Thanks ever so much for these precious TV commercials. My very first baseball cards were a few 1961 Post Cereal. By 1962, I really tried hard to collect all the Post Cereal baseball cards. Sure, I collected and enjoyed the Topps cards, but the Post Cereal meant more to me. I guess it was because you had to work hard to collect the cards, a little at a time. The work involved going with my Mom to the grocery store every time she went, carefully picking out a box or two, then eating big bowls of cereal EVERY day. Moreover, those TV commercials were so enjoyable, and really got me enthused to collect them. After all, there were no Topps commercials. So, in my mind, using a superlative of the time, Post were "the most". Wow, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris---they were so special. Thank you, again.
As a Yankees fan, this is quite the goldmine. And ironic the commercials with Roger Maris after Aaron Judge beat his single season American League Home Run record, which lasted for 61 years.
They had color TV, but commercials in black and white. In Germany it was different. All commercials always in color and after introduction of Stereo sound also this.
I don't remember the Post cereal cards, but I do remember collecting hundreds of I believe the Topps baseball cards back then when you would buy bubble gum in the 50's and 60's. The gum was flat and slim and slightly smaller than the card. You'd open it up; and you would see which player you got. Us kids would clamp them on the spokes of our bicycles and they would flutter and make noise. I didn't really like the Yankees and I can remember putting Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson and others on those spokes. How absolutely dumb could I have been. Probably ruined many thousands of dollars by doing something so stupid. Life goes on.
I wonder how much any of those would be worth today? Just a bit before my time. With us it was Topps. I've sometimes wondered how much money went into the spokes of my Schwinn? Oh well, cool commercials all the same.
I'm guessing unlike with the 90s Post sets, they didn't have any sort of offer where you could send in for the compete set, right? I bet getting anywhere close to all 200 back then was next to impossible...I don't even see how you could get the complete Topps set in those days as they were issued in 5-6 series throughout the year and the packages had NO indication which series it was!!
Great find! My two childhood heroes! ⚾️
THIS VIDEO IS A TREASURE FOR ME, THANKS.
Very proud of ya.
Thanks ever so much for these precious TV commercials. My very first baseball cards were a few 1961 Post Cereal. By 1962, I really tried hard to collect all the Post Cereal baseball cards. Sure, I collected and enjoyed the Topps cards, but the Post Cereal meant more to me. I guess it was because you had to work hard to collect the cards, a little at a time. The work involved going with my Mom to the grocery store every time she went, carefully picking out a box or two, then eating big bowls of cereal EVERY day. Moreover, those TV commercials were so enjoyable, and really got me enthused to collect them. After all, there were no Topps commercials. So, in my mind, using a superlative of the time, Post were "the most". Wow, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris---they were so special. Thank you, again.
You’re the reason your family was poor
As a Yankees fan, this is quite the goldmine. And ironic the commercials with Roger Maris after Aaron Judge beat his single season American League Home Run record, which lasted for 61 years.
They had color TV, but commercials in black and white.
In Germany it was different. All commercials always in color and after introduction of Stereo sound also this.
Thanks, glad I found this feeling nostalgic……. life has changed so much, for the good and bad….
I don't remember the Post cereal cards, but I do remember collecting hundreds of I believe the Topps baseball cards back then when you would buy bubble gum in the 50's and 60's. The gum was flat and slim and slightly smaller than the card. You'd open it up; and you would see which player you got. Us kids would clamp them on the spokes of our bicycles and they would flutter and make noise. I didn't really like the Yankees and I can remember putting Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson and others on those spokes. How absolutely dumb could I have been. Probably ruined many thousands of dollars by doing something so stupid. Life goes on.
Cereals from post 📯 📯 📯
I wonder how much any of those would be worth today? Just a bit before my time. With us it was Topps. I've sometimes wondered how much money went into the spokes of my Schwinn? Oh well, cool commercials all the same.
Too cool!
I wonder if the other 198 baseball players portrayed on the back of these cereal boxes received any money from General Foods .
Mr. Timely! Thank you!
i wish i could go back to those days man i feel old
I'm guessing unlike with the 90s Post sets, they didn't have any sort of offer where you could send in for the compete set, right? I bet getting anywhere close to all 200 back then was next to impossible...I don't even see how you could get the complete Topps set in those days as they were issued in 5-6 series throughout the year and the packages had NO indication which series it was!!
I loved the smell of that sugary hard gum.The cards would have that sugary dust that made them slide a little.
Originally seen in 1961 and 1962.
He lives!!!
And then they went and got shit canned with Billy Martin.
Hitting .325 is insane today