Category Archives: Television

One of the reasons I hardly ever watch television anymore is the advertising is so annoying and tacky.  It seems to want to glorify all that is vulgar and mundane-playing to the lowest common denominator.

For some reason, I came across these old “Charlie” ads on YouTube and it reminded me that we once actually enjoyed the commercials!  These featured vocals by Bobby Short and Mel Torme with Shelly Hack looking beautiful, classy and fun.

I guess one of the reasons ads aren’t like this now, is mass American society doesn’t seem to aspire to beautiful, classy and fun.  It seems to aspire more to be fast, fat, easy, cheap and tacky…Stupidity seems to be valued over style.  Or so the ads seem to imply…

Here is a look back:

Compare these to some of the commercials we have to watch now…