[1970s TV COMMERCIALS TASTYKAKE FRUIT PIES WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY ALKA-SELTZER]

Genre: compilation-commercial

Year Published: 1970s

Description: This group of vintage tv commercials featuring several animated and character-driven advertisements. The segments promote Tastykake pastries, Webster’s New World Dictionary, and Alka-Seltzer The TastyKake Baker emphasizes the freshness, flavors, and variety of Tasty Kake products, while the dictionary advertisement highlights pronunciation tools and the Alka-Seltzer commercial uses a talking sun character to promote relief from heat-related discomfort.

00:00 - The program opens with music and a commercial segment featuring the Tasty Baker, a puppet who promotes TastyKake fruit pies.

0:09 - The Tasty Baker introduces TastyKake fruit pies, explaining that the product delivers the taste of fresh fruit wrapped inside a pastry shell.

0:19 - The commercial highlights the ingredients used in TastyKake fruit pies, including apples, cherries, blueberries, and peaches, emphasizing the fruit flavor in every bite.

0:30 - The Tasty Baker declares that TastyKake pies combine all the best qualities into one snack, humorously interrupted when another voice points out that it is his familiar advertising line.

0:44 - The Tasty Baker returns to promote the larger selection of Tasty Cake products and asks a child what their favorite thing about the snacks is.

0:49 - When asked about a favorite feature, the child surprisingly answers “the box,” rather than the food itself.

0:54 - The Tasty Baker assumes the child enjoys the puzzles and games printed on the outside of TastyKake family packs, but the child clarifies that is not the reason.

1:02 - The Tasty Baker suggests that the child likes the larger family packs because they contain more snacks, but the child reveals that the real attraction is the Tasty Baker’s picture on the box.

1:20 - A commercial for "The Talking Dictionary", Webster’s New World Dictionary, humorously claiming that after 366 years of silence, a dictionary can finally speak.

1:29 - The Webster’s New World Dictionary as a college dictionary containing more entries than other similar dictionaries, along with an audio pronunciation guide.

1:37 - The dictionary demonstrates its pronunciation feature by correcting the pronunciation of a word, showing how the LP guide helps users learn proper speech.

1:56 - A commercial for Alka Seltzer featuring the sun as a talking puppet character addressing humanity.

2:06 - The sun jokes that while it is usually friendly, extremely hot days can make it unpleasant by causing headaches and upsetting people’s stomachs.

2:20 - The sun suggests that when it becomes too intense, people should cool down with a refreshing drink.

2:31 - The advertisement introduces Alka-Seltzer on the rocks as a remedy for discomfort, claiming it can settle an upset stomach and soothe headaches.

2:45 - Recommending Alka-Seltzer whenever the heat becomes overwhelming.

2:56 - The Tasty Baker returns and explains what makes TastyKake products taste good, highlighting ingredients such as milk, butter, and eggs.

3:02 - The commercial emphasizes the variety of flavors available, including chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch, while promoting TastyKakes as enjoyable treats.

3:11 - A child adds that their mother appreciates TastyKakes because they are always fresh when purchased.

3:31 - The Tasty Baker introduces another “tasty break” segment and asks which TastyKake snack the customer would like to choose.

3:39 - The child struggles to decide between several options, including a jolly cricket and a butterscotch krimpet.

3:43 - The child customer considers even more choices, including a peanut butter candy cake and a cream-filled cupcake, showing the variety of Tasty Cake products.

3:50 - The Tasty Baker explains that choosing is difficult because all TastyKake snacks are “all the good things wrapped up in one.”

3:57 - The child solves the dilemma by asking for two snacks instead of choosing just one.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiA6HYcpIy8

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