Nice marquee. I wonder how many are left around the globe.

“The best surprise – is no surprise.”

I hope everyone in the US and Canada is enjoying a relaxing, extended Labor day weekend. The following Holiday Inn commercial may help calm your nerves during your time off.

The spot aired in November of 1975 and the actor playing the “Surprise!” hotel clerk appears to be James “Big Fig Newton” Harder.

Previously on 70s Spots: Levi’s Action Slacks (1979)

More James Harder at Bionic Disco: Wang Computers ‘Giant Killers’ (1978)