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as Mrs. Olson (Folger’s Coffee), Aunt Jemima (Maple syrup and pancakes), Charlie the Tuna (StarKist Tuna), and Madge the Manicurist (Colgate-Palmolive).
For example, Mrs. Olson of Folger’s fame was very effective:
The TV spokeswoman for Folger’s Coffee, made by Procter & Gamble. Introduced in 1963, Mrs. Olson (the late Virginia Christine), was a Swedish woman who seemed to know all the young couples in town whose husband’s never asked for a second cup of coffee. Of course, that was her cue to sell them on the idea of Folger’s Coffee whose catchphrases were “Mountain Grown.” and “It’s the richest kind.” The commercials ended in 1985.
And of course, who could forget the ever-striving Charlie the Tuna who was just never good enough to be put into a can of StarKist Tuna… How about Tony the Tiger and those Frosted Flakes?
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