Ten Minutes of Route 66 Commercials from Season One

I love these commercials. They are featured on Infinity's DVD set of Route 66's Season One episodes. I thought before I start Blogging about episodes, we should have a few more commercial breaks. There are several interesting things about these commercials. The first Chevrolet commercial, in particular, has an ethereal, almost dream-like quality, and the music - a mix of haunting, elegant and upbeat - is very much the product of the times. In the next commercial, it's hilarious to see the woman in the second commercial taking Bayer Aspirin to help her sleep at night. And the Corvair Monza commercial is uber-charming and makes me wish I was at the beach instead of sub-zero Ontario. My favorite is the Chevrolet Impala convertible commercial, with the guy leaving his job at the end of the day as a high-tech cameraman recording images of outer space rockets to go tool around the highways and byways of America with his family.

Watch these commercials. You'll love 'em, I promise!

Route 66 Corvair Commercial (1960)

Dig this, Route 66 fans! This is a commercial from Season 1 of Route 66. I love the elegance of these commercials. They're simple and beautifully made. This one is for the Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood Station Wagon and the 700 Corvair Coupe. Sure, the slogan "Greatest Show on Worth" is as corny as it gets. Sure, Ralph Nader later exposed the Corvair as a dangerous vehicle in his 1965 tome Unsafe at Any Speed. But I still love these commercials and I'm touched by their innocence and ethereal quality. Have a look, Route 66 fans, and see if you agree with me.