The only thing more hilarious than the asthma cigs for children over 6 was the throat-clearing at the gum massager!😂

@laurabeane8862

Жыл бұрын

"Asthma" Cigarettes are an actual thing. They're usually mentholated or with Cloves. They're supposed to do the same job a Neti Pot does with water. Even the way it's inhaled and exhaled is different than smoking tobacco or cannabis

@jntj3007

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA!

@melissah287

Жыл бұрын

Asthma cigarettes did exist. They usually didn't contain tobacco and often had stramonium (jimsonweed), atropine, belladonna and Koca nut. For the time, they actually worked quite well.

@csnide6702

Жыл бұрын

"because that's exactly how it was used.... " 😅🤣😂

@jwb52z9

Жыл бұрын

@@melissah287 I thought jimson weed was poisonous.

I remember the cleaning product “Janitor In A Drum” from when I was a kid. It came in a plastic barrell-shaped container. 😄

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for watching and telling us about that one!

@angeladay1534

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I totally forgot about that one. Thanks!

@69A12SuperBee

Жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory Thank YOU for always the wonderful content 🤗

@RobMacKendrick

Жыл бұрын

Does sound a little like a Mafia technique, doesn't it?

@ashleymadison9380

Жыл бұрын

Was it made by Walter White?

There was an underarm deodorant back in the 80s called "Tussy" - it worked well but the name was horrible!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I remember that and it is a bad name. Thank you for watching and mentioning it!

@styx53ocean

6 ай бұрын

My Mom used to buy it. At first I thought it was "Hussy."

@CasanovaGreen0813

6 ай бұрын

My grandma always said it with strength.

@joettaflyascanbee4659

5 ай бұрын

I remember Tussy

@lorettatayor5840

5 ай бұрын

@@joettaflyascanbee4659 i used Tussy deodorant. smelled good, kindy spicy smell, so good.

I remember back when they had a hair removal product out called "Nads". It was a kind of cold waxing product you spread on your legs and pits with a tongue depressor, placed a cloth over it, then pulled the cloth away sharply. It pulled the hair out by the roots. It also worked if you had a unibrow, sideburns or hairy arms. It was made in Australia by a woman who's daughter had excess hair. She concocted it in her kitchen out of all food grade ingredients. That was their big selling point, that you could EAT the stuff if you wanted to because it was all natural. She named it Nads, which was the nickname for her daughter Natalie, who the product was originally made for. They had infomercials for it here in the states, but the name was such a bad one that it never took off, despite actually being a good product. I haven't seen the adds in a LONG time, and I don't know if they're still in business, or whether they ever changed that unfortunate name.

@hollyr.1139

Жыл бұрын

Nads is still around!

@BennyLlama39

Жыл бұрын

I just Googled it and Nads is supposedly still in business, selling in Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, and South Korea.

@juliebaker6969

Жыл бұрын

@@BennyLlama39 It's a great product; it just has a sucky name.

@danadoozer9990

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I remember the infomercial where they would put nads all over their face!😂😅

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

That is a good one where some of the foreign names and terms just have different meanings. I believe that is still sold too. Thank you for watching and giving a little background on Nads!

Man, this one had me laughing. There was an insect repellent called "Whack Off!" I've seen a few others that I can't repeat!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I believe there was and it maybe came from overseas? Thank you for watching Greg!

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

I was dying laughing about these names of products. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂🤣

The thing about the vibrating finger for your 'gums' .... Yeah, they knew *EXACTLY* what they were going to be used for, but back then you needed an actual doctor's prescription to get yourself a vibration device for 'female hysteria', so this was likely a clever workaround.

How about Dipody-Doo hair gel? My mom held onto a jar of that stuff for over 50 years!

@angeladay1534

Жыл бұрын

My mom used Dippity-Do! It was clear, then later different formulas, green, pink, etc.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing that one with us!

@wisecoconut5

Жыл бұрын

Dippity Do came about before mouse and other hair gels. I used it in the 80s to "glue" my more extreame punk hair styles. It worked great and was cheap!

@theadvocate4698

Жыл бұрын

@@wisecoconut5 It is still available in gel form in canada...

@jimmyswollnuts7662

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Dapper Dan man

I remember Ayds. They were little cubes of very high fiber "candy" you nibbled with a big glass of water. They came in several different flavors and you got a relatively huge amount in the box. This was one of the first mass marketed diet aid and it was very popular. At least until AIDS came along. I always felt bad for the company that manufactured them. What are the odds that a deadly disease would have the same name as your product?

@chazzwozzio

7 ай бұрын

The tag line is also a big OH NO!

@bwc1976

7 ай бұрын

I always wondered why Corona beer never suffered the same fate.

@susanpage8315

6 ай бұрын

My mom took AYDS. I wasn’t allowed to have any, but I did sneak some. I was not impressed.

@myredpencil

6 ай бұрын

AYDS "worked" by leaving your taste buds slightly numb, so the next food wouldn't taste good. The only thing good after AYDS....more AYDS!!

@susanpage8315

6 ай бұрын

@@myredpencil so what was in these things?

I can't stop laughing 🤣 I can't believe you were able to say some of those names calmly.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the humor in this one Jessica!

@jimdennis2451

Жыл бұрын

LOVED my Bone Fone at the time. Used to wear it biking as a teen. Too bad it was only AM/FM and I would occasionally lose the station. Walkman was the next big step up. My current swimming MP3 player uses the same bone conduction for sound.

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

I know right 🤣🤣😂

Interesting thing about Wella Kolestral: In the 1960s, all us bleached blondes were urged to use it to keep our hair silky and soft. Wella sold their product in small tubes for a good bit of money. If we'd only known to keep walking on over to the "Ethnic Hair Products" section, we could have bought a huge tub of cholesterol cream for the same price. Queen Helene makes wonderful stuff!!

In the UK, as well as the slimming tablets Ayds, Boots the Chemist also had a line of products from the elderly and disabled called Aids. In my local branch was a large sign saying "You can get Aids here." and they were remarkably slow to remove it.

@stephenlangsl67

7 ай бұрын

Well if the sign said "You can get Aids here" You would think that People would avoid that place like the(pun intended) plague.

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

There was a brand of shampoo in the 80s called KUM , its main selling point was that it had kumquat extract in it . There were commercials for it on TV but I guess it's pretty hard to come by now because of its unfortunate name

@stephenlangsl67

7 ай бұрын

Is there any pun intended for Your "pretty hard to come by" comment?

@bwc1976

7 ай бұрын

There's also a chain of convenience stores in Iowa called Kum 'n' Go.

@kaymuldoon3575

6 ай бұрын

That’s interesting…I was around in the 80s (I was in my 20s) and I don’t remember a shampoo called KUM.

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

😅😂😂😂

Lol! You got me when you cleared your throat with Vibra Finger 🤘. 😂😂😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Eric! I'm glad you enjoyed the humor!

@Grumpy63uk

Жыл бұрын

I must admit I did snigger when Rhetty cleared his throat 🫣😂😂😂💕

@JaimeMesChiens

Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to buy a Vibra-Finger? Asking for a friend. 😂

I chuckled all the way through this. Thanks Rhetty! Great start to a Saturday morning.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed this one Betty! Thank you for watching!

@darlenebattle2713

Жыл бұрын

4/29/23-- it's a Saturday morning for me too looking at this! That's terrific.

@RichM3000

Жыл бұрын

One never knows what will become a joke and what will be okay. Remember when the iPad was first introduced and people joked that it sounded like a feminine hygiene product? SNL even had a fake commercial about the Pro version, the Max iPad. Then it came out and no one ever thought of that connotation again. Other products were less fortunate. LOL.

I remember back in the late 90s (when I was 20 or so) I used to get Lillian Vernon and Harriet Carter catalogs in the mail to my new apartment. I always thought they were for older people with their diabetic socks, walkers, and tall toilet seats. But they had some other neat kitchen gadgets and stuff. But it took me a while to figure out the little massager that straps to your fingertip. They always showed a lady using it on her temples for headaches. The day I figured it out, I was grossed out thinking they were selling them to old ladies. 😂😂

@rcole1981

7 ай бұрын

Muahahahahahah!

@kerplunkety

6 ай бұрын

When you said late 90's, I remembered Lillian Vernon also offered some home decor, like bathroom wastebaskets. I disagreed with my co-workers who thought it was crap mainly for old people, but I remember the deco items for some reason.

There’s something very relaxing and wholesome about this video. Nowadays, just think of how many times per day everyone worries about hurting someone else’s feelings.

I’ve always loved looking at old advertisements. I’ve got several big books of advertising covering all of the 20th century.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's awesome! Let me know if you happen t0 see any weird old ones that sort of fit this category. Thank you for watching!

@gooniesgirl1979

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Rhetty! The book series is called All-American Ads if anyone is interested. The primary author is Jim Heimann.

@gooniesgirl1979

Жыл бұрын

These were great. The video was edited together nicely! I liked the big band music at the end.

@veryhappymondays

Жыл бұрын

tysm ✌🏽🤓

@harolynallison3962

Жыл бұрын

Ya me too

I remember we ran out of Halloween candy to hand out one time and my mom started handing out Ayds. There's no telling how many neighborhood kids went out for candy that night only to return home with Ayds. 🙃🤗

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

That's funny but I bet that wasn't cheap. Thank you for watching Planet of Robots!

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

😂😅🤣

I remember in the 80s they advertised healthier cigarettes called “free” because they were free of certain chemicals. I remember my aunt asked the guy at the store if they had free cigarettes and he was all confused like “no all our cigarettes cost money.”

@chiarac3833

Жыл бұрын

Free cigarettes were made of cocoa and they smelled like chocolate. There was no tobacco in them, so no nicotine. They smelled like chocolate, that was the best part.

@sharonwicker1070

7 ай бұрын

@@chiarac3833 I smoked them !

In the 1980s there was a kids product called "Kiddie Cast Kits" that included fake casts for arms, hands, etc, and the purpose was ostensibly to help children get over fears of doctor visits, kinda like those old toy doctor bags with little plastic hypodermics, stethoscopes etc. But parents complained - say "Kiddie Cast Kits" fast

@bobcarlino7280

8 ай бұрын

LOL!!!!

"Imagine walking into a store today and asking what aisle their Crax on!" LMAO! I really had a good laugh over that one! 🤣😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed that GLING!

@marycrawley3293

5 ай бұрын

I know right 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣😂🤣

I always think of Chevrolet marketing the Nova in Mexico, then finding out their poor sales could be because Nova translates to 'Not Going' in Spanish. 😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes that is funny. Thank you for watching Cynthia!

@SemiDad

Жыл бұрын

Ford had them beat with the Escort & Probe 🤪

LoL so innocent at the time but hilarious now. In New Zealand in the 1970s we had a soap called Kinky Fresh. It was a lemon soap with a lovely fresh smell 😁

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing another product with us! That is a good one you mentioned!

@spankynater4242

Жыл бұрын

Kinky fresh, now that’s funny.

@christinecarter6836

Жыл бұрын

I'm in NZ also, I think we used to buy a long bubblegum in the dairy called The Big Boobie (if I remember it right). Long and bright pink, and although my brother and I liked it, we were mortified having to order it 😂. 1960/70's

I’ve tried for years to convince people that Bone Phones were a thing. Thanks for confirming.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thank you for watching Jonel!

@FranklyAussie

5 ай бұрын

They should still sell them today would make a good self-defense weapon 😂

Rhett, I really enjoyed this video about bad product names, I've never heard of the majority of these products. It's amazing to me that people would have named these products what they did, period! Great investigating, presentation, photos and backstory, too. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎

The "Bone Fone" brings back memories. Back in the 80's, a friend of mine drove a city bus. He used a Bone Fone to listen to music while on-the-job. It allowed him to hear his music without disturbing the passengers, or violating safety by wearing headphones. It also helped that he usually worked the night shift, on one of the sparsely used lines.

"The CLIMAX of enjoyment is found by every lover of good chewing tobacco." I feel like whoever designed that knew exactly what they were doing when setting that type.

My husband and I watched this video last night. I have never laughed so hard in my life! This video is HYSTERICAL! Thank you so much for making it. ❤ your videos!

I'm peeing my pants. You really brought your funny on this one. I had only heard of a couple of these. PRICELESS

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to know you enjoyed the humor!

@veryhappymondays

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a job for Suspants! ☝🏽🤓

@brendakrieger7000

Жыл бұрын

Bwahaha😂

@danadoozer9990

Жыл бұрын

😂😅 Me too, I'm laughing so hard, it hurts!

Fascinating! It’s funny how meanings can change over time.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes it sure is. Thank you for watching April!

@2760ade

Жыл бұрын

It's actually a shame I think! Certain words have been hijacked, and can't really be used for their originally intended meaning anymore, as they carry other connotations! Still, i suppose it makes product names from the past sound hilariously ill-advised!🤣

My great grandmother's favorite beer was Griesedieck. Pronounced greasy dick. I always found it hilarious and she had no idea why I laughed so hard. Sometimes, I would pretend I forgot and ask "what was the name of your favorite beer back then?" She would straight faced tell me, then look at me like I was a loon when I cracked up.

@Ozziecatsmom

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@oldblackstock2499

Жыл бұрын

That's hilarious !

@SonicGamerGirl2006

8 ай бұрын

What the- ?!? 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@brutusofnn

7 ай бұрын

You were a bad boy😮

@user-hz7xc1xw6u

6 ай бұрын

LOL

The dry, sarcastic narration is prefect 😂 I think your calling might be narrating the absurdities of our collective history.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video smittysmee!

@melanieclark2668

Жыл бұрын

I love the dry humor that prompted you to substitute “prefect” for “perfect.” 😉

Rhett is a natural salesman! He managed to make these products sound amazing, even with the bad names! Funnily enough there is a well-selling sauce where I live that's popular and very good, but the name is so shocking that people just point to it instead of calling it by what it is. All I'm going to say is the bark is worse than it's bite.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Sandra! Now it seems many companies try to have edgy products or ones that have a play on words. Definitely smart!

@gailmiler2797

Жыл бұрын

@Rhetty for History "Death wish sparkling water" comes to mind, makes me think of a brand of water actually sold in the 1920s made with radium- to give you that (radioactive) glow of good health!

@l.palmer6747

Жыл бұрын

I just figured out the item and name you are talking about. Funny thing is I never put that connotation with it because around here we say that all the time to departing guests. Now everybody says have a nice day.

@gailmiler2797

Жыл бұрын

@@l.palmer6747 What is it? We're all adults here!

@l.palmer6747

Жыл бұрын

@@gailmiler2797 When my son moved to AL I found they have a white BBQ type sauce named Come Again sauce.

Some of these had me laughing out loud. 😂 Born in 67 so I do remember some. I thought Ayds were caramels and I always wanted one when my Mom had them.

@queenbunnyfoofoo6112

Жыл бұрын

I remember them advertising caramel ones. Maybe they had a couple flavors?

@monkeytennis7477

Жыл бұрын

Ayds candy was yummy, it came in chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter flavored as i seem to recall, my mom liked them too, we'd eat a few to whet our appetite before supper. All they did was raise your blood sugar and make you more hungry, to me anyway. 😬

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this video Amy!

@MrChristianDT

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, what exactly were those? I saw the ads brought up on another channel once.

@angelabluebird609

Жыл бұрын

@@MrChristianDT Diet aids. To subdue one's appetite, you had 2 with a hot drink, tea or coffee, before meals. Lots of women used them, seemed to work for them.

I can still remember one hilarious product from when I worked at a supermarket. Forget the actual brand name, but the product name was supposed to be "burn cream" spelled out in big, block letters, across the box. But the "r" and "n" were so close together, that if one didn't look closely, it could be mistaken for "bum cream!"😀🤣

@Jacqueline_R

6 ай бұрын

Solarcaine I think:)

About four or so years back, for two or three months, there was a product advertised on the tube called "Black off" a tube cream for putting on one's face, that also was black. After drying, one would peel it off, along with plenty of blackheads. The commercials went off the tube for another month or two returning as California masks or such. Am amazed it ever was marketed under the black off name.

OMG, I can't believe these products were an actual thing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The only product I knew of was the AYDS bar, which apparently worked for women and men who used it. I wonder why they couldn't just change the name.🤷🏽‍♀️

@b.p.4250

Жыл бұрын

They did at the end; Ayds became Diet-Ayds,, but I guess it didn’t fly. As a little kid, I was fascinated by their full page ads featuring someone’s success story with photos. Strangely though, everyone’s “After” measurements were always 36-24-36!

@deboralee1623

Жыл бұрын

a name-change _was_ made, but the product still didn't sell.

@martinemjt

Жыл бұрын

once upon a time aids meant helpers,

@rbsmith3365

Жыл бұрын

My mother did used Ayds that kept in refrigerator. And, I think that FDA didn’t approve and it didn’t work either.

@unicornmadness6286

Жыл бұрын

@@b.p.4250 🤣 That is interesting 🤔.

😂😂😂😂😂 you've outdone yourself for this one. Thanks for the laughs and smiles.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Thank you for watching Wayne!

I remember MiniPoo. It worked, like the dry shampoo we use today. Later it changed to the name Psst because of the sound of the aerosol can it was sprayed from.

I remember Mum deodorant ads. They used to have young women who would list things they can get by with ("I can get by without makeup, I can get by without my boyfriend" etc) and then they would say "But I can't get by without my Mum" (equivalent of "Mom" in non-US English speaking countries). We still have an ice cream called Golden Gaytime in Australia. It is Carmel flavoured with sweet crumble on the outside. Delicious! My wife's favourite. Until recently, there was a cheese company called Coon, which was named after the founder. Eventually, they decided they had no choice but to change the name and it is now Cheer.

Hilarious! I actually started trying the Wella Kolestral my sister had in the bathroom when my hair started getting more wavy as a teenager to try and combat frizziness! Haha!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing a memory with us Jon!

@thomaspowers5845

Жыл бұрын

Did it work, or were you a fire hazard? Probably smelled like bacon!

I was pretty sure that Ayds Candy was going to be included. My mother always kept a box in the refrigerator in the 1970s.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of it Duke of Prunes II!

Hi Rhett . I enjoyed this so much. I couldn’t stop laughing at the one with the potato chips. I could just imagine someone asking if they have Big Tits potato chips in today’s times. I am still laughing that I had tears in my eyes. I am sharing this. Stay safe.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Camela and I'm happy to know you enjoyed the humor in this one!

@Ourladyrules

Жыл бұрын

one of the funniest things i ever heard of!

If you lived through the era of these products, you didn't think twice about the names. It's only looking back through the lens of today that one will see them as bad names. And yes, I used Ayds candies back in the day. They didn't work by the way.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Northern Light!

I now feel very old! I remember the Ayds product in the early 1970s. They were marketed as a meal replacement here in the UK and were very expensive. They could only be bought in a chemist from a pharmacist.

@CdEmm50

Жыл бұрын

Toffee like things, I worked for a couple who owned two general shops in Portsmouth when I left school. It was 1978/79. They definitely sold those Ayds, marketed as a slimming product I believe. We stacked them high in the oblong boxes they arrived in : )

@csnide6702

Жыл бұрын

Here in the US they were only in Drug Stores.... I remember seeing them as a kid and wanting some and thinking " Parents won't care how much candy you eat if it doesn't make you fat,,," 😂

@jamescooley5744

Жыл бұрын

@@csnide6702 Basically they were caramels dipped in lidocaine..they supposedly "numbed" your appetite!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of that one snowy river!

@angelabluebird609

Жыл бұрын

They weren't for meal replacement. They were to eat before your meal, with a hot drink, tea or coffee, to suppress the appetite. Sold over the counter here in the US.

First one that comes to mind is hydrox. Why they thought that was a good name for a cookie is beyond me

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

That was a huge brand at one time! If it hadn't been for them we would have never had Oreos. Thank you for watching Mike!

@aninewforest

Жыл бұрын

I loved Hydrox! It made the cookies sound healthy, like a classical Greek medicine.

@lindawolffkashmir2768

Жыл бұрын

The name was meant to evoke purity. And what is purer than water and oxygen? Sure, they tried to switch the name to Droxies for a while, but it never stuck.

@mcescher1957

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact...Hydrox were the original chocolate sandwich cookie. Oreo was the copy. Kinda unfair for poor Hydrox...they were delicious too!

I have actually seen and tasted the AYDS diet candies. I ate a couple as a child even though I wasn’t supposed to. They were like caramel flavored. This video was hilarious I love old products and things like this

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories A Kayfabe!

@mcescher1957

Жыл бұрын

They made quite a few different flavors, I remember not only caramel but chocolate and chocolate mint. They may have had a vanilla as well. I always felt badly for the company, as these diet candies were around long before the disease!

@stephaniepritchard310

Жыл бұрын

I use to eat Ayds as a kid all the time. My mom was always thin and pretty but got hooked on the diet gimmick...I thought Ayds tasted as good as those Branchs carmels!

@stephaniepritchard310

Жыл бұрын

Ps I'm replying from My wifes PC. I'm older than he4

@AKayfabe

Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniepritchard310that’s what the ones I tried tasted like, those Brachs little rectangular caramels in clear wrappers.

What's fun today is going into a store and asking if they have Mexican Coke.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Those are becoming more and more common. Thank you for watching!

@kathleenking47

Жыл бұрын

It's because its sweetened with CANE SUGAR not corn syrup

@edbecka233

Жыл бұрын

I'm in South Texas. Our homegrown grocery chain HEB carries, along with many other Mexican favorite items, the Mexican Coke. They've carried it, and its Fanta sisters, since the bottlers ditched sugar for high fructose corn syrup. After having it around for so long, the giggles have worn off.

You missed Dingleberries, a SweeTart-like candy from the early 1970s.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I do remember those. Thank you for watching Jerome!

The modern adverts for clothes for fat women vs the adverts for fat men are absolutely hilarious. Ones like, "clothes to fit a goddesses of any level of strength and courage" and the others like, "are you litterally a meat mountain, do you have trouble fitting into SUVs"

"Everything Tastes Better When It Sits On A Ritz" 😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching MonkeyTennis!

@joantrezza

Жыл бұрын

Then Andy Griffith would say at the end of the ad, goood cracker,goood cracker. Lol.

I remember wanting a Bone Fone in the worst way back in the day. They advertised like crazy in Omni Magazine.

@martha-anastasia

5 ай бұрын

Loved Omni magazine. Subscribed for years.

Listerine cigarettes, when you want that Listerine feeling in your lungs!

@tobyradloff

Жыл бұрын

Smoke all you want, and relieve plaque and gingivitis too.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I bet that was rough! Thank you for watching Mister Flawless!

10/10 Rhetty 🤣🤣🤣 I have heard of most of these already but your delivery and the curated collection in one place makes this my favorite video of yours. A fun one for your child or grandchild to laugh at.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to know that you enjoyed this video Sonia!

I feel bad for the Aydes diet candy. While it’s likely that they weren’t effective, they were around for years before the viral disease was named. Their business was ruined by something they couldn’t possibly have foreseen

@SusyJacuzzi

Жыл бұрын

Kinda like Corona?

@egauci1

Жыл бұрын

@@SusyJacuzzi yeah like that but so much worse. AIDS at the time was associated almost entirely with homosexuality, which was much more taboo. Corona is doing fine. Aydes went out of business

@debbiandrews1981

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Ayds did help you lose weight. A few of those chews were very satisfying and when you're poor, they were pretty cheap, cheaper than buying lunch every day!

@LearnAboutFlow

Жыл бұрын

@@SusyJacuzzi Yeah, Corona sales went down 38% in 2020 just because of the name. People are clueless.

@MICHGO1

Жыл бұрын

AW, POOR AYDES... ...HOW ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT AIDS KILLED?

My grandmother had a "Climax" brand meat grinder. I think it was from the 1930s. Also, more recently, there is a brand of spray whip cream called "Affair"; I've bought it at the local restaurant supply store.

@SusyJacuzzi

Жыл бұрын

Where can you buy these? Asking for a friend.

@skifusya2814

5 ай бұрын

The "Climax" meat grinders can occasionally be found at garage sales. They're solid. Mine is from the 50s or 60s.

The funniest one I've seen is the French "Pschitt" soda. While it works in the original country, I heard that they failed miserably when they tried to break into the US market as pretty much every American couldn't figure out why anybody would drink something with a name like that 😂. And BTW, it was pretty good and tasted a bit like Orange Crush.

@nlpnt

Жыл бұрын

Same thing with Prick Cola (Germany) and Pocari Sweat (Japan).

@ACGreyhound04

Жыл бұрын

Lots of products have names that don’t translate well in other languages. One of the case studies I remember from business school was the failure of the Chevy Nova in South America. Apparently nobody wanted a car whose name in Spanish translates to “It Doesn’t Go”.

@warpath6666

Жыл бұрын

That would go great with my Explosive Diarrhea Coffee 😄

@andreadeagon2301

Жыл бұрын

My father brought me back a bottle of Pschitt! from France!

@BlondieSL

Жыл бұрын

Actually, more "recently" was the failure of the Chevy Nova in Mexico. While we think of "Nova" as a bright energetic bursting start, in Spanish, no va means NO GO! 😅😂🤣

Congrats on not cracking up laughing when saying some of these product names 😅!! My favorite was the gum massager hahaha, you just KNOW that was not always used on the gums 🤣

@warpath6666

Жыл бұрын

And Soilax sounds like something you get when you gamble on a fart and lose 😄🚽🏃‍♂️

@jamesday9701

Жыл бұрын

Close though, because I'm sure it was also used on the "lips".😏🤣

@warpath6666

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesday9701 Ohhh yeah, we know all about those "personal massagers" 😉👌

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I bet you're right on that. Thank you for watching Bridget!

@spankynater4242

Жыл бұрын

How’s your brother Phil doing? He’s a great guy.

In Malaysia, a very popular toothpaste was Darkie and the brand mascot was a cartoon black man in a top hat with excellent dental hygiene. I returned a year later and his likeness was gone and they had lamely rehandled the toothpaste as Darlie, as it is still called to this very day.

@litning123

Жыл бұрын

It’s sold in many East Asian countries today. Still has a Jim Crow minstrel-style caricature in at least one country.

@nicolejones9117

8 ай бұрын

I don't like when companies change their names.

I got a good laugh out of this! I'm not sure what I liked better, the funny names of the products or the way it was narrated. Thanks for the good laughs!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed the video fanaticat. Thank you for watching!

I remember my mother taking the Ayds candy in the 70's. And then when the Aids crisis started in the eighties, I was confused.

@carlpage4248

Жыл бұрын

By 1981,you had to be specific when saying that word.

@diandian9827

Жыл бұрын

​@@carlpage4248 Exactly 💯

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of the candy Dian!

Thank you! This made me laugh Sadly I'm old enough as a 70s kid to know most of these

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed the humor in this one.

Rhetty, you've outdone yourself this time. Thanks for making one of my favorite channels. You're awesome.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed this video blakfloyd. I appreciate the kind words too.

Good lord, the vibra finger. The phony gum masage as its declared use is just too good.

HA! That denomination Church joke was hilarious!😂 A lot of these products definitely would not fly today if they were to have the names that they are! Great video, Rhetty!

@ACGreyhound04

Жыл бұрын

“Church” is still a common brand of toilet seats. I actually have one in my condo bathroom right now. I can understand why they don’t advertise anymore though, except maybe to plumbers.

@joshua.recovers

Жыл бұрын

@@ACGreyhound04 I think they're pretty fancy looking!

@thomaspowers5845

Жыл бұрын

I'd buy one.

@joshua.recovers

Жыл бұрын

@@thomaspowers5845right?!

I got a great chuckle out of these names. You made my day! Thank you!😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm happy to know you got some laughs from this one. Thank you for watching Leesa!

@leesashriber5097

Жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory your welcome! Love your channel 😊 Happy Sunday!!

I enjoyed this video immensely! My first deodorant was Mums. I tried the Ayds diet candy. They didn't work. Greasy hair? Here's a novel idea...bathe!😅 The scary part is I remembered half of those ads! Thank you for this fun video! It brought back a lot of fun memories!👍👏😁

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Terry and I'm glad that you enjoyed this video!

I remember a Pulp Western Cover that came from a Scandinavian Country: The USA version was something innocuous like "Run And Hide, Shadow!" (The Cowboy's Name) But the Scandinavian version of the Cover was "Fart, Shadow! Fart!"

@edbecka233

Жыл бұрын

I spent a year stationed in Schweinfurt, FRG. The Germans are fanatics about American Western movies and TV shows, and one of their favorites is The Lone Ranger. What you were hearing is the Lone Ranger's catchphrase, "Hi-ho Silver, away!" The German for "go" or "travel" is "fahrt". Hence, "Mach schnell, Silber, FAHRT!"

Oh, I well remember Ayds....back in the 60s my mom used to keep a box of them on the top shelf of the kitchen. Since they were chocolate-flavored I sometimes would climb onto the counter (I was maybe 5 or 6 at the time) and eat a few...they weren't bad-tasting (we didn't get candy very often), but they didn't suppress my appetite :) I collect old newspapers and magazines, so I have ran across the occasional weird ad, like the gun ad with a little girl with her dolly in bed, holding the pistol with the words on her nightshirt, "Daddy says it won't hurt us". But I have a 12/25/1886 issue of the Columbus Evening Dispatch with one doozy of a product ad. It was for "Sexine Cream", illustrating what the product was for, with a rather pallid man's face with a droopy 'stache, and the same man, full of vigor and his dic-er, 'stache quite erect. The late 1800s-early 1900s were full of nonsense like that.

@kathleenking47

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember METRICAL It came with AYDS and was a drink in chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry

@theodorerelic2718

Жыл бұрын

@@kathleenking47 I seem to recall the name, but I don't think my mom ever used it.

@ArtamStudio

7 ай бұрын

@@kathleenking47 I was just telling a couple of Gen X'ers the other day about hiding my Metrecal chocolate cookies (tasted like solidified chocolate sawdust) from the school Librarian when I was on duty at the front desk!

@kathleenking47

7 ай бұрын

@@ArtamStudio I was young around 6, and my aunt (by marriage) used metrical & ayds She died on Thanksgiving 1965 At 42 Heart attack If my family knew about pulsing the chest, she could've lived

Soilax was a great product. My mom and I used it to wash walls.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and letting us know your mom used it Cynthia!

This was absolutely hilarious 😂. I haven't laughed that much in a long, long time!! Thanks for the outlook, hysterical laughter!!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed the humor! Thank you for watching JO!

Yes the product names were funny but the narration was GREAT! Just the right amount of sarcasm, well done!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the video!

So funny! I love seeing these old advertisements it made my day! There are still products on shelves today that are worthy of I giggle when I see them. Well done keep em' coming!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Chris! I'm happy to know you enjoyed this video!

Literally one of the funniest you have ever done! I laughed over and over - not always true of other "funny" videos. Good job! Perhaps it was all even funnier because I remember most of these products!!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you found this video funny and entertaining Willardroad!

WIll i see the slimming sweets known as "Ayds" back in the late 70's???? YES!!!!!! I knew i hadn't imagined it!!!!!

That Wella Kolesteral was one of the BEST hair conditioners I used in my teen years.

@gojoygojoygo

Жыл бұрын

I came here to say this. There should still be a modern version at Sally's beauty. Wella makes great protein treatments!

@gojoygojoygo

Жыл бұрын

70s Olaplex! 😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your experience with it!

@5roundsrapid263

Жыл бұрын

My sister used it. It literally is cholesterol, the fatty acids moisturize dry hair.

I used AYDS when I was in Junior high and lost weight on them. My Mom got them for me and they really tasted good. My favorites were the chocolate and mint.

@deboralee1623

Жыл бұрын

i'm right there with ya for chocolate and mint.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and letting us know how they were Charline!

Someone needs to set up a specialty store to sell these things today.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

That would be amazing to see! Thanks for watching Al!

@luisreyes1963

Жыл бұрын

"'scuse me, but where can I find the Suspants & Go Gay hair spray?" 🤣

Imagine how often "Honey that's not how you use the 'Vibra-Finger!" was said in those days LMAO!

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I bet you're right. Thank you for watching Jonathan!

Your bit on Soilax made me laugh so hard I nearly needed to use some! 😆🤣

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you for watching John!

Sa-Tanic brings mental sunshine - LMAO uncontrollably!!! 😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that strange? Thank you for watching!

These were all before my time but the big tits potato chips had me rolling 🤣😂 Thanks Rhett! This was very informative and amusing! 😀😂

@danadoozer9990

Жыл бұрын

Right?!😂😅 I wish I could go to my local grocery store and pick some up!

@erniebuchinski3614

Жыл бұрын

The picture on the package was said to be of one of the co-owners of the company, a Mr. Titus Tart. This makes me wonder if the the name "Big Tits" was inspired because of any saggy pecs that Mr. Tart might have had. Sadly, we'll never know for sure. 😄

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you found this one funny Kim!

@anniikka

Жыл бұрын

@@erniebuchinski3614 Shouldn't you be wondering about why a guy named "Tart" is making chips called "big tits"? :D

@teknowil

Жыл бұрын

Titus Tart had moobs

“Kolestral” was an excellent hair conditioner! I used it up through my teenage years.. after several of the “Lilt” perms my mother gave me trying to curl my very straight hair! They never lasted but they sure messed with my hair! Thus the “Kolestral”!!! And my mother used “Ayds” around the same time and kept the box of tiny individually wrapped cubes in the fridge! You were supposed to take one of the soft cubes and eat it with a hot tea or drink…

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your experience with those products. Marilyn Monroe also used Kolestral.

LOL@ the throat clear when discussing the umm.. gum massager. No chance in hell it was used for anything else... 😂😂😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

I think you are right on that. Thank you for watching Sue!

The name "Crax" and your delivery, made me spit out my salad 🥗😆🤣.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you got a laugh out of this one!

@rbsmith3365

Жыл бұрын

I never heard of that. You made me laugh!

AYDS did taste kinda good, which is dangerous for medication that is left laying on top of the microwave in the kitchen.

@mgthestrange9098

Жыл бұрын

IKR, my dad & auntie fell foul of this when they were kids and they munched a big bar of chocolate,… which turned out to be laxitive chocolate. They also only had 1 toilet which my auntie got to first so my dad had to go outside! 🤣🍫

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of it DrumWild!

Church toilet seats were manufactured by American Standard. Over the years the company had two mottoes. "Best seat in the house" and "tops for bottoms"

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Those are both great! Thank you for watching and sharing a little more!

@dmitripogosian5084

Жыл бұрын

Like both !

@kathleenking47

Жыл бұрын

It's also a bible translation American Standard toilet, and bible

I remember seeing Church toilet seats for the first time, at church! I thought they were only for church bathrooms! My grandma had a box of Ayds, too…

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us 5Rounds Rapid!

7:24 Unicum is actually the name of a popular Hungarian liqueur, I went to Budapest last year and there’s literally Unicum everywhere. 😂

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing that little tidbit with us Krim!

OMG, I love these videos! They are fun, informative, and a great break from the crazy political stress of today. Keep up the good work.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video!

I remember when the Aids crisis hit, and some executive from Ayds said "We've been around for years..Let the disease change its name!" In the end, the disease made a casualty of Ayds diet candies, as well

Well, you did it. You created the first KZread video I have ever had to pause because I was laughing so hard (and I didn't want to risk missing the next product). Well done sir.

This is really a most recent invention. I'd have to say one of the worst product names was a bath salt named Tired Old @-$ Soak. It's still available, believe it or not. Let's also not forget the device that made deboning a fish. It was called the Wunder B*ner. There also was an acne medication called Free and Clear from the 70's or so I remember.

@tinydancer7426

Жыл бұрын

I see the Tired Old Ass Soak in a certain mail order catalog that I get once a year. It always cracks (no pun intended) me up when I see it.

Some of these products are still sold in the UK and South Africa

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for watching and letting us know Trever!

That one really had me laughing, so many unbelievable, weird names. I really needed that laugh. I had only heard of one of those products and I am not young. The one I had heard of was Ayds. Thanks for another entertaining video, I look forward to the next one.

I remember Ayds weight loss candy. Very unfortunate for them that a disease was given a similar name, that also caused people to lose weight as it killed them. AIDS literally killed Ayds.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching My3dviews!

That was great! The slogans you said were great. Laughed all the way through it, thanks Rhetty.

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Eric and I'm glad you found some humor in this one!

We used to use Mum deodorant all the time and I tried Ayds chews back in the day. I don’t think they kept me from being hungry but they were delicious.

@pinkarate1

Жыл бұрын

I loved the chews with a cup of tea!

@CdEmm50

Жыл бұрын

I remember mum deodorant 👍🇬🇧

@RhettyforHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing what you used to us Gemsandjewels!

I remember AYDS candy. My parents used to go to this tennis club for hours, almost every Saturday. We were on our own in a grownup world for about five hours or so. I remember finding a box of these and ate one, because I was hungry and this was supposed to control that. It didn't. I wound up eating several more before we finally left and I could get some real food.

You can find gems today too. My son bought a hi-end audio amplifier from a company called Schitt Audio. It really was a piece of schitt kit.

@martha-anastasia

5 ай бұрын

Fracture pictures are pushed on TV. They put your photo onto glass so you can break it. Another is SNAG tights.....