“Cheerios. Crunchy, yummy, oat-y-ohs.” Daily 70s spot time. Once again, we have a Cheerios commercial featuring that lovable “Animated Stick Figure on Blackboard Guy.” Spot aired in 1978. Daily 70s Spot: Cheerios Animated Blackboard Stick Figure Commercial #2, 1978 Previously … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
“When you want the great taste of Cheerios – just Cheer-y-odel.” This weekend our Daily 70s Spots will feature an ancient and forgotten Cheerios mascot. Here’s the first commercial with “Animated Stick Figure on Blackboard Guy.” Spot aired in 1978. … Continue reading
Welcome to the almost-weekend. It’s Funshine Friday time and today we jolt your memories by presenting in its entirety, A Doonesbury Special. A Doonesbury Special originally aired on NBC on November 27th, 1977. This 25-minute animated version of the famed … 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
School movie time! Yes, yes, you can run the projector. Now sit down and enjoy this surprisingly watchable 1973 safety film, Crossroads Crash, or to give it its full title, National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course – The Crossroads Crash. … Continue reading
“You’ll think it’s the real McCoy.” OK, let’s cook up the Daily 70s Spot. Today we have a Bird’s Eye commercial featuring frozen “Wisconsin Country Style Vegetables.” Real Wisconsin folk can be found within. Uh, within the commercial – not … Continue reading