“It costs less and tastes great.”

Greetings! You know what time it is? It’s time to travel into the recesses of our minds and dust off some long-forgotten Seventies advertisements. This batch of commercials appeared on TV screens in 1976.

We’ll start off with Pillsbury’s Squoze drink mix and follow that up with spots for Doritos (with Avery Schreiber and David Lander), Arby’s, and Fruit of the Loom (with F. Murray Abraham and Samuel E. Wright). Dive in.

PILLSBURY SQUOZE DRINK MIX COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Pillsbury Squoze Family Soft Drink Mix commercial featuring the Squoze mascot (VO likely by John Stephenson) and ‘six delicious flavors.’ Spot aired Jun 1976.}

DORITOS NACHO CHEESE COMMERCIAL (AVERY SCHREIBER, 1976)

_{Frito-Lay Nacho Cheese Doritos-Brand Tortilla Chips commercial featuring Avery Schreiber as the Cheese Master and David L. Lander (‘Laverne & Shirley’) as the glasses-wearing chef’s assistant. Spot aired June 1976.}

ARBY’S ‘BREAK THE HAMBURGER HABIT’ COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Arby’s restaurant ‘Platters’ commercial featuring a house-painting family on a break. Spot aired December 1976.}

FRUIT OF THE LOOM ‘UNDERWEAR MASCOTS’ COMMERCIAL (1976)

_{Fruit of the Loom Men’s Cotton Briefs underwear commercial featuring the Fruit of the Loom mascots. Academy Award winning actor F. Murray Abraham appears as ‘Leaf’ and actor Samuel E. Wright as ‘Grape.’ Narration by Mason Adams. Spot aired June 1976.}

Previously on 70s Commercials: Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookies, Quasar, Fab Detergent, Sunbeam Mixer (1975)

More Pillsbury: 70s Commercials: Pillsbury Hotloaf, Post Raisin Bran, Step Saver, Support Can Be Beautiful (1977)

More Doritos: 70s Commercials: Doritos With Avery Schreiber, Betty Crocker, Pepsi Light, Kraft (1978-79)

More Arby’s: 70s Spots: Arby’s Restaurant (1977)

More Fruit of the Loom: 70s Spots: Fruit Of The Loom Briefs & Playtex Bras (1978)