Extreme Close-Up!! (1970)
“You never know when you’re going to be up close.”
Happy Sunday! On-tap today, we’ve got a pair of Close-Up commercials from November 1970.
First, you’ll find a swingin’ party packed with beautiful minglers. (Yes, “minglers.” That is now a word.) After that, a bride and a wedding guest with no concept of personal space.
Previously on 70s Spots: Chevy Vega & Impala (1971 & ’72)
Hey! Where ya goin’ lil’ WHOO-P Vega? (Chevy commercial, 1972)
“Vegas are very happy cars.”
A pair of Chevy spots roll into view for today’s Seventies commercials. First, we have a collection of bright yellow ’73 Vegas on display in a fast-moving spot from November of 1972.
Afterward, you’ll enjoy a strange Impala ad with a “Smoke Bomb” ventilation theme. This one aired in January 1971 (and was likely produced in 1970).
Previously on 70s Spots: Don Rickles & Arte Johnson For Right Guard (1974 & ’75)
Huffy ‘Adventure’ Bike. (‘LIFE’ magazine, November 06, 1970.
“Make it a Huffy.”
Gender stereotyping in 1970 action. Huffy ‘Adventure’ Bike originally appeared in the November 6, 1970 edition of LIFE magazine.
(Source: LIFE)
Previously on Rad Ads: Schwinn BMX! (1976)
Schwinn BMX! (‘Boy’s Life’ magazine, June 1976)
“Everything for BMX!”
I think they may have taken a shot from a few year’s earlier and added in a ’76 bike here. Schwinn BMX! originally appeared in the June 1976 issue of Boy’s Life magazine.
(Source: Boy’s Life)
Previously on Rad Ads: Quaker Oatmeal Cookie Mix (1976)
More Schwinn at Bionic Disco: Schwinn ‘Cycling Christmas’ (1970)
Don Rickles couldn’t be happier about Right Guard. (1974)
“Listen, ya hockey puck!”
Bionic chuckleheads! Time to smile at Don Rickles and Arte Johnson as they help sell Right Guard deodorant.
First we have Rickles shouting at the Right Guard president in July of 1974. After that, Laugh-In‘s Arte Johnson makes a guest appearance in July ’75. Both of these actor-comedians are thankfully still with us and in their 80s. Spray ’em on.
Previously on 70s Spots: Plymouth Scamp & Gold Duster (1974)
As is now traditional: Happy Halloween, Bionic pals! It’s time for a tasty holiday repeat. Enjoy heartily!
“ABC’s answer to trick or treat”
‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special,’ October, 1976
On October 29, 1976 a comedic monster known as The Paul Lynde Halloween Special ate up television screens across America. Here now, in its entirety, you can watch that marvelous beast in frightening action once again.
Are you brave enough to enjoy the full 50 minutes of horrific 1970s fun? Get a load of this line-up and you’ll want to dive right in: KISS (rocking three songs in their network TV debut)! Florence Henderson! Billy Barty! Witchiepoo! Tim Conway! Pinky Tuscadero! The Wicked Witch of the West! Betty White! Donny & Marie Osmond! And more…
Middle America meet Kiss
‘Detroit Rock City,’ ‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special,’ 1976
Huge thanks to Vintage Los Angeles for posting a link to the special on their Facebook page and sparking my re-post. Happy Halloween!
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special IMDb
Scary!?
Donny & Marie Osmond, The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, 1976
More Paul Lynde at Bionic Disco: Daily 70s Spot: ‘Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ ABC Promo (1976), 70s Moments: Paul Lynde’s WSPD-TV Weather Report (Toledo, 1978)