Daily 70s Spots #371, 372: Jack Palance For Avis, Holiday Inn (1973)

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"Relax." Jack Palance is here to put you at ease. (Avis commercial, 1973)

“Relax.” Jack Palance is here to put you at ease. (Avis commercial, 1973)

“The Wizard of Avis, so you can be on your way…faster.”

For the rest of the year, in order to avoid numbering confusion, we’ll blend Saturday & Sunday 70s Spots into the “Daily 70s Spots” numbering system. And we’ll keep the vintage commercials to a double portion on each weekend day.

Here then are two spots from October of 1973. One for Avis Rent-A-Car featuring the always-relaxing Jack Palance. After that, one for Holiday Inn with big city traffic and a frazzled business man.

Jack Palance For Avis Rent-A-Car, 1973

Holiday Inn ‘Convenience’ Commercial, 1973

Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #370: Superscope Tape Recorder (1977)

Daily 70s Spot #370: Superscope Tape Recorder (1977)

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Cassette magic! (Superscope commercial, 1977)

Cassette magic! (Superscope commercial, 1977)

“Superscope is everywhere.”

Happy Friday! Here’s a vintage spot for the Marantz Superscope tape recorder from December of 1977. Press to play, cassette fans!

Superscope Tape Recorder Commercial, 1977

Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #369: Lowenbrau & ‘Lobsters’ (1977)

Daily 70s Spot #369: Löwenbräu & ‘Lobsters’ (1977)

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"Tonight, let it be Lowenbrau." (1977)

“Tonight, let it be Löwenbräu.” (1977)

“All I could get were lobsters and Löwenbräu.”

Continuing with our 1977 theme, we have another Löwenbräu beer spot on tap. This time around we find couples on the beach, some lobsters in pails, and bottles of brew being passed around. The commercial aired in December of 1977.

Löwenbräu Beer: ‘Lobsters’ Commercial, 1977

Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #368: Löwenbräu & ‘Steak’ (1977)

Daily 70s Spot #368: Löwenbräu & ‘Steak’ (1977)

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Steak & CHiPs. (Robert Pine, Lowenbrau commercial, 1977)

Steak & CHiPs. (Robert Pine, Löwenbräu commercial, 1977)

“When you want the taste of a truly great beer…”

Yesterday, a taste of sparkling wine. Today, a Löwenbräu beer spot featuring actor, Robert Pine (CHiPs) and steak dinners. The commercial aired in December of 1977.

Löwenbräu Beer: ‘Steak’ Commercial, 1977

Previously on 70s Spots: Daily 70s Spot #367: Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (1977)

Daily 70s Spot #367: Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante (1977)

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Champagne, it ain't. (Martini & Rossi commercial, 1977)

Champagne, it ain’t. (Martini & Rossi commercial, 1977)

“You brought home champagne!”

Thanks for tuning back in today. Here’s a spot from December 1977 for Martini & Rossi’s Asti Spumante sparkling Italian wine. Just don’t call it champagne.

Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante Commercial, 1977

Previously on 70s Spots: 70s Fashion: Down Jackets (NYC, 1977)

Daily 70s Spot #366: 70s Fashion: Down Jackets (NYC, 1977)

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Get down! (Paragon down jackets commercial, 1977)

Get down! (Paragon down jackets commercial, 1977)

Hi there, ‘Disco dilettantes. Way back in January of 2013 I got the crazy idea to post a Seventies commercial every day for the entire year. It happened.

Now, I think I’m going to commence with the TV advertising madness again for 2016. 365 days-a-week – with a double-shot on the weekends. Crazy? Like a fox! Let’s get started by keeping with the 1977 theme for the rest of the week.

Here’s a commercial for down jackets. If you were alive in the 1970s you had one. I owned a blue one. How about you? Come back each day for another quick 30 to 60: second shot of 70s nostalgia. See you tomorrow!

70s Fashion: Down Jackets Commercial, NYC, 1977

Previously on 70s Spots: Budweiser ‘Wintertime’ (1977)