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70s Commercials: Kraft Christmas Treats, Geritol, Jaclyn Smith For Max Factor, Dutch Masters (Xmas 1972-73)

Posted on December 14, 2021 by David Moore

Seasons Greetings! The next few batches of seventies commercials will be Christmas-flavored. I wish I had some Hanukkah spots to throw in as well, but I just haven’t come across any yet in the years I’ve been collecting these.

We’ll start off with a long, luxurious commercial from Kraft featuring lots of holiday desserts. Following that, you’ll find Geritol, Max Factor compacts & lockets (with Jaclyn Smith), and Dutch Masters Christmas Collection.

KRAFT ‘CHRISTMAS TREATS’ COMMERCIAL (1973)

_{Kraft Christmas Season commercial featuring treats like pumpkin pie, fudge, and cookies and Kraft products including Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Parkay Margarine, and Strawberry Preserves. Narration by Ed Herlihy. Spot aired December 1973.}

GERITOL ‘CHRISTMAS’ COMMERCIAL (1973)

_{Geritol vitamin supplement commercial with a Christmas and family theme. Spot aired December 1973.}

JACLYN SMITH FOR MAX FACTOR LOCKETS (XMAS, 1972)

_{Max Factor “elegant” perfume and powder compacts and lockets commercial starring Jaclyn Smith (‘Charlie’s Angels’). Spot aired November 1972.}

DUTCH MASTERS ‘CHRISTMAS COLLECTION’ COMMERCIAL (1972)

_{Dutch Masters cigars Christmas Collection commercial featuring reusable packages. Spot aired December 1972.}

Previously on 70s Commercials: Sugar Chex, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Milk Duds, Tang (1970)

More Kraft: 70s Spots: Kraft Grape Jam & Mac & Cheese (1970)

More Jaclyn Smith: Show Toppers: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (1976)

More Dutch Masters: 70s Spots (Winter Holidays): Dutch Masters Cigars Xmas (1971)

Music For Monday: The Muppets, ‘Octopus’s Garden’ (1970)

Posted on December 13, 2021 by David Moore

A very good Monday to you. The start of a new week means it’s time for some seventies music. Bouncing off last week’s Beatles theme, we have The Muppets with Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden.” This performance graced The Ed Sullivan Show on March 1, 1970. Dive in.

THE MUPPETS, ‘OCTOPUS’S GARDEN’ (‘THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW,’ 1970)

Previously on Music for Monday: Fanny, ‘Hey Bulldog’ (Live, 1971)

More Muppets: Mood Music: The Muppets, ‘Movin’ Right Along’

70s Commercials: Sugar Chex, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Milk Duds, Tang (1970)

Posted on December 10, 2021 by David Moore

All 1970! All edible! Hey kids, why not join in the seventies commercials Friday fun?!

First up, we’ve got Casper the Friendly Ghost for Sugar Chex cereal. Remember when cereals had the word “sugar” in the name? Following that, it’s a classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup spot with two great tastes colliding. Lastly, we have Lou Brock for Milk Duds, and Ron Carey for Tang. Have a scrumptious weekend.

SUGAR CHEX CEREAL COMMERCIAL (CASPER, 1970)

_{Animated General Mills Sugar Chex cereal commercial featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost. Animation most likely by Paramount Cartoon Studios. Casper’s voice likely provided by Norma MacMillan or Bradley Bolke. Spot aired in 1970.}

REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER CUP COMMERCIAL (1970)

_{Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup candy commercial featuring street workers and a famous tagline and jingle. Spot aired in 1970.}

MILK DUDS CANDY COMMERCIAL (LOU BROCK, 1970)

_{Holloway Milk Duds candy commercial starring baseball great Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals). Spot aired in 1970.}

TANG ‘BREAKFAST IN BED’ COMMERCIAL (1970)

_{Tang Instant Breakfast Drink commercial featuring an expectant couple and breakfast in bed. The male actor is Ron Carey (‘Barney Miller’). Spot aired April 1970.}

Previously on 70s Commercials: Lifebuoy Soap, Scope, Wish-Bone Rosé, General Motors (1971)

More Casper: Funshine Friday: ‘Casper And The Angels’ (1979)

More Chex Cereal: 70s Spots: 9-Lives & Bran Chex (1977)

More Reese’s: Daily 70s Spot: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1972)

More Ron Carey: 70s Spots: JCPenney ‘Mr. Dynamite’ (Ron Carey, 1972)

More Tang: 70s Commercials: Hunt’s Manwich, Tang, ‘Courtship Of Eddie’s Father’ (1970)

From The Vault: AMC’s Jeep Wagoneer (1973)

Posted on December 9, 2021 by David Moore

_{AMC’s Jeep Wagoneer. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, December, 1973)}

“4-wheel driving becomes a new experience in the ’74 Jeep Wagoneer.”

American Motor Company’s got a real looker there. And that trailer is pretty nice too. Daily 70s Ad #341: AMC’s Jeep Wagoneer originally appeared in the December, 1973 issue of Popular Science magazine.

(Source: Popular Science)

_{*Post originally appeared on Bionic Disco December 18, 2014*}

Classic 70s Music Ads: Sky (Doug Fieger, 1970)

Posted on December 8, 2021 by David Moore

Yes, that’s an 18-year-old Doug Fieger of The Knack, front and center with his early band Sky. The young Detroit band released two albums on RCA records and were discovered and produced by Jimmy Miller.

The above ad introducing the group and the Don’t Hold Back LP appeared in the December 5, 1970 issue of Billboard magazine. Let’s have a listen to that album’s single “Goodie Two Shoes.”

SKY, ‘GOODIE TWO SHOES’ (1970)

Previously on Classic 70s Music Ads: Angel, ‘The Winter Song’ (1977)

More Doug Fieger: Music for Mondays: The Knack ‘Good Girls Don’t’

70s Commercials: Lifebuoy Soap, Scope, Wish-Bone Rosé, General Motors (1971)

Posted on December 7, 2021 by David Moore

It’s 1971 today and I’ve got a fresh batch of 50-year-old commercials for you. First, it’s a nice quality, somewhat funny spot for Lifebuoy Soap. Following that, you can enjoy ads for Scope mouthwash, Wish-Bone Italian Rosé salad dressing (with Rocky Graziano), and General Motors showing off their experimental catalytic converter.

LIFEBUOY SOAP ‘HYSTERICALLY REFRESHING’ COMMERCIAL (1971)