Category: 1970’s
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…
Butter or Parkay?
How many of you immediately heard that little tub say “butter” before Vic Tayback even finished arguing with it? This…
This Ad Introduced Visa’s New Name
Yes, this commercial was introducing what looked like a new credit card, but it was actually announcing that BankAmericard was…
CBS Sunday Nights 1978
This short CBS promo was advertising a surprisingly historic Sunday night on March 19, 1978. All in the Family said…
CBS Sports Spectacular
Do you remember when CBS Sports Spectacular could fill an afternoon with sports we rarely saw anywhere else? This short…