“Turn your face into a kisser!” In our vintage commercials today, we find a pre-Saturday Night Live Jane Curtin in a humorous spot for Gillette Foamy shave cream. After that, another Gillette spot featuring customer testimonials. Both commercials aired in … Continue reading
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“The kind of beer you first loved.” Today, we’ve got a pair of nostalgic commercials for Piels Real Draft beer. What the heck is Peils? It’s a German beer originally out of Brooklyn, New York. The two spots below aired … Continue reading
“Go Double Beef at Burger King. It’s the only way.” Haven’t had a burger in 30 years, but I still think this is a great 70s ad. Love the oval shape, swirly lettering, bright blue color and the kid looking … Continue reading
A veddy happy Monday, Bionic friends. Here we find Joe Walsh and band melting faces with a rocking version of “Turn to Stone” in 1972. “Turn to Stone” first appeared on Walsh’s Barnstorm L.P. of 1972. It was later re-recorded … Continue reading
“America’s favorite disposable lighter.” It’s July of 1975 today and we’ve got two memorable commercials on display. Firstly, one of a series of animated singing mascot commercials for the Cricket lighter. I’m about 95% certain the Cricket is voiced by … Continue reading
“We build every television as if we were going to use it ourselves.” Greetings, everyone! I was out-of-state with bad hotel wi-fi for a week and then came home with a nice cold – so updates have been light lately. … Continue reading