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rsdsharp

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9. Sure, I remember the GE and Norelco commercials.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 29, 2022, 11:12 PM

Nov 2022

The Norelco (Noëlco at Christmas time) Santa on a razor commercials lasted into the 1970s.

And, no, there was never a Herbie. It was always Hermie, or Hermey if you prefer.

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Which one is your favorite misfit toy from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer? Is it the bird that swims [View all] debm55 Nov 2022 OP

I love them all! emulatorloo Nov 2022 #1

But was Dentist, elf hermie or herbie? And what's with the elf who drops all the other misfit toys debm55 Nov 2022 #2

The dentist is Hermie. With an M. There is no Herbie. rsdsharp Nov 2022 #6

Do you remember when the commercials had Santa sled riding on a Norelco shaver? And I think GE debm55 Nov 2022 #8

Sure, I remember the GE and Norelco commercials. rsdsharp Nov 2022 #9

Humbug Effete Snob Nov 2022 #10

Incidentally, that show has been edited over time Effete Snob Nov 2022 #3

That wasn't in the original version. That looks like a character in a Tim Burton movie. debm55 Nov 2022 #4

Seriously Effete Snob Nov 2022 #5

Oh you, I thought 1965 was the first year it started. So I must have seen the revised edition . debm55 Nov 2022 #7