Here’s a pair of ultra-colorful and slightly trippy 1970s-era TV commercials for 7-Up. Both of the spots feature a heady mix of animation and live-action and show off the 1920s and 1950s looks that were popular once again during the … Continue reading
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Here’s a double dose of TV spots from the late 1970s (’77-’78) featuring Robert “Baretta” Blake for STP Oil and Gas Treatments. Blake was a 70s-era spokesman for STP and made a large number of manly commercials for the product … Continue reading
Ralston’s Freakies breakfast cereal first hit kitchen tables across North America around 1973. The Freakies colorful cast of characters included Boss Moss, Snorkeldorf and Goody-Goody and the lil’ fellows enjoyed hanging out at the magical Freakies Tree. By 1977 or … Continue reading
Post launched Pink Panther Flakes on the unsuspecting breakfast-eating public in the early 1970s – likely around 1972 or ’73 – to go along with their sponsorship of The Pink Panther Show. Enjoy a 60 second TV spot for this … Continue reading
Here’s a quick TV spot for Kenner’s SSP Smash-Up Derby Set circa early to mid-1970s. I well remember this commercial being in heavy rotation when I was a kid. 35 years later I can still sing along. “Crash, bang, smash … Continue reading
General Mills introduced Boo Berry cereal in 1972. The “market’s first cereal that tasted like blueberries,” was third in the line of the company’s monster-themed breakfast cereals, the first two being Franken Berry and Count Chocula. Enjoy what seems to … Continue reading