Listerine Commercial - 1970's?
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[Father] My own son - look at him. He hasn't said a word to me in weeks. Am I that square? Do I have bad breath? Why won't he talk to me honey?
[Mother] Dan... try this.
[F] Listerine - I use that for colds.
[M] But it also kills germs that can cause bad breath.
[F] Yeah, but it's so strong - it'll probably last for... hours.
[M and F] Yeah, right.
[F] Ok.
Later that night.
[F] You should have seen the look on that face. I just smiled and walked out.
[Son] Gee Dad, you really were a rebel.
[F] No, well, yeah, yeah. (laughs)\
[Voiceover] Listerine antiseptic. Kills germs. Lasts for hours.
from a 16mm print
[Mother] Dan... try this.
[F] Listerine - I use that for colds.
[M] But it also kills germs that can cause bad breath.
[F] Yeah, but it's so strong - it'll probably last for... hours.
[M and F] Yeah, right.
[F] Ok.
Later that night.
[F] You should have seen the look on that face. I just smiled and walked out.
[Son] Gee Dad, you really were a rebel.
[F] No, well, yeah, yeah. (laughs)\
[Voiceover] Listerine antiseptic. Kills germs. Lasts for hours.
from a 16mm print
Transcription
my own son woke up he hasn't said a word to me in weeks am i that square do I have bad breath why would he talk to me honey try this that's terrain I use that for cold but it also kills germs that it can cause bad yeah it was so strong there probably last four hours yeah okay you should have seen the look on that face I just smile at them and walked out gee dad you really were a rebel no well yeah Listerine antiseptic kills germs lasts for hours
Sources
- YouTube channel: In16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
Record added 2026-06-15 17:35:55