This tongue-in-cheek “lost” 1960s TV commercial resurrects the baffling ambition of the Gravyloaf Game Company—once famous for its Matchstick Flyer Model Kits that taught youngsters how to build wartime aircraft from the contents of a humble matchbox. Now, in the thrilling confusion of the Atomic Age, Gravyloaf boldly sets its sights on the Moon.
Unearthed from forgotten storyboards and lovingly reimagined by the founders’ sons, this never-made commercial invites viewers into a time when rockets were mysterious, science was magic, and sending an ant to space with tinfoil and matchsticks seemed not only possible, but inevitable. Marvel at the optimism, the danger, and the glorious nonsense of an era that knew almost nothing about space—and couldn’t wait to get there anyway.
