
Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s
Toy maven Ira H. Gallen's fascinating collection of nearly 100 TV toy ads from the '50s and '60s will be as much fun for adults as the toys themselves were in their childhood. Often hilarious, often spooky, these spots offer a rich sampling of period corporate media tactics, and a pop-psych peek into the juvenile world from which an entire counterculture was to spring.
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Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s (1993) is a documentary film. The film has not yet gathered many viewer ratings. The film runs 1h 55min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s runs 115 minutes (1h 55min).
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Television Toys: Commercials from the '50s and '60s was released in 1993.
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