(Click on ad to enlarge) “So we can all call America ‘America the Beautiful’ once again…” Ah, the good ol’ “Pitch In!” campaign helping clean up the USA. Daily 70s Ad #54: Pitch In! ‘America the Beautiful’ originally appeared in … Continue reading
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(Click ad to enlarge) “Tastes so cool and fresh it gives you a tingle.” New Leaf billed itself as the “First menthol cigarette with wintergreen.” Daily 70s Ad #53: New Leaf Cigarettes ‘Tingle’ originally appeared in the November 13, 1970 … Continue reading
In 1978, actor/comedian Paul Lynde was on tour with the play, The Impossible Years. While passing through Toledo, Ohio, Lynde, an Ohio native, stopped by WSPD-TV and haphazardly read the weather report. You can watch the five minutes of fun … Continue reading
(Click ad to enlarge) “Of 97 aboard, eight had a motive for sabotage. One had a plot.” What really happened? George C. Scott will figure it all out for us. Daily 70s Ad #52: The Hindenburg originally appeared in the … Continue reading
UK pop band, Hot Chocolate released “You Sexy Thing” as a single in October of 1975. The tune was kept out of the #1 spot in Britain by Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” In February of 1976, the disco-flavored song hit a … Continue reading
(Click on ad to enlarge) “One Champion deserves another.” Ah, brats and baseball. An American treat. Daily 70s Ad #51: Cincinnati Reds Wieners originally appeared in the April, 1976 issue of Cincinnati magazine. Historical note: The Cincinnati Reds (aka The … Continue reading