Daily 70s Spot: Olympic Overcoat Paint (1978)

“Flows like cream. Wears like iron.” Time to pop open our Daily 70s Spot and slap it on the walls. Here’s a commercial for Olympic Overcoat paint featuring an old timey Western theme. Spot aired in July of 1978. Daily … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Tab Cola ‘Beautiful People’ (1978)

“Tab. What a beautiful drink. Tab. For beautiful people.” Morning. Care for a tall glass of diet soda with your breakfast? Today we have a bubbly commercial for One Calorie Tab cola featuring a cameo by golfer, Arnold Palmer. Spot … Continue reading

School Movies: ‘Safety: In Danger Out Of Doors’ (1978)

Hurray! It’s School Movies time! Quickly, everyone gather ’round and pay close attention. Today we present Safety: In Danger Out of Doors – the story of a mild-mannered school crossing guard, Karen Kingsley, who moonlights as the guardian of youth, … Continue reading

Music For Labor Day: Ian Dury, ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ (1978)

Happy Labor Day fellow USians! Today is a day for taking a break, putting one’s feet up and giving thanks for labors of the past and present. It’s also a fine day for sex and drugs and rock and roll. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Shell Auto Care (1978)

“Come to Shell Auto Care dealers for answers.” Daily 70s Spot time. Today we visit an old friend – the Shell Answer Man – in this commercial for Shell Auto Care. Spot aired in May of 1978. Daily 70s Spot … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Wang Computers ‘Giant Killers’ (1978)

“Wang! They ARE giant killers!” It’s time to type up and print out our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have another Wang computer and word processing systems commercial. Spot aired in November of 1978. The actor playing the boss appears … Continue reading