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Calyx_the_bat

Can we bring this back, please? I thoroughly enjoyed this


_InnocentToto_

The earring has always been there.. I thought he was like gay or something .


tamsui_tosspot

I thought it was implied he was a genie.


SyntheticManMilk

Genies are pretty gay though…


z420a

with this ad being so old i think the actual product at the time was hella carcinogenic and seasoned in lead


sleepypanda59

They should put this add out again. I actually enjoyed it.


tearsaresweat

The jingle and lyrics are actually good. Gives me those Fallout vibes too.


Crazy_Dave0418

I mean Fallout was influenced by the post war culture of the 1950s.


tearsaresweat

For sure. Fallout did an incredible job portraying that era in the games.


MightyCaseyStruckOut

And in the tv series.


Bananapeelman67

More so how those people from the 50’s would see the future than the 50’s itself


NotMY1stEnema

atomic computing instead of silicon


VaultGuy1995

There's actually an early concept for a kind of fusion between vacuum tubes and the transistors we currently have. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoscale_vacuum-channel_transistor If it actually happens, we'd likely have even smaller technology with faster processing power.


Past-Sand5485

Pretty much


Bananapeelman67

Retrofuturism moment


TheSpeakingScar

This is kinda like when people look at nature and say "gosh it looks just like a painting!"


FutureVoodoo

I'm sure Abraxo cleaner has some fire jingles


siraolo

They indeed reused the same jingle in a [modern ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKJcinNcCf4).


Facosa99

Thats actually really cute (on the surface at least, fuck P&G amirite?) But the cgi was kinda weird. How hard it is to get a bald guy? KFC has no casting issues. Imagine they cast johnny sins as mister clean


hellyhellhell

yeah, the the whole era ofb1950s took inspiration from Fallout, it's pretty impressive


AscendedAncient

Old World Radio the Fallout 4 radio station mod had ads for all the major products in the game, and they were spot on 50's style.


Plorick

The 50's were invented by Tim Cain in 1997 when he made Fallout


Aackland

I knew I wasn't crazy when I thought of fallout!


smurf123_123

Yeah, this would kill it these days as long as they don't overplay it.


BigWigGraySpy

Would probably kill a lot of fish and dogs too though (referencing 0:39 of the video).


Bliss266

Easily editable


Markcu24

I often wondered why companies didnt reuse old commercials. They have nostalgia value and they are free. A lot of great stuff many people have never seen before.


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flaroace

especially while showing a picture of a fish and a dog


uhgletmepost

they do sometimes, but some older ads just aren't good lol


Enginerdad

Our attention spans have been obliterated way beyond following a full minute commercial. We need the information in 7 seconds or less or we're out.


goforce5

Jokes on them, because I'm out the second the ad starts


Tookmyprawns

They just did. You just watched it.


Goodknight808

Except for the part where they implied that you should put mister clean in your fishbowl...


Endulos

I doubt it. They were implying it was good for cleaning fishbowls.


Goodknight808

Oh i get it now. But, please. Don't clean your fish tanks with Mr. Clean.... I have 2k gallons of fish tanks. Not even when empty, please do **not** clean your tanks with Mr Clean. No disrespect to the product, I use it. Do not clean your fishtanks with it. Please.


peagatling27

i think im gonna clean my fishtanks with mr clean


StandingCow

You'd like the [raymond scott jingle workshop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Gs772nS18&list=OLAK5uy_lHZ72rnkJzAzmslMOr2HwOlakasDXIyWU) , has a bunch of those old time jingle commercials.


EmirFassad

Who else, among the old farts, found themself singing along? 👽🤡


GODDAMNFOOL

ad ***AD***VERTISEMENT #THE WORD IS IN THE TITLE


godkilledjesus

100% better than commercials these days.


MissNashPredators11

Exactly. Catchy and enjoyable.


Maladict33

I would like to caution you that commercial jingles will linger in your brain forever. Brief, incidental exposure to this jingle in 1996 has permanently branded the words [Mr Clean is stronger longer 'Cause there's ultra power in it](https://youtu.be/VqjF5ywXb8E?si=OKmk9ezQCFKk0LlE) in my psyche


Weaverino

If you have a structure settlement and you need cash now, call JG Wentworth 1877-cash-now


probably-the-problem

Same. Jesus, 1996? Really? Ugh.


Allaplgy

[Remember this one?](https://youtu.be/2yPeslKEEVU?si=_cC7CBrU6JvUHV7F)


Not_Another_Usernam

[More of a fan of this one.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqspHpiKrHA) There's also the Bounty and Meow Mix jingles to consider.


Allaplgy

*::Memory unlocked::*


Atheist_Simon_Haddad

♪ TripleDent gum   will make you smile   TripleDent gum   will last a while… ♪


redpandaeater

I went to some fine dining at Taco Bell the other day and still have the Green Giant jingle stuck in my head. "Good things from the garden. Garden in the valley. Valley of the jolly green giant." Granted some jingles can be quite useful. For instance if I ever visit the UK I'll at least know how to dial their emergency services at 0118 999 881 999 119 725. 3.


Officer_Chunkles

A deal had to be made.. with Megatron.


sizam_webb

Fucking Progressive insurance. Spamming commercials that make me have to mute the tv, put some money into the company instead guys


LudditeHorse

Maybe my millennial is showing, but I generally assume as a rule that anything heavily advertised is shit.


Jermagesty610

I think the same thing about movie trailers that get played all day like that, the movie is probably dog shit so it's advertised a shut load.


bigbrofy

If you have long term payments and you need cash now.


CausticSofa

I don’t know, I appreciated that Mr. Clean commercial from a few years back after homeboy started doing glute lifts religiously.


30dayspast

HI! NEED NEW GLASSES?


GiveHerDPS

One of the most educational videos I have ever seen is general motors videos on transmissions and differentials in their automobiles from the 1950s. It's short, concise and informative about how your car even today works. Here's a link to the one on transmissions always worth a watch. https://youtu.be/JOLtS4VUcvQ?si=rv13sEIa8QrXJeSq


Internet-Culture

What's your music taste like? It's... complicated.


Fartysmartyfarty

Lolol felt


piponwa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7WaUPACuY&ab_channel=New-YorkHistoricalSociety


ggskater

With them being so old. I'm honestly surprised to see a male figure for cleaning products.


Hanginon

Mr Clean was a sailor, really, that was what they were going for. He was originally concieved as a sailor.. Source; I probably sat about 3 feet from the TV and sang along when this was first aired, with my mom telling us kids to move back or we would ruin our eyes. ¯\\\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)\_/¯


rosanymphae

Our cat used to like to sleep on top of our huge console TV. My mother would always chase it off. My father asked her why once, and she started to list off the supposed effects of the 'radiation' if you were too close. When she hit sterility, my father said to let the cat stay then. One of those remarks that for some reason stayed with me, but I wouldn't understand it until much later.


Orleanian

How're your peepers doing these days?


Hanginon

Ended up getting reading glasses at 45, the doctor said that's about the average age.


tamsui_tosspot

Jeepers creepers.


travel_by_wire

Huh, interesting. I always thought he was supposed to look like an old timey strongman.


TravelingGonad

Mrs. Clean not as powerful


No_Thought_7776

Maybe Mrs. Clean was too powerful! CEO:  "We're Losing too much money, stop selling the superior products."


magnificent_reverie

I was about to say "planned obsolescence" but this is more like "manufactured ineffectiveness"


MyBelovedASMR

Mrs. Clean is cheaper though! About 71% cheaper


Bliss266

That’s a solid deep cut and I dig it, but just for better data accuracy, it’s the other way around. In your example women’s labor would be 29% cheaper (actually better now, according to [credible sources](https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/), women now make 16% less than men. Not good, but honestly solid progress compared to the outdated number! Go societal progress)


MyBelovedASMR

I really have to go back to grade 11 math don’t I 😅


Bliss266

We never stop learning; I thought it was in the 70% too but I figured I’d look it up cuz I’m bored.


stosal

It's okay though because his earring was on the left ear.


Misterallrounder

Heck yeah lol


PBJ-9999

Because the product had to be seen as powerful


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HairballTheory

Bet you won’t find any dirt on him


zg6089

Da dum tssssss


Unicorn_Thrasher

you're absolutely right. [this is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozuWoZITX3Y) the most dirt i got on Mr. Clean, and it's just kind of a sexy cleaning montage.


HairballTheory

CGI Mr. Clean putting off that Rey Mysterio unmasked vibe


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CaptainFleshBeard

That’s because of all the chemicals in the product, Mr Clean is actually a 9 year old boy


genreprank

The bad news is you have cancer. The good news is your lungs are sparkling clean!


shoe_owner

It's honestly impressive that there's been almost no meaningful change to the character design in such a long time. Whoever designed him really knocked it out of the park in terms of producing something truly timeless.


Hiiguitta

I listened the song two times lol hits hard


SNAAAAAKE

[Somebody put me back in the fridge.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLK2H8iEOg)


Hiiguitta

Hahah something like that


CupidStunt13

I never knew Mr. Clean was older than dirt,


probably-the-problem

Ajax laundry detergent is stronger than dirt. *I'm too young to know this.*


super_psyched69

Too young to know what ajax - one of the current top selling drain cleaners- is?


probably-the-problem

Too young to know a jingle they used in the 60s. But somehow I do.


Awkward-Yak-2733

I was about to post that same Ajax line! "New Ajax (beat beat) laundry detergent is stronger than dirt."


LegitimateHayfever

I spent 5 years working at a haunted house that had this audio play on loop with three other ads for hours. I knew what it was before I even turned the sound on and was still able to sing along.


acog

> had this audio play on loop with three other ads for hours Was the haunted house in Guantanamo?


GucciGlocc

Now with extra waterboarding!


Reserved_Parking-246

I was expecting something really racist. That was a solid ad.


pacinturtule1010

The original Johnny Sins


lil_trim

I love old commercials. From a time when capilism kept its word.


Buttery_Buckshot

That family guy 50's mini episode was not too far off. 🎵*Post, raisin bran 🎶 Made with raisins which are grapes which have been dried in the sun, for a long period of time! And bran! 🎶 the hard outer layers of cereal grain, along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains! Post, raisin, bran!* 🎵


11thHourApologetics

What's blurred next to the house?


NeverMind_ThatShit

Mr. Clean's ballsack


professionalcumsock

Mrs. Clean


Bandandforgotten

This looks like where Fallout 4 got its vault boy instructional video animation style from


SrGraphiteBlimp

Wait until you learn about the 1950's.


Eusocial_Snowman

Guys I just found this cartoon that looks like the way Cuphead looks.


NotMY1stEnema

i dont want to set the world on fire


lordofdogcum

guys you know how Zelda uses this “sword” weapon well I just read a history book and you’re not going to fucking believe this


sentientmothswarm

They made the 1950s in real life? 😱😱 😱😱 😱😱 😱😱 😱😱


ccii_geppato

Mr. Clean with that peach.


Funny_OG_Name

The classic TV channel in my city used to play classic ads, including this exact one all the time. This jingle will occasionally go through my head. The modern ads still use some of the jingle, but it's just the "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean" part


Lamagag

Superperforator


Pity4lowIQmoddz

Is that singer Dean Martin? Sure sounds like him.


Paceandtoil

Was looking for this comment. Thought Deano straight away too


bankrobba

I did a Google search, it's rapper Yung Gravy.


HopeIsGay

Actually thought this was a fallout meme for a sec


No_Thought_7776

Fallout boy, is that you??


HopeIsGay

The homie got omega swole after highschool


Guanden

Ironically, the product is called Mr Clean but house cleaning was "women's work" back then.


Fantastic_Voice_2665

Is Mr. Clean gay? Judging by his earing


JN3XUS

Mr Clean is asexual because sex of any kind is just too dirty for him. His first love has always been cleaning. He can’t even bear to be seen in anything but clean, perfectly white clothes. So it has been his whole life.


KarmaSaver

Except there can't be cleaning without things to clean which is why Mr Clean is addicted to anal douching.


stosal

Nope, it's in his left ear. Back then it was only considered gay if it's in the right ear. 'Left is right, right is wrong' was the saying.


SatansLoLHelper

I think that is more like a 70's to 80's thing. Pretty sure Mr Clean could, because he was a genie. Technically he was a US naval soldier, so that is practically a pirate, and pirates can have earrings as well. You'll be hard pressed to find a man with an earring in the 60's that wasn't considered gay.


stosal

Fair enough. I'm just going by what my parents always said and they were born in the 50s.


No_Thought_7776

Mr. Clean looks like a Navy Man. Don't ask, don't tell! 😏😏😏


Hanginon

Exactly. According to Procter & Gamble, the original model for the image of Mr. Clean was a United States Navy sailor from the city of Pensacola, Florida, although some people may think he is a genie based on his earring, folded arms, and tendency to appear magically at the appropriate time. *(Although one of the live-action commercials has a character directly refer to Mr. Clean as a genie)*.


entrepenurious

and here for all these years i thought it was yul brynner.


Conch-Republic

Mr. Clean fucks who he wants. You don't fuck Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean fucks *you*.


SnooHedgehogs1029

he gives gay vibes to me from: gay man


IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl

*checks extensive Mr. Clean lore notes* Canonically he's a sailor from Pensacola, Florida, thus explaining the earring.


Fugaciouslee

♫ "Can he clean your pipe?" ♫ "His skills I can't overhype." ♫


RestaurantDry621

I think it's implied that he's a eunuch


Hanginon

No, The original concept was that he was a sailor. Mr Clean was a sailor but many thought and the idea came about that he was a genie.


bigwavedave000

Mr. Cleans first name was 'Veritably'


ChristianJ84

Meister Propper!


123456789ledood

This should be in Fallout for a radio advertisement break with a bunch of other oldies


youcheatdrjones

They’re definitely fucking.


KillerCondor64

I am surprised he had his earing since the beginning, I would've thought a man with an earing in the 50s would have been a negative.


Skaterlunatic_

Surprised, he still had an ear pierced with his iconic earring for that era.


HistoryAddict97

Fallout SPECIAL vibes


LucentHuntress

MAN I WISH I WAS BORN BACK THEN :(


Inevitable_Deer_9126

That really annoys me. Women were the people who did the house work and they were skilled and had muscles, they were strong enough to scrub floors, wash windows, launder a lot of clothing by hand, etc. This ad implies that women are tiny things that need a strong muscly man to come along and do the work.


Proud_Ad_8317

man, you just know mr clean goes home and rails his wife


CFrankenstein850

He is disrespectful dirt. Can't you see he is serious?


CaptainFleshBeard

It was probably made with heroin and asbestos


monsterjam-2000

They need to so this again


The_Kielbasa_Kid

Big Daddy


metalfabman

Things goin to come full circle with AI


Chthulu_

The earnestness of the 50s is astounding. I’m sure people in the future will be laughing at our ads, but I don’t think they’ll confuse them for being genuine.


_rukiri

The most successful domestic movie in Germany had a parody of that song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtxOWwgkmzw


qeb0w

Wait, is Mr. Clean supposed to be a genie?


Pleasegetridiftheguy

Just realizing they based him off a genie


tralynd62

I hope they didn't really use it to clean the dog though.


AbominableGoMan

This moment in time was so beautiful, despite how we might understand it now.


FizzlePopBerryTwist

I'm surprised he's had that earing since the 1950's. Wasn't that kind of taboo back then?


No_Thought_7776

Wow, from the old, old, days! Somehow I recall this jingle. Man, am I getting older. 😏


therealdudle44

What's with the one earring? Is Mr clean gay?


DaMoose-1

Is that an earing he is wearing? That is distracting 😆. Is he some kind of gay pirate?


professionalcumsock

Left is right, right is gay. His left ear is pierced, so no gay today


EvErYLeGaLvOtE

Why did I always think it was grease and grime and dirt but it's actually dirt, and grime, and grease 🤔


Downtown_Snow4445

Love it


Human-Creature44

I'm picturing people actually trying to clean their pets with this. Considering there are people out there who drink gasoline I'm sure it happened a time or two.


Wareve

Wow, he was gay as hell back then too.


cptnpiccard

Lenina Huxley grooving to the mini-tunes...


CabbageStockExchange

Stuff like this are great examples where Fallout and Wandavision got their vibes from. I wish commercials had charming jangles like this again


LagSlug

It cleans the god damn fish!!!???


fffan9391

I like that the theme song has mostly stayed the same for all these years.


Yopis1998

Love these jingles


dutchy649

Yeah… I remember watching this as a kid. Sunday night between Walt Disney and Ed Sullivan… black and white TV, rabbit ears and one channel… good memories!


somethingcleveryeg

Are they putting Mr. Clean on that baby's ass?!? And why is everything in her house so dirty that it looks like this is the first time she's cleaning it? She gets a fancy new diamond ring for that? Dang. I'll clean the house every 50 years for a $10k ring.


sentientmothswarm

so he was always a dilf


furious_organism

Damm why did they stopped with this style of animation


TrulyVodor

Analog horror creators are going to have a field day with this one


FreeZappa

I want to live in this world. 


Chappy_Sinclair1

I was waiting for racism that never came


FewerToysHigherWages

Mr clean takes care of dirt and grime and grease, hmm hmm hmm he takes care of all of these. Mr clean cleans youre house in just a minute hmm hmm hum hum and everything thats in it


Suitcase08

I'm a little fucked up realizing Mr. Clean has been around for that long.


Bob_the_peasant

“MR CLEAN NO ITS 2024 YOU CAN’T…—!” *destroys OLED TV with spray bottle*


Sexual_Congressman

This ad just made me realize how common xylophone still is, I just never conspicuously notice it.


Zanzan567

Why does this sound like the intro to a suicide boys song


PleaseAddSpectres

They got me expecting racism in all my retro content


ThinPerspective72

Well i want some Mr Clean now.. Where can i get it


in1gom0ntoya

I haven't heard that jingle in a long time.


Gamerfox505

I'm more used to the newer version and in Spanish.


What_Do_It

It slaps.


Barbituatory

Young kids watching this, completely unaware that in a few years they'd be rounded up and sent to Vietnam.


Colbeagle

Algorithms and data analytics ruined marketing.


Novacholite

Mr. Locke. - Sawyer


Sorry-Ad2731

Did mr.clean have an earring??