Eighties Week: Freedent Gum, Tropicana OJ, Kibbles ‘N Bits, CBS Evening TV Commercials (1981)

“The pleasure sticks, the gum won’t.”

Alrighty, let’s finish up this edition of Eighties Week with a quartet of commercials from 1981. You’ll enjoy spots for Freedent Gum, Tropicana Orange Juice, Kibbles ‘n Bits dog food, and lastly, a CBS promo for The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Dallas.

WRIGLEY’S FREEDENT GUM COMMERCIAL (1981)

Wrigley’s Freedent chewing gum commercial featuring a woman at an art gallery. Spot aired January 1981 (likely produced in 1980).

TROPICANA ORANGE JUICE COMMERCIAL (1981)

Tropicana Orange Juice commercial featuring actor Stephen Furst (‘Animal House’). Spot aired January 1981 (likely produced in 1980). Narration by John Bartholomew Tucker.

KIBBLES ‘N BITS DOG FOOD COMMERCIAL (1981)

Ken-L-Ration Kibbles ‘n Bits dog food commercial featuring a well-known slogan. Spot aired October 1981.

‘HULK’/’DUKES’/’DALLAS’ PROMO (1981)

CBS evening line-up promo featuring ‘The Incredible Hulk,’ ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ and ‘Dallas’ TV series. Spot aired October 1981.

Previously on Eighties Week: Betty Crocker, Orbit Gum, Orville Redenbacher, Parkay Commercials (1980-81)

More Freedent: 70s Commercials: Triumph Spitfire, Freedent Gum, Nice ‘N Easy, Hardee’s (1977-78)

More Tropicana: 70s Commercials: Tropicana, RCA TVs, Campbell’s Soup, Vicks Cough Drops (1972-73)

More CBS TV: Daily 70s Spot #510: ‘Challenge Of The Sexes’ CBS Promo (1977)

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Eighties Week: Freedent Gum, Tropicana OJ, Kibbles ‘N Bits, CBS Evening TV Commercials (1981) — 2 Comments

  1. The Hulk going after a politician? Haha okay! I turned 20 In October 1981, I remember thinking Larry Hagman looked really old on Dallas; what was I thinking? He looked good! 🙂

    • Right! Now we’re older than Larry Hagman was then. I’m still confuzzled as to how this keeps happening.