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Don’t Buy Cookies from an Aardvark, part 2

My last post shared a cute little booklet, “Don’t Buy Cookies from an Aardvark.” I didn’t know any backstory about the booklet until reader Arielle Masters contacted me. She said there had been a TV commercial with this theme, but that she couldn’t find a clip online. There’s a challenge I can’t resist! After some searching,…

Ann Robertson
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My last post shared a cute little booklet, “Don’t Buy Cookies from an Aardvark.”

I didn’t know any backstory about the booklet until reader Arielle Masters contacted me. She said there had been a TV commercial with this theme, but that she couldn’t find a clip online.

There’s a challenge I can’t resist!

After some searching, I found that Arielle was correct.  Here’s the full commercial from 1976:

In fact, this is one commercial in a series that has animals pushing sub-standard cookies, including a rooster,

an alligator:

and a panda.

There are many vintage cookie commercials online, why not share them with your troop?

Thanks, Arielle!

©2017 Ann Robertson

5 responses to “Don’t Buy Cookies from an Aardvark, part 2”

  1. Ann Watrous Avatar
    Ann Watrous

    Hi Ann,

    Thanks for posting these. Do you know when they were originally made?

    Ann in California

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    1. Ann Robertson Avatar
      Ann Robertson

      I believe in 1976.

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  2. Arielle K Masters Avatar
    Arielle K Masters

    Thank you for tracking these down, Ann! So cute 🙂

    Here’s the tiger/camel one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRlvby5W3Ks

    This isn’t one with animals, but I like the way it starts (“What’s cooking? Democracy, self-reliance, good citizenship.”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHGjgQFcpg

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  3. Arielle K Masters Avatar
    Arielle K Masters

    Do you happen to know who the narrator of the animal ads was? His voice sounds very familiar.

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    1. Ann Robertson Avatar
      Ann Robertson

      Nope, sorry. I found a small notice about the ads in the Nov/Dec 1975 Leader magazine, but no name.

      Reply

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