Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for March 05, 2024

Sometimes the sponsor got a little too excited.

Must be a Wildroot Cream Oil commercial.

Probably waiting for Captain Video.

TV shows in Iceland are never interrupted with commercials. They’re all shown between programs. I remember back in the 70s, that commercials were the best thing on TV, and whenever they came on, someone would call “Hey! Everybody come and see. Commercials are on!”

Some are very entertaining!

Kind of a reminder that, when the strip started, TV was not the all powerful medium that it became. People still listened to radio shows as much if not more. I Love Lucy wouldn’t debut until the end of this year in the strip, 1951.

The radio is likely an AA5 – All-American 5 tube. Millions were made by a dozen manufacturers.

Some commercials end up more exciting, and memorable, than the shows.

The novelty of radio hasn’t worn off yet on CB.

The commercials that never end.

some things never change

Remember how everyone got all wrapped up in the Taster’s Choice commercial serial?

Times really haven’t changed much,. Just the technology for wasting it has…..

I liked commercials, because I could get things done during them.

Some people like to claim the world was so much better decades ago. Here’s proof that things have changed less than you might think.