New Leaf Cigarettes ‘Tingle.’ (‘LIFE’ magazine, Nov. 13, 1970)
“Tastes so cool and fresh it gives you a tingle.”
New Leaf billed itself as the “First menthol cigarette with wintergreen.” Daily 70s Ad #53: New Leaf Cigarettes ‘Tingle’ originally appeared in the November 13, 1970 issue of LIFE magazine.
(Source: LIFE)
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Paul Lynde surprises viewers with an interesting interpretation of the weather. (WSPD-TV, Toledo, Ohio, 1978)
In 1978, actor/comedian Paul Lynde was on tour with the play, The Impossible Years. While passing through Toledo, Ohio, Lynde, an Ohio native, stopped by WSPD-TV and haphazardly read the weather report.
You can watch the five minutes of fun below.
(Thank you: Brian Patrick for the link.)
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‘The Hindenburg’ (‘New York’ magazine, Dec. 29, 1975)
“Of 97 aboard, eight had a motive for sabotage. One had a plot.”
What really happened? George C. Scott will figure it all out for us. Daily 70s Ad #52: The Hindenburg originally appeared in the December 29, 1975 issue of New York magazine.
(Source: New York)
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“I believe in miracles. Since ya came along…” (Hot Chocolate, 1976)
UK pop band, Hot Chocolate released “You Sexy Thing” as a single in October of 1975. The tune was kept out of the #1 spot in Britain by Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” In February of 1976, the disco-flavored song hit a high of #3 on the Billboard US “Hot 100.”
Here’s lead singer/songwriter, Errol Brown and the band performing live on The Midnight Special in 1976. Feel free to dance along, you sexy things!
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Cincinnati Reds Wieners. (‘Cincinnati’ magazine, Apr. 1976)
“One Champion deserves another.”
Ah, brats and baseball. An American treat. Daily 70s Ad #51: Cincinnati Reds Wieners originally appeared in the April, 1976 issue of Cincinnati magazine.
Historical note: The Cincinnati Reds (aka The Big Red Machine) won the World Series in both 1975 and 1976.
(Source: Cincinnati)
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“Don’t you know me?” (Red Skelton for House of Windsor cigars, 1979)
“They taste like they ought to cost more.”
Our Sunday 70s Spot brings up another older celebrity enjoying a resurgence in the 1970s: Red Skelton. Here’s Red playing three different characters in a commercial for House of Windsor cigars.
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