We’ve reached 1979 and the end of the decade. Don’t worry, there’s many more seventies commercials to come, but they’ll be sprinkled out in a more random fashion for a while. This year-by-year thing takes five weeks every time I … Continue reading
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A very good Memorial Day Weekend Friday to you. Today, the theme is “1975” and the commercials to follow all appeared then. Take a gander at spots for the Ford Pinto Pony MPG, Great Western Savings (my childhood bank), Pillsbury … Continue reading
“It’s a race track in your own home. “ Here’s what we’ve uncovered for you today – a quartet of classic commercials from the years 1970 through 1973. First up, Hertz Rent-a-Car, followed by Mattel’s Rock Flowers dolls, the Aurora … Continue reading
“You start the action!” Raise your hand if you remember NFL Electric Football by Tudor games. Now raise your hand if you remember the disappointment that set in after your first 10 minutes playing with it. Sigh. I had one … Continue reading
If all went to plan, these spots would have gone up early this morning. However, YouTube was having issues displaying images on this fine Saturday. That seems to be sorted out now and we can take in two toy-related commercials. … Continue reading
“The game of memory and time.” Let’s set the timer on our Daily 70s Spot and see if we can set a new record. Here’s a commercial for Milton Bradley’s Numbers Up electronic board game. Spot aired in 1978. This … Continue reading