Showing posts with label ali mcgraw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ali mcgraw. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

miss ali frets


okay, so we're all girls here, right? okay, so maybe not... but i think we're all mature enough to handle digging at some ancient mid-70's ad for playtex tampons. here we have the foxy and fretful miss ali mcgraw and her tacky white beaded bag, wondering if her 'feminine protection' will last through her wait to get into her job interview. (like she was having a lot of trouble finding work in the 70's.) still, this is almost charming. its pretty wordy, but basically says playtex is more absorbent and offers more reliable protection than tampax. (a conclusion i most wholeheartedly dispute.) but anyway, she's hoping her 'goods' hold out until the sexist bigwig finds time to look over her quaint little 'working girl' resume. knowing he'd probably hire her on the spot just based on her looks, in hopes of being a pig and banging her later in an attempt to blackmail her into keeping her job. okay, so i know i sound cynical, but it was the 70's. and i realize the copy is a little faint, and therefore difficult to read, but i've read it, and the best line is really the last. after bragging for several paragraphs about the great protection offered by the product, it says: '...obviously no tampon will last indefinitely...' mmm, thanks, ye good people at playtex... like, tell us something we don't know. jeez. (click to enlarge)

Friday, September 5, 2008

n is for 'new waves!' the 'scatter perm' ad - video

yes, its the one and only 'scatter perm' commercial. a new wave in home permanents! i really don't think i need to say too much about this one, only that if you're real sharp, you can spot ali mcgraw, erin gray, and i think maybe cheryl tiegs. i love the line about, '...its the perm that doesn't show.' uh, it doesn't show? then why did i spend my 1971 four bucks?

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

ali cat


today's celebrity birthday wish goes to the lovely sleek ali mcgraw. i wish she'd been in more stuff. she did a good amount of tv in the 80's, but apart from 70's classics like 'the getaway' and the weepy but still very well-done 'love story,' there's not too much in her history that's all that remarkable. i'm not trying to bag on her, i mean, there's not too much in my history that's all that memorable either. i guess i was just a little surprised because at least as far as i'm concerned, she has always been a household name, yet she worked relatively rarely. i do think she's truly beautiful, though. and talented. she pulls off her 'look' better than anyone who has since tried to imitate her. i like her voice too. so, here's a heartfelt happy 70th, (yes, 70th!... i double-checked and did the math and everything) ...a happy 70th birthday to the kid who reminded us that, (say it with me, folks,) '...love means never having to say you're sorry.' (which i have to admit, doesn't really bear out in 'real life,' but what the hell.) happy birthday, ali.