Sunday 70s Spots: Ricardo Montalban For Chrysler (1975)

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The luxurious, Ricardo Montalban for Chrysler, 1975.

The luxurious, Ricardo Montalban for Chrysler, 1975.

“Fine, Corinthian leather…”

Today, we check in on Chrysler as they expound the virtues of their 1975 automobile line. First, a Chrysler Cordoba spot starring dramatic and classy spokesman, Ricardo Montalban.

After that, a relatively awesome spot featuring 50 years of “excellence” with the Cordoba, New Yorker and LeBaron. Both commercials aired in January, 1975 and were produced in 1974.

Ricardo Montalban For Chrysler, 1975

Chrysler ’50 Years Of Excellence’ Commercial, 1975

Previously on 70s Spots: Mend-Aid & ‘The Partridge Family’ (1970)

Saturday 70s Spots: Mend-Aid & ‘The Partridge Family’ (1970)

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This new show looks pretty good. I'll have to check it out. (ABC promo for 'The Partridge Family,' 1970)

This new show looks pretty good. I’ll have to check it out. (ABC promo for ‘The Partridge Family,’ 1970)

“Share in the good times with The Partridge Family – tonight on ABC.”

The weekend is here and it’s time for a few retro commercials. Here’s a pair from 1970. In pole position, a spot for Mystick Mend-Aid adhesive tape that ran in August ’70.

After that, a quick, :10 second promo for The Partridge Family from November, 1970, the show’s debut year.

Mend-Aid Tape Commercial, 1970

‘The Partridge Family’ TV Promo, 1970

Previously on 70s Spots: 70s Fashion – Sears & Woolite (1979)

Rad Ads: Ford LTD Trio (1978)

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Ford LTD Trio. ('Popular Science' magazine, July, 1978)

Ford LTD Trio. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, July, 1978)

“Not just another pretty space!”

Hmmmm. I think I’ll go for the Country Squire with the lovely, faux-wood paneling. How ’bout yourself? Ford LTD Trio originally appeared in the July, 1978 issue of Popular Science magazine.

(Source: Popular Science)

Previously on Rad Ads: Godfrey Cambridge For Kool-Aid (1973)

Rad Ads: Godfrey Cambridge For Kool-Aid (1973)

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Godfrey Cambridge For Kool-Aid. ('Ebony' magazine, July, 1973)

Godfrey Cambridge For Kool-Aid. (‘Ebony’ magazine, July, 1973)

“Another Kool-Aid smile.”

Actor-comedian, Godfrey Cambridge appeared in the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Cotton Comes To Harlem, among others. The ad originally appeared in the July, 1973 issue of Ebony magazine.

(Source: Ebony)

Previously on Rad Ads: ‘Shaft In Africa’ (1973)

Music For Monday: The Police, ‘So Lonely’ (Live, 1979)

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'All dressed up and nowhere to go...' (The Police, 1979)

‘All dressed up and nowhere to go…’ (The Police, 1979)

It’s Monday, therefore, we watch The Police perform “So Lonely” live on German TV in early 1979. That’s today’s rule.

“So Lonely” originally appeared on the band’s debut L.P., Outlandos d’Amour, in November of 1978. The song was released as a single in ’78 and was re-issued in 1980.

The Police: ‘So Lonely’ Live, 1979

Previously on Music for Monday: Olivia Newton-John, ‘Let Me Be There’ (1973)

More of The Police at Bionic Disco: The Police, ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’ (1978)

Sunday 70s Spots: 70s Fashion – Sears & Woolite (1979)

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Not a member of The Runaways. (Sears commercial, 1979)

Not a member of The Runaways. (Sears commercial, 1979)

“Sears – Where America shops.”

Happy Sunday! We’ve got a pair of commercials on-tap in the ‘Disco today featuring a little late-70s fashion.

First, a testimonial for Sears’ Junior Bazaar (produced in 1978, aired in January ’79). After that, a spot for Woolite from the summer of ’79. Keep it fancy!

1970s Fashion: Sears Junior Bazaar Commercial, 1979

1970s Fashion: Woolite Commercial, 1979

Previously on 70s Spots: Halls ‘Vapor Action’ & Vicks (1973 & ’74)