Back in the 1980s, Canada Trust installed a bunch of ATM machines and began convincing customers that banker’s hours were a thing of the past. Now customers could get money 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And who better to tell customers how they could conveniently tap their cash than Johnny Cash. Enter the Johnny Cash Machine. Don’t believe me? Here are two 1985 commercials to prove it.
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I was returning from Toronto in 1988 and saw a Johnny Cash ATM. I didn’t crumble to my knees but I remember well teetering between laughing and crying. It was a tragic moment.