Parker Brothers "Game Of Life" commercial 1960s

[whodafuckfarted]

BROKEN CONDOM IN THE GAME OF LIFE!!!!!

[TheGabesnell]

hahaha... guys are rich... then the girls haha... "i had twins" "i went to the poor farm..."

[Mandi7882]

@TheGabesnell - yeah, I noticed that too. I'm so surprised..the cute blonde boy was rich, the girl in the cat glasses went to the poor house, the nice looking girl had twins. Today I hope they added white color crime, bank failings, stock/IRA going bust, foreclosures, lose a turn for your cell phone dropping an important call, and online college degrees. Now there's the updated version of the game of Life!

[howmer001]

Wow - a classic commercial song! I was just thinking about the "Game Of Life" song today - it's been years since I've seen this commercial! Thanks for the post!

[RRaquello]

What sinful purposes we kids put this game to. We used to ignore the game itself and just use the spinning wheel and the long strip of cardboard with the numbers 1—10 on it and play a form of roulette for real money. I mean when we were 8, 9, 10 years old. It was only for nickels, dimes, quarters, but that's all we had at the time. So, that's how we learned to gamble.

What would Art Linkletter have said?

[housejk]

@RRaquello he wouldve highly endorsed it

[cochranexyz]

Interesting how the music reflects the music of the time. Much more listenable than the wannabe rap of recent years. This ditty has been in my head for years and years.

[zacefron4455]

but Sony Computer Entertainment changed all that in 1998 by asking Hasbro (the current owners of Parker Brothers) to release a original Playstation port of this "Game of Life" 1960s game in full color CD-ROM format by their Software Company, Hasbro Interactive (before Infogrames acquired Hasbro Interactive from Hasbro, Inc. in 2001 and changed its name to Atari Interactive in 2005).

[shyphyre]

I remember the color version of this commercial.

[CameraMan9258]

by the way this is Milton Bradley not Parker Brothers

[CameraMan9258]

I must've played this game about 50 times when I was a kid and I never learned a thing about life. But hey, I enjoyed the game.

[C0LL1N]

i had an abortion!!

[nanlisa]

But I definitely remember this game.

[BTX61]

I remember this! It almost sounds like Simon and Garfunkel singing.

[smith1958b]

There were once institutions known as "poor farms and poor houses" in this country where people went if they had no means of financially supporting themselves. These institutions were phased out when the federal government decided it could do a better job at caring for the poor.

[DAN5675able]

this is the sims in early times

[thescoutabout]

I want to learn how to play this song anybody know?

[amuslima99]

Art Linkletter was on the box-but never in the commercials for Life. What was the deal with that name, Life, back then? There was the game and the cereal. What was up?

[txag2011]

I went to the poor farm... :(

[elc1960]

That second kid (the girl without glasses) looks like an actress I used to see on TV often during the '70s, but I don't remember her name. I remember this ad very well. It was on Saturday morning TV constantly in the mid-'60s.

[Barberbob]

The kid with the glasses' name is Dennis Hermann. He lived up the street from me In North Arlington New Jersey. I still see him now and then. I think I have his picture on my facebook page. He is 55 years old.

[heine71]

The Game of Life is made by Milton Bradley, not Parker Brothers!

[pbatommy]

Interesting trivia--this game was created by Mark Goodson! It was developed strictly as a board game.

[reina555ifyprincess1]

Back Then, I Didn't Have Playstation 2 Or Super Nintendo In 1960s. All They Had Is Old Parlor Games Such As Mystery Date And Game Of Life. But Now I Play Game Of Life On My HDTV Using My Playstation 2 In True HD Color And Sound.

[jengacrock]

According to sources, the kids in the commercial all grew up to meet with tragedy. But what the heck...Thats Life!

[Paulwhoisvegan]

Notice how white all of the children are.

[tgz1000]

@Paulwhoisvegan What do you have against white people?

[unkommon2001]

:51  Bitch please!

[bikebeerrun1960]

Was better training for life than the Public School system.

[USERNAMEKLEMPTOR]

parker brothers did you know made some racist board games such as *my 10 little niggers* lol

[naruto190]

lol I love the whole *you want revenge, you'll get revenge* singing xD

[Eveon10]

what the fuck?

is anyone else hearing "the cars, you slut!" in the first 2 seconds of the video?

[Barndancer61]

The kid is saying "The car!  You saw it."

[saml760]

actually,Milton Bradley makes The Game Of Life not parker brothers,lunkhead!

[bluecatky]

Also, love the Clark Kent glasses on one of the boys, and the cats eye glasses on one of the girls. That's some serious 60's type Stylin'!!

[bluecatky]

Four white kids sitting around playing a board game. Wow, this WAS a commercial from the 1960's!

[olddude521]

I always ended up with so many kids in this game i had to have a second car just to shlep them around the playing board.

[mtoasty]

This isn't even borderline racist.

Now excuse me while I go to protest the movie, "white men can't jump".

Cries of racism when none exists, hurts true victims of racism.

[zekepig]

No blacks in this commercial?! This is completely racist! Even hispanics were represented in the Frito Bandito ads.

[wasjohnny]

Yeah, Hispanics were stereotyped in those ads.

[nanlisa]

The future Donald Trump on Millionaire Acres, the future Bernie Madoff on the poor farm, and the future Bill Gates who made 50,000 dolldars in the stock market

[lefas123456789]

so many puntods

[LonelyVagabond]

The commercial is listed as from the 60's, but I'm pretty sure I saw the exact same commercial between '74 and '76 when I was a kid.

[Barndancer61]

Yes it was aired for years after, as was the "Trouble" game commercial, but it was first aired in around 1965 or 66 'cause I was starting school when it aired.

[Gwaithmir]

I still have The Game of Life that I got for Christmas 45 years ago. It's in near mint condition and I'd really be interested in what it's worth as a collector's item.

[lilmissleeza420]

I had to do it Dennis ........brings back the good old days..

[jdb2002]

My parents actually had that version of the game. I don't know if they still do. That one is from way back, when they printed the instructions on the inside of the box lid.

[JediCire]

Nice rhymes in that song:

"you'll learn about Life when you play the game of Life"

[bishop42962]

Bobby Brady.

[vonbontee]

This is nice but I'm hoping to see the '70s commercial - the one that begins with the family argument overheard behind the closed door. ("What about me and my four children?" "Guess I'll have to sell the cattle ranch!")

[xxZeroZonexx]

That kid called me a slut :C

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Classic!

Love it.

George Vreeland Hill

[lif30fgunz]

did they have braces back then?

[chax1971]

I once asked a kid if he had a life, he said no but I got Monopoly. So I beat the shit out of him.

[TIPTON340]

Those kids wqre dressed so loudly.

[heine71]

It's made by Milton Bradley, not Parker Brothers!

[taylorleighjackson]

my fav game next to clue

[mjc1377]

the game of life in 2008-lol-lol-lol-I dont want to think about it-much diffrent then the 60s

[buried2]

am i hearing things or did a kid say 'you slut' right at the beginning before the commercial?

[gir1904]

um i don't think so i heard it

[evilsWa]

hahahaha....no he says "you SAW IT" but when i went back and listened it does sound like you slut...hahahah

[segafan32096]

the girl had twins XD

[pbatommy]

I love this game--and for you trivia buffs, this was created by none other than Mark Goodson! It was his only creation designed specifically as a board game!

[Plhamel]

I remember this game well. I miss the old games like this. Video games are fine and all, but I like the games where people sit around and play. Monopoly was my favorite but I liked this one as well.

[DragoStudios]

@Plhamel i love video games but the game of life is in my top ten favorite games of all genres and types

[heine71]

The Game of Life is by Milton Bradley, not Parker Brothers!

[happymundo]

The game of Life was a rip off of the game Monopoly which was much better.

[punkrockchick63]

wow.kids sure were funny lookin back then and i was one of them-heehee

[nostalgiabufff]

My old LIFE game is still in good shape. How time flies! Seems like I just got this for Christmas!!

[Plhamel]

How media demographics have changed...Four white kids. LOL.

[Nerdnproudofit]

And? That's not funny/surprising at all.

[Plhamel]

Just an observation. Not meant to be funny or surprising. Guess I should have left off the LOL...

[patriciathegreat]

My initials are plhampel :)

[Plhamel]

That's about the closest I have seen to my screen name ever.

[MonkeeBrett]

No lenses in the glasses? Yes kids, everything is blurry in the game of Life.

[gopconservative94]

I got a rock

[Furthen]

what did youuu get charly broooown?

[cornchipluvr]

wierd glasses

[jupiterdog]

Wow...this ad had been rattling in my brain for 40 years! Good to see it again.

[happymundo]

I always thought the game of Life was a copy of Monopoly.

[fromthesidelines]

If the jingle sounds a lot like Boyce & Hart's "Last Train To Clarksville", that means this was ad was first seen in the fall of 1967, when Milton Bradley bought ad time on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" and "PETTICOAT JUNCTION" to sell the game in time for Christmas..and don't forget, it has Art Linkletter's personal seal of approval on the box!

[gameshow1241]

isnt one those kids one of the bradys

[DariusFranke]

I think it would be funny to reunite these kids now as adults to see how they really did at the game of life :-)

[50zcarsman]

Yes, I wonder how they did later on. Did any go far in the industry? A couple of them seem to have potential. Or did they O.D. on heroin ca. 1971? Funny how people on the periphery of one's life can still have influence. I recognized 3 out of 4 of them instantly and could recite most of the dialogue/lyrics as soon as I saw this. I knew what would happen next, b/c I remembered it. And it's been 42 years or so -- I was 6 when my sisters played this game -- 'rents bought it on strength of the ad.

[UglySean]

@DariusFranke Every now and then I find kids who are now adults and how they viewed their stardom. Especially the Mini Pops. As a bisexual I chose a same-sex spouse when I got married in the game.

It didn't help me but at least there were no objections.

[bearcreme]

Got this game fur my Confirmation after seenin' this version of the commercial...liked the tune.

[Falcons66]

Um...Ok, I dont mean to be inappropriate...but in the first second or two...at the tail and of the previous ad, I swear I am hearing "The Car", followed by "You Slut".??

by the way....In the original versions of 'life', didnt you sell your kids of at the end?

[Gerkinstock]

"You saw it"???

[Falcons66]

AH! Now that you spell it out, its very clear!. I knew I wasnt hearing it right, but didnt know what was being said,.

[UncleCathode]

Naw-- The kid's indignant see, and he's saying "...You saw it."

[noahf67]

And dig that shirt on the horn-rimmed kid who opens the spot. Talk about hip...

[visor109]

If the first kid made 50k in the stock market, perhaps he should pay a visit to a dentist!

[KellyGiftShop]

HA HA HA HA!!! That comment is TOO FUNNY!!!

[50zcarsman]

Droll, very droll...

[turfclub9]

Life turned out just like the game. How uncanny!  (Poorfarm for me, in case you're wondering...)

[pcsbeat]

wonderful memories  classic!

[AngryWhiteGurl]

Why do I keep landing on "Date a loser who is going nowhere"???

[italoman9]

Hell, I remember this commercial. lol I think it sounded like the Monkees song because it probably came out around the same time as that, and they were trying to capitalize on it. This one and another old B&W "Mystery Date" ad...I'm gettin' old. :-o

[Markieo]

This is so cool! They don't call it the "Poor Farm" anymore, too politically incorrect I guess! Plus check out the cat eye glasses, so '60's!

[visor109]

How come the song in this ad sounds alot like the Monkees "Take The Last Train To Clarksville"?

[noahf67]

There's a good chance both songs came from the same building in NYC in the early 60's.

[Freenbean]

The game of LIFE. You HAD to get married, and the way the game panned out, you either ended up on Millionaire Acres or on the Poor Farm. No Middle class lifestyle here!

[svillethomas]

lol, you'll get revenge, how well they mimic grown married couple getting divorced. PAY ME!