Best Old TV Commercials » 1970s

Mr. Bubble Cleans Dirty Bert

Best Old TV Commercials — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:52:20 +0000

Dirty Bert and the Bathtub Ring were a dirty bunch, and our hero Mr. Bubble scrubs their dirty hides!

Pet Food – Gravy Train Giant Domestic House Dogs

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:01:28 +0000

Gravy Train was always my dog’s favorite as far as I could tell. “Dry” dog food instantly becomes “Wet” dog food by pouring a little water over the top, making it instantly more appealling to your dog without all that nasty canned crap that makes your hands smell like low-grade pet food for hours.

This commercial for Gravy Train is, well, a bit cracked out. We start with two huge bitches (in the literal sense) serving up two heaping bowls of Gravy Train and talking about their “studs” preference of dry or wet food. Speaking of that, I’ve never actually met a dog that prefers dry dog food over something with a little grease on top. These two bitches pour heaping bowls of Gravy Train for their studs, who happily eat it up.

Pop Tarts – Milton the Toaster

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:18:50 +0000

What I always found fascinating about Pop Tarts is how they’re engineered especially to fit right into a toaster. Even the name implies that’s where you cook it. Milton the Toaster even implies this in the commercial that his sole purpose for existence is the heating of these square non-perishable pastries. He’s a loyal but worrisome fellow with fears of rejection that he shares with our young friend who is about to go to her first sleepover. She should bring Milton with her.

Soda – Coca Cola Hilltop Christmas Carol

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:55 +0000

This commercial from 1978 is an example of Coke’s extensive marketing and campaigning, and how they’ve been successful at staying relevant for so long. Christmas in Coca-Cola demonstrates the connectedness of all of Earth’s great people through charity and goodwill….well, united under the banner of Coke.

Count Chocula, Frankenberry, and Boo Berry

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:13:57 +0000

Everyone loved the Monster cereals when I was growing up . Kids were craning their necks to that top shelf in the cereal store, seeking out Count Chocula’s rare cousins Frankenberry and Boo Berry, who were always strangely rare on cereal shelves through the 1980’s.

And in these boxes of monster cereals, you got a free mini-monster inside!

Kentucy Fried Chicken – Good Chicken

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:14:51 +0000

Before KFC, there was Kentucky Fried Chicken. Today, in the United States, KFC is still Kentucky Fried Chicken. This commercial stars the late Harland “Colonel” Sanders (1890 – 1980) selling his famous secret recipe fried chicken.

With the help of Dave Thomas from Wendy’s restaurants, together they simplified the menu and KFC restaurants became a huge francise success. Since then, KFC has seen huge success globally.

Burger Chef – Get a Star Wars Poster!

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:59:44 +0000

The late Burger Chef serves up Star Wars posters with the purchase of a large soda for $0.49 to Lucas’s biggest advertising sellouts, C3P0 and R2D2.

Coca-Cola Classic: Meet Mean Joe Greene

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:46:07 +0000

Mean Joe Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers is considered one of the best defensive linemen ever. He starred in this hugely popular Coke commercial. Since then, Coca Cola and the Steelers have had a good relationship, including the Cocoa Cola Hall of Fame which honors Joe Greene and a number of other famous Steelers.

The kid gets to keep his sweaty towel. I suppose we were all wrong about how mean Joe Greene was.

“I’m a Pepper” with David Naughton

Best Old TV Commercials — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:33:58 +0000

Before David Naughton’s role in “An American Werewolf in London” in 1981, he scored a singing and dancing role in Dr. Pepper commercials. In an explosion of song and dance, David exclaims his pride in drinking Dr. Pepper, invites you to join the Dr. Pepper “crowd” and invites you to join! Go on, identify yourself with it, already!

This commercial has the catchy classic Dr. Pepper jingle: “I’m a Pepper”

Hawaiian Punch – How about a nice hawaiian punch?

Best Old TV Commercials — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:23 +0000

This classic advertising campaign for Hawaiian Punch features “Punchy” – the lovable, generous keeper of Hawaiian Punch. He offers Hawaiian punch to his victims, who oblige, then he decks them unexpectedly in the face.

Hawaiian punch is basically a fancy version of kool-aid, non-carbonated soft drink with multiple flavors that rivals in sugar content and is now sold in 2-liter bottles next to soda.