70s Commercials: RCA (James Komack), Streusel Swirl, Crock Watcher, Ban Lon (1975)

Today, the channel is stuck on 1975. We’ve got spots for the RCA XL-100 TV (starring James Komack on the set of Chico and the Man), Pillsbury Streusel Swirl cake, The Crock Watcher, and Ban Lon clothing. Mid-seventies advertising in … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Tropicana, RCA TVs, Campbell’s Soup, Vicks Cough Drops (1972-73)

It’s the early seventies going up today with a few celebrity appearances included. We’ll start off with a spot for Tropicana Orange Juice. After that, it’s the RCA XL-100 TV set, Campbell’s Soup (with Dody Goodman and Eddie Bracken), and … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Armour Hot Dogs, Flintstones Vitamins, Kool-Aid, (1973-74)

“What kind of kids eat Armour hot dogs?!” We’ve reached another welcome Friday and it’s time for a batch of seventies commercials. From 1974, we have Armour Hot Dogs, featuring some tremendous mascots, and Fred & Wilma for Flintstones Vitamins. … Continue reading

70s Spots: Flair Pens, Alka-Seltzer, TWA, RCA (1974-77)

“10 big, bright, washable colors!” Greetings! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Today, there’s no real theme to the old commercials, just one from each year covering 1974 to 1977. Have at ’em. Animated Flair Pens Commercial (1974) Flair … Continue reading

70s Spots: Charmin’s Mr. Whipple, RCA, General Electric (1970-72)

“Watch it, Whipple!” Gadzooks, it’s been far too long since we posted some retro goodness. Let’s get up-to-date with the most recent commercials to appear on the Bionic Disco YouTube channel. First, a pair of 1970 Charmin spots featuring Dick … Continue reading

70s Spots: VHS & RCA SelectaVision Recorders (1978)

“Only VHS can give you 4 hours.” Today we have two commercials from October of 1978 for VHS home recording devices. At this time VHS was still locked in a battle for consumer attention with the Betamax format. I wonder … Continue reading