Sunday 70s Spot: Piaget Quartz Watch (1979)

“Unfailingly accurate.” Here’s your first Sunday 70s Spot: a Piaget commercial featuring the water-resistant, electronic, quartz watch. You’ll find an end tag for Texas-based department stores, Neiman-Marcus. Spot aired in November of 1979. *Apologies, there is some audio tweaking halfway … Continue reading

Saturday 70s Spot: Avis Rent-A-Car ‘We Try Harder’ (1978)

“We try harder – Avis. Avis – we don’t know another way.” As promised, the 1970s commercials are back at the ‘Disco for weekend visits. Here’s an Avis rent-a-car commercial featuring an agent waking up a sleeping couple. Spot aired … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Partridge Family 2200 A.D.,’ ‘Gypsy Girl’ (1974)

Hanna-Barbera’s Partridge Family 2200 A.D. originally ran in the fall of 1974. 16 episodes were produced, airing on CBS. This animated, futuristic take on the Partridges generally focused on Danny Partridge and his robot dog, Orbit. Most episodes followed Danny … Continue reading

Partridge Family’s Dave Madden: A 1970s Video Remembrance

I’m saddened to hear that today, in addition to losing Russell Johnson, the Professor on Gilligan’s Island, one of my favorite 70s TV personalities, Dave Madden has also died. Madden came to prominence in the 1960s on TV’s Camp Runamuck … Continue reading

Mood Music: David Bowie, ‘Oh! You Pretty Things’ (Live ’72)

“Put on some clothes, get out of bed.” I could use a shot of David Bowie right about now. Here’s the man performing “Oh! You Pretty Things” on the UK’s Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972. “Oh! You Pretty Things” … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Heinz French Fries (1978)

“Get the fries with the extra step.” Well, that’s gonna do it for our Daily 70s Spots for now. Today I’m laying spot #365 on you. Don’t fret though. There will still be plenty of vintage 1970s commercials here at … Continue reading