Current Ads

• CLIO Awards
  Winners in the Television / Cinema / Digital category.


• Communication Arts TV Radio Commercials Exhibit
  Annotated examples of print ads from noted magazine Communication Arts (available in print in the Park Library).


• Creative TV Advertising
  Selection of news, sample advertisements, critiques and more from AdWeek. Check out their Ad of the Day.


• D&AD Yellow Pencil Awards
  Current and past winners. Categories include music videos, TV & cinema advertising, and more. See also their YouTube channel.


• AdAge Curates YouTube
  Video advertisements selected by Ad Age.


• Hulu "Other" category
  Include ads for Hulu, Super Bowl advertisements, and AdZone.

Historic Ads

• YouTube
  Offers a substantial collection of classic and current commercials. Interesting playlists include: Retro Vintage Commercials, Vintage Commercials, 1950’s Commercials, Nostalgic Commercials.
  Search YouTube for Superbowl Commercials, or search for television and (advertisements or commercials).


• AdViews
  Classic television commercials from the 1950’s to the 1980’s. from Duke University.


• Classic TV Ads
  Browse by product type, including food, drinks, cigarettes, cleaning supplies, beauty products, and more. 1950’s-1980’s. (requires RealPlayer or IE/FireFox MediaPlayer).


• ClipLand
  Browse or search for old and modern, but memorable, commercials from around the world. Browse by tags such as 80s, animation, and cars, Includes videos, movie trailers, and more.


• Retro Junk
  Classic TV commercials and movie listings from the 1970’s, 1980’s, and 1990’s.


• The Museum of Broadcast Communications Archive
  12,000 commercials dating back to the 1950s. Free, but must create user account. 

Political Ads

• The :30 Second Candidate
  Learn about political advertisements from PBS's award-winning documentary The 30-Second Candidate. 1940’s-present.


• The Living Room Candidate
  Search or browse political advertisements by era, type of commercial, or issue. 1952-2008.

Other Resources

• Print Advertisements
  Collection of print advertisements compiled by the Park Library.


• Advertising Collections from the Library of Congress
  Digitized print and television advertisements in several categories, including Multiformat Advertising from 1850-1920 and Television Advertisements from Coca-Cola Advertising from 1951-1999. Searchable or browsable.


• AdCouncil
  Advertisements in three broad categories: Community; Education; Health & Safety. Browse by campaign (Shelter Pet Project) to view all related advertisements.


• SpecialWeb
  Commercials databases in all different genres


• Google Directory of Television Commercials
  Search different databases on a range of genres and topics.