“The Great American Shoe Store!” Two prime commercials from 1976 on the box today. First up, an animated spot for Fotomat. These little drive-thru booths need to make a comeback. They could provide physical prints of your digital photos. Someone … Continue reading
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“Keeping your phone system the best in the world.” Here’s two spots for Bell System telephone. In the first, from December of 1976, we find actor Dolph Sweet getting us up-to-date on the phone company’s recycling program. In the second … Continue reading
“What the world is coming to.” Here we have two compact car commercials from 1976. In pole position, a spot for the teeny weeny Honda Civic from January of ’76 (likely produced in ’75). Second, one for Dodge Colt with … Continue reading
“Pour it down the middle!” This being a summertime Friday, you may be seeking some cool refreshment. With that in mind, we have two Budweiser spots on-tap. First, “Beer Talk” and the joy of foamy bubbles from January of 1976 … Continue reading
A very happy Independence Day Bionic friends! Let’s turn the time-clock back and revisit two posts celebrating the day; Holiday Sing-A-Long: ‘The 4th Of July Parade’ From ‘Rudolph’s Shiny New Year’ (1976) & America’s Bicentennial: July 4th, 1976. “On this … Continue reading
“Take Aim against cavities.” Let’s get ourselves cleaned up with commercials for Aim toothpaste and Mentholatum Ointment. The Aim spot aired in July of 1977 and the Mentholatum spot aired in January of 1976. We were a strictly a Crest … Continue reading