70s Commercials: Quaker Oatmeal, Talkabout Toy, Cracker Barrel, Zest (1970-71)

I have an early seventies commercial line-up for you today. We’ll start off with a fairy tale-like spot for Quaker Oatmeal and then catch ads for the Romper Room Talkabout toy, Cracker Barrel cheeses, and Zest. Are these time capsules … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Presto Burger, Hugabee’s Doll, La Choy, Rain Barrel (1975-76)

We’re spooling the reels back to 1975 & 1976 today. Right ahead, you’ll find 30: second wonders for Presto Burger (with Marc McClure, Nora Denney, and Paul Barselou), Romper Room’s Hugabee’s dolls, La Choy Chinese vegetables, and Rain Barrel fabric … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Smack It! Board Game, Gaines-Burgers, Revlon Flex, Nestle Hot Cocoa (1975-78)

Four vintage commercials on tap today ranging from 1975 to 1978. You’ll find 30 second wonders for Hasbro’s Smack It! game, Gaines-Burgers dog food, Revlon Flex Conditioner, and NestlĂ© Hot Cocoa (with Holland Taylor and a very young Peter Billingsley). … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Nestea Plunge, AMC Pacer, L’eggs, Raw Power Toy (1976-77)

Hurray! Friday has arrived. Let’s celebrate by jumping in the Way-Way-Back Machine and pulling out a quartet of commercials. Here’s a summer selection featuring the Nestea Plunge, AMC Pacer (with Ed McMahon), L’eggs pantyhose, and R-R-R-Raw Power from Ideal. NESTEA … Continue reading

70s Commercials: GE Toast-R-Oven, Chevy Vega, Bonneville Blasters, Sanka (1973-74)

Happy Friday, Bionic Friends! You know the drill by now – here’s a fun batch of seventies commercials to bring back the warm fuzzies. Check out spots circa ’73 & ’74 for GE’s Toast-R-Oven, Chevy Vega, Hasbro’s Bonneville Blasters race … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Maniac Game, AMC Spirit, Alpha-Bits, ‘Running’ Movie (1979)

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