Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s

Name: Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 115 min

1993115m

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Documentary

Toy maven Ira H. Gallen's fascinating collection of nearly 100 TV toy ads from the '50s and '60s will be as much fun for adults as the toys themselves were in their childhood. Often hilarious, often spooky, these spots offer a rich sampling of period corporate media tactics, and a pop-psych peek into the juvenile world from which an entire counterculture was to spring.

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Watch Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. Toy maven Ira H. Gallen's fascinating collection of nearly 100 TV toy ads from the '50s and '60s will be as much fun for adults as the toys themselves were in their childhood. Often hilarious, often spooky, these spots offer a rich sampling of period corporate media tactics, and a pop-psych peek into the juvenile world from which an entire counterculture was to spring.

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