Category: 1970’s
You Get A Big Delight In Every Bite
This early commercial takes us back very close to the beginning. Ho Hos were introduced in 1967 after first being…
The Herculoids
How many of you can still name all the Herculoids just from watching this opening? Zok, Igoo, Tundro, Gloop and…
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
How many of you remember this opening? Birdman and the Galaxy Trio arrived on NBC Saturday mornings on September 9,…
Speedy Alka-Seltzer
How many of you remember Speedy Alka-Seltzer? By the time this 1976 commercial appeared, Speedy was actually making a comeback….
Shopping For Phones
Who remembers when we were finally able to go shopping for our own telephone? For years, the telephone was basically…
Joe DiMaggio as the face of Mr. Coffee
When this ad aired in 1974, America was right in the middle of changing the way it made coffee. For…
Don’t Blow Your Top
Don’t Blow Your Top came out in 1972, and this is one of those wonderfully simple toy ideas that probably…
Mayberry R.F.D.
How many of you kept watching Mayberry after Andy Griffith left? Mayberry R.F.D. continued the familiar small-town setting, but shifted…
I Can’t Believe I Ate That Whole Thing!
“I can’t believe I ate that whole thing!” became one of those commercial lines everyone seemed to repeat, even if…
We’re Having Beefaroni !!
How many of you remember hearing “Hooray for Beefaroni” and suddenly wanting a bowl? This 1970s commercial turns a simple…