Retromercial: Listerine (1950s)

[tobyradloff]

I also remember that Listerine was once marketed as a treatment for colds and sore throats...apparently the ingredients in Listerine killed germs that caused sore throats and colds. However, that was proven wrong, and Listerine was forced to run corrective ads saying that "Listerine is ineffective for colds and sore throats and will not lessen their severity" or something similar. Still, people swear by the original amber Listerine (not the flavored kinds) for treating a cold or sore throat.

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[ysbaddaden2003]

Listerine:

The Best Cure for Dick Breath.

[kinmanyuen]

lol never thought listerine was an old american brand!

[Woggyflush]

@kinmanyuen

originally, Listerine was first used as a desinfectant in emergency rooms. I'm not kidding, you can Google it. Around 1930, it was marketed for the civilian market as a mouth-wash. VERY strange!

[monny287]

@Woggyflush

Not surprising. You can also use 3% hydrogen peroxide (a disinfectant) mixed with water as mouthwash to get rid of canker sores and trench mouth. Not recommended for long-term use, but still used today.

[Woggyflush]

@monny287

yes but but surprised me was how they came up with the idea to use a clinical product in a family bathroom in the first place. To me, hospitals are something serious. Connected with being helpless. While the family bathroom stands for safety and comfort. These are 2 worlds in my mind, I wouldn't mix them (I use Listerine though, I guess they hypnotized me).

[mryellow123]

@Woggyflush It was window cleaner, company was going broke, marketing genius saved the company by turning it into mouth wash. If you use it then you destroy your natural flora and bad bacteria take over, causing bad breath. Buy more!

[Woggyflush]

@mryellow123

sounds like a circulus vitiosus

[ThePhantom2K9]

That was irrelevant!

[kumasie01]

is its cheezy. i guess u want some Hwood homosexual peddling the product right? may a little hint of brown eye? u pipo make me wonder. so its cheezy. cheezy is good...its clean and wholesome. but no u present day baggy pant punks always need to be played. shut up and just go away. thank u for calling and sharing.

[dvlkcc]

hahaha so cheesy. buy listerine and get some WASP to put a ring on your finger. LOL..

[alexgreybell]

"You breath is passable, Marge, but that yeasty odor wafting up suggests an STD.  I'm going home now, bi-och!"

[tmwight]

God do something about your breasts....

[theblue64]

Fuck you you stupid fucking bitch. Don't fucking watermark fucking videos you fucking stupid bitch. I hope you die!

[masonkiller666]

Commercials must have cost a lot less back then because now days they pack as much information they can into a fifteen second segment...

[asifsys23]

Isn't chlorophyll in plants.. don't they make it during photosysthesis?

[dandydonaldo]

Reminds me of George Carlin's monologue: "Anyone can have bad breath, Marge, but yours could knock a buzzard of a sh*twagon".

[fekingfutyfan]

i av 2 watch this 4 a n essay on advertz 4 english how exyctin

[phishstyx1011]

that listerine shit is fucking disgusting. i'm so glad that they made mint flavored.

[musicfuse]

your mouth probably smells disgusting

[mryellow123]

@musicfuse If you use this stuff then yes. It causes bad breath, so you buy more.

[fromthesidelines]

This was originally seen during "THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET", when Lambert Pharmacal's "Listerine" was their alternate sponsor. That's John {Bud} Hiestand as the announcer...

[nadavnaz2]

Classic

[emmakhalid]

Listerine still kills germs...LOL

[MissPMS]

Poor Marge. She'll never hold a man unless she does something about her breath....does something about her breath...does something about her breath...

[musicfuse]

haha

[Tempora158]

Found it odd that he was sitting at an empty desk in what's obviously a sound stage, then immediately stuck his left hand in his pants pocket when he got up (weird).

[Amlder20]

quite harsh, but fighting bad breath, that has not changed.

[kblaise524]

chlorophyl???  omg!

[endingman]

I think you're thinking of chloroform....lol

[msdecember]

lol.

[deadlocked510]

i bet this was made back when ppl were stoopid.

[rufes]

hah, yes!lol

[rufes]

wow, that really is funny

[Retochido]

do not be sucker!

[wolflame]

Very Technical!!!

[kkarlozz]

muito bom