Daily 70s Spot: Crisco Cooking Oil (1978)

Time to fry up the Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for Crisco Oil involving a bad permanent hairdo and a pan full of chicken soaked for an hour in Crisco. Good eats! Spot aired in May of … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Tetley Tea (USA, 1978)

“I like those tiny little tea leaves in Tetley Tea.” Daily 70s Spot – tea time edition. Here’s a Tetley Tea commercial which finds the British product attempting to gain a foothold in the American market. Will folks in the … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Magic Mongo’ (1977)

Magic Mongo originally ran as short, weekly segments on season two of The Krofft Supershow from 1977 to 1978. Other segments that season included Bigfoot and Wildboy and Wonderbug. Magic Mongo starred Lennie Weinrib, voice of, and writer for H.R. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Spoon Size Shredded Wheat Cereal (1972)

“What could be more natural?” Here’s a healthy Daily 70s Spot for your Friday. A Nabisco Spoon Size Shredded Wheat cereal commercial. Spot aired in August of 1972. We usually had a box of this in the cabinet when I … Continue reading

Mood Music: Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins, ‘Jerry’s Breakdown’ (live, 1975)

Here’s a two-minute slice of pure, Mood Music fun – Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins performing “Jerry’s Breakdown” live on TV’s Pop Goes the Country in 1975. “Jerry’s Breakdown” originally appeared on the 1972 L.P. Me & Chet. Break it … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Aladdin’s Stanley Thermos (1978)

“It’s some kinda tough thermos bottle.” Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s one for Aladdin’s Stanley Thermos bottle featuring a construction site and a nifty, red, white & blue cement mixing truck. I remember when those were around. Bicentennial madness infused … Continue reading