70s Commercials: Flintstones Vitamins, Chef Boyardee, Cooking Magic, Teflon Pans (1972)

“Kids vitamins that CAN help…from One-A-Day.” Today, we’re pausing for station identification in 1972. You’ll find commercials for Flintstones Vitamins, Chef Boyardee’s Complete Spaghetti Dinner, Cooking Magic Bags, and Teflon II Cookware. Pretty much everything you’ll need to prepare and … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Diet Pepsi, Charmin, G.I. Joe, Glade (1970-71)

“You’ll do a double-take.” Happy May the 4th! Here’s a batch of vintage advertisements from the prehistoric 1970-1971 era for you to sink your eyeballs into. First up, enjoy a nice bottle of Diet Pepsi (with Charles Napier). Then, kick … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Wrigley’s Doublemint, Playtex, Ford Explorer, Fresca (1979)

“Double your pleasure with Doublemint gum.” Here’s a batch of forgotten advertising excitement from the year 1979. Our star feature is a commercial for Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum (with Ike Eisenmann). That one quickly loses its flavor, so you’ll want to … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Cheer, Pringles, Vicks, Ken-L Ration (1978)

“Reduces Wrinkling.” Apologies for the slip of a week. Let’s rectify that now with a set of vintage commercials from 1978. In the starter position, we have Cheer Detergent (with Reva Rose). Following that beauty, it’s Pringles Extra (with Leonard … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Mountain Dew, 9-Lives’ Morris, Trident, Hunt’s Prima Salsa (1976-77)

“Hello, sunshine! Hello, Mountain Dew!” Progressing through the Seventies, we pause for station identification in 1976 and ’77. On tap, you’ll find commercials for the “new” soft drink Mountain Dew, a super cute 9-Lives cat food spot with mascot Morris … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Pillsbury Rich ‘N Easy, GTE, Jerry Lewis’ Spellbound Game, VW Rabbit (1974-75)

“Yoo hoo!” There’s quite an eclectic collection of old timey commercials on display today from ’74 and ’75. First up, it’s M*A*S*H‘s William Christopher in a spot for Pillsbury Rich ‘n Easy Frosting Mix. Following that tasty time capsule, we … Continue reading