Complete dinner $1.25, fries, .25. Saw this on a tv show rerun today. How long ago do you think it was aired? Or what show do you think it was?
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Linda Joy
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Since you asked, "what show do you think it was", I'm guessing: 40s. However: I can remember the 60s. I remember a McDonald's commercial from when I was a child. "Feed a family of four for $5 and get back change." Of course the meal consisted of a regular hamburger, small fries and a small drink x 4...but that would have been an acceptably-sized lunch for many Americans at that time. *** It's not only prices that have risen. Our appetites have also increased, on average, considerably over the last 60 years. It can be seen in things like: *** the change from 6 or 7 oz soft drink bottles to 12 oz cans to 16.9 oz bottles *** the addition of super-size fries to the classic small and large sizes *** the introduction of the double whopper (1997) *** etc etc (not just fast food, but perhaps most noticeable in fast food, where there are few menu items and new items are more noticeable).
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Army Veteran Considering the ad included fries for.25, it's a safe bet that it was a fast-food advertisement. Judging by the price and the fact that they were calling it "a complete dinner", I would say that it was in the early days of the fast-food franchise - 50s or 60s should put it in the neighborhood - maybe a little earlier. -
www.bible-reviews.com I went back to the 40s because 40s TV typically the ad was ***part of the show*** - as opposed to later TV where the ads were distinct from the show (though still, in the 60s, occasionally distinct ads would air during a show and feature characters from that show, such as the many Winston cigarette commercials starring characters from The Flintstones).
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