Smokey Bear turns 65: a look at birthday ads past and present

by Karen Cummings on July 3, 2009

Happy Birthday, Smokey Bear!

The Advertising Council, U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters are celebrating Smokey Bear’s birthday with a new series of ads promoting forest fire safety. We feature other Smokey Bear ads from years past. Any visitor to our National Parks knows the importance of Forest Fire prevention.

Another ad from this year’s series.

This ad is from 1981

Here’s a Smokey Bear birthday public service ad from 1975

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Paulette Baker July 6, 2009 at 9:07 am

Thank you, Karen, for getting Smokey’s name right (no “the”).

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