If Only He Were Into Tuning Pianos Instead Of Racing Cars

Here's a 1950 Pepsi Cola commercial, including the first TV appearance of Jimmy Dean, who put the coins into the player piano.

How 'Bout A 16-Ounce Pepsi?

From the 1960s, here's a commercial for the 16-ounce bottle of Pepsi Cola.

 

Be Sure To Wash Down That Tootsie Roll

With a great big bottle of Pepsi Cola. Here are two 1950 Pepsi commercials with Faye Emerson.

More Pepsi Ads

Here are a couple of Pepsi-Cola ads that aired on the Faye Emerson Show that aired on CBS during 1950.






Miss Emerson later went on to become a panelist on I've Got A Secret (c.1953-57). Faye was married three times, her last marriage was to two-time Tonight Show bandleader Skitch Henderson. She appeared in quite a few movies during the 1940s before becoming a TV personality during that medium's early days.

Now A Word From Out Sponsor

Here's a television commercial for Pepsi-Cola that first aired in December, 1950.






Yes, kids, that's James Dean, making his first TV appearance, dropping coins into the piano/jukebox.