Daily 70s Spot: Care*Free Sugarless Gum ‘Ben Franklin’ (Late 70s)

“Get more gum with Care*Free. 32% more.” Our Daily 70s Spot presents a commercial for Care*Free Sugarless Gum with famed gum-chewer, Ben Franklin. This long-running spot aired in the late 1970s – something like ’75 or ’76 and beyond, capitalizing … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Chevrolet Concours (1977)

“A world class luxury compact.” Let’s roll into our Daily 70s Spot. Today we take a look at the Chevrolet Concours as the company shows off the vehicle during a European tour. Commercial aired in 1977. Daily 70s Spot #81: … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Erlanger Beer Commercial (1979)

“Come and taste the moment – Erlanger.” Time to crack open a cool, refreshing Daily 70s Spot. On tap, we have an Erlanger Beer ad with a heartwarming(?) big brother and kid brother theme. Commercial aired in November of 1979. … Continue reading

Holiday Memories: ‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ (1974)

Happy holidays, Bionic people! Did you watch It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown when it made its debut on CBS in April of 1974? If not, you probably caught it at some point in the following years as it appears … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: JCPenney Portable Color TV (1972)

“We designed the new JCPenney 19″ solid state color portable to minimize trouble.” Time to switch on our Daily 70s Spot. Today, we take a look at JCPenney’s solid state portable televisions. Commercial aired in November of 1972. I remember … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Mrs. Butterworth’s (1975)

“See how long it takes Mrs. Butterworth’s to drip down this stack?” Here’s your delicious Daily 70s spot. A Mrs. Butterworth’s pancake syrup commercial featuring that lovable, grandmotherly talking bottle of a mascot. Spot aired in November of 1975. Daily … Continue reading