Sunday, September 23, 2012

Charlie Commercials

Shelley appeared in several Charlie perfume commercials throughout the '70s and the early 80's. Her debut commercial as the quintessential Charlie Girl was so sensational it spawned many versions. Some of these are on YouTube, check them out.

The sensational 1976 debut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sn8H42FZcI
 This is the sensational 1976 commercial which made televison history. 
Bobby Short sings the jingle as Shelley Hack strides for independent women.

Charlie and Chaz, 1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLqPnYVhXng
After Charlie became a huge hit with women, 
Chaz for men was released to follow in its footsteps. 
This commercial from 1976 markets the two together.

The world belongs to Charlie, 1977
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nFEkT0APWk
In this montage, the 1977 version of the commercial 
takes Shelley from New York to London to Paris 
because "Now The World Belongs To Charlie."

At a floating party in 1979
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1WX9znN7CE
It's Mel Tormé's turn to sing the jingle as Shelley, the Charlie Girl,
strides into a floating party. Male Supermodel Matt Collins greets,
lifts and kisses her at the end of this glamorous commercial.

Cowboys and the Angel, 1980s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvRDa35jeU
The 1980s version of the commercial appears in this montage. 
Cowboy themed, it takes Charlie Girl and Angel Shelley  
into a sort of disco-square dance hall.

Thank you so much to those who posted these five commercials. And, by the way, there are more versions of the commercial with Shelley. YouTube postings of these others would be very much appreciated by Shelley Hack fans all over the world. That would be Kinda WOW!