Cherokee Rainbow Sandals. (‘Orange Coast’ magazine, August, 1978)
“Super Rainbow Stripes with Wood and the New Flexible ‘Beep Beep’ bottom. Lots of Earthy Colors.”
Far out! Daily 70s Ad #178: Cherokee Rainbow Sandals originally appeared in the August, 1978 issue of Orange Coast magazine.
(Source: Orange Coast)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat (1971)
“Gonna ride me a Southbound…” (Toy Caldwell and The Marshall Tucker Band, 1973)
The long holiday weekend is over. Let’s console ourselves with some Southern-Fried Rock. Here’s The Marshall Tucker Band performing “Can’t You See” live in 1973.
“Can’t You See” (written and sung by Toy Caldwell) first appeared on The Marshall Tucker Band’s eponymous debut L.P. in ’73. The song was re-released in 1977 and charted at #75 on Billboard’s US “Hot 100” chart. Ride on.
Previously on Music for Monday: Scorpions, ‘Speedy’s Coming’ (1974)
Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat. (‘Cincinnati’ magazine, August, 1971)
“Brown or raspberry. 140.00 in Better Dresses.”
That is certainly some “butter-soft” suede. Daily 70s Ad #177: Pogue’s Polyester Dress & Suede Coat originally appeared in the August, 1971 issue of Cincinnati magazine.
(Source: Cincinnati)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Phyllis Diller For Aluminum Jelly (1974)
“Butter?!” (Parkay margarine commercial, 1974)
“The flavor says, ‘Butter.'”
Hello, TV pals. Welcome back. Sunday’s commercial theme is Kraft Foods. Firstly, a fun spot in the long-running series of Parkay margarine “Butter!” commercials. The actress in the spot is pretty wonderful. If anyone can tell me her name, chime in with the comments. *Update: The actor is Jacque Lynn Colton.
I can tell you that the voice of the Parkay tub is Michael Bell. I studied voice acting with the man and have an old demo reel of his with a Parkay spot on it.
After that, we have a Kraft Spaghetti and Meat Sauce dinner commercial. Both spots aired in January of 1974 and would have been created in 1973. “Parkaaay!”
Phyllis Diller For Aluminum Jelly. (‘Popular Science,’ July, 1974)
“Just brush it on any aluminum surface. Then wash it off. The crummy look is gone.”
For all your shiny bits. Daily 70s Ad #176: Phyllis Diller For Aluminum Jelly originally appeared in the July, 1974 issue of Popular Science magazine.
(Source: Popular Science)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Sharp ‘Eye-Fi’ Color TV (1970)
That’s Batman with a shotgun, isn’t it? Batman. With. A. Shotgun! (‘Bugs Bunny Meets The Super-Heroes,’ 1978)
“Bugs Bunny and all his pals, live onstage in a brand new show!”
Our theme for today’s 1970s commercials is “Goofball.” First up, we have a rare spot for the live-action stage show, Bugs Bunny Meets The Super-Heroes. Wow, that would have been something to see. The show looks mighty wonderful and seems to be smothered in cheese.
After that, the ultimate in “Goofball,” The Gong Show. Your celebrity guests for the week are Carl Ballantine, Dorothy Lamour and Jamie Farr. Both commercials ran in the summer of 1978.
Previously on 70s Spots: Snoopy Toothbrush & Fisher-Price Kitchen Set (1974 & ’79)