Highlight: Commercials from the 1950s and 1960s

While we love all the fresh content that gets uploaded to Google Video, we get really excited to see archival material put online. Today's highlight is a fantastic reel with 25 minutes of TV commercials from the 1950s and 1960s, for everything from shampoo to beer.

Today's Highlighted Video

Click here to watch "Television Commercials (1950s-1960s)"
A collection of vintage ads in public domain and available to download at Internet Archive.
25 min

And here are some of our favorites from the video: a delightful spot for Heinz Pickles and an odd ad for Bactine. (It's easy to create a link to a spot in a video)

New videos appearing on the Google Video Top 100 list for August 2, 2006:

33. Click here to watch "Ice Sculpture"
Awesome Ice Sculpture in the making
2 min

70. Click here to watch "Skater lands in a real bad way. OUCH!"
This rollerblader finds himself in a very uncomfortable position upon landing a trick.
12 sec

87. Click here to watch "The REF Owns the ring"
This fighter throws the ref a pop and gets owned.
40 sec

To watch more top videos, visit Google Video's Top 100 and Movers and Shakers.