“An improvement over butter and margarine.”

Just below, you’ll find a batch of commercials celebrating 50 years since originally airing. Do commercials celebrate anniversaries? Let’s not overthink it!

Enjoy spots for Blue Bonnet Spread, Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Country Crust, Toyota Celica (“You asked for it – you got it!”), and the Polaroid Pronto camera (with spokesperson Alan Alda).

BLUE BONNET SPREAD COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Blue Bonnet Spread commercial featuring food shaped like the United States. Spot aired October 1976.}

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN ‘NEW COUNTRY CRUST’ COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) commercial featuring a County Fair Recipe with Country Crust and Colonel Sanders at a Fried Chicken Contest. Spot aired October 1976.}

TOYOTA CELICA ‘YOU ASKED FOR IT!” COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Toyota Celica commercial touting ‘Import Car Of The Year’ status. Spot aired May 1976.}

POLAROID PRONTO CAMERA COMMERCIAL (ALAN ALDA, 1976)

_{Polaroid Pronto Instamatic SX-70 Land Camera commercial starring actor Alan Alda (‘M*A*S*H’). Actor Vernee Watson can also be briefly spotted. Spot aired April 1976.}

Previously on 70s Commercials: Pizza Hut, Life Savers, Western Airlines, VW Beetle (1974-75)

More Kentucky Fried Chicken: 70s Spots: Kentucky Fried Chicken ‘Colonel Talks’ (1971)

More Toyota: Daily 70s Ad: Toyota Celica ST (1971)

More Polaroid: 70s Spots: Polaroid, Kodak, Ford, Bounty (1978)

More Alan Alda: Daily 70s Spot #422: ‘M*A*S*H’/’One Day At A Time’ Promo (1977)