Here’s an enjoyable five minutes of video rescued from the Health & Beauty section of the “Anachronism Files.” Host extraordinaire, Bob Barker presenting a dozen Miss Universe 1974 finalists in the “Evening Gown Competition.” The event took place on July … Continue reading
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Your Daily 70s Spot features Pepsi Cola and this one is part of the “Pepsi Challenge” series. The nail-biting “challenge” is a blind taste test between Pepsi and Coca-Cola. This spot was filmed at Tulane University in Louisiana. Spot aired … Continue reading
Here’s a nifty spot with an unexpected pairing of celebrities. Don Adams (Get Smart) and Penny Marshall (Laverne & Shirley) for Hertz Rent-a-Car. Adams was already well-known to TV viewers but Marshall was still in the process of becoming popular. … Continue reading
Our Daily 70s Spot shows off the 1970 Indianapolis race and informs us that Sears DieHard batteries were used in 25 out of the 33 cars. There’s some classic, albeit brief and backwards, racing footage in this one. Commercial aired … Continue reading
“The new potato snack. So different. So delicious. So doggone munchy. Everybody wants to know what it is.” Today’s Daily 70s Spot brings the crunch. That’s right – an early Munchos commercial from when the potato snack was still “new.” … Continue reading
Welcome to the long, President’s Day weekend. Here’s your Daily 70s Spot for Saturday. A commercial for the ’73 Ford Torino featuring high-wire specialist, Bill Couch. Ford rigged a wire to the top of a Torino and forced Couch to … Continue reading