Sixties Week: Libby’s Sloppy Joes, Chevy, Pizza Spins, Raid Commercials (1966-69)

“Something good is always cooking at Libby’s.” SIXTIES Week: Wow! Something new going down here at the ‘Disco. Well, actually something even older than usual, I guess. We’re focused on 1960s TV advertising this week. In the first installment of … Continue reading

70s Commercials: ‘Partridge Family’ Promo, Pontiac Grand Am Debut & More (1973)

Today’s tenuous theme for our new batch of seventies commercials is “1973.” First up, it’s The Partridge Family with an ABC promo implying that Reuben Kincaid is a father figure. I never really looked at it that way before. After … Continue reading

70s Spots: Buc-Wheats, Yogi Berra, AMC, Philco (1973)

1973 is the theme for today’s quartet of commercials. Click the clickers below for vintage spots for Buc-Wheats cereal, Jockey underwear with Yogi Berra, AMC, and Philco. Buc-Wheats Cereal Commercial (1973) General Mills Buc-Wheats cereal commercial featuring a stone-grinding water … Continue reading

70s Spots: Introducing Boo Berry Cereal, 1972

General Mills introduced Boo Berry cereal in 1972. The “market’s first cereal that tasted like blueberries,” was third in the line of the company’s monster-themed breakfast cereals, the first two being Franken Berry and Count Chocula. Enjoy what seems to … Continue reading