(Click ad to enlarge) “Now, your little ones can play with these wonderful, whacky Dr. Seuss characters.” Today through Friday I’ll be posting a series of Mattel toy ads that ran together in a 5-page LIFE spread. These are too … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Toys
“Pit. A lot of excitement in one little box.” Let’s open a fresh pack of fun and lay our Daily 70s Spot on the table. Here’s a Parker Brothers commercial for the stock market-style trading card game, Pit. Spot aired … Continue reading
“Why just give a toy when you can give a tradition?” Daily 70s Spot time. This being Christmas day, we’ll post the last holiday-related spot for the year. Here’s a good one for Lionel trains featuring the “tradition” of giving … Continue reading
“It’s the little train that delivers music to all stations.” All aboard for our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a classic commercial you’ll remember for Tomy’s Tuneyville Choo-Choo. A musical toy train with record discs. My little brother (born in ’77) … Continue reading
“Aurora. We’re for real.” Let’s lay down some track and slot in our Daily 70s Spot. Today we have an Aurora model race cars commercial featuring the groovy ‘Sand Vans’ of the ‘Red Dunes’ set. Spot aired in January of … Continue reading
“From Aurora – where ‘fun’ is the name of the game.” Let’s knock over our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a fun commercial for Aurora Skittle Baseball starring Don Adams (Get Smart) and Vincent Van Patten (Apple’s Way). Spot … Continue reading