Smoking on TV. How the times have changed

[All Tell]

The thread about Tom Snyder brought this to mind.

 

As rare as it is today to see someone smoking on the air it's amazing that not to many years ago smoking was the norm, especially of panel game shows and news programs.

 

Edward R. Murrow was noted for always having a cigarette even though his See It Now show was one of the first to report the link between smoking and cancer.

 

Many game shows were sponsored by tobacco companies. One I remember from seeing on the Game Show Network was I've Got a Secret with Garry Moore. It was sponsores by Winston and as guests came out they were offered cigarettes and one of the prizes was a carton of smokes.

 

I can't remember the brand but there was a variety show sponsored by a tobacco company and it has these cute dancing cigarette packs.

 

Even Lucy and Ricky smoked.

 

What a difference a few years makes.

[Ms Liberty]

Times do change for good or bad.

[Ms Liberty]

Just like pumping your own gas .

[Ms Liberty]

And all the cig ads on TV with people drinking.

[Mack The Knife]

Back in the days when smoking was prevalent on TV and the Silver Screen cigarettes were used as a prop. Plus, it looks a lot coooler in black and white shows than in color ones.

[Sting]

Have you seen the movie Thank You for smoking? Kind of interesting views on the subject. Very funny movie. The movie takes place about 15-20 years ago and the lobbyist for the tobacco companies tries to pursuade Hollywood to let the heroes smoke in movies as a way to circumvent the anti smoking ads. A movie well worth seeing...

[oldrambler]

Even Andy Griffith Smoked .

Archie Bunker did as well.

 

Times have changed.

[UKMustangFan]

Have you seen the movie Thank You for smoking? Kind of interesting views on the subject. Very funny movie. The movie takes place about 15-20 years ago and the lobbyist for the tobacco companies tries to pursuade Hollywood to let the heroes smoke in movies as a way to circumvent the anti smoking ads. A movie well worth seeing...

 

 

Watched it a couple nights ago...Very funny!

[the poet]

Does anybody remember Morton Downey Jr.? His talk show often ended up with the shouting matches and him blowing cigarette smoke in his guests faces. Classic!!!!!!!

[HOMELESS CAMEL]

I'm old enough to remember when you could smoke on planes. It makes sense to ban that, but it has gotten completely out of hand.

 

Nowadays there is an activist group for everything, I hate how everyone has to walk on pins and needles regarding what you can/cannot say or do.

[oldrambler]

 

Nowadays there is an activist group for everything, I hate how everyone has to walk on pins and needles regarding what you can/cannot say or do.

:thumb: I agree and for the most part we have the ACLU to thank for a lot of it. :irked:

[Bandit29]

In almost any old show you watch someone is smoking.

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Giving yourself lung cancer never seemed as much fun as in this ad.

 

[TomSportsHack]