Jay L. sent in this Brylcreem commercial from the 1950s, in which men are warned that if they don’t have well-styled, healthy hair, they won’t get the girl next door:
Notice the creepy cartoon characters at about 0:48. Jay says,
He is obviously turned on by the girl, so he elbows the tube, which ejaculates a white blob that falls onto his head. The girl returns to run her hands through it.
Here’s another commercial that tells men if they don’t use Brylcreem, they’ll actually disgust women and make them run away:
Also see this Just for Men commercial that tells men grey hair will hurt them on the dating scene, this one about career insecurity, and this one that equates grey hair with a loss of masculine virility.
Comments 8
Jennifer — August 14, 2009
Great timing, doing this post the weekend "Mad Men" returns to television. I can just picture Don Draper sending Betty to the store for a tube of this gunk. :)
Emily — August 14, 2009
This certainly isn't new to me. This sounds exactly like those "Girl Approved Hair" commercials from Axe shampoo.
I also like how a nice car makes a man look "promising" ;)
Amy — August 14, 2009
lol, I just have to add in here that my mom and grandma used to break out in song with that little jingle at the end. They thought it was the funniest thing ever.
Kath — August 15, 2009
Like Emily, this reminds me of the new Axe shampoo commercials. Check those out: http://www.axehaircrisisrelief.org/
Elsa — August 15, 2009
I like the "unbreakable tube" as a selling point. I'm grateful that I live in a day where I don't have to worry about my toothpaste tube rupturing and erupting all over my hands.
Michael — August 15, 2009
Disturbingly healthy?!?
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