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What decade are these vintage pool ads from?
Dive into summer nostalgia with these Bakelite inflatable pools, backyard aboveground extravaganzas and classic TV stars relaxing poolside.
Pools aren’t just a place to relax and have fun. They’re a feeling. A summer vibe. That’s why even soda brands began using pools in their ads decades ago.
With the expansion of the suburbs in the 1950s, getting a pool was the ultimate completion of the American dream. If you had a pool growing up, your house was the coolest on the block.
Here are vintage ads from the Fifties through the Eighties that bring back memories of splash fights, swim lessons and groovy pool parties. Can you guess what decade each ad is from?
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Park your car poolside... what could possibly go wrong?
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These celebrities sold 7Up by the pool in the...
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Coca-Cola also used pools in ads, like this one from the...
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What decade is this ad from?
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This inflatable pool was proudly made of Bakelite.
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This decade had many things that looked like wood but weren't.
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What decade is this suntan lotion ad from?
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Barbie threw a groovy pool party in the...
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What decade is this relaxing ad from?
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This pool was great for the whole family.
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When is this Doughboy pool ad from?
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If you look closely you might be able to tell when this ad is from.
What decade are these vintage pool ads from?
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Drowned..... we never owned a pool !
9/12 Not bad!
8/12
7/12 Bellyflopped
6/12
No fair! I thought this was going to be a quiz about pocket billiards.
No fair! I thought this was going to be a quiz about pocket billiards.
3/12 - I tried guessing the decade by going by women's hairstyles and other details but kept getting thrown. In any case, this quiz sucks.
4/12 :(
7/12
9/12; 3, 6 and 8.
4. Saw this ad a lot back then.
10. Coleco always means NHL table hockey for me. Those plastic players always seem to break so easily.
4. Saw this ad a lot back then.
10. Coleco always means NHL table hockey for me. Those plastic players always seem to break so easily.
4 out of 12.
9/12, Never paid attention to pool ads as we never had a pool.
6/10. So much for pool ad knowledge…
I got 6/12 corect. I blew it!
7/12 I blew it.
6/12. We had a 2 1/2 foot deep one in the 60s. It was great once the summer heat came.
As for the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsJ5aYK-S6Y&ab_channel=DireStraitsVEVO
#10 threw me - don't remember groovy as a saying in the 70's
also LUCKY Don Rickles!
also LUCKY Don Rickles!
LOL. Groovy was used in the 70's, but "said" to originate in the 1920's.
Other fun words in the 70's were funky, nifty, out of sight. Mr. Rickles should have smiled standing next to Lynda Carter.
Other fun words in the 70's were funky, nifty, out of sight. Mr. Rickles should have smiled standing next to Lynda Carter.
I know, right? Lynda Carter... My heart can still muster a beat.
look at her - who needs blue pills? And to top it off I see her as a pleasant kind woman (but who knows?:) Don Rickles and her,,,, NOW that's marketing magic:)
ahhhhh you forgot "boss" :)
Groovy was also a very Hippie terms used in the Sixties.
And it was probably every other phrase used on Laugh-In!
And it was probably every other phrase used on Laugh-In!
Gary Burghoff carried the beat. He was in a band with Linda Carter.
10 out of 12
Dang i blew this one!!!! Got like 4 correct.
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6 out of 12. Started out like gang-busters. Then all down hill after that. I thought Barbie came out in 50s'-60's. Not that pool though. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me- 6 times Shame Shame Shame 👉🏻🙄😐.