Winston cigarette ad with Fred Flintstone 1962

Fred Flinstone stars in this cigarette commercial.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• animation
• cartoon
• commercial
• fred
• flintstone
• winston
• cigarettes

[fromthesidelines]

Winston originally co-sponsored "THE FLINTSTONES" during its first two seasons (1960-'62); the custom at the time was for the star[s] to "plug" the sponsor's product at the end of the show in an "integrated commercial". This is an excellent example of the end of a 1960 episode, complete with a "Winston" marker during the closing credits {another custom was for the sponsor's product or logo to appear in a corner of the screen during most TV series' closing credits at the time}.

[snoopster000]

@fromthesidelines thanks for the info sidelines

[masterjrn]

thanks for sharing this :)

[snoopster000]

@masterjrn sure thing masterjm, glad you liked it

[MultiBudboy]

If the show was always in color, whty are these 'integrated' commercials black and white? That mustve seemed odd to color tv owners.

[buffyslayer30]

funny as hell.

[alwaysopen]

It would be really good if they were sponsored by BC buds.

[MrAirbuster57]

he left without paying!

[soylentteal]

"We are Flintstones cigs, ten million sick and dying...."

[1952kid]

Im glad i got to live in this era, a 1950's and 1960's childhood , probably the best years to really be a kid ., They just invented made for TV cartoons in the 1950's so we watched it all unfold .

[bronxperson1966]

I love treebeard431's response to this video how it stuck in their memory...I was amazed by this ending, especially with the last 10-15 sec, w/ the applause, missing copyright date and the slate showing that was an ABC TV Network Presentation (something common on closing ABC shows around this time period) I've seen, with the theme song closing out so beautifully. The shows were filmed in color [I don't know about the commercials] but aired in B&W since ABC didn't start doing color until 1962).

[elc1960]

@1952kid I forget the title, but it was the one where Fred and Barney go out hunting a "snorkasaurus". The voice was by Daws Butler, doing an imitation of Phil Silvers from "Bilko". During the remainder of the series, Dino's barks and yips were supplied by Mel Blanc.

[elc1960]

Actually, given the dialogue in The Flintstones, wouldn't the cigarettes have been called "WINSTONES"?  Just a thought.

[treebeard431]

@snoopster000 That b&w ending only played the first year, right? then they retooled it and put it out in color, but I remember seeing that end credit as a kid. In fact, we came in from playing in the yard with Dad in time to watch it, which I think was in the first month the show came out.

I felt sure I recognised that neighborhood, & that original ending stuck with me my whole life, but I had to wait for youtube so I could finally see it again.

So, Youtube and Snoopster000, thanks!