On this fine Friday, we’re hanging round the mid-seventies. You’ll find tasty spots for Tang (with astronaut Jim Lovell), Brim Decaffeinated Coffee, General Foods International Coffees (with Carol Lawrence), and Borden Lite-Line cheese-like slices. Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Four commercials from 1972 and ’73 lined up today. In the starting position you’ll find an anti-litter “Pitch In!” public service announcement. Following that, we’ve got spots for Harvey’s Bristol Cream (with Denny Miller), Vicks Nyquil, and Florsheim Sultan boots. … Continue reading
All right, another week is underway and it’s time for our Music for Monday selection. This time, we’ve got Ike & Tina Turner performing their cover of “Respect” on Europe’s Beat-Club in 1971. Tina Turner never gives less than 110% … Continue reading
Spooling the reels back to the top of the decade once again for a new batch of vintage spots. Let’s revel in the joys of Close-Up toothpaste, Ideal’s Mia & Kerry dolls (with Linda Blair), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in The … Continue reading
I’ve got four freshly-unearthed commercials from 1979 on display today. We’ll start off with a CBS promo for the premiere of The Bad News Bears TV series starring Jack Warden. Following that, there’s spots for “new” Aqua-Fresh toothpaste, Nestle Toll … Continue reading
Monday, Monday, let’s make it a fun day. To help us along, here’s Emmylou Harris performing on Europe’s TopPop program in June of 1976. The song in question was released as “I Really Had A Ball Last Night (Feelin’ Single, … Continue reading