Pepsodent

Pepsodent is a brand of toothpaste originating in Chicago, Illinois in 1915, known for their minty taste extracted from sassafras. The product was prominently advertised on radio for decades, with heavy sponsorship from the 1920s to the fifties. These included stints sponsoring Amos n' Andy, The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, and Johnny Mercer's Music Shop.
==References==
* A Grouch from the Department of Missing Grouches in Episode 1820 of Sesame Street has Maria and the kids put together an image that looks the most like Oscar the Grouch. One of the choices for a mouth is a big, toothy grin, which the Grouch refers to as having a "Pepsodent smile."
==Connections==
*Arthur Godfrey had Pepsodent as a partial radio/TV sponsor in the 1950s and appeared in print ads
*Bob Hope starred for Pepsodent on radio from 1938 to 1948 (including the toothpaste in his opening remarks)
*Mickey Mouse, often with integrated commercials, starred in Pepsodent's Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air (1938, radio)
*Dick Van Dyke appeared as a celebrity endorser in 1970s commercials
==External links==
* Official site
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