GM, protecting your grill, 1972.
“A good-looking bumper that can take it.”
All right. Moving onto 1972. Here’s a General Motors (GM) spot from November of ’72 showing off their new “shock absorber” car bumpers. Bounce right off it below.
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #448: Rally Car Wax (1971)
Cream or Liquid? (Rally Car Wax commercial, 1971)
“Who said lightning never strikes twice?”
Here’s a simple, yet effective spot for Rally Car Wax that aired in July of 1971. The important question here is “Cream or Liquid”?
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #447: ‘The Johnny Cash Show’ (1970)
‘The Johnny Cash Show’ TV title (ABC, 1970).
“Join Johnny Wednesday night.”
This week, let’s watch a spot from each year, 1970 through ’78.
Here’s an ABC promo for The Johnny Cash Show that aired in November of 1970. It starts off with some old-timey illustrations and miscast narration and ends up with Johnny Cash singing Rod McKuen’s “Love’s Been Good to Me.’ Strange, but good.
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #445, 446: Dodge Cars & Trucks (1973)
Smilin’ Joe Garagiola for Dodge Dart, 1973
“Dodge. Depend on it.”
Let’s finish off 1973 Week with a pair of Dodge spots. First up, baseball great, Joe Garagiola interviews Dodge Dart owners. After that, a Dodge Trucks commercial showing off a van, a wagon, and a mini-motorhome. Yeah, no trucks in there. The spots aired in October of 1973.
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #443, 444: Magnavox ‘Videomatic’ TVs (1973)
“It’s a Magnavox!’
“What a difference watching a Magnavox.”
Here’s two October 1973 spots for Magnavox and their “Videomatic” Solid State TV sets. And with that, we’ll round-up the TV set-related spots for a bit. Tomorrow, we’ll finish off 1973 Week with a pair of vee-hickle commercials. See ya then!
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #442: Sony TV ‘Emmy Award’ (1973)
Sony and Emmy sitting in a tree… (Sony commercial, 1973)
“It’s really true. Sony won an Emmy.”
Here’s a fun spot from Sony showing off their recent Emmy Award win. The company handles things with a touch of humor which is always nice. The commercial ran in October of 1973. Happy Friday!
Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #441: RCA TV ‘Cameramen’ (1973)