70's Commercials Vol. 43

These commercials aired on WPIX and WABC on July 14th, 1977
1. Time Magazine
2. Roll-O-Matic Mop & Waxer
3. Ford Mustang
4. Conlon Tours Ltd. (Excuse me while I scream in terror)
5. Aim
6. Ford Pinto (Just don't get rear-ended!)
7. Viva
8. Sears Red Tag Sale
9. Sports Illustrated (Partial)
10. TV Spot for "Outlaw Blues" (Commercials starting here are from WABC)
11. Friday in the New York Daily News
12. Bloomingdales (With Erin Gray)
13. WABC Eyewitness News Commercial Bumper (This was recorded the night following the New York Blackout of 1977. I'll be posting this full newscast later today)
14. Fabrege Organic Shampoo
15. WPLJ 95.5 FM
16. Syms
17. A&P
18. WABC Eyewitness News Commercial Bumper
19. Buick
20. HFC
21. Realemon
22. Manhattan Savings Bank
23. WABC Eyewitness News Commercial Bumper
24. Star Magazine (The lesser-known Star Wars poster here was painted by the Hildebrandt brothers, who were known at the time for their artwork in Tolkien calendars. It was originally intended to replace Tom Jung's artwork: i.imgur.com/Ru... which was seen as not bright and colorful enough. For whatever reason Jung's artwork remained as the US theatrical one-sheet and the rest is history. This Hildebrandt poster however was used as a theatrical poster in the U.K. and parts of Europe)
25. Bloomingdales
26. Shop Rite
27. Datsun
28. Promo for "Gidget Gets Married"
29. TV Guide

[@iangraham9988]

Whoever was directing magazine commercials back in 77 deserved an award

[@jbbradford420]

That Time magazine commercial was very well written and thought out. Made me want to subscribe 😄

[@Coffee4commonsense]

I remember those Syms commercials. That guy had the coolest voice.

[@tdrewman]

As far as I am concerned, The Ford Mustang did not exist between 1974-1978. That was just a bigger Pinto. Young Erin Gray, before Buck Rogers Fame. Fun fact, she was 2nd Runner up to play Captain Janeway on Star Trek Voyager. When they FIRED Geneviève Bujold after the first day of shooting, the next 2 names on the list was Kate Mulgrew and Erin Gray. If Kate Mulgrew was not available it would have to gone to Erin Gray. Makes me wonder how the show would have been with her as Captain.

[@ItsThatRetro]

That Time ad was amazing

[@timothysprengeler4071]

0:00--For some strange reason, the music in the Time commercial reminds me of that used to accompany the old silent movies.

[@waysideupside]

This world trade center commercial is sad to watch

[@yusakug]

4:01 - This Aim commercial is like a bad drama. "He's cavity prone!!" And something tells me this is the last time this lady invites "Blanche" into her house if she's going to be this insane over toothpaste.

[@chrislang9442]

I mean even commercials nowadays don’t even get THIS upset over gum disease.

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

Shut your pie hole, Blanche, and mind your own damn business. Helen was clapping back for sure

[@kathiec1333]

Actor Jeff Pomerantz in the Pinto commercial.

[@HappyHumanist369]

"Went to the five and dime. Bought myself a copy of Time. And on the cover was a woman that I knew when I was excavating in the mountains of Peru." ~ Neil Fallon of Clutch

[@Starscreamlive]

I remember using Roll-a-matic mops even in the mid 90s. They lasted forever. Is that design still around?

[@Roz-90]

I have one i bought pretty recently

[@Desslar]

LOL at the Mustang II ad. Not the car I'd choose for "breaking out of the cage." Surprised it didn't fall apart when it hit the plastic bars. Also, for someone who is such a rebel, she seems to be dressed a lot like a grandmother.

[@krazytaxicabbie]

I was 5 years old MAX to have seen these. Don't remember a thing! 😁

[@sillygoose420]

"zipping around like a turtle with bad knees" what in the hell does that mean

[@Desslar]

Possibly a jab at the turtle-shaped AMC Pacer, a competitor at the time.

[@chrislang9442]

Looks like the song they used for Realemon was the same for Candy Land.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

11:08--I love the use of the Three Bears in that commercial!

[@HappyHumanist369]

13:47 Car reminds me of the one that was in the Initial D show and movie.

[@daintybeigli]

The Bloomingdales commercial lady is pretty … but I feel she’d excel at playing the big bad wolf!

[@TTrigg]

Roll-O-Matic-the Swiffer of the 70s Aim-"..and it tastes good,i like it!!" must be eating it like it's candy Outlaw Blues-those two police officers are graduates of the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Bloomingdales-"how to be a hit in the bedroom"..? Wear a fire helmet lol WABC News-i actually lived through the NYC blackout,it was truly a nightmare

[@sillygoose420]

he likes it, blanche.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

@@sillygoose420 4:01--I can't help wondering if the makers of Aim toothpaste were capitalizing on the success of the "Mikey likes it" commercials for Life cereal?

[@katiescarlett8108]

I remember the roll-o-matic ad.

[@DanZero77]

Nice stuff from New York about half a year before I was born. The Irish travel ad was creepy enough but for creepiness this time around it goes to those Realemon bears!!!!! Give me the jibblies.

[@thinwhiteduke9212]

Mmmm...Erin Gray, 'nuff said.

[@louiseemborong5852]

THAT fabrege was disturbing.

[@wigglyboots2]

And how, exactly, does one "act Oriental" ?

[@JonasPolsky]

Subscribe to TV Guide to find out!

[@VelvetCyberpunk]

Jack Soo who may look oriental but he doesn't act it. What does that even mean? How do "oriental" (asian) people act?

[@80sCommercialVault]

The concept of an Asian character on TV without any sort of accent in 1977 was progressive and combated societal norms, expectations and stereotypes. Here's an example of the sort of character that was common on TV only a few years prior: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3OnaWN6rraimqM

[@timothysprengeler4071]

14:04--I believe he passed away during the original run of "Barney Miller," and they actually ran a special episode that paid tribute to him. And from what I've seen here, it looks like I'm not the only person who thinks that electronic music is similar to that used in the "In the News" segments that ran on CBS during Saturday morning cartoons back then.

[@chrislang9442]

Conlon Tours😂

[@chrislang9442]

12:46 Erin Gray?

[@80sCommercialVault]

Yep. Looked it up and this was during her modeling career, about a year before she started acting.

[@davidwages9176]

Man, I had such a massive crush on her when she was on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.