Mr Sheen and Mrs Sparkle: Advertisement
1962
Mr Sheen and Mrs Sparkle: Advertisement
1962
- NFSA ID23XJF680
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional)
- Year1962
'You are the most helpful man that I have ever seen', sings Mrs Sparkle to Mr Sheen in this advertisement from 1962.
Mr Sheen is a floor and furniture polish, created in Australia in the 1950s.
The Mr Sheen character – known overseas variously as Mr Min (in South Africa) and Mr Frend ([sic], in Argentina) – was apparently based on one of the company's employees.
This is a delightful example of 1960s advertising that seamlessly incorporates live action with animation. The Mr Sheen character and jingle are a part of Australian popular culture.
Mr Sheen has such strong consumer recognition that the brand has not significantly changed for over 50 years.
CREDITS
Production company Eric Porter Productions
'You are the most helpful man that I have ever seen', sings Mrs Sparkle to Mr Sheen in this advertisement from 1962.
Mr Sheen is a floor and furniture polish, created in Australia in the 1950s.
The Mr Sheen character – known overseas variously as Mr Min (in South Africa) and Mr Frend ([sic], in Argentina) – was apparently based on one of the company's employees.
This is a delightful example of 1960s advertising that seamlessly incorporates live action with animation. The Mr Sheen character and jingle are a part of Australian popular culture.
Mr Sheen has such strong consumer recognition that the brand has not significantly changed for over 50 years.
CREDITS
Production company Eric Porter Productions
- NFSA ID23XJF680
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormAdvertisement (includes promotional)
- Year1962
- Production companyEric Porter Productions
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