I’m pleased to have an especially fine quartet of seventies commercials to present today. First up, something of a holy grail for me – a spot for Funny Face drink mix. These are hard to come by and really bring … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2021
The Impressions, ‘Ain’t Got Time’ ad via Cash Box February 20, 1971 After Curtis Mayfield departed The Impressions for a solo career in 1970 he continued to work for and promote the band. Here we have an ad for The … Continue reading
**Time to pull a classic post from the Bionic Disco vault. The following originally appeared April 16, 2011** Clerow Wilson, Jr., was born December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey into a family of 18 children. After early years … Continue reading
After a decade of calling these posts “70s Spots” I’m just going to start calling them “70s Commercials.” When I worked in advertising we called commercials and trailers “spots,” but I think a general audience may not make as quick … Continue reading
THE ‘GANG’ MAKES GOOD A few months back I mentioned the upcoming documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street. Now, you can you can find the doc in theaters and it will be hitting streaming services on May … Continue reading
Here’s a fun pairing; mother and son commercials from the same month in 1978. It’s Shirley Jones for Sunbeam’s Coney Island Steamer and Shaun Cassidy as People magazine’s cover star. Following that, you’ll find 1977 spots for the Charlie’s Angels … Continue reading