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1. Bear vs. Trailer
In this classic Twinkies ad, a bear tears open a yellow trailer because it looks like a Twinkie, and is disappointed to find that all there is to eat inside is humans and mutters “Where’s the cream filling?”

2. "Celebrating 90 years as America's favorite chocolate cupcake"

Happier times, back in 2009 Hostess celebrated 90 years of goodness with the cup cakes.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Bernstein-Rein.
Executive Creative Director: Arlo Oviatt.
Creative Director: Elizabeth Paolini.
Art Director: Paul Prato.
Copywriter: Becky Ervin

3. From 1970 The Twinkies "Space Kids" Commercial

4. Bye bye to the Hostess Ho Hos — Another 70's Commercial

5. Another vintage ad celebrating 40 years of the Hostess Ding Dongs

Ding Dongs — named for chiming bells used in vintage Hostess television commercials — are ringing 40 sweet years as one of America's all time favorite snack cakes. Just one bite of the iconic chocolate cake enrobed with chocolate icing and Hostess' signature rich creamy filling leaves little doubt as to the source of Ding Dongs' enduring appeal.

6. "It's A Kids World" A 1976 Hostess Commercial

A kid's world is a special world and Hostess is a part of it- Hostess and kids, they go together...well they did but not anymore: -(

7. Hostess Fruit Pies The Magician commercial from 1973

Fruit Pie the Magician was first introduced in 1973! Created by artist Don Duga.

8. Let's Not Forget The Hostess Chocodiles.

These chocolate-covered Twinkies had a fierce following.

9. 1986 Hostess Pudding Pie Commercial

From 1986, this Pudding Pie ad featured a young Joey Lawrence.

The news that Hostess Brands Inc. is shutting down operations in the U.S. is particularly sad as it represents the death of an iconic brand, a brand that has been part of American pop culture for years.

Virgin Trains launches a vintage inspired print ad campaign, "Fly Virgin Trains" was designed by the design shop I Love Dust who created the images to reflect the retro golden era of travel with a modern twist.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Elvis Communications
Copywriter: Ken Taylor
Art Director: Gavin McDonald
Design: I Love Dust

After 17 years ebay finally straightens out their logo. Ebay announced that coming this fall we can expect to see their new logo go live.

Ebay President, Devin Wenig tells us all about it...

"Our refreshed logo is rooted in our proud history and reflects a dynamic future. It’s eBay today: a global online marketplace that offers a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, with innovation that makes buying and selling easier and more enjoyable. We retained core elements of our logo, including our iconic color palette. Our vibrant eBay colors and touching letters represent our connected and diverse eBay community – more than 100 million active users and 25 million sellers globally and growing.

The eBay logo is known the world over, so changing it was not a decision made lightly. The time felt right. We’re incredibly proud of how eBay started and quickly grew into the world’s largest online marketplace. Auction-style listings, used goods, vintage items and quirky, one-of-a-kind finds are still a big part of what makes buying and selling on eBay special. We hope that’s always true. But we’ve evolved a lot in the past few years, and eBay is much more than auction-style listings today."

Read the full statement HERE. Below for all you infographic lovers are some interesting stats on just how ebay is doing.

Nuggets of Nostalgia: DickiesStore Discovers Marketing Material from Decades Ago Having recently happened upon an archive of advertising artefacts, DickiesStore is happy to release a wealth of ad campaigns from as far back as the 1930s. This treasure trove of relics has got many retrophiles revelling in the rich history of this couture-centric print media that has been unearthed.
Although the sentiment and commitment to designing top quality workwear and fashion forward casual wear has remained consistent throughout Dickies’ history, these newly discovered gems clearly trace the ebb and flow of advertising and marketing methods over the past 90 years.
The Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company faced challenging times in its early years, as the Great Depression was crippling the US economy. But as sturdy and tough as the workwear they were designing, the company weathered the storm and set a benchmark in the industry, marketing themselves as the all-American clothing brand.
As the 50s came around a great emphasis was placed on Dickies being the premium retailer of attire for the “man of production”. On a societal level times have changed dramatically since then but at that point [see image 2] advertising clearly addressed the fact that Dickies manufactured workwear that was easy wearing, easy looking and easy to maintain.
Dickies advertising of the 1960s shifted focus somewhat, catering towards the cool kids on campus. The brand identified that scholars wanted to look good and feel comfortable both in and out of class.
As they introduced imagery of motorcycles and sports cars, the marketing material from the late sixties that DickiesStore recently uncovered clearly spoke to an audience who led a care-free but fashion conscious lifestyle.
In the late 70s and 80s the Dickies brand broke through with a range of funky apparel that really identified with the pop generation. Dickies exemplified what it meant to be hip, cool and colourful. This sense of fun went hand-in-hand with their continuous pursuit of producing durable and comfortable clothing. Dickies also began more powerfully introducing their iconic logo — the horseshoe – into their campaigns and although it represents a solid, reliable product, when it comes to the manufacturing of top quality workwear, Dickies isn’t in need of any extra luck. via: DickiesStore Blog.

The Ads are in no particular order or preference, just some gems I enjoy sitting back and watching occasionally. Most of the Alka Seltzer ads are the work of the ad agencies: Wells, Rich, Greene; Jack Tinker & Partners and Doyle Dane Bernbach.

11. Mamma Mia That's a Spicy Meatball — The 1969 Classic Alka Seltzer Commercial

The classic ad directed by Howard Zieff features what could very well be my own sweet grandparents and some spicy meatballs right front Nonna's kitchen.

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10. Alka-Seltzer, 1972 — "I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing"

Ralph can't believe he ate the whole thing, and just to reassure him his darling with is there to remind him he did.
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9. The Vintage "Speedy" sings Oh What A Relieve It is

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8. No Matter What Shape Your Stomach Is In, Alka Seltzer is there for you.

This commercial first aired in the fall of 1964 and then later again in color in early 1966.
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7. Alka Seltzer's Talking Stomach

Gene Wilder is the voice of the "stomach" in this commercial, and it was designed and animated by R.O. Blechman, first aired in 1967.

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6. Alka Seltzer's Invents The Blues and Calls it The Blahs

Another brilliant animated spot featuring the voice of Gene Wilder.

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5. When You Eat Something You Shouldn't Have...

...and then get on a boat Alka Seltzer is there for ya. This ad featured the voice over by by Sir Donald Sinden.

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4. The Bad Cook...Alka Seltzer Concurs Love For You

This gem featured a young couple played by Alice Playten and Terry Kiser. Ah the dumplings.

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3. The Inmate's Want Their Alka Seltzer Now

From around 1968ish, one of our favorite Seltzer ads.

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2. Timmy Rogers and Sammy Davis Jr. Do The Plop Plop Fizz Fizz

From 1978, Sammy enlightens Timmy to the benefits of Alka Seltzer when you eat and play too hard.

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1. A Little History Recap On The Good Old Plop Plop Fizz Fizz From CBS.

Over 80 years ago, Miles Laboratories introduced a new antacid, Alka Seltzer and all these years later we still reach for it when our stomachs give us trouble.

You can file this under strictly rumour for the time being, however, there have been some exciting 'leaks' regarding the cast for Robert Rodriguez’s Machete. For those of you playing at home, Machete is the latest project from my favouritist director in all the land and is an expansion of a faux trailer Rodriguez created to play at the start of Grindhouse. Like the spoof trailer, the feature film adaptation will pay homage to exploitation films of the 60s and 70s, probably in a similar fashion to the awesome Black Dynamite reviewed below. Rodriguez originally came up with the idea whilst filming Desperado and wanting to create a Mexican Jean-Claude Van Damme. It has taken until now to get the idea off the ground and into production, with there being no shortage of hype surrounding the project. The latest and most reliable tid-bit comes from a Bloody-Disgusting.com contributor who revealed the four main cast members as being *drum roll please*:

Danny Trejo

Okay, so I started with the biggest unsurprise ever as its common knowledge (to all with a cranium) that Trejo is taking up the title roll of Machete. A Rodriguez regular, the character and film were created around Trejo and his signature, erm, charm.

Michelle Rodriguez

Robert’s twin sister Michelle is said to be playing the character of Luz. I should point out here the above is a lie and despite the last name, the action-babe is in no way related to Mr Rodriguez... that we know of.

Jonah Hill

Everyone’s favourite Seth Rogen doppelganger is tipped for the role of Julio.

Robert De Niro

To conclude the cast gossip with a bang, the legend De Niro will star as Senator McLaughlin in the film which, in my humble opinion, is quite unlike anything he has done before. Ballsy.

So, if the above cast info turns out to be true — what an amazing ensemble! All very different actors with very different backgrounds, this should make for an exciting collaboration. Speaking of collaborations, Rodriguez will be co-directing the picture with Ethan Maniquis who has worked with Rod-man as editor on a bunch of his past films (Planet Terror, Sin City and the upcoming Shorts). Machete has a release date for sometime in 2010 but for those wanting a taste of what to expect I suggest you watch the spoof trailer (below) where it all began.

P.S. I know, I know. Just because I finally worked out how to post whole clips from YouTube straight to my blog, that doesn't mean I need to saturate you all with videos. That said, I just came across the wicked trailer for Jennifer's Body. I've been hanging out for this comedy-horror for quite a while... mainly because it's the second film written by stripper turned wordsmith Diablo Cody. Cody had her first major hit with Juno which nabbed her the best original screenplay Oscar back in `08. Unlike her uber-successful debut, Jennifer's Body is a tad darker and (from watching the trailer) I'd say a whole lot similar to personal fav Idle Hands. There's also a strong hint of the Canadian film Ginger Snaps which had a similar plot if you trade werewolf for demon. I guess it was only a matter of time before someone `adaptated' the horror franchise and gave it a mainstream makeover. Jennifer's Body stars Amanda Seyfried as a dorky highschooler who has to try and stop a cheerleader (Megan Fox) who is possessed by a demon and killing her male classmates. Sounds like a rad concept if you ask me but you can make your own mind up by watching the trailer below.
Thoughts??? In a completely un-movie-related comment I applaud the use of Cherry Bomb from The Runaways as backing music. They're one of my favourite bands ever and the song is utilised perfectly. Jennifer's Body has a clever release date of October 29 in Australia, right on Halloween (my favourite holiday).

P.P.S. Vazzzup readers? Since chameleon-comic Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie Bruno is out in a few days, I thought I'd treat you to some vintage Bruno. I mean heck, you know people are going to be doing Bruno impressions at the water-cooler at work for the next few months so here's some material not from the movie. Plus, this is a nice warm-up to the type of humour you can expect from the Austrian Gay TV reporter. Enjoy.