Haha! Writing with paper and pen. How quaint. (Paper Mate commercial, 1970)
“Get the pen that writes like people.”
Ready to scribble out some consumer history? Good, because our Daily 70s Spot is ready to roll. Here’s a Paper*Mate commercial featuring the Power Point pen. Spot aired in November of 1970.
Bet you’d forgotten there was a previous product that carried the PowerPoint name. I had.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Rise Shaving Cream With Billy Cunningham (1971)
Billy Cunningham says shaving without water ain’t bad (Rise commercial, 1971)
“To prove a point – I’m about to shave without using any water.”
Time to lather up our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have an ancient Rise shaving cream commercial featuring Billy Cunningham of the Philadelphia 76ers. Spot aired in April of 1971.
Daily 70s Spot #250: Rise Shaving Cream With Billy Cunningham, 1971
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: ’76 Ford Pinto Report with Hugh Downs (1975)
‘And now, here’s Hugh Downs with the fake news…’ (Ford Pinto commercial, 1975)
“Ford has what California drives.”
Let’s switch on the TV and take in our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a Ford Motors commercial featuring the ’76 Pinto and ‘The Ford Report.’ The newscaster is Hugh Downs of NBC’s Today and ABC’s 20/20. Spot aired in November of 1975.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: United Way ‘Women’s Prison’ (1978)
‘I strictly roots…’ (Althea & Donna, ‘Uptown Top Ranking,’ 1977
A very good Monday morning to you. Here’s a cracking tune that comes from the “One Hit Wonder” file. Althea & Donna, a teenage duo from Jamaica, had a #1 single in Great Britain with “Uptown Top Ranking.” The song was originally released in 1977 and by February of ’78 had hit the top of the charts.
I’m fairy certain the video below comes from a late ’77 or early ’78 Top of the Pops performance featuring live vocals over a prerecorded musical track. Top Rankin’ roll it!
Previously on Music for Monday: The Rolling Stones, ‘Tumbling Dice’ (Live ’72)
No prison fighting here. Just a strong message. (United Way commercial, 1978)
“Thanks to you, I’m not coming back.”
Let’s unlock the door on our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a United Way commercial featuring a woman being released from prison. Spot aired in September of 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Sears Tires ‘Baja Race’ (1971)
She may not look like much – but she’s got it where it counts. (Sears commercial, 1971)
“The tire that beat the Baja.”
Time to run our Daily 70s Spot through the dirt. Here’s one for Sears steel-belted radial tires featuring the Baja 1000 race. You’ll find lots of cool 70s cars in this commercial which aired in April of 1971.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Stephen B. Perfume (1975)