All 1970! All edible! Hey kids, why not join in the seventies commercials Friday fun?!
First up, we’ve got Casper the Friendly Ghost for Sugar Chex cereal. Remember when cereals had the word “sugar” in the name? Following that, it’s a classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup spot with two great tastes colliding. Lastly, we have Lou Brock for Milk Duds, and Ron Carey for Tang. Have a scrumptious weekend.
SUGAR CHEX CEREAL COMMERCIAL (CASPER, 1970)
Animated General Mills Sugar Chex cereal commercial featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost. Animation most likely by Paramount Cartoon Studios. Casper’s voice likely provided by Norma MacMillan or Bradley Bolke. Spot aired in 1970.
REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP COMMERCIAL (1970)
Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup candy commercial featuring street workers and a famous tagline and jingle. Spot aired in 1970.
MILK DUDS CANDY COMMERCIAL (LOU BROCK, 1970)
Holloway Milk Duds candy commercial starring baseball great Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals). Spot aired in 1970.
TANG ‘BREAKFAST IN BED’ COMMERCIAL (1970)
Tang Instant Breakfast Drink commercial featuring an expectant couple and breakfast in bed. The male actor is Ron Carey (‘Barney Miller’). Spot aired April 1970.
Previously on 70s Commercials: Lifebuoy Soap, Scope, Wish-Bone Rosé, General Motors (1971)
More Casper: Funshine Friday: ‘Casper And The Angels’ (1979)
More Chex Cereal: 70s Spots: 9-Lives & Bran Chex (1977)
More Reese’s: Daily 70s Spot: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1972)
More Ron Carey: 70s Spots: JCPenney ‘Mr. Dynamite’ (Ron Carey, 1972)
More Tang: 70s Commercials: Hunt’s Manwich, Tang, ‘Courtship Of Eddie’s Father’ (1970)