Image via WikipediaAnother Baby Boomer memory is brought back with the news of the passing of House Peters Jr. last week on October 1. Mr. Peters was the original Mr. Clean and while not a Long Islander, Mr. Peters was born nearby in New Rochelle, NY.In the late 1950s he was chosen by Proctor & Gamble to represent the product of the same name in an ad campaign by P&G to gain the public's attention away from another familiar cleaning product, Lestoil. The television commercials which ran throughout the sixties left us with a lasting memory of it's familiar jingle. To bring back that catchy tune click here.
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2 comments:
This is a fine tributr to Mr. Clean. He was an icon, a pioneer -the first man to shave his head and war an earring on TV. And yet, he was completely accepted by nearly all americans regardless of philosophy, sexual orientation or moral compass. Amazing! A nice tribute to a great man.
Very well put, Bart. I guess it can be said he paved the way for Mr. T who furthered the shaved head, earring look on TV.
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