A frozen meal for one, on an oven-ready aluminum tray? What is this, magic? You didn’t even need Mom, you could put one in the oven yourself! They weren’t the best tasting, but I was never very picky, just hungry (and watching TV).
Swanson didn’t invent these single meals, but they did invent the “TV Dinner”! In the 50’s Tv’s were a new thing and this marketing ploy worked wonders! Watch the 9 min video “A Thanksgiving Miscalculation” below, it explains it all……
