70s Commercials: Pillsbury Rich ‘N Easy, GTE, Jerry Lewis’ Spellbound Game, VW Rabbit (1974-75)

“Yoo hoo!” There’s quite an eclectic collection of old timey commercials on display today from ’74 and ’75. First up, it’s M*A*S*H‘s William Christopher in a spot for Pillsbury Rich ‘n Easy Frosting Mix. Following that tasty time capsule, we … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Sears Snow Tires, Tyco Trains, United Airlines, Intimate Fragrance, Jonathan Winters, VW, Midland CB, Palmolive (1973-76)

“Give me the good Superior stuff, sonny!” I’m behind on the ol’ weekend posting here, so this one will be an Extra-Large Economy Size version. The vintage commercials below originally ran on American TV screens between 1973 and 1976. First … Continue reading

70s Commercials: RCA ‘TV Directors,’ ‘Showoffs’ Promo, Body Shaper, Excedrin P.M. (1974-75)

“More TV Directors own RCA.” Four mid-Seventies commercials lined-up today. We’ll start off with a spot for the RCA XL-100 TV set featuring groovy TV directors from Sonny & Cher, The Merv Griffin Show and more. Following that, we slide … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Betty Crocker Potatoes, Clairol Hair-Painting, Scout Truck, ‘Grizzly Adams’ (1975)

“The Plain-Meat Potatoes.” We’ll settle into 1975 today with a quartet of fine vintage commercials from the year. Firstly, we have a spot for Betty Crocker’s variety of potato dishes. Following that, there’s Clairol’s attention-grabbing Quiet Touch Hair-Painting product, the … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Banquet Chicken, Fisher-Price Family Village, Wish-Bone Italian, United Airlines (1973-75)

“Thank goodness for Banquet!” Hi, all. Apologies for the lack of updates. Let’s get things back on track. Today, I’ve got two spots from 1973 and two from ’75. First up, Banquet Fried Chicken (with Bill Quinn, Florida Friebus, and … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookies, Quasar, Fab Detergent, Sunbeam Mixer (1975)

Hey there, Bionic friends, let’s jump back to 1975 today. In this batch of spots from mid-decade, you’ll find the Pillsbury Doughboy mascot and a freshly-baked tray of Chocolate Chip cookies. Following that near classic, you can enjoy spots for … Continue reading