70s Commercials (Buried Treasures): Sears Tele-Games, Homelite Chainsaw, Xerox Fax Machine, Continental Mark VI (1976-79)

*Time for more “Buried Treasure” commercials that appeared on the Bionic Disco YouTube channel but not here on the website.* Here’s a batch of 1976 commercials featuring the Sears Tele-Games console, Homelite Chainsaw, and the Xerox Fax Machine. A home … Continue reading

70s Spots: Xerox Automatic Typewriters (1976 & ’77)

“The automatic typewriter that’s twice as fast.” Watch as Xerox goes from producing an “automatic typewriter” (not quite a word processor) in January 1976 to the “Display Typing System” (definitely a word processor) in November 1977. What will them fancy … Continue reading

Sunday 70s Spots: Classic Xerox Commercials (1975)

“It’s a miracle!” Today, we swing back to July of 1975 for two classic spots from Xerox. First up is one you’ll likely remember, featuring Bother Dominic who needs 500 sets of copies made in a hurry. After that, a … Continue reading

Saturday 70s Spots: Xerox Meets ‘The Jeffersons’ (1975)

“You can count on it for making copies…if not commercials.” Today, we’ve got a pair of Xerox commercials that aired in January of 1975 and were produced a bit earlier in 1974. The first spot stars Franklin Cover, who later … Continue reading

Sunday 70s Spots: Early Xerox Copiers & Word Processors (’76 & ’78)

“Lets you create and revise information right on a screen – before it’s committed to paper.” Today I’ve got two, nice and ancient Xerox commercials for you to take in. Firstly, we have a funny little spot featuring a political … Continue reading