70s Commercials: Mountain Dew, 9-Lives’ Morris, Trident, Hunt’s Prima Salsa (1976-77)

“Hello, sunshine! Hello, Mountain Dew!” Progressing through the Seventies, we pause for station identification in 1976 and ’77. On tap, you’ll find commercials for the “new” soft drink Mountain Dew, a super cute 9-Lives cat food spot with mascot Morris … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Pillsbury Rich ‘N Easy, GTE, Jerry Lewis’ Spellbound Game, VW Rabbit (1974-75)

“Yoo hoo!” There’s quite an eclectic collection of old timey commercials on display today from ’74 and ’75. First up, it’s M*A*S*H‘s William Christopher in a spot for Pillsbury Rich ‘n Easy Frosting Mix. Following that tasty time capsule, we … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Prell, Allstate, Superscope Stereo, Sears DieHard (1973)

“For naturally beautiful hair.” It’s a circa 1973 thing today. Firstly, from somewhere around ’72 to ’74, we have a commercial for Prell Shampoo starring Lauren Hutton. After that, soak in spots for Allstate (with Ed Reimers), Superscope Stereo (with … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Uncle Ben’s, Parkay, Alka-Seltzer, Romilar III (1971-72)

“Perfect rice in 5 minutes.” Let’s get into an early Seventies frame-of-mind with a celebrity-filled set of commercials from 1971 and ’72. Firstly, a spot for Uncle Ben’s Rice (with Ed McMahon). Following that gem, we have ads for Parkay … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Kraft Fudgies, Hefty, Betty Crocker, Scope (1970-71)

Hey there! Apologies for the lack of updates. My home has been a construction site over the past few weeks and our 100-year-old electrical system had to be completely redone. That has been fixed and mostly finished, so I’m back … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Avon, Ford Motorcraft, Ben-Gay, Dole Pineapple (1976-79)

“You’ve never looked so good!” Let us now slide into a quartet of vintage commercials with air dates from 1976 to 1979. We’ll start off with a famous Avon song and move on to spots for Ford Motorcraft parts (starring … Continue reading