1970 Pepsi-Cola Commercial "Man In Motion"

[@teletubetodd]

Best Pepsi jingle that ever was, next to "Pepsi Pours it On." Wish they wrote music like that today. Thanks for bringing it back!

[@fromthesidelines]

Joe Brooks wrote it. He wrote other well-known jingles for Maxwell House {"Maxwell House is.....good to the last drop, MAXWELL HOUSE!"}, Dr. Pepper {"DR. PEPPER!! So misunderstood....."} and Dial soap {"Aren't you glad you use Dial? AREN'T YOU GLAD?????"}. He also wrote "You Light Up My Life".

[@teletubetodd]

Amazing! I've always loved all those jingles! Thank you, Joe!

[@kurtkauffman4326]

"Say Pepsi Please",Thanks alot for posting the ad.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

It was nice while it lasted

[@brentmann2988]

Here's a neat thing you're about to learn... that's Hal Linden on the voice-over.

[@1985OldSkool]

Five years after this commercial, he began a 7½ season run as the title character on the American Broadcasting Company sitcom "Barney Miller."

[@fromthesidelines]

Even when he was "Barney Miller", Hal continued to lend his familiar voice to commercials.

[@1985OldSkool]

Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") does the voice-over.

[@SteveCarras]

Was 9 when this aired. (Ps I’m a Coca Cola guy myself😂)

[@johnpastore7685]

I was 4 years old and I am a Zevia soda guy

[@scratchdog2216]

Good times then. Maybe it's me. Doesn't seem like 50 yrs.

[@darlaevitts3459]

Wished we could go back to those times.

[@richardblake3520]

Old Pepsi-Cola

[@miguelperez-gb5kr]

In the city of fort wayne and aurora il i just see a sign about pepsi logo, in Aurora IL i just see a outside about named "High & Edwards Laundromat" And In Fort Wayne IN, i see a supermarket store named: "Thomas Brownlee & Sons Market" which is an grocery.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Ok.

[@MeerkatFan]

Oh cool that song was great

[@kurtkauffman4326]

It sure will "Taste that beats the others Cold" alright!

[@kurtkauffman4326]

"Bigger,Better" alright!

[@dr.hookyeah2883]

I would swear that is Ron Burgundy narrating

[@fromthesidelines]

It's really HAL LINDEN.....

[@dr.hookyeah2883]

No kidding? In a way, the real-life Ron Burgundy?

[@1985OldSkool]

@@fromthesidelines That would be Hal Linden, of "Barney Miller" fame.

[@robertorick6383]

@@dr.hookyeah2883 The real life Ron Bergundy was TV newscaster Mort Crimm, who had a reputation for being real macho in the 1970's. I remember seeing him on Detroit's Channel 4 news in the late 70's. By the 1980's he had lost a lot of his bluster and became far more nicer and mellow.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

I sure do miss these old commercials - especially the ones for soft drinks like Pepsi. - as opposed to plain old bottled water Along those same lines, has anyone but me noticed lately that a great majority of TV commercials these days feature a dog - regardless of whether or not the product being advertised has anything to do with dogs? From cleaning products to insurance and everything in between. It's become a cliche. What's even worse are commercials for prescription drugs showing people walking around in garish work-out clothing having conversations about their health problems - and of course at least one of them is walking a dog. Particularly offensive are the ones that show overweight bald guy strolling around carrying a clipboard and high fiving everyone he meets along the way for no discernible reason whatsoever.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I don’t watch TV anymore, so I’m not up on any contemporary ads, but dogs, children and old people are old standbys for ad agencies. And ads come in waves. If something boosts sales, everyone follows with it.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

@@brianarbenz1329 Yeah, but I'm sure if you were watching TV, you'd get tired of seeing all these dogs in commercials. You'd probably get tired of seeing all the ads for prescription drugs with side effects as well. It's unbearable.

[@matthewfarmer2520]

I thought "Man in Motion" was a song by John Parr for the movie Sant Elmos Fire. 😊

[@dondra.honrud4275]

Pepsi for men😂😂😂

[@brianarbenz1329]

“Real men rot their teeth out with Pepsi!”

[@zaq55]

“He’s a man’s man, and he likes a manly drink to go with his man-activities (like doing man-stuff). You’d better man-up if you want to drink Pepsi, or you wont be accepted into the Men’s Club (no women allowed).” I think the target demo of this ad was males.

[@brianarbenz1329]

And bringing up the moon landing! As though America’s soft drinks put us on the moon.🥴

[@zaq55]

@@brianarbenz1329 And they show a picture of a prop-driven airplane? Guess NASA copyright fees were too high.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I wonder if this aired perhaps right after Apollo 13’s successful return, and the ad maker was holding off on mentioning the moon program until it was known the crew was safe. Maybe they added that as a voice over just after the recovery.

[@robertorick6383]

I never believed that kind of sexist thinking. Women drank Pepsi as well, including my mother , who still drinks it today. She always disliked Coca-Cola.

[@ThomasSellers]

A MAN'S work, bringing a MAN'S kinda thirst? So why can't a WOMAN have a MAN'S thirst? Just thought I'd ask. And believe me, I was once born with chauvinist fears brought on by ads like this one, and sometimes chauvinism means in psychological terms that a guy like me is an inner feminist waiting to emerge. Who agrees with my heart???

[@clintdunshee757]

Its just a commercial, relax.

[@ThomasSellers]

@@clintdunshee757 My bad. I get like that sometimes. Thanks for your concern.

[@johnmoore4]

Nope. This isn’t your type of post.

[@erickaufmann4839]

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR A GIRL TRAPPED IN A MANS BODY.MAYBE YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT OUNCEYOU TAKE YOUR DRESS OFF,AND START ACTING LIKE A MAN!!