“Good skin starts with Noxzema-every day.” Commercial time. Here’s a pair of celebrity-fronted spots from September, 1979. First up, we have Meredith Baxter Birney (now, sans “Birney”) for Noxzema skin cream. Afterward, you can spy a spot for Coronet starring … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Not to be confused with Jabberjaw, Depatie-Freleng’s Misterjaw was the other 70s cartoon attempting to ride the popularity coattails of Jaws. Misterjaw (voiced by Laugh-In‘s Arte Johnson) is a top-hatted, German-accented shark who attempts to catch Harry Halibut while accompanied … Continue reading
Hunt’s Manwich Sandwich Sauce. (‘Ebony’ magazine, June, 1978) “A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal.” Contains tomatoes, sweet onions, bell peppers and a “special blend” of spices. Hunt’s Manwich Sandwich Sauce ad with actor-singer Johnny Brown … Continue reading
“For a little car, it’s a lot of car.” What’ll it be? A Coupe or Sedan? ‘The Dodge Colt’ originally appeared in the June 03, 1974 issue of New York magazine. (Source: New York) Previously on Rad Ads: Jaguar E-Type … Continue reading
On this edition of Music for Monday we have one of my all-time favorite bands, The Damned, playing the first punk rock single ever released in the UK, “New Rose.” “New Rose” was written by guitarist, Brian James and produced … Continue reading
“You asked for it, you got it – Toyota!” With feathered hair and flares flapping in the wind we continue our 1978 weekend. Today, it’s all about Toyota. First, we peek into the future with the new Celica that’s ready … Continue reading