Daily 70s Spot: Rise Shaving Cream With Billy Cunningham (1971)

“To prove a point – I’m about to shave without using any water.” Time to lather up our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have an ancient Rise shaving cream commercial featuring Billy Cunningham of the Philadelphia 76ers. Spot aired in … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Bill Russell For Long Distance Telephone (1975)

“Long distance is the next best thing to being there.” Time to get on the court and dribble out our Daily 70s Spot. Today we find basketball great, Bill Russell (Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics) for long distance telephoning. The commercial … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Wilt Chamberlain for Volkswagen Rabbit (1979)

“Volkswagen does it – again!” To cap off celebrity week, our Daily 70s Spot stars basketball great, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers. Here we find Chamberlain selling the Volkswagen Rabbit. Commercial aired in October of … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Magic Johnson for 7-Up (1979)

“America is turnin’ 7-Up!” Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) time. Here’s a sporty 7-Up commercial starring ‘Magic’ Johnson of the L.A. Lakers, Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs and Don Maloney of the N.Y. Rangers. Spot aired in October of … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh’ (1979)

“An astrological disco sports extravaganza!” For this week’s Trailer Tuesday we celebrate comic genius Jonathan Winters (who left us to our fates on April 12th). The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, a disco-fueled sports comedy, hit theaters in November of 1979. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Harlem Globetrotters For Vitalis (1971)

Happy Monday, funtastic friends and nerdy neighbors. Here’s your Daily 70s spot; Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters for Vitalis hair tonic. Commercial aired in April of 1971. If you were a kid in the 70s you loved the Harlem … Continue reading