70s Spots: Cocoa & Fruity Pebbles Cereal (Flintstones, 1974)

“Yabba dabba chocolaty doo!” A Post cereal Flintstones double-header on the table today. These spots for Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles feature Fred, Barney, and Wilma working and gobbling up the goods in a Post cereal factory. Both commercials aired in … Continue reading

70s Spots: Hostess Snack Cakes (Ann Blyth, 1972 & ’74)

“Freshness never tasted so good.” A pair of Hostess snack cakes commercials featuring Academy Award-nominated actor, Ann Blyth (Mildred Pierce). Both of these spots seem to feature Blyth’s real family. The first aired in August of 1972. The second ran … Continue reading

70s Spots: ‘Sexy’ ’75 Lincoln-Mercury Line-Up (1974)

“Your Lincoln-Mercury dealer – he’s a pretty sexy guy.” Let’s drive some automobile spots onto the lot. Here’s a pair of Lincoln-Mercury commercials from November of 1974 with the new ’75 models on display. They’re sexy as all get out. … Continue reading

70s Spots: Hamburger Helper & Morton Lite Salt (1974)

“You can get tired of hamburger – but you’ll never get tired of Hamburger Helper.” Here’s a pair of commercials that aired in February 1974 and may have been produced a bit earlier in ’73. First, a spot for Hamburger … Continue reading

70s Spots: Bayer & Anacin Pain Relievers (Richard Dysart, 1974)

“To reduce the fever and relieve the aches.” We go straight to your head today with two soothing medicinal spots. First, Richard Dysart (of L.A. Law fame) stars in a February 1974 Bayer aspirin commercial. After that, a spot for … Continue reading

70s Spots: Jeep CJ-5 & Mustang II (1974)

“What’cha doin’ on your day off?” I’ve been absent from the ‘Disco for a few days. Apologies for that. Let’s get things rolling again with two car commercials. First, a spot for Jeep CJ-5 from January of 1974 (produced in … Continue reading