Tag Archives: 70s Spots

70s Spots: Doritos with Avery Schreiber

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

All throughout the 1970s comedic actor Avery Schreiber, of the Burns and Schreiber comedy team, starred in a metric ton of commercials for Doritos. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, Schreiber’s work for Doritos actually ran from the late 60s … Continue reading →

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70s Spots: The Carpenters – Rare Japanese commercials

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

I hope you are enjoying a lazy September Sunday. To help keep you relaxed – here’s a pair of rarely-seen spots The Carpenters made for Japanese television in the early to mid-1970s. First up, Karen and Richard sing a tune … Continue reading →

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70s Spots: 7-Up blowing bubbles, blowing minds

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Here’s a pair of ultra-colorful and slightly trippy 1970s-era TV commercials for 7-Up. Both of the spots feature a heady mix of animation and live-action and show off the 1920s and 1950s looks that were popular once again during the … Continue reading →

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70s Spots: Robert Blake for STP Oil

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

Here’s a double dose of TV spots from the late 1970s (’77-’78) featuring Robert “Baretta” Blake for STP Oil and Gas Treatments. Blake was a 70s-era spokesman for STP and made a large number of manly commercials for the product … Continue reading →

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70s Spots: Pink Panther Flakes cereal

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Post launched Pink Panther Flakes on the unsuspecting breakfast-eating public in the early 1970s – likely around 1972 or ’73 – to go along with their sponsorship of The Pink Panther Show. Enjoy a 60 second TV spot for this … Continue reading →

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70s Spots: Introducing Boo Berry cereal, 1972

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

General Mills introduced Boo Berry cereal in 1972. The “market’s first cereal that tasted like blueberries,” was third in the line of the company’s monster-themed breakfast cereals, the first two being Franken Berry and Count Chocula. Enjoy what seems to … Continue reading →

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