Juicy Fruit Ad (with Safety Tips!), 1958

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[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

#1 Rule for Not Getting Hurt: Don't get hurt.

[whoseline_wlsc]

Very interesting how a gum company would do something like that.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

I'll bet this was a really successful ad campaign with the underlying message of: Chew Juicy Fruit and be a big p***y like Mr. Yellow Bow Tie here. Ask mommy to bring some home.

I think my icon really works for this post, because, you know, fruit.

[cheesygirl.livejournal.com]

My mother said she hated Juicy Fruit gum because her mother would always give her and her siblings a piece to chew after they had their spoonful of castor oil.

[3cthelion.livejournal.com]

that last "always" seems a little out of place with the others. did the late 50's see an influx of urban, feral dogs?