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, … Continue reading
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“The pen that pumps the ink.” Yesterday, we viewed Paper Mate’s Christmas 1971 commercial. Today, we take a look at the following year’s spot from December 1972. Paper Mate Pens Commercial (Xmas, 1972) Previously on 70s Spots: Paper Mate Gift … Continue reading
“The Good Time Camera.” Welcome to December! This month we’re going to roll out the holiday-flavored Seventies commercials on a daily basis. I’m sure we’ll all be joyfully sick of them by the end of the year. To start us … Continue reading
“Good. Pure. Simple.” A pair of commercials today for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. One features a father and son fishing outing, the other three friends on a biking trip “out West.” The spots aired in early January 1972 and were likely … Continue reading
“A lot to drink without drinking a lot.” Here we have two commercials for adult beverages. A spot for Country Club malt liquor from November 1972 with a take-off on the tune “Put You Hand In The Hand.” Country Club, … Continue reading
“LT for ‘Luxury Touring’.” A pair of vehicle spots today. The first features the 1973 Camaro and a poem by Lord Byron. Yes, you read that right. Second, a spot for the ’73 Ford Pickup featuring a Charlie Chaplin look-alike … Continue reading