Our Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) is an anti-drugs Public Service Announcement starring Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys. Spot aired in January of 1972. In January ’72, Staubach was the MVP for Super Bowl VI, where the Cowboys beat … Continue reading
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Turnabout originally ran Friday evenings on NBC from January through March, 1979. The sitcom starred John Schuck (Holmes & YoYo) as Sam and Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey) as Penny – a married couple who magically switch places. Sam’s spirit … Continue reading
“America is turnin’ 7-Up!” Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) time. Here’s a sporty 7-Up commercial starring ‘Magic’ Johnson of the L.A. Lakers, Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs and Don Maloney of the N.Y. Rangers. Spot aired in October of … Continue reading
“More than a mouthwash.” Our Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) is for Listerine mouthwash and stars John Ritter of Three’s Company fame. The spot aired in July of 1976 (at the height of Bicentennial madness) before Ritter became a breakout … Continue reading
Continuing the celebrity-themed week – our Daily 70s Spot stars Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds. Here we see Bench selling Gillette Platinum Blades. Spot aired in November of 1970. 1970 was a good year for the young ballplayer. That … Continue reading
“Put your money where your mouth is.” All this week (just for the gosh darn heck of it) our Daily 70s Spots will feature celebrities. To get us started, here’s a Close-Up toothpaste commercial starring Tom Selleck. Spot aired in … Continue reading