Daily 70s Spot (Bicentennial Week): Bufferin Aspirin ‘Mother’ (1976)

“For temporary relief when minor arthritis pain flares up.” Daily 70s Spot Bicentennial Week time. Here’s one for Bufferin aspirin featuring a hard-working grandmother. Spot aired in July of 1976. Daily 70s Spot #172: Bufferin Aspirin ‘Mother’ Commercial, 1976 Previously … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot (Bicentennial Week): Rally Car Wax ‘Oh, Really?’ (1976)

Hello and welcome to July! With the 4th of July holiday fast approaching I thought we’d celebrate here by instigating a Bicentennial Week. All of our posts for the next 7 days will be related to July of 1976 – … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Magnavox ‘Total Automatic Color’ TVs (Early 1970s)

Let’s switch on the Daily 70s Spot. This is one of my favorites in our growing collection. There’s no dialogue, just 70s-era Magnavox TAC (Total Automatic Color) television sets and a stylish model showing them off. Spot aired in the … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Buick Opel 1900s (1970)

“Buick’s foreign economy car.” Time to visit the showroom for our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Buick commercial for the “new” line-up of Opel 1900 vehicles. Spot aired in November of 1970. Daily 70s Spot #169: Buick Opel … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘The Kids from: C.A.P.E.R.’ (1976)

The Kids From: C.A.P.E.R. originally ran Saturday mornings on NBC from September through November, 1976 and again from April through November, 1977. In all, 13 episodes were produced. The comedy-adventure show focused on a team of teen crime fighters and … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: New York Life (1972)

“Say, what do you know about New York Life?” It’s time to put our Daily 70s Spot in writing. Here we have a New York Life insurance policy commercial with a humorous theme. Well, about as humorous as you can … Continue reading