70s Commercials: Ford Maverick, Olympia Beer, Lysol, Maxim Coffee (1970-71)

“America’s favorite compact.” Rolling the years back to the start of the Seventies, we have commercials from 1970 and ’71 displayed. Feast your eyes on spots for Ford Maverick, Olympia Beer (one of the rare instances where I’m re-posting a … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Pillsbury Figurines, ‘Rhoda’ Promo, Banquet Pot Pies, Ford Maverick (1976-77)

Two spots from ’76 and two from ’77 on display in today’s batch. Starting off with Pillsbury Figurines (starring Carla Borelli), then a CBS promo for Rhoda and the premiere of short-lived sitcom On Our Own. Following that, we have … Continue reading

70s Spots: ’75 Ford Pinto, Maverick & Granada, Flair, GE (1974)

“NC – no extra charge!” On this fine day, we’ve got commercials featuring a trio of Ford vehicles for 1975 – the Maverick, Pinto, and Granada. In addition, you can take in spots for Flair pens and GE’s latest dishwasher. … Continue reading

70s Spots: Ford Maverick (1970) & Pinto (1971)

“Why gamble? We’ve got three sure things for you.” A pair of early Seventies Ford commercials rolling into view. First, the Maverick line-up featuring The Grabber muscle car debut from September of 1970. Second, Chaffey College students in California drive … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: WXIX-TV ‘’Star Trek’ For Fall’ (1975)

(Click to enlarge) “Proud of our independence and yours.” Not a bad line-up of reruns. Daily 70s Ad #226: WXIX-TV ‘’Star Trek’ For Fall’ originally appeared in the September, 1975 issue of Cincinnati magazine. (Source: Cincinnati) Previously on Daily 70s … Continue reading