Is This Apple's First-Ever TV Commercial?

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Seth Fiegerman
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Is This Apple's First-Ever TV Commercial?
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If you've ever wondered how Apple's commercials have changed and evolved over the years, now is your chance to find out.

One YouTube user has created a playlist of what he or she claims is every single Apple TV commercial that has ever aired, as first discovered by The Next Web. The commercials -- 485 in total -- are presented in reverse chronological order and show off Apple's best ads like the silhouette iPod commercials of the early 2000s alongside less popular spots like the Genius commercials, which were discontinued earlier this year.

If you make your way to the last video on the last page, you'll find what may be Apple's first-ever TV commercial. The ad, which you can watch below, apparently aired in 1977 (though pitchman Dick Cavett calls the Apple computer "the computer of the 80's") and promotes the Apple II computer.

The commercial offers a funny twist on the idea of what an "average homemaker" would want in a personal computer. Cavett asks the woman in the video if she uses her computer for recipes and household budgeting, to which she says yes, but adds that she uses it for much more complex tasks like tracking gold futures and trend analyses.

"Are you really a homemaker?" Cavett asks. "Of course," she responds, before adding, "I also own a small steel mill."

Do you think this commercial is better or worse than its more recent ads? Let us know in the comments.

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