There's a certain visual quality in the early TV dinners (both the food and the branding) that captures an era in love with a new, easy mass production...so get your lips around this gallery & chow down the good, the bad and the oh so ugly...see lots more in the full gallery here http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathykavan/galleries/72157623611086381/
The Original TV dinner: http://www.swansonmeals.com/
Vintage Food Ads: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrstitustrout/sets/72157623475772204/
Retro (food plus other retro ads, artwork etc): http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonysarah/sets/72157621182803979/