Commercials

Jason Alexander on commercials he did when he was starting out

John Amos on appearing in commercials 

John Amos on appearing in a well-known McDonalds commercial

Alan A. Armer on appearing in commercials

Hank Azaria on his first professional acting job in an Italian gum commercial

Rick Baker on working on various commercials

Paris Barclay on co-directing a PSA for "AIDS: It's nobody's fault and everybody's problem" with Elizabeth Taylor

Frances Buss Buch on directing the first color commercials during the 1951 CBS program Premiere

Allan Burns on creating "Cap'n Crunch"

Phil Carey on doing commercials for Granny Goose while under contract for Laredo

Marcy Carsey on acting in commercials

Stan Chambers on selling and hosting ads for KTLA in the early 1950s

Art Clokey on animated TV advertising campaigns he did for Coca-Cola

William Clotworthy on commercials for American Tobacco

William Clotworthy on the Lucky Strike bulls eye

William Clotworthy on the 1952 political campaign and BBDO representing the Republican party - Eisenhower; on how they got Ike to wear makeup

William Clotworthy on loving radio commercials

William Clotworthy on memorable TV commercials on which he worked

Henry Colman details being production coordinator on Kraft Television Theatre

Henry Colman on working in as a commercial producer at an Emil Mogul Advertising agency in 1956; on working on Pillsbury commercials for Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

Walter Cronkite on trying to correct grammatical ad copy; he antagonized Winston cigarettes and never did another commercial

Richard Donner on opening his own commercial company

Louis Dorfsman on creating on-air promos for CBS

Patty Duke on commercials in which she acted as a child

Linda Ellerbee on starting her production company, Lucky Duck Productions, and on her Maxwell House commercials

Danny Epstein on he and Joe Raposo playing music for Jim Henson for his commercial appearances

Barbara Feldon on the commercial she did for Revlon for Top Brass where she growls like a tiger

Barbara Feldon on acting in commercials

Ray Forrest on how senior radio announcers made money -- commercials -- and what "standby duty" was

Ray Forrest on his first job as a junior radio announcer and why he finally joined AFRA (the precursor to AFTRA)

James Garner on his popular Polaroid commercials

Marge Greene on writing and performing early television commercials

Marge Greene on performing in commercials when Marge and Jeff ended

Donald Hall on Hallmark's television commercials

Jon Hamm on going to dark places while playing "Don Draper" on Mad Men and how "Don's" journey ends in the final episode (the Coca-Cola commercial)

Florence Henderson on appearing in live television commercials

Florence Henderson on her commercials for Wesson Oil

Florence Henderson on the famous Wesson oil jingle

Producer Paul Henning on ending cigarette ads on The Beverly Hillbillies

Stanley Hubbard on the then-current state and then-future of television advertising and the impact of the internet on television

Charles Lisanby on some of the commercials he art directed including Merrill Lynch and Dr. Pepper

Barry Livingston on appearing in a Superbowl ad for Heineken directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt

Stewart MacGregory on live commercials for Kraft Television Theatre

Barry Manilow on getting involved with writing commercial jingles

Barry Manilow on the various jingles he composed for commercials, including State Farm, Band Aids, Stridex, Dr. Pepper, and McDonald's

Penny Marshall on her Head & Shoulders shampoo commercial with Farrah Fawcett

John Martinelli on the difference between editing commercials and television shows

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on their Blue Nun radio commercials

Eryn Krueger Mekash on her work on commercials and infomercials

Bill Melendez on working for Playhouse Pictures animating spots for Ford Motor Company

Bill Melendez on animating spots for the Ford Falcon featuring Charles M .Schulz's "Peanuts" characters

Bill Melendez on the content of the Ford Motor Company commercials featuring the "Peanuts" gang

Bill Melendez on commercials produced by his production company

Ricardo Montalban on his ads for Chrysler's Cordoba

Mary Tyler Moore on being "Happy Hotpoint" on commercials for the sponsor of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Howard Morris on directing commercials, including one with George Burns

Bill Moyers on the "Daisy" ad for the 1964 Presidential campaign

Bill Mumy on doing commercials

Thomas Murphy on the role of the advertising agency in the television business in the '50s

Thomas Murphy on advertising in the early days of television

Thomas Murphy on working at the Kenyon & Eckhardt ad agency

Leonard Nimoy on why villains were not allowed to smoke on Ziv Television Programs' syndicated shows, due to sponsorship, circa 1950s-60s

Don Pardo on his work in commercials

Estelle Parsons on her first acting roles on television and on appearing in commercials, and on Mort Werner

Charlotte Rae on appearing in several commercials in the '60s and '70s

Ed Resnick on shooting television commercials

Actress Maria Riva on being the spokesperson for Alcoa (and learning how to demonstrate the use of aluminum foil on "live" TV) on The Alcoa Hour in the 1950s

Doris Roberts on appearing in Glade commercials

Fatima Robinson on choreographing the "Khaki Soul" commercial for Gap, appearing in the commercial, and having a long relationship with the company

Phil Roman on animating commercials after his time with Disney

Isabel Sanford on appearing in a series of Old Navy and Denny's commercials with Sherman Hemsley

Joe Sedelmaier on the state of television advertising in the '60s

Joe Sedelmaier on incorporating more subtlety into television advertisements

Joe Sedelmaier on his Federal Express commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on his Alaska Airlines commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on his preference to use film in his advertisements

Joe Sedelmaier on turning down clients and his affinity for comedic commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on gaining creative control over his advertisements

Joe Sedelmaier on Southern Airways putting his TV commercial agency on the map

Joe Sedelmaier on Wendy's "Russian Fashion Show" commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" campaign with Clara Peller

Joe Sedelmaier on discovering Clara Peller, Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" lady

Joe Sedelmaier on his famous, fast-talking Federal Express series of commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on creating commercials for Valvoline

Joe Sedelmaier on creating Eyewitness News commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on his Jartran commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on creating Mr. Coffee commercials

Joe Sedelmaier on foreign commercials he created

Joe Sedelmaier on Federal Express commercials he created

Joe Sedelmaier on structuring his commercial rates and dealing with the heads of the companies

Joe Sedelmaier on the effect his ads had on Wendy's

Joe Sedelmaier on Wendy's "Parts is Parts" commercial

Joe Sedelmaier on Wendy's "Russian Fashion Show" commercial

Joe Sedelmaier on the then-current state of advertising

Joe Sedelmaier on advice to aspiring advertising professionals

Joe Sedelmaier on creating commercials for AAMCO and HP

Joe Sedelmaier on creating commercials for Texaco Super Unleaded and the process of casting commercials

Hazel Shermet on the audition process for television commercials

John Silva on introducing Lawrence Welk to the ten-minute interval between commercials

Doris Singleton on becoming active in radio, being introduced to writer Sanford Barnett, and auditioning for Lever Brothers commercials for Lux Radio Theatre

Doris Singleton on doing early television commercials

Ira Skutch on the commercials that ran during Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and sponsors for the show

Ira Skutch on directing commercials during the 1952 political conventions

Ira Skutch on a photo of an Old Gold commercial

Jean Stapleton on refusing to reprise "Edith Bunker" or a likeness of her in television commercials

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on commercials they appeared in

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on their commercials as spokespeople for The U.S. Steel Hour

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on commercials they appeared in

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on their commercials as spokespeople for The U.S. Steel Hour

Leonard Stern on Jackie Gleason, who memorized his lines, making a mistake on a commercial for Schick

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on their Blue Nun radio commercials

Daniel J. Travanti on moving to Los Angeles for his acting career, and on appearing in commercials

Helen Wagner on appearing in Reynolds Wrap commercials on Mr. Peepers

Mike Wallace on being a pitch man for Peter Pan peanut butter on Super Circus, and on a mishap on the show

Dennis Weaver on appearing in an ad for Pall Mall cigarettes

Matthew Weiner on his disapproval of real ads written in the style of Mad Men strategically placed during the show

Matthew Weiner on using real life products and companies on Mad Men, leading up to the Coca-Cola commercial finale

Joseph M. Wilcots on doing visual effects for commercials

Lauren Zalaznick on making the transition from feature films to television via making promos for MTV