“Protect your car like a trooper.” Time to pop the hood on our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s another Texaco commercial featuring actor/comedian Bob Hope. In this spot, Hope espouses the virtues of Havoline motor oil. Spot aired in March of … Continue reading
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“Good shoes don’t have to be expensive.” Time to slip on our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a Payless ShoeSource commercial featuring a “Grand Opening” song and dance number for a new store in Texas. Spot aired in November of 1979. … 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
“The beer every beer would like to be like.” We’ll cap off our Daily 70s Spot focus on beer this week with one for Lone Star. As you might expect, the Lone Star beer ad on display below has a … Continue reading
“The most eagerly-awaited motion picture of all time.” Your Daily 70s Spot is a rare TV promo for Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam epic, Apocalypse Now. Commercial aired in November of 1979. Daily 70s Spot #72: ‘Apocalypse Now’ TV Promo (1979) … Continue reading