“Fly the friendly skies.” Today, we find a somewhat confuzzled “Irish” priest taking a trip on United Airlines. The spot aired in September of 1978. United Airlines Commercial, 1978 Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #431: GE Widescreen TV … Continue reading
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“You’ll want GE Performance TV.” Here’s a cool bit of Seventies future tech. A September 1978 commercial for the General Electric Widescreen 1000 TV set. Yep, it’s one o’ them giant TVs fer rich folk! GE Widescreen TV Commercial, 1978 … Continue reading
“Ace is the place with the helpful Hardware Man.” 1978 week continues now with a spot for Ace Hardware and their ever-helpful Hardware Man. Actually, there’s quite a lot of Hardware Men and Women wearing red Ace jackets in this … Continue reading
“Yeah, for my car – it’s STP.” A Monday underway means it’s time to select a new year for this week’s 70s commercials. Let’s follow 1977 and roll right into 1978. That makes sense. Here’s the great Johnny Cash in … Continue reading
“The wizardry of turbo-charging.” Taking it all the way back to December of 1977, we have two spots for Buick’s 1978 line-up. Firstly, a look at the “turbo-charged” Regal and LeSabre sports coupes. And following that, a commercial for the … Continue reading
“We have to earn our wings every day.” Sunday armchair travelers! Here we have two spots for Eastern Airlines featuring company president and former astronaut, Frank Borman. The first spot, with a “people” theme, aired in the summer of 1978. … Continue reading