wolf, the man who brought NBC viewers the long-running crime drama Law and Order.

 

The Retroist Podcast

A look back at the car racing game, Pole Position.

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Wacky Packages

Wormy Packages - Just Dugged Up

Screech Tragic Embalming Tape - You'll Need an M1

Snout - Your Swine Will Shine

KOFF - Rancid Scent

Cheapios - Generally Soggy

Sledge - Rids You of Dirt, Grime and Furniture

Paid Killers

Hairy Potter and the Barber in Phoenix

Fearstone - 

HoboCop

Thefty Crime Sak - Perfect for Crime Sprees

Nestree - The Tea That's for the Birds

Messy Marker

Band-Ache - Strips Off Skin

 

Dodge - Depend on It

Who's got the deals

On your kind of wheels?

Dodge. Depend on it.

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Who wrote the book

On styling and look?

Dodge. Depend on it.

If you don't know this venerable automotive brand, you have not yet looked at Dodge. On this radio spot broadcast in 1972 on WPGC-AM, Chrysler Group's Dodge Charger Topper was at the top of the motoring trade; and I have posted this highly anticipated classic ad right here on Typepad. So, for all of you Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep owners vying for a dependable automobile, this "Dodge. Depend on It" advertisement could be the best promotional spot for an inovative, yet legendary car brand that sets many tests of time when it comes to changing lanes on the American freeway.

What's the best automobile on the market today? Dodge has a vehicle for every occasion.

Lady L Radio Spot

Newman... Niven... Lady L... MGM... B.L.O.R.

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MGM and its mascot Leo the Lion were founded in 1924 and continues to this day as a leading film and television contract producer. Their library comprises nearly 5,000 films, including such popular franchises as The Pink Panther, Rocky, James Bond 007 and, most recently, The Hobbit. In addition to the co-financing and joint production of films released throughout the world with major Hollywood studios, MGM produces Teen Wolf for MTV and HISTORY's upcoming historic period drama series The Vikings and is in the process of launch their first-run daily half-hour courtroom series, Paternity Court, in national broadcast syndication later this year.

WPGC Classic Radio Commercial

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Clearasil was the embodiment of every teenagers having trouble ridding their faces of zits. Its powerful formula hid acne pimples, made blemishes disappear, and absorbed facial oil from the epidermis during the latter part of the '70s now that Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Lysol and Dettol disinfectants, French's mustard and newly acquired Schiff nutritional supplements,

manufactures Clearasil spot-prevention essentials. 

Clearasil belongs alongside other consumer health care brands under the RB umbrella, among them Mucinex, Delsym, Durex, Gaviscon, Scholl - known in the U.S. and Canada under the brand name Dr. Scholl's under licensing agreements with Brown Shoe Company and Merck - and now Schiff brands including Move Free, Airborne and Tiger's Milk.

Find Clearasil on Facebook.