This was first seen in 1965. The "American Gothic" couple are SUPPOSED to be "deadpan" here. To see a 1966 follow-up ad (where they're even more "deadpan"), look for "General Mills COUNTRY CORN FLAKES Cereal tv commercial".
Uh...It's a takeoff of a famous painting. Wood's "American Gothic". People actually knew about that stuff back in the day. AND we didn't have google or wikipedia - we actually KNEW it. READ!
YOU LIKE... SOME CORNFLAKES?
EpicDinner1337 6 months ago
This was first seen in 1965. The "American Gothic" couple are SUPPOSED to be "deadpan" here. To see a 1966 follow-up ad (where they're even more "deadpan"), look for "General Mills COUNTRY CORN FLAKES Cereal tv commercial".
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Thats 50 secs of my life I will never get back...
apachette07 4 years ago
And I thought the current commericals were stupid.
Immortal1000 5 years ago
The people look completely bored!
Films2006 5 years ago
Uh...It's a takeoff of a famous painting. Wood's "American Gothic". People actually knew about that stuff back in the day. AND we didn't have google or wikipedia - we actually KNEW it. READ!
mike72988 4 years ago