# Help me remember this product from the 60s and 70s... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855 "2012-12-03T15:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/1 "2012-12-03T15:40:36Z")
This is driving me crazy, and my search terms are getting me nowhere with the Google. What was the elderly drink supplement in the 60s and 70s? It’s not around anymore, pretty sure it’s been discontinued. Johny Carson used to joke about it. Any thought, dopers? ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/2 "2012-12-03T15:42:55Z")
Something about an iron supplement? Can’t remember but I know what you refer to. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/3 "2012-12-03T15:49:52Z")
Was it Geritol? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/4 "2012-12-03T15:51:02Z")
[Geritol?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geritol) Curses, beaten to the punch… ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/5 "2012-12-03T15:53:12Z")
> [@MoodIndigo1](#): > > Was it Geritol? Yes! Thankyouthankyouthankyou! ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/6 "2012-12-03T15:56:23Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > [Geritol?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geritol) > > Curses, beaten to the punch… Yay! First time I ever manage on the Dope to get an answer in first! 🙂 You’re welcome, **yanceylebeef**. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/7 "2012-12-03T16:19:35Z")
Geritol was the long time sponsor of Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour (odd name since it was a continuation of someone else’s earlier radio show. I haven’t heard of this stuff in years, but apparently it’s still sold. “Geritol - The cure for iron poor blood” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/8 "2012-12-03T17:03:19Z")
Not Serutan? They had a great slogan: “Spell it backwards.” ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/9 "2012-12-03T18:02:27Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Not Serutan? They had a great slogan: “Spell it backwards.” Are you sure? I remember their slogan as: \* “Remember- Serutan is ‘natures’ spelled backwards.”\* The point of which always escaped me. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/10 "2012-12-03T18:13:38Z")
That’s the later slogan. The point was, of course, that it was all natural – the same point plenty of brands make today. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/11 "2012-12-03T18:21:38Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Are you sure? I remember their slogan as: > \* > “Remember- Serutan is ‘natures’ spelled backwards.”\* The point of which always escaped me. It’s a laxitive. Rather than harsh chemicals, it’s a gentle, natural product. (fiber) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/12 "2012-12-03T18:46:21Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > That’s the later slogan. The point was, of course, that it was all natural – the same point plenty of brands make today. But…it’s the opposite of “natures”?! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/13 "2012-12-03T20:02:43Z")
Too bad it isn’t Vitameatavegamin ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/14 "2012-12-03T20:29:37Z")
I think Gertol’s main claim to fame was as the sponsor of _Twenty-One_ during the quiz show scandals of the 1950’s. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/15 "2012-12-03T21:09:41Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Not Serutan? They had a great slogan: “Spell it backwards.” Gramps used a similar product: esoogaekiltihs. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/16 "2012-12-03T22:17:41Z")
“My wife, I think I’ll keep her. Thanks Gertol.” ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/17 "2012-12-03T22:51:14Z")
> [@Encinitas](#): > > “My wife, I think I’ll keep her. Thanks Gertol.” which always reminds me of the spoof in “The Groove Tube” believe it was Jennifer Wells and IIRC which I probably don’t, Chevy Chase. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/18 "2012-12-04T00:36:09Z")
> [@Encinitas](#): > > “My wife, I think I’ll keep her. Thanks Gertol.” Was that Geritol? God, the '60s were a simpler time. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/19 "2012-12-04T14:47:18Z")
And if I remember correctly, the main ingrediant of Geritol used to be alcohol, at least until the '70’s. A simpler time indeed. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855/20 "2012-12-04T20:39:19Z")
OK, so what the hell was Metrocal? I remember my mother and aunt drinking this stuff. Weight loss product? Too many unreplaced brain cells ago. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-product-from-the-60s-and-70s/642855.md?page=2)