spuzzlightyear (spuzzlightyear) wrote in vintage_ads,
2012-03-01 12:57:00

Betty Crocker Thru' The Ages,

... Betty Crocker thru the ages

Not an ad per say, but certainly vintage, and applies to advertising. I think this is quite fascinating, as we see Miss Crocker develop through the ages. She looks like a pissed off School Marm in 1936, and she looks rarin' to go in 1980, (before simering down 6 years later)
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  • 34 comments

janenx01

March 1 2012, 21:04:02 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, is this from "Finding Betty Crocker"? I loved that book!

morwen_peredhil

March 1 2012, 21:48:19 UTC 1 year ago

Me, too! Highly recommended.

ejia_arath03

March 1 2012, 21:47:13 UTC 1 year ago

Miss Crocker's chocolate crinkles are my go-to chocolate cookie recipe. Thanks, Betty!

greengardenfrog

March 1 2012, 21:58:58 UTC 1 year ago

Interesting! I think 1955 Betty comes closest to how I'd imagine her.

dalaire

March 1 2012, 22:30:56 UTC 1 year ago

Agreed!

luke_russell

March 2 2012, 04:25:27 UTC 1 year ago

Yes! The ones that followed look like women that wouldn't be caught dead in a kitchen.

1islandinthesea

March 2 2012, 14:26:41 UTC 1 year ago

Agreed.

ticktockman

March 1 2012, 22:19:01 UTC 1 year ago

Just so you know for the next time around, the spelling you want is "per se". It's a latin phrase.

*daha*

singeaddams

March 1 2012, 22:40:03 UTC 1 year ago

I like 1927 but 1955 is 'my' Betty, too. The others I wouldn't trust in my kitchen. They look like every school teacher I ever hated.

aprilstarchild

March 1 2012, 22:41:39 UTC 1 year ago

The 1996 one bugs me. I think it's supposed to look like some magic "everywoman," and instead she doesn't look like an actual person at all. She looks plastic.

cremepuff

March 1 2012, 23:45:30 UTC 1 year ago

Those were my thoughts, too!

jodi

March 2 2012, 03:34:36 UTC 1 year ago

The 1996 Betty was a computer generated composite of 75 different woman. She's an amalgam.
Not to say that any of the other Betty's were real (they were all the product of an artist's imagination) but the 1996 one looks less like a single entity because she was supposed to represent that magic everyone.
Given that the country is even more diverse than in 1996, General Mills doesn't bother to update the Betty and simply uses the iconic "spoon" logo and signature.

ms_hissyfit

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luke_russell

March 2 2012, 04:27:17 UTC 1 year ago

Yes...1996 is Laura Bush

lachupacabra

1 year ago

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nyxalinth

March 1 2012, 22:55:14 UTC 1 year ago

She looks so stern in 1936 hehe.

glass_houses

March 1 2012, 23:44:07 UTC 1 year ago

My book has the 1972 Betty in it. Bright orange, chock full of fondue and aspic recipes.

In 1986 she looked ready to kick some ass! We have different ideas about 1980 vs 1986.

cremepuff

March 1 2012, 23:47:29 UTC 1 year ago

I think it's the necktie/scarf thing, the ubiquitous 80s fashion statement. It makes her look more...conservative.

glass_houses

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luke_russell

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wuglet

March 1 2012, 23:46:53 UTC 1 year ago

Somehow I really like the style in the 1969 one. It's the cravat (kinda), I think. Her face appears to be more open and friendly as well, with cleaner lines (I'm not an artist and not quite sure how to phrase this).

magenta_girl

March 1 2012, 23:52:25 UTC 1 year ago

I like the 1969 one too. She kind of reminds me of Emma Thompson.

pikkewyntjie

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keristars

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keristars

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bradygirl_12

March 2 2012, 00:12:54 UTC 1 year ago

The 1955 Betty seems the warmest. :)

The 1996 one isn't even real! She's like those movies with the creepy CGI look.

rick_day

March 2 2012, 00:43:29 UTC 1 year ago

actually, they all look a lot like the First Ladies of their era.

deathstar461

March 2 2012, 01:15:08 UTC 1 year ago

of course, 1968 was absent. her hippy-commune days I think we'd all like to forget.

teamrodent

March 2 2012, 04:59:38 UTC 1 year ago

But, oh, those brownies...

bluebear2

March 2 2012, 08:15:29 UTC 1 year ago

It also shows what the times were as to what was considered sensible at the time.


I remember a performance artist in Saskatoon did a hilarious piece called Betty Crocker's off her Rocker. Brilliant.

almond_cakes

March 2 2012, 15:48:42 UTC 1 year ago

1955 my fave Betty, 1996 yuck. The cookbook I got when I graduated high school in 1980 has the 1972 Betty. I still use that cookbook; has great pie crust and pie recipes and dessert recipes.

vilakins

March 2 2012, 23:46:18 UTC 1 year ago

I like 1986 best (though not the awful necktie). She looks friendly and approachable. And 1955 who looks like the sort of aunt who'd make delicious scones and cakes.