http://medren.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] medren.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2010-07-16 08:50 pm

New Kool-Aid Flavors, 1956

There's something vaguely unsettling about seeing Kool-Aid Man pour out glasses of himself.

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The eucharist of kool

[identity profile] saint-monkey.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you, drink.

[identity profile] rimwalker.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Personally, I find the image of him "drooling" condensation from his mouth more disgusting than him pouring out his [sweet, fruit-flavored] insides.

[identity profile] 2nutsforwords.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
This is what I came here to write. He looks really creepy.

[identity profile] poofy-boy.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I was about to comment to the same effect. He looks like a prop from some horror-comedy movie. Not the best impression to leave in a Kool-Aid ad, I don't think. (Although I'd watch that movie, I sure would.)

[identity profile] 1girl.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
So punch and lemonade weren't two of the original flavors? What the hell WERE the original flavors then? Sugar flavored?

[identity profile] poofy-boy.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Judging by other ads of the period, it was probably chicken broth or tomato or something.

[identity profile] weelisa.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Olive-juice, anyone?

[identity profile] poofy-boy.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps with a touch of tangy celery? Mayo on the side?

[identity profile] dantc.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It was like drinking a flat can of root beer. It was great for making root beer ice cream, though (make regular vanilla ice cream, drop in a packet of Root Beer Kool Aid).
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[personal profile] misstia 2010-07-16 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Groselha??? Orange Enerjewz???

[identity profile] dubhain.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
  • Cherry
  • Grape
  • Lemon-Lime
  • Orange
  • Raspberry
  • Strawberry
  • Root Beer
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[personal profile] misstia 2010-07-16 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
i'd hang onto this ad and repost it for august's summertime ads contest!!

and yeah, it is unsettling....

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2010-07-16 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but even after pouring out eight ounces of sugar-sweet flavored water, he's still full to the brim! He's channeling Kool-aid from another dimension!

(I'm pretty sure the original flavors were red and purple.)

[identity profile] meezergal.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
I wish I could get hold of some lemon-lime Kool-Aid! I wanna see if I love it as much as I did when I was little!

On a horse board I frequent, a woman reported her daughter dyed her white Arab gelding pink with Kool-Aid. Posted a picture and everything. The results were sort of pretty, in a startling way.

[identity profile] cactuswren.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Kool-Aid is an acid dye, so can easily be used for dyeing (http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html) protein fibers including wool and silk.

[personal profile] whoseline_wlsc 2010-07-17 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
This actually makes me want some Kool-aid. Black cherry!

[identity profile] crabofdoom.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Damn. Science has discovered a shade of pink that makes me instantly thirsty.

[identity profile] teal-cuttlefish.livejournal.com 2010-07-17 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
My teens drink lots of Kool-Aid, so I buy it on sale for 10 cents a packet. Not bad inflation over 54 years -- though the regular price is more.