70s Spots: Brylcreem ‘Bounce’ & Schick Super Chromium (1971)

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Time to Bounce!

“A little dab of Brylcreem…gives you the Brylcreem Bounce.”

Today, we feature November 1971 bathroom grooming tips from Brylcreem and Schick. First up, Harry and the Brylcreem Bounce. Following that, Schick Super Chromium razor blades.

Brylcreem ‘Harry’ Commercial (1971)

Schick Super Chromium Shave Commercial (1971)

Previously on 70s Spots: Kodak Instant Cameras (Dick Van Dyke, 1976 & ’78)

More Brylcreem at Bionic Disco: Saturday 70s Spots: Alka-Seltzer & Brylcreem (1972)

More Schick at Bionic Disco: 70s Spots: Schick ’17 Barbers’ (1970) & ‘Demolition Derby’ (1971)

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Six years of Seventies madness – and we ain’t stoppin’ now!

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70s Spots: Kodak Instant Cameras (Dick Van Dyke, 1976 & ’78)

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Dick Van Dyke – instantly likeable

“Bright, brilliant, bursting color…”

A pair of Kodak instant camera spots today. In the first commercial from May 1978, Dick Van Dyke sells us on the Kodak Colorburst. In the second spot from October of 1976, The Crank is on display.

Kodak Colorburst Camera Commercial (Dick Van Dyke, 1978)

Kodak ‘The Crank’ Camera Commercial (1976)

Previously on 70s Spots: Country Club Malt Liquor & Miller High Life (1972 & ’73)

More Dick Van Dyke at Bionic Disco: 70s Spots: Touché Electronic Game (Dick Van Dyke, 1978)

70s Baseball: In Praise Of ‘Ugly’ Uniforms

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Nolan Ryan circa mid-70s

Todd Random at The New York Times describes “Why I Love Ugly Uniforms.” The uniforms in question being the bright and stylishly suspect Seventies baseball gear of teams like the Houston Astros, Oakland A’s, and San Diego Padres.

NYT quote:
“The greatest ugly sports uniform of all time arrived in April 1975, when the Houston Astros revealed a new look, described as resembling ‘rainbow guts’ or a ‘tequila sunrise.’

The pullover jerseys featured an alternating series of horizontal stripes, rendered in shades of orange, yellow and red, the word Astros spelled out above in clean, unembellished sans serif letterforms. A Texas-size navy blue star, nine and one-eighth inches high and placed squarely against the left side of the players’ bellies, punctuated the look.”

Take a fashinon-forward run around the bases.

70s Spots: Country Club Malt Liquor & Miller High Life (1972 & ’73)

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Another malt liquor, Jeeves!

“A lot to drink without drinking a lot.”

Here we have two commercials for adult beverages. A spot for Country Club malt liquor from November 1972 with a take-off on the tune “Put You Hand In The Hand.” Country Club, which I had never heard of previously, seems to be going for the upmarket malt liquor drinker.

After that, we get down in the dirt with a Miller High Life motocross spot from November of ’73.

Country Club Malt Liquor Commercial (1972)

Miller High Life Beer ‘Motocross’ Commercial (1973)

Previously on 70s Spots: Maxwell House Coffee (Margaret Hamilton, 1976)

70s Spots: Maxwell House Coffee (Margaret Hamilton, 1976)

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Margaret Hamilton and a pineapple

“Good to the last drop.”

Yesterday, we gulped down some decaffeinated coffee. Today, we’ll add some caffeine with a pair of Maxwell House spots from 1976.

These commercials star Margaret Hamilton who you’ll remember as the iconic Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. Hamilton made quite a few of these for Maxwell House. Drink up and have a wonderful Friday!

Maxwell House ‘Last Drop’ Coffee Commercial (1976)

Maxwell House A.D.C. Coffee Commercial (1976)

Previously on 70s Spots: Brim Decaffeinated Coffee (1976)

More Margaret Hamilton and Maxwell House at Bionic Disco: 70s Spots: Maxwell House ‘A.D.C.’ Coffee (1978)

*Interesting note: By pure coincidence, it was exactly one year ago I posted a Margaret Hamilton for Maxwell House commercial. I should make this a yearly tradition!