The Coppertone Girl: A Sunday Sampler

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Coppertone Suntan Oil, Lotion, and Cream, 1955

One of the earliest ads.  Note the charmingly racist "don't be a paleface" Indian logo and the even more unusual foward-facing girl.



Full size: 1543 x 2078





Full size: 1811 x 2700

( EIGHT MORE PALE BOTTOMS EXPOSED! )

RCA's Nipper

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I think he's about 4 million years old now in dog years.

1984 Keebler Ceeblers

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Those elves will peddle anything. I think these were on the shelves for about 10 minutes.

Red Barn cast of Characters, November, 1966

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There was one of these in the town I grew up in. We always looked forward to a trip to the Red Barn. I think Hamburger Hungry was Jim Henson's inspiration for Ernie.

There's a whole lot more of what you're hungerin' for at the Red Barn. It's the place to be for variety at the Red Barn!

Tony the Tiger debut

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1952 print ad when Tony the Tiger sprung on to the cereal scene with new Frosted Flakes.

Sorry Charlie!

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Whatta bargain! You could get this t-shirt for $3.50 and one label in 1978.



Charlie's wares got more pricey in 1983. This plushie would set you back $11.95 + six labels.

Catalina, the Chicken of the Sea mermaid

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She's been around for decades, but went nameless until 2014 after a contest was held to give her a name.



Her look has changed over the years. This is what she looks like these days.

1899 Quaker Oats print ad

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Yep. He's always been ancient. He's Dutch now. Unilever bought the Quaker brand some time ago.

1906 Underwood's Original Deviled Ham

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Hat tip to michaeldoty who mentioned this mark that has been in use longer than anything. It turns out the devil has been around in varying forms of the Underwood Company since its registration in 1870. It's been in use longer than any mark of any other US food company.

1970 Campbell's Soup ad

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It wasn't all that long ago when the Campbell's kids still had chubby rosy cheeks. They look a bit different these days.

Dominos Pizza Noid promotional video game

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(swiped from mental floss)

Though the 1989 DOS and Commodore 64 game Avoid The Noid had players delivering pizzas and dodging the annoying Domino's Pizza mascot, this 1990 game for NES let the player act as the monstrosity. Noid traversed through New York using a yo-yo to battle his evil duplicate, Mr. Green. Yo! Noid was essentially a modified duplication of another Capcom game from Japan called Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru; the game play remain unchanged, but different facades were applied to the locations.