“The pleasure sticks, the gum won’t.” Alrighty, let’s finish up this edition of Eighties Week with a quartet of commercials from 1981. You’ll enjoy spots for Freedent Gum, Tropicana Orange Juice, Kibbles ‘n Bits dog food, and lastly, a CBS … Continue reading
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1979 is the sweet spot today. You’ll find commercials for 7-11’s Sausage & Biscuit Sandwich, Grandma’s Fruit’n Oatmeal Bars, the CBS Friday evening line-up of The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes of Hazzard, and Dallas, and finally, a TV trailer for … Continue reading
“We are the pages – that people are turning to.” The weekend hath arrived! Time to wheel out the old timey commercials. We’ll continue with a 1978 theme and enjoy two spots from that year. First, a Dallas Times Herald … Continue reading
“The tobacco you don’t have to smoke to enjoy.” Time to take our Daily 70s Spot and pinch it between our teeth and gums. Here’s a Skoal Smokeless Tobacco commercial starring Walt Garrison of the Dallas Cowboys. Spot aired in … Continue reading
“It’s the best there is.” Our Daily 70s Spot is a high class, on-the seas affair for Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry. The actress appears to be Joan Van Ark of Dallas & Knots Landing fame. Commercial aired in 1974. Daily … Continue reading
As you have likely heard by now – actor Larry Hagman passed away on Friday. 1970s-era fans will best remember Hagman as Major Anthony Nelson on reruns of I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) and as J.R. on nighttime soap, Dallas … Continue reading