Terry O'Reilly

we learned that Chef Boyardee was actually Chef Boyardee.

And the Sony Walkman was originally called the Sony Walkman.

And we can follow a telephone line all the way from Hello My Baby to the Apple Hello commercial 108 years later.

Some of these original commercials were not just the first in their categories, but were the first to tackle important issues.

The first Pharma ad opened a Pandora's box of regulatory issues.

IKEA dared to show the first gay couple in a commercial.

And the first AIDS PSAs not only helped people understand the disease, they opened the door so the entire condom industry could walk through.

A lot of ground was broken there.

Such was the power of television.

It was a medium that allowed us to leapfrog into the future.

When you're under the influence.

I'm Terry O'Reilly.

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