1950 Gillette razor - classic TV commercial

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1950 Gillette razor classic TV commercial with baseball stars Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella.
Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 - August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940 to 1958. Reese was a ten-time All Star shortstop who contributed to seven league championships for Brooklyn.
Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 -- June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player — primarily at the position of catcher — in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game[1], Campanella played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s and 1950s, as one of the pioneers in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. His Hall of Fame career was cut short in 1958 when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident.

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[tgz1000]

Oh yes a boy has so much more self-respect when he shaves those two peach fuzz hairs off of his face with an overpriced razor that needs to be replaced repeatedly...

[crissangel87]

The closest shave I've ever gotten was from a traditional double edge safety razor. The recent 5 blade, electronic, power button turbo glide monstrosities don't cut as smoothly as a single Derby razor, for example. Plus, the cartridge heads for these new razors are expensive.A pack of 25 Derby razors will run you about $6 and last you 7+ mos. depending on your shaving schedule. In many cases in life, simple is better. Keep it simple with shaving. Men, make the switch to a traditional wet shave.

[capnvancouver]

funny comment hahha

[bobandrayfan1]

and you too can wear your belt under your armpits..

[Coffeeisnecessary]

@estafel That's what the Catholic priests say now!

[bulldogbarks55]

That commercial is from 1952 at the earliest. It couldn't be from 1950 because the front numbers on the uniform were supposed to debut in the '51 Series (thanks Bobby Thomson) but had to wait until Opening Day in '52. Did you notice how skinny Zim was? Great commercial!

[estafel]

Pee Wee, you do uh...lotta work with boys...

[jonstewartfanboy]

@tgz1000 Not with two peach fuzz hairs, one blade will last him until another 100 grow out, no that's value! Yay!

[vivikal1]

@fobfan729 HELL YEAH..

[MrCupcakes76]

Y did people break up words so much back then... For example he says com-for-table?

[AryanPride18]

@fobfan729 in my country is 20$

[filozovs]

@fobfan729 you know there has been inflation, dollar then was a lot more then now