Homer Simpson is not amused

The greaseless Bobby Brown is a triangular sugary treat, cooked in an electric appliance using moulds.

It costs less to make and sells four times as fast than old-fashioned doughnuts. Easy to digest and toothsome. So the ad says.

But it ain't a doughnut. They've got the shape wrong. That's the reason after all these years, donuts are still round.

"Greaseless", 1931
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Meat? Really?

If there was ever a sillier name for a trade organisation, the "America Meat Institute" -sponsor of this ad- takes the cake.

Also silly is the claim that luncheon meat is goodness in a can... 12 hearty, tasty ounces of it.

The reality is that packed meat is actually high in salt and cholesterol, it is manufactured from the unsaleable bits and bobs that nobody wants to eat, and is considered an emergency erzats for when you can't actually eat real meat.

"Meat", 1947
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Pot-watching?

A kitchen range so intelligent that "it cooks meals while you are away".

Consumerism bull-hype overstating the simple fact that it only has timers to turn it on and off. That's all. Electric cooking is NOT automatic: you still have to keep an eye on your kitchen.

"Electric cooking", 1959
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Count your calories

Who would have thought? 

According to this piece, sugar has less calories than tomatoes. The difference in measurements used in the ad is just a mere technicality.

"Which is less fattening?", 1953
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If you're interested in the oh-so-boring-details, you would find that sugar actually has 378 calories and tomatoes only have 18 calories, per 100 gram (3.5 ounce) portion. Bon appetit.

Here kids, look at the birdie.

Is he really using a bottle of soda to draw the children's attention? They feed them soda? How old are those kids, anyway?

"Always in the picture", 1948
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"You like it, It likes you". Creepy.