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The Frito Bandito spoke broken English and robbed people of their Fritos corn chips, a reference to the "Mexican bandit" stereotype in Western movies. Pressure from the National Mexican-American Anti-Defamation Committee and others prompted an update to the character; his gold tooth and stubble were eliminated and his hair combed.
Swayze appeared in commercials for auto manufacturer Studebaker, promoting the company's 1963 "Standard" model. [19] He also appeared in a Volvo television commercial, driven in an early 1970s two-door model on a muddy racetrack by a professional rally driver. In a tip of the hat to Swayze's Timex commercials (and also to Volvo's own reputation ...
The Shell Answer Man was a series of television advertisements from the 1960s through the 1990s sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell in which answers were provided to common questions from the public about driving, with advice on vehicle maintenance, repair and safety, as well as guidance to users of home heating oil.
"We only had him for a limited period of time, so we rehearsed everything before he walked in," Naughton says of the 1980 ad that featured the then-60-year-old star of such classic silver screen ...
Even now, decades later, the melodies from those 1970s commercials are etched into our minds, living rent-free and evoking a sense of nostalgia that's as potent as it is bittersweet.
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