70s Commercials: Lipton Cup-A-Soup, Morton’s Danish, Grape-Nuts, Planters Peanut Butter (1974-75)

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Today’s collection of seventies commercials are all edible. Well, the products within are. Tuck your napkin in your shirt and enjoy spots for Lipton Cup-a-Soup, Morton’s Bake Shop Danish, Grape-Nuts (with naturalist Euell Gibbons), and Planters Peanut Butter (with Mr. Peanut).

LIPTON CUP-A-SOUP COMMERCIAL (1975)

Lipton Cup-a-Soup commercial featuring Chicken Noodle, Ring Noodle, Tomato, and Spring Vegetable flavors. Spot aired November 1975.

MORTON’S DANISH SWEET ROLLS COMMERCIAL (1974)

Morton Breakfast Bake Shop frozen Danish Sweet Rolls commercial featuring Cherry, Apple, Blueberry, and Cheese flavors. Spot aired March 1974.

GRAPE-NUTS CEREAL COMMERCIAL (EUELL GIBBONS & FAMILY, EARLY 1970s)

Post Grape-Nuts cereal commercial featuring spokesperson-author Euell Gibbons and his grandchildren. Spot aired in the early 1970s.

PLANTERS PEANUT BUTTER COMMERCIAL (MID-1970S)

Planters Creamy Peanut Butter commercial featuring a “peanut better” theme and the Mr. Peanut mascot. Spot aired in the mid-to-late 1970s.

Previously on 70s Commercials: GE Toast-R-Oven, Chevy Vega, Bonneville Blasters, Sanka (1973-74)

More Lipton: 70s Spots: Lipton Tea & Cup-A-Soup (1972)

More Morton: 70s Spots: Morton Donuts, Pillsbury Cake, Wheaties, Checkerboard Entrées (1971-77)

More Planters: 70s Spots: Planters Peanuts, Johnson’s Diapers & More

Music For Monday: The Damned, ‘Plan 9 Channel 7’ (1979)

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A very pleasant Monday to you. Here’s one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists; “Plan 9 Channel 7” by The Damned.

“Plan 9 Channel 7” was written by all members of the band and appeared on the Machine Gun Etiquette LP in November of 1979. You can watch a very rare video for the song below. Try to ignore the YouTube poster’s text on the video screen and revel in the dark, humorous majesty of The Damned.

THE DAMNED, ‘PLAN 9 CHANNEL 7’ (1979)

Previously on Music for Monday: Johnny Cash, ‘Wanted Man’ (1970)

70s Commercials: GE Toast-R-Oven, Chevy Vega, Bonneville Blasters, Sanka (1973-74)

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Happy Friday, Bionic Friends! You know the drill by now – here’s a fun batch of seventies commercials to bring back the warm fuzzies. Check out spots circa ’73 & ’74 for GE’s Toast-R-Oven, Chevy Vega, Hasbro’s Bonneville Blasters race cars, and Sanka Coffee. I’ll see you on Monday.

GE TOAST-R-OVEN COMMERCIAL (1974)

General Electric Toast-R-Oven commercial. Narration by Peter Thomas. Spot aired March 1974.

’75 CHEVY VEGA HATCHBACK COMMERCIAL (1974)

1975 model Chevrolet Vega Hatchback commercial featuring a man chatting with America. Spot aired November 1974.

BONNEVILLE BLASTERS TOY CARS COMMERCIAL (1973)

Hasbro Bonneville Salt Flats Blasters toy race cars commercial. Spot aired in 1973.

SANKA COFFEE ‘LESS BITTER’ COMMERCIAL (1973)

Freeze-Dried Sanka Coffee commercial featuring folks making faces. The teacher is actor Vernee Watson. Spot aired September 1973.

Previously on 70s Commercials: Prell (Erin Gray), Continental Airlines, Purina Cat Chow, Visine (1971-72)

More General Electric: 70s Spots: GE Clock Radio (Sammy Davis Jr.) & Ultra Ban 5000 (1974)

More Chevy: Daily 70s Spot #548, 549: Chevy Chevelle & Vega Wagon (1974)

More Toys: 70s Spots: Tonka Toys (1974)

More Sanka: Daily 70s Ad: Sanka Coffee ‘Boxer’ (1972)

Classic 70s Music Ads: Freddy Fender, ‘Wasted Days & Wasted Nights’ (1975)

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Freddy Fender, ‘Wasted Days And Wasted Nights’ ad via Cash Box, July 26, 1975

Heading back to the summer of 1975, we have an ad for Freddy Fender’s “Wasted Days And Wasted Nights.” The song was co-written by Fender and originally recorded and released in 1959. The 1974 re-recorded version was a follow-up to the hit “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” and it reached #8 on the US Hot 100 IN ’75. Let’s spin it!

FREDDY FENDER, ‘WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS’ (1974)

Previously on Classic 70s Music Ads: Alice Cooper ‘Goes To Hell’ (1976)

From The Vault: Rad Ads: Las Vegas – Sahara Superstars (1972)

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**A classic post from the Bionic Disco vault. The following originally appeared December 11, 2017**

Las Vegas – Sahara Superstars (‘Billboard’ magazine, November 04, 1972).

Here’s a rather splendid November 1972 ad for the Sahara hotel in Las Vegas promoting the Congo Showroom’s superstar headliners. Let’s see, we’ve got Johnny Carson, Frank Gorshin, Jack Benny, Sonny & Cher, Johnny Mathis, Rowan & Martin, and Buddy Hackett.

I’ll take two tickets for each engagement! And I have to wonder what Carson’s stage show consisted of. Did he perform skits and do magic tricks? Maybe a little song and dance? Or was it a taping of The Tonight Show from the Sahara? I’ve no idea but my imagination runs wild.

Previously on Rad Ads: Gottlieb’s ‘Dragon’ Pinball Machine (1978)

70s Commercials: Prell (Erin Gray), Continental Airlines, Purina Cat Chow, Visine (1971-72)

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Today’s assortment of vintage commercials ran in the early-to-mid 1970s. First in line, we have Erin Gray in a spot for Prell Shampoo. Following that, it’s the fantastic Pub Lounge on Continental Airlines (with Pong tables!), Purina Cat Chow, and Visine.

PRELL SHAMPOO COMMERCIAL (ERIN GRAY, MID-1970S)

Prell shampoo commercial featuring actors Erin Gray (‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ ‘Silver Spoons’) and Charles Frank (‘Young Maverick,’ ‘All My Children’). Spot aired in the early-to-mid 1970s.

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ‘THE PUB’ COMMERCIAL (MID-1970S)

Continental Airlines commercial featuring ‘The Pub’ lounge and a sing-a-long song. Spot aired in the mid-1970s.

PURINA CAT ‘CHOW, CHOW, CHOW!’ COMMERCIAL (1972)

Purina Cat Chow commercial featuring dancing cats and a famous jingle. Spot aired November 1972.

VISINE COMMERCIAL (1971)

Visine eye drops commercial aired April 1971.

Previously on 70s Commercials: Maniac Game, AMC Spirit, Alpha-Bits, ‘Running’ Movie (1979)