[1960s VINTAGE CAMEL CIGARETTES TV COMMERCIALS]

Year Published: 1960s

Description:

Dating to the mid-to-late 1960s, these Camel cigarette TV commercials promote the fact that "Camel's real taste satisfies longer."

0:08 - Advertisement highlights Camel cigarettes’ real taste that satisfies longer
0:10 - Claims the best tobacco makes the best, mild-tasting smoke
0:16 - Emphasizes Camel’s taste satisfaction
0:42 - Oscar White introduces himself, a Camel smoker, whose job preserves natural resources while planning future infrastructure. He's seen riding in an airboat in what appears to be the Florida Everglades.
0:57 - His work starts before builders arrive
1:01 - Praises his job and Camel’s straightforward taste with no fads or fancy stuff
1:10 - Repeats Camel’s real taste satisfies longer multiple times
1:23 - Offers a Camel, reinforcing its real taste and mildness
1:51 - Jim Prola, a professional movie cameraman / cinematographer and Camel smoker, introduced
2:14 - Describes capturing auto races on camera, then enjoying Camel’s real taste
2:22 - Repeats Camel’s satisfying taste mantra
2:31 - Offers a Camel, touting its tobacco quality and mild flavor
3:08 - Oscar White reappears, reiterating his job and Camel preference
3:23 - Reaffirms his good job and Camel’s no-nonsense taste
3:36 - Repeats Camel’s taste satisfaction slogan multiple times
3:49 - Offers a Camel, emphasizing its real taste and mildness
4:25 - Katie Arthur, a charter boat skipper and long-time Camel smoker, introduced with his wife Maria
4:40 - Loves his job, ship, crew, and breeze; praises Camel’s simple, satisfying taste
4:54 - Repeats Camel’s real taste satisfies longer refrain
5:06 - Offers a Camel, highlighting its quality tobacco and mild flavor
5:37 - A new speaker, possibly a celebrity (Miss Horn), discusses making a commercial for the first time
5:45 - Reluctant to say anything she doesn’t believe; offered a week to try the product
5:57 - Agrees to taste it; learns it’s Bird’s Eye Awake, a frozen breakfast concentrate with vitamins
6:10 - Compares it favorably to fresh orange juice, not just frozen, and likes it
6:26 - Agrees to do the commercial but asks to avoid jingles; assured there are none

Complete Record: Dating to the mid-to-late 1960s, these Camel cigarette TV commercials promote the fact that "Camel's real taste satisfies longer." 0:08 - Advertisement highlights Camel cigarettes’ real taste that satisfies longer 0:10 - Claims the best tobacco makes the best, mild-tasting smoke 0:16 - Emphasizes Camel’s taste satisfaction 0:42 - Oscar White introduces himself, a Camel smoker, whose job preserves natural resources while planning future infrastructure. He's seen riding in an airboat in what appears to be the Florida Everglades. 0:57 - His work starts before builders arrive 1:01 - Praises his job and Camel’s straightforward taste with no fads or fancy stuff 1:10 - Repeats Camel’s real taste satisfies longer multiple times 1:23 - Offers a Camel, reinforcing its real taste and mildness 1:51 - Jim Prola, a professional movie cameraman / cinematographer and Camel smoker, introduced 2:14 - Describes capturing auto races on camera, then enjoying Camel’s real taste 2:22 - Repeats Camel’s satisfying taste mantra 2:31 - Offers a Camel, touting its tobacco quality and mild flavor 3:08 - Oscar White reappears, reiterating his job and Camel preference 3:23 - Reaffirms his good job and Camel’s no-nonsense taste 3:36 - Repeats Camel’s taste satisfaction slogan multiple times 3:49 - Offers a Camel, emphasizing its real taste and mildness 4:25 - Katie Arthur, a charter boat skipper and long-time Camel smoker, introduced with his wife Maria 4:40 - Loves his job, ship, crew, and breeze; praises Camel’s simple, satisfying taste 4:54 - Repeats Camel’s real taste satisfies longer refrain 5:06 - Offers a Camel, highlighting its quality tobacco and mild flavor 5:37 - A new speaker, possibly a celebrity (Miss Horn), discusses making a commercial for the first time 5:45 - Reluctant to say anything she doesn’t believe; offered a week to try the product 5:57 - Agrees to taste it; learns it’s Bird’s Eye Awake, a frozen breakfast concentrate with vitamins 6:10 - Compares it favorably to fresh orange juice, not just frozen, and likes it 6:26 - Agrees to do the commercial but asks to avoid jingles; assured there are none