“More TV Directors own RCA.”
Four mid-Seventies commercials lined-up today. We’ll start off with a spot for the RCA XL-100 TV set featuring groovy TV directors from Sonny & Cher, The Merv Griffin Show and more. Following that, we slide into 1975 for the Showoffs game show premiere, The Body Shaper shower head, and Excedrin P.M.
I hope the nostalgia feelies flow freely and furiously.
RCA XL-100 ‘TV DIRECTORS’ COMMERCIAL (1974)
RCA XL-100 television set commercial featuring TV directors Jack Shea (‘The Waltons’), Art Fisher (‘Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour’), Mark Warren (‘Burns & Schreiber Show’), and Dick Carson (‘Merv Griffin Show’). Spot aired January 1974 (likely produced in ’73).
‘SHOWOFFS’ GAME SHOW PREMIERE PROMO (1975)
ABC promo for the premiere episode of the ‘Showoffs’ game show hosted by Bobby Van. Actors Ron Masak and Elaine Joyce are shown. Spot aired June 1975.
THE BODY SHAPER SHOWER HEAD COMMERCIAL (1975)
The Body Shaper shower head by Chicago Specialty Mfg. Co. commercial featuring a woman bathing. Spot aired December 1975.
EXCEDRIN P.M. PAIN RELIEVER COMMERCIAL (1975)
Excedrin P.M. Night Time Pain Reliever commercial. Spot aired October 1975.
Previously on 70s Commercials: Cool Whip, Gaines-Burgers, Chrysler LeBaron, Robert Hall Stores (1973)
More RCA: 70s Spots: Flair Pens, Alka-Seltzer, TWA, RCA (1974-77)
More ABC TV: 70s Spots: ‘Donny & Marie,’ ‘Holmes & YoYo’ ABC Promos (1976)
More Excedrin: 70s Commercials: Sears ‘Mother’s Day,’ ‘Pepsi Generation,’ Pinto Line-Up, Excedrin P.M. (1977-79)
I’m a pretty big Waltons fan, sure was cool to see Jack Shea in that RCA commercial in the show’s heyday. Thanks BD :^)
Welcome. =) The Waltons was a good one. My family used to watch fairly regularly. We had a running gag of saying “Goodnight, John Boy,” “Goodnight, Mary Ellen,” etc. in the evenings before bed.