Crisco Oil? You’re soaking in it.
Time to fry up the Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for Crisco Oil involving a bad permanent hairdo and a pan full of chicken soaked for an hour in Crisco. Good eats! Spot aired in May of 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Tetley Tea (USA, 1978)
Tetley Tea time, 1978
“I like those tiny little tea leaves in Tetley Tea.”
Daily 70s Spot – tea time edition. Here’s a Tetley Tea commercial which finds the British product attempting to gain a foothold in the American market. Will folks in the US ever drink a tea brand other than Lipton? In the 70s, the answer was mostly no. Spot aired in May of 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Spoon Size Shredded Wheat cereal (1972)
‘Magic Mongo’ TV title, 1977
Magic Mongo originally ran as short, weekly segments on season two of The Krofft Supershow from 1977 to 1978. Other segments that season included Bigfoot and Wildboy and Wonderbug.
“Magic Mongo – the only friend that we’ll ever need.” (Lennie Weinrib as Mongo, 1977)
Magic Mongo starred Lennie Weinrib, voice of, and writer for H.R. Pufnstuf, as the bumbling genie of the title. Mongo’s teenaged beach bum pals were played by Robin Dearden (Kristy), Helaine Lembeck (Lorraine) and Paul Hinckley (Donald).
Previously on Funshine Friday: The Pink Panther, ‘Pink Campaign’ (1975)
“Crunchy, natural goodness in every bite.” (Spoon Size Shredded Wheat, 1972)
“What could be more natural?”
Here’s a healthy Daily 70s Spot for your Friday. A Nabisco Spoon Size Shredded Wheat cereal commercial. Spot aired in August of 1972.
We usually had a box of this in the cabinet when I was young, along with Raisin Bran and Cheerios. The cereal I really wanted; Lucky Charms, Cap’n Crunch, Trix, etc., had to be begged for and only went into the shopping basket about once every few weeks. I begrudgingly thank my mother for moderating my sugar-seeking fanaticism.
*Note: The spokesman in this Spoon Size spot is very familiar but my brain just can’t come up with a name. Any help would be appreciated.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Aladdin’s Stanley Thermos (1978)
Chet Atkins (l) and Jerry Reed (r) burning up the fret boards. (‘Jerry’s Breakdown,’ 1975)
Here’s a two-minute slice of pure, Mood Music fun – Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins performing “Jerry’s Breakdown” live on TV’s Pop Goes the Country in 1975. “Jerry’s Breakdown” originally appeared on the 1972 L.P. Me & Chet. Break it down!
Previously, on Mood Music: Paul Lynde, Sandy Duncan – ‘Bad, Bad Leroy Brown’ (1974)
“Stanley. The tough, all-steel thermos bottle that’s completely dependable.” (1978)
“It’s some kinda tough thermos bottle.”
Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s one for Aladdin’s Stanley Thermos bottle featuring a construction site and a nifty, red, white & blue cement mixing truck. I remember when those were around. Bicentennial madness infused everything in the mid and late 70s. Spot aired in November of 1978 (but may have been filmed earlier).
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Porsche 924 (1979)