Pepsodent TV Ad 1964

[Glassia9]

Looks like her dance was rotoscoped. Cute commercial though.

[hitlersucks101]

i need some of this

[arejayseeottawa]

Fun to see this toothpaste promoted with Australian accents!

[Daulrayous]

theres this other one with basically the same lyrics and voice actors but the animation is different

[borge947]

I like the part when he says: "Why not try pepsodent - tomorrow" Today´s commercials says, try it TODAY ;D

[fromthesidelines]

"Irium" was an ingredient Pepsodent originally introduced during World War II, and, after a massive advertising campaign during and after the war, occasionally emphasized "Irium" in its commercials during the '50s and early '60s {in the original 1957 ads, the another formula, "IMP", was stressed}. "Irium" was actually Lever Brothers' trademarked name for a common ingredient found in most toothpastes these days, "sodium lauryl sulfate".

[vinnyd91]

Awesome jingle!

[richard1963c]

Great ad, but seems a bit dated for 1964. Must have been one that hung around for a while, or they just rehashed to keep it up to date. The original ran in the US at least 8 years earlier.

Thanks for putting it up !

[SeanElGatoTelevision]

The UK ran the same Pepsodent ads (with British vocalists redubbung the same jingle). This ad campaign hung around in the States until the very early Sixties.

[pildskadden]

And it also ran in Denmark, translated to Danish, in the 1950's I think (before my time).

[contessaoreilly]

Irium, is that chemical banned now?

[lumabi25]

When I first saw this ad (not in the 60s but more recently), someone on TV asked what this irium stuff was. Apparently it was a chemical used to make the toothpaste froth up easily. Not sure if it's still around.

You gotta love these early commercials. They're so unsophisticated by today's standards.

[HAL9000ii]

@lumabi25 It was a trademark for sodium lauryl sulfate.

[HAL9000ii]

@contessaoreilly No, it is still Used quite often, under a new name sodium lauryl sulfate. It helps the toothpaste to foam.