There’s something in the coffee!! (Maxim, 1976)
For our Daily 70s Spot we have a Maxim Coffee commercial captured in July, 1976. This spot is part of the “You’ll swear it perked” campaign. Watch it bubble below.
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Cap’n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal commercial (Late 1970s)
This man’s been gone for over a decade now? That just ain’t right.
Here’s George Harrison (along with Ringo Starr) performing “My Sweet Lord” at The Concert For Bangladesh. The benefit concert was held at Madison Square Garden on August 1st, 1971. In addition to Harrison and Starr, performers included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar and members of Badfinger.
An L.P. with concert highlights was released in December ’71 and a film of the show hit theaters in March of ’72.
Previously, on Music for Monday: ELO, ‘Mr. Blue Sky’
That’s gonna leave a mark (Cap’n Crunch Cereal commercial, late 70s)
Here’s your Daily 70s Spot, kids. A fun commercial for Cap’n Crunch Peanut Butter Cereal featuring the brand’s animated mascot, Smedley and a handful of dangerous ‘Magic Tricks’ you can find inside specially-marked boxes.
The commercial was grabbed from the airwaves in the late 1970s. Pour some milk over it, get a Tetanus shot and enjoy.
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Autolite Spark Plugs ‘Army’ commercial (1977)
“Shirley Jones…This Is Your Life!!”
This time around on Partridge Pop- something a bit different. In 1971, the TV show This Is Your Life tip-toed into CBS Studios in L.A. and surprised Shirley Jones on her 37th birthday (March 31st).
The four-minute highlights clip below offers up the intro with Jones looking legitimately surprised and you’ll enjoy hearing her scream, “Jack Cassidy, I’m going to kill you!” If you keep your eyes peeled, just before and during the credits you can catch a quick look at a 12-year-old Shaun Cassidy. Roll it!
Previously, on Partridge Pop: Brady Bunch Moments/Partridge Pop: Christmas Extravaganza
Spark plug abuse! Tell me this isn’t really happening!
Daily 70s Spot time. Today, an Army vehicle depot and a “Dear John” letter are featured in this Autolite Spark Plugs commercial spotted on the tube in July of 1977. The actor appears to be Mel Stewart (The Jeffersons).
Previously, on Daily 70s Spot: Spider-Man for Pizzazz Magazine (1978)
That nice, young Jerry Seinfeld boy. Maybe one day he’ll invent a show about “Nothing.” (Photgrab: Seinfeld on ‘Celebrity Cabaret, 1977)
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld‘s popularity exploded in the 1980s and 90s but the man was performing on television (and in night clubs) as early as the 1970s. Here’s two brief clips featuring Jerry making with the jokes while still in his early 20s.
First up, we have what is listed as Jerry’s first national TV gig on NYC-based Celebrity Cabaret in 1977. Next, a quick video from The Bottom Line club, also in NYC, from 1979.