ABC and CBS Commercials (1978)

[@tylerthompson1842]

There is something very comforting about these old commercials. Puts your mind in simpler times.

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

The feeling you are describing is called nostalgia for your youth when you did not know as much as you know now making you think life was simple...only from your own perspective unfortunately

[@tylerthompson1842]

@@snoopy_peanuts_77 thanks Dr Obviously!

[@freebirdforever2674]

Good medicine for us old timers

[@JohnSmith-fm1ht]

The older ads are also pleasant and relaxing to watch. Unlike modern ads which are totally the opposite and are unwatchable in my opinion.

[@johnmininger7472]

I generally agree ... but something uncomfortable about that Tickle commercial.

[@rajuncajundiva2924]

I love watching these old commercials. Takes me back to a simpler time. Makes me miss my childhood days.

[@calisongbird]

Right?? Me too. I was 10 yrs old in 1978, living here in the SF Bay Area.

[@jimeagle1155]

I just wonder if in 40 years someone will be sitting there bored watching all the prescription drug, personal injury attorney and "WOKE" commercials of today

[@deliciaford4343]

@@jimeagle1155 Yes you took the words right out of my mouth. Remember when late at night they would show movies.😁😁🤗

[@m42037]

Except the bully's, they messed up my head

[@PomegranatesWeather]

I was 5 years old watching the Love Boat 😂and Barney Miller w/My dad buy in the east coast

[@wishfulthinking9399]

The thing that blows my mind more than anything about these vintage commercials is the amazing number of people who watch these for entertainment, JUST LIKE ME.

[@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime]

I honestly can't believe I'm more entertained by 1978's commercials than 2021's actual television shows.

[@markmoore4237]

I know, right? I get down about the world today, then I see some of these and they pick me up. Some would call me a typical sentimental old fool. Yeah, I guess I am.

[@Briguy75]

@@markmoore4237 nah you're not a fool. I feel the same way you do.

[@johnfogliani3040]

Not ashamed then to shame the viewer into buying the correct product by way of "the fear factor"!

[@vincentlussier8264]

Well, today's TV content is utter garbage and the 70's TV was better thought out and we had better writers for the TV shows and the commercials. That along with the memories connected with TV in the 70's is what makes them so much more meaningful and nostalgic. After all, the world was far less complicated than now! We were lucky!

[@angieharris8015]

Me too! I agree. I watch old commercials more than I do todays shows and commercials.

[@jamescress]

In 1978 I was in the Marine Corp and stationed in Southern California. I had just got married back in Indiana (where I from) and my new wife and I lived in an apartment complex about 20 minutes from base. Our only TV was a 12 inch black and white. These old commercials bring back a lot of good memories for me. One of the best periods in my life.

[@brianarbenz7206]

Where in the Hoosier State are you from? I grew up in New Albany, across from Louisville, Ky. Indiatucky, as it were.

[@marshallamdur9732]

Thank you for your service! Semper Fi!!

[@darrylswrinkledmarineshoes752]

Wow

[@sr6061]

I was a junior in high school. I truly think getting old is cruel and unsusal punishment

[@quickdraw3411]

Same scenario practically except we were in Germany only had armed forces network on the 12 in black and white tv I rented from the px. Lived in a two room apt maybe 25 min from post. Cold and snow but I have some of the best memories today of that time. Then I always looked forward to the future today seems like I look at the past alot.

[@SMaamri78]

I graduated high school in 1978. Sure, there were problems, but it was a better time than today.

[@vladimir0700]

Way, WAY better!!!

[@swill1020]

Yep. I graduated in 1980. Amazing the years from there have flown by. Now my kids are far from high school but finished college, have career and family to raise. Full circle in a flash

[@brianarbenz7206]

I graduated in 1976. You're the younger generation.

[@zencat55]

pure bs. Many of the problems we have today were forged in the 70's. The coverage of those problems was not as in-depth and in your face as they are today. Ignorance appears to be bliss.

[@swill1020]

@@zencat55 … no, ignorance is bliss. They even have your fooled if you think it only appears that way.

[@patrickbrowder6857]

Remember when you'd see the commercials for the Holiday specials? Charlie Brown Monday at 8. There was no other place your family was gonna be Monday at 8. You got one shot at the specials and you didn't miss em. My mom would usually do it up and make popcorn n sometimes we'd get a Coke. Real anticipation instead of constant instant gratification. I keep hearing instant access is better but I fail to see why.

[@Salem-yy5wn]

Charlie Brown always had the Dolly Madison adds 😀

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

My mom loved those Christmas specials. As we got older-- I was at rehearsal for school musicals, struggling thru Algebra, had a job... Mom watched TV alone.

[@MyownpersonKeta]

I agree with you 100% I miss those days.

[@deliciaford4343]

Oh I love those old commercials. My best one is the STetson hat commercials.

[@chrisharlow4075]

Those were the days.makes me feel like a kid again can't believe those days are actually over.this crap that's on now ain't shit.i remember those old dolly Madison adds and the peanuts gang selling them to you.oh what an awesome era

[@tagtenor]

I never thought I would actually ENJOY watching over an hour’s worth of commercials! Echoing the wanting to go back to that time sentiment!

[@livingintheforest3963]

I was about 15 years old when a lot of these commercials came out if they were 1978. It’s just such a comforting feeling watching them. I wish I could just jump inside the screen and disappear back to that time forever. It makes me so sad to come back to the present. No climate change, no weight problems no health problems. They say that our food was so much better that’s why everyone stayed so thin and healthy even though they smoke drink and eat candy. So unfair!

[@betomoreno4478]

We need a time machine, my friend...

[@tomy.1846]

Anyone put this on and walk away from the computer with the volume up? It's like a time machine, I feel like I'm waiting for my mom to realize it's late and tell me to go to bed, lol! I was 6-7 when these came out, I remember a few of them! Amazing mind bender.

[@nameerwahsh]

same here, usually when I make breakfast.

[@clutchhh]

Yup every day

[@goodmeasure777]

@Tom Y. What's even more nostalgic, is turning on the tv to watch some Charlie's Angels or Rockford Files, after my fill of vintage/retro commercials.

[@lenoremcdonald4820]

Yes i do that also. It feels like your actually back in that time. Makes the environment cozy.

[@handsome-brute2666]

@@lenoremcdonald4820 im curled up next to THE 🔥fire place and enjoying this ☕

[@ornellaorigami]

Something is so comforting and cozy about old commercials..... maybe that’s why we keep rewatching them? 😉🌷

[@goodmeasure777]

@Ornella Origami, We need some comfort and coziness, in this damn day and age!

[@MyownpersonKeta]

It sure is. Brings me so much peace.

[@davidwright4495]

The reason i keep watching them is you get the feeling of how life was back then when you were young. Not like today's world.

[@luisreyes1963]

Who could resist the magic of a Hanes pantyhose ad? 🤤

[@RL-yv7dw]

I love watching this old stuff. The memories of the way things were back then are so relaxing and comforting to watch. I watch 70s and 80s commericals & cartoons almost every Saturday morning.

[@jonsingle1614]

Just finished my time machine.....who wants to go !

[@johnnie2638]

Got room for one more?

[@HELLOIAMSATAN]

me and my 5 cats

[@jonsingle1614]

@@HELLOIAMSATAN plenty of room....cats and dogs....no therapy peacocks tho

[@HELLOIAMSATAN]

@@jonsingle1614 lol works for me

[@chelseagirl278]

Take me!

[@Hevynly1]

So darn wholesome. We've really lost that.

[@GinaGionicci]

Today's commercials are nasty

[@gayleadams7236]

You're darn tootin'! I wish we'd be able to go back a few decades-forty years? No Internet, no computers, no need to worry about identity theft. Doop, doop!

[@echt114]

@@gayleadams7236 There was nothing wrong with computers or internet for many years. The problems began with "smart" phones which pushed the mind-rotting mob behavior of social media to the masses. Television was always called the "idiot box" by many, but its idiocy was of the mild sort compared to social media's network of ignorance that is more like a vicious middle school girl's gossip circle combined with a lunatic street preacher ranting about nonexistent conspiracies.

[@dalemulholland2387]

We've lost everything...this decade really stinks.. it's really lousy

[@brianarbenz7206]

Wait! 1978 was condemned as "The season of no class" on TV because of the "jiggling comedies," where plots were left to be shallow in favor of getting ratings by showing what the producers of shows called "t and a." That's not wholesome compared to today. There was no-class nastiness then and now. There was good then and now. The past is not as we remember it.

[@thecarrow4728]

I love casting these old commercials to my big screen TV. I sit back and remember a much more simpler time.

[@jenniferboissonneault4831]

thare very nostalgic!!!!

[@quickdraw3411]

Was the time simpler or were we simpler at that time ?

[@jeansimons6788]

I was born in ‘88. I’ve been watching commercials going back to the ‘60s lately. Longing for that simpler time.

[@jillmarieyoung5285]

Man, these commercials are 40 years old! It’s great to watch this in 2021! Tv today, the same commercials are repeated too many multiple times in a day!!

[@GinaGionicci]

Medicaid commercials with Joe Namath, back then he did commercials with Farah Fawcett

[@lenoremcdonald4820]

I love watching this era of commercials takes me back to my childhood when things were simple. Takes me back to my Wonder Years.

[@mr.cleaver2122]

Gosh i miss the old 1978 commercials. Turn on the TV nowadays and commercials are all about car insurance ads, those very annoying pharmaceutical drug prescription ad commercials and commercials full of propaganda.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

Mr. Cleaver And Cell Phones And FastFood Commercials To Many😂😂

[@mr.cleaver2122]

@@tiffanycurtis4794 What commercials do you see nowadays Tiffany??

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

@@mr.cleaver2122 All I See Is Cellphone Commercials fast food lawyer commercials not Like it was when I was growing up😞Commercials Had Jingles and happy people

[@mr.cleaver2122]

@@tiffanycurtis4794 Hey i hear what you're saying Tiffany, yeah commercials nowadays are flooded with cellphone commercials, car insurance commercials, those annoying "My pillow ads and especially those annoying stupid pharmaceutical prescription ads like "Cialis" "Valtrex" "Invokana" "Humira" etc. Yeah i remember back in the 70s and 80s how the commercials had jingle and it was mostly fastfood commercials, Mr. Clean commercials, The "Calgone "take me away! ad, the Lincoln Continental ad commercials with Ricardo Montalban. Now commercials are all about being "in-your-face" with these liberal propaganda and feminis propaganda. Commercials nowadays have snarkiness to it with sarcasm its really sad. Its all about trying to make a point now. Hey Tiffany....feel free to subscribe to me channel, hit the bell button.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

@@mr.cleaver2122 I WILL DON'T YOU WORRY🎊🎉

[@tawncaputo686]

This is undeniably comforting for anyone exposed to all this from a very young age...this is why we are how we are

[@ekamera]

I can’t believe I forgot about the gentlemen prefer Hane’s commercial. That used to be played all the time.

[@brianarbenz7206]

That and "Our Leggs fit your Legs..." Both drilled into our heads.

[@JohnSmith-fm1ht]

People also have to remember that back then TV channels showed much less commercials. Really a fraction of how many they show these days. So in addition to the old commercials being 1000 times better than unwatchable modern commercials, there was also a lot less of them per half hour of TV.

[@Jonsey-lm5sv]

🎶Hanes will make you smooth and silky, shapely, sexy.....Gentlemen prefer Hanes🎶. It’s remarkable how I knew every word and intonation to that jingle in spite of not hearing it in 43 years! Jumped right in and sang along as if it was 1978. Commercial jingles are powerful...lol

[@judeflowers2813]

same here, Jonsey!

[@gspendlove]

Ditto. The human brain is the funniest thing. It stores items you have no particular use for. Like, if I type "The Incredible, Edible Egg" or "Ten Million Strong....and Growing," we instantly remember those little tunes. But where did I set the mail key down just three minutes ago? I have no idea. Maybe if the key was a bowl of Super Golden Crisp I'd remember. Cause, y'know, can't get enough Super Golden Crisp. It's got the crunch with punch.

[@luisreyes1963]

Gotta love those Playtex "boulder holder" ads...🤤

[@goodmeasure777]

@Jonsey 1969 Or, "nothing beats a great pair of Leggs" "Sheeeeer Energy" The panty hose in the egg, lol. Do you remember that one? I'm commenting before watching this entire series of commercials.

[@vincentlussier8264]

Yes, because we remember them as songs on the radio. Today advertisers rip off rock artists of their songs for commercials. Like using" Baby you can drive my car" by the Beatles for a car commercial!

[@boopah4365]

Neve,r, thought I'd be skipping the shows to watch the commercials .

[@marimcge]

Lol right?!😂

[@JonesMediaMan]

I also think it's funny that I can't click "Skip Ad" fast enough on KZbin, but I will watch these ads from the 70s and 80s for hours. I know a huge part is nostalgia, but I honestly believe TV was of overall better quality then (although we had our share of crap on the tube too).

[@derekmoran8385]

@@JonesMediaMan very good Jason 🌃🌌✈

[@Tertullian1971]

I remember Christmas 1978. It was the first time I saw that cartoon 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

[@lindaeasley5606]

I wish I could go back to 1978 knowing what I know now

[@maxi-me]

IKR Note to retro-self: purchase an Apple stock share with every yard you mow.

[@sweetsongstress7398]

Me too

[@paulbegley1464]

We would get rich with all the right investments.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Take me with you!

[@lindaeasley5606]

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 Life was so much better then !

[@jamesyanchek779]

I had completely forgotten about most of these commercials, but I hadn't. On seeing them again I realized I had remembered many of them. A testament to how these commercials etch themselves in your mind. Rikki-tikki-tavi was great too.

[@amber_0315]

I wasn't even thought of in 1978... I was born in the early 80's, and it was still the same as in the 70's.. I absolutely LOVED growing up in the 90's! I just wish I still kept all of the toys I had back then... They don't make them like they used too, and I wish my kids could experience some of the good toys I had. Now they make the cheapest toys and merchandise ever.. Everything is made cheap now... Houses, cars, clothes, all kind of things. I went to buy bandaids yesterday for my baby, and I was thinking about the type of packaging bandaids used to come in compared to now. They used to come in a tin can where you can open the lid and close it back. Now it's just made out of paper. It was necessary to make some things cheaper, but things like houses, cars, clothes, etc., should still be made using the better quality materials. Now, it's like neighborhoods are completely done within 2 wks... Then the cost for everything has skyrocketed..

[@georgecerulean70]

Watching these old commercials in 2022 is like curling up with a nice, warm bowl of chicken noodle soup on a cold winter day. It's the taste of home; warm, familiar, and comforting.

[@TonyaNicole7]

80's baby here I've been binge-watching all of the old commercials! literally, feel like I've escaped the nightmare of real life 2022

[@sheskimusic]

I was 7 years old living in the Midwest when these came out. What I notice, aside from the nostalgia, are the melodies and real instruments being played in the advertising. Many commercials today don’t have any music at all! A jingle goes a long way. Miss those innocent, magical (to a 7 yr old) times.

[@lashellhenry-maivia4464]

Just beautiful memories ❤. I remember all these commercials, and loved when all the good classic cartoons came on for the holidays. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jszoradi8650]

I miss old commercials. Today it's all about drug pushers and parasitic attorneys suing weed killer companies. 👿

[@nickk1406]

Roundup does grow tumours!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Back when I could do a cartwheel across the living room, get a drink straight out of the kitchen faucet, and be back at the TV in 30 seconds.

[@440jasmine]

I was 11 in 1978 and I remember nearly every one of these commercials!!

[@scottdunn2178]

I was 12. We lived in Phoenix, and yeah, these really bring back memories.

[@440jasmine]

@@scottdunn2178 They sure do. I was in Tennessee

[@kenfrievalt7826]

Iwas 12 duke of hazzard was new

[@440jasmine]

@@kenfrievalt7826 What state did you live in at that time?

[@calisongbird]

I was 10. I remember almost all of them

[@jszoradi8650]

Who's watching COMMERCIALS of the 70's in 2021? 👍

[@BrianKolb71]

😊

[@deewilson888]

Me too. 😬

[@luisreyes1963]

You got me...😅

[@donnaellis6907]

🎶oh the jingles!

[@brianarbenz7206]

Consider what we thought 2021 would be like in the mid-70s. Flying cars, jet packs, Pan Am flights to the moon, and that 30-hour work week and 30-day vacation they predicted we'd all have.

[@bruceislife4603]

R.I.P JOHN RITTER

[@mbrownie22]

RIP Bruce Jenner

[@JameyKirby]

Back when it was not legal to advertise pharmaceuticals.

[@JohnSmith-fm1ht]

So true. They are still illegal to advertise in every other country except the US.

[@jszoradi8650]

Wow I never knew that. Should STILL be illegal.

[@lindsay3793]

And back before you would get canceled for using the phrase "test-tube babies"

[@avengerscap]

Back when OTC meds actually worked, too.

[@MoonWho78]

@@JohnSmith-fm1ht and New Zealand

[@exchequerguy4037]

Thanks for posting :) Commercials then had such a positive and lightly humorous tone.

[@glennso47]

Gerital was mostly alcohol. 🤪

[@mediasawdust2458]

Something's been lost in this day and age of instant access.

[@sheskimusic]

Agreed

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

💯

[@batterymakermarkii2654]

So sad that a number of these stars are no longer with us...

[@truecrimeboozer]

But Betty White be bionic!

[@dwightpowell6673]

What stars are no longer with us that are on these ads?

[@SoapinTrucker]

@@dwightpowell6673 If you have to ask, you are too young, and therefore it would take too much effort to list them all, so please make use of GOOGLE huh? LOL

[@sr6061]

Stars, yes But I had two uncle's dies this week I want my family back. Before they got old. Before we all got old. I also want that Japanese made Celica

[@sr6061]

@@SoapinTrucker make him do it the way we did it then, library. 1978 was 2 years before my dad had a tape recorder comidor computer and did computer programming.

[@clarity9405]

wow...a comforting trip back to childhood. thanks!

[@harperstacey9604]

It's a step back into a time machine. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@trish8070]

Oh my heart these brought so many memories flooding in. My mum died in a car accident in 1977 and I was already a weird kid with few friends. TV was my best friend…a latchkey kid early on. Nobody was around to tell me too much tv. Must have appeared as a tragic kid in retrospect.

[@merrybluegirl8930]

I'm sorry to hear about your mom when you were so young. My mom was very sick when I was growing up so I spent a lot of time by myself and TV was definitely my best friend! All these commercials are so familiar to me. They bring back very special memories. Just the voice in certain ones are so soothing. Hickory Farms. The voice talking about Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. 💙💚

[@carolineconnor2156]

God bless you! I lost my mum at 60 and I was devastated. Can’t imagine being young and losing your best friend 🙏😇

[@vanessapierce231]

Hi.

[@jamessteele7102]

There’s something very different about the people in the commercials of long ago compared to modern ones. I don’t know why but they look so much better and refreshing.

[@454Casul]

AHHH FARRAH, I LOVE HER!! I LOVED HER POSTER TOO! Every teenage boy had that poster!

[@veltonmeade1057]

I was a Jacklyn Smith fan.

[@johnudiskey3056]

I was a Kate Jackson guy

[@beavercleaver7848]

Not me. I wanted Brigitte Bardot. She was the most beautiful Beauty in the world in her prime, in my opinion. Now she's a Beast. Like a fairy tale.

[@americanmanhood]

Not every teenaged boy. I was a Lee Majors guy.

[@dwightpowell6673]

Not black boys....we had Lola Falana.

[@mukbangsareawesome6335]

I was around 5 when these aired. I loved watching them because it reminds me of my parents when they were alive. Simple things like brief silence between commercials. And when there were adults in the room and in charge.

[@onefatstratcat]

'78 was my senior year in high school... boy do these take me back :)

[@RedHeadedStorm]

Soap was one of my favorite 70s shows. I had 2 goldfish named Jessica and Chester.

[@rockdesertsun8246]

YES!!! Funniest Show on, except maybe WKRP!

[@jesshansen1397]

My favorite scene was when Jody and his female roommate went to the hibachi restaurant. They kept making comments about his homosexuality and the chef kept dropping his knife.

[@comfeefort]

I always liked "Mary Hartman"

[@claude878878]

Soap was great. But 70s shows were just way better than today. They were FUNNY as hell, unlike today. The writing was top notch. Today, we only see garbage. They've ran out of idea. Same for music/tv and movies. Back then, it was way better than today. Today SUCKS!

[@johnnie2638]

LOL I LOVED Soap!

[@TL_oS]

Fabulous collection, I am 8 years old again💛

[@luisreyes1963]

That Master Charge (now MasterCard) credit card...you carry DEBT! 💳

[@histubeness]

26:40...I still have my Polaroid One-Step camera, and the pics I took with it in the late 70's.

[@onefatstratcat]

Ahh the Polaroid.. helping separated husbands keep the car and house :)

[@bungieflute]

A Polish man with hemorrhoids on crutches....terrible 70s joke, Tejas has chingos of derogatory humor directed towards the swarthier members of our Rainbow Family....I grew up amongst Bikers and have an exceptionally, startling memory.

[@maudiemahoney5953]

Cool

[@dwightpowell6673]

Can you still get film for it.

[@ayofawehinmi1287]

@@onefatstratcat LMFAO!!!!🤣🤣🤣!

[@robertweedman8043]

These are awesome to watch. The memories are a flowing. ABC Eye Witness News snips are awesome too. Thanks for posting.

[@jankypop-a-matic58]

Yeah, how about Harold Greene's awesome 70's porn stache! : )

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

Please forgive me; I'm from the East Coast... *"This is Eyewitness News, for (day and date), with Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel, Storm Field(weather), Spencer Christian(sports), and the Eyewitness News team..."* "Good Evening, I'm Roger Grimsby; here, now, the news..."

[@ChatGPT1111]

Dr. George does the weather. I was 18, living in SoCal and remember this like yesterday! This is like returning to my home planet!

[@wxclim8]

I wasn't that old when these came out and they're so familiar. I love these! Just so comforting.

[@patrickmccarron5059]

26:20 - 50 cent gift certificates at McDonald's wouldn't buy you anything but maybe a packet of sweet and sour sauce now days.

[@harperstacey9604]

A full big Mac meal back then was under 3 dollars. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@rachelramsey1245]

IKR?

[@shutthefrontdoor4752]

Who would have thought, Charlie Brown wouldn't be on regular TV anymore.

[@ChatGPT1111]

Almost nothing from back then is on regular TV anymore for fear of offending someone. Basic Subjects taught in school then are no longer taught in case someone might compare and contrast. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.

[@johnnie2638]

Right? Who would've thought that what we used to see for free through our entire childhood & our children's childhoods would be something we have to pay to see now? Thanks Apple TV you jerks. The world is so upside down. I need a Delorean.

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

Today somebody would surely complain that Charlie Brown and Snoopy were racist and sexist, anti-LGBT, etc.

[@beavercleaver7848]

He was based on an actual person who'd hang out in the same bar as Charles Schultz, after their day jobs ended. "Charlie Brown's here - now we can start having fun," everyone would say when he showed up.

[@AdamsBrew78]

I was just a baby in 78...but wish I could go back to those years. Society wasn’t so unhinged, immature and mean. There were problems, but people on all sides are always agitating and escalating these days.

[@Salem-yy5wn]

I was 16 in 78. Great memories but people were just as mean, you just didn’t hear about it all the time with no internet.

[@cindypruitt9534]

Betty White has always looked the same, I love it!

[@typ044]

In '78 I was only 5 but still remember some of these, would go back in a second!

[@jamesboyd5305]

Hanes ...Barney Miller...SOAP...Farrah Fawcett...R.I.P....Gong Show!...Big Gulp...Were gonna have an Aviance night!

[@exchequerguy4037]

The Aviance ad was the raciest; nowadays it would be considered blah family fare.

[@tjoines2]

I was 15 in 78. These sure do bring back a lot if memories. P.S. I could use a contac now

[@johnnie2638]

Contac! LOL Sorry, all I have are some Anacin or some Vick's Formula 44.

[@catlovermarty]

I used to take A.R.M. for my allergies. That and Allerest.

[@gregorycyr9272]

I was 15 in 78' as well.Upatate NY.Long time ago.

[@jerryking45]

Get me a TAB ASAP

[@SoapinTrucker]

Same, 15 in 78! :)

[@mortgages_by_jason]

This brought me back to my childhood in So Cal. The opening news scene with Christine Lund FTW. Thanks!

[@johnmininger7472]

I was 11 in 1978 and remember most of these commercials. Some of these are really interesting to see now. Imagine a commercial on the benefits of Pepsi in their all new plastic 2 liter bottles, much lighter than glass! A commercial touting the benefit of a plastic trash container over metal.

[@bluesky4385]

There is something comforting watching these commercials. I imagine its because its a simpler time. Although 1978 was a year I never forget. My apt barely missed being destroyed when PSA flight 182, crashed into my San DIego Neighborhood killing 144 people. If I had been outside walking in the neighborhood I would have been killed. When I was able to go to my apt I decided I could no longer live in the North Park area of San Diego. I really didn't have the money to move , but I managed to get another apt elsewhere away from the flight path.

[@dleyba3199]

wow! good thing you werent in the path of destruction.

[@ptperry9013]

“Two scoops of raisins in a package of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran”…… classic!

[@kjemradio]

The 70s and 80s had the best produced commercials. Today it's how much electronic lame music and zero personality performers can we make/get. Even though I was about 3 years old, I actually do remember many of these commercials. THAT'S how you make your brand stand out!

[@lenoremcdonald4820]

I agree. I miss jingles. I remeber jingles like im stuck on band aid, b o l o g n a. Plop plop fiz fiz oh what a relief it is.... to name a few. Now a days I dont even know what they are advertising sometimes.

[@cindypruitt9534]

Thanks for all your work on this!

[@josephrobertvanderhoff8281]

Dutch tv commercals were no better ,,,I love watching American TV back in 1978 ,,I was born in the Nederlands ,,I was 14 . Greetings from Amsterdam .

[@puntinprincess7343]

So weird how life changes. I remembering being little and hating the commercials, who likes them, but now as an old adult, i love watching these old ones from my youth. I remember when i would tell my mom how i hated commercials and she would say its a potty break or snack break. You couldn't just stop tv back then to go to the bathroom or get something to eat. Makes sense now.

[@brainbombify]

I'm watching these constantly waiting for the show to come back on

[@heidisnider6155]

I think we all agree that we were living in more innocent times. Maybe we can't truly turn back the hands of time but at least we can pretend while watching these classic commercials.

[@dleyba3199]

so verytrue

[@roxanneweichinger9318]

🥰Loved the show “Fantasy Island” back in ‘78 when I was 15 yrs old!

[@ForeignerFan74]

Me Too!

[@fredgarvey3737]

Smiles, everyone. Smiles!

[@QueensNativeNYC]

De Planes, De Planes,

[@know973]

I really feel at ease. .back at home with my grandmother..70s 80s 90s were peaceful....

[@ycartyahoo]

Back when pens had commercials...

[@rickbrenner6079]

I was only 5 in 1978, but I’m feelin’ the nostalgia as if it was my heyday:)

[@TheOneAboveAll]

I was a freshman in high school in 1978/79. I feel old.

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

You are old.... But so am I :(

[@HaveCheetahWillView]

I kept on waiting for Vega$ to return

[@jankypop-a-matic58]

The whole Vega$ TV series is actually on KZbin now. I just binge watched it! : )

[@shrewd1245]

I LOVED that show Vegas!!!! I have the series on DVD. Such a simpler time back then. Tell someone back then that in a little more than 25 years or so that we would have phones that allowed one to send a picture or video of themselves instantaneously, order food, clothing, or book yourself on a flight and reserve a hotel room, all without talking to anyone, would probably have gotten you a one way ticket to the psych ward. And as cheesy as it all looks, I can't get enough of it!!!! I feel sorry for the youth of today and tomorrow, never knowing or experiencing the innocence we were able to enjoy.

[@kathiec1333]

@@jankypop-a-matic58 Vegas episodes have been removed. Guess we lost them to one of the streaming services.

[@CutandShoot5x5]

Great memories from my HS graduate year! Seems like yesterday!!!! Thank you for this awesome vid! New Sub!!!!

[@eliseogarcia1024]

Woah KABC L.A news anchors. I I vividly remember them as was yesterday.

[@thetinysideoftiny7625]

Dick Tufeld is the announcer you hear on "Vegas will be back in a moment". He was the narrator on Lost in Space and also was the voice of the Lost in Space robot.

[@donaldpaluga]

With Ernie Anderson promoting other ABC shows

[@johnnie2638]

He was the inspiration for me getting into radio & voice work. Years ago in the late 90s I had the opportunity to spend the day with June Lockhart who played Maureen Robinson. She was so nice. I told her back then that I modeled my delivery after Mr. Tufeld. She told me she'd pass that on to him!

[@thetinysideoftiny7625]

@@johnnie2638 johnnie, thank you for sharing that. I love his voice...so distinct. I also met June Lockhart in the mid-90’s. What a lovely woman.

[@johnnie2638]

@@thetinysideoftiny7625 Yes, I found her to be gracious with her time and such a pleasure to meet and gab with. We spoke not only of her LIS experience but also of her love of family and other interests outside of acting. What a great expwrience it was for me to actually meet someone who was such a major part of my favorite TV show of all time. I was just a kid of 5 or 6 when I first saw Lost in Space and I've been a fan ever since. During my career the copy delivery style of Mr. Tufeld and of the 60s snnouncer style in general has been my bread and butter for 40 years as of 2021. Not every prospective employer likes it but enough do that I've been blessed enough to have made a living with it. I'm glad you got to meet June Lockhart. I know it will be an experience that you'll gladly remember for the rest of your life as will I.

[@thetinysideoftiny7625]

@@johnnie2638 Lost in Space is still my favorite show of all times. I was born in 1969 so I grew up with it in re-runs. The show was responsible for my career choices in life. I founded a robotics company years back and had it for over a decade. In my office I had a life size replica of the Lost in Space robot (a life’s dream come true). I still watch the show several times a week. Do you have any examples of your voice work? Maybe on KZbin? Would really like to hear it!

[@stratman1021]

I really like the Bell Telephone long distance commercial. The tone of the voices and the video of these commercials really takes me back to a simpler and carefree time. No social media or cell phones. I'd go back in a heart beat.

[@ForeignerFan74]

I Was Four Years Old! I Remember The Blizzard of 1978!

[@susanfaulkner2304]

So do I.

[@clapolla]

Even though I was only 9-10, I can remember so many of these jingles and commercials - although I would have never thought of them again. Unlike today's 10 minute interruptions of nothing but pharmaceutical company ads, they were entertaining back then.

[@WillmobilePlus]

My favorite part is how all the ads feature ADULTS, and not overgrown teenagers. No nose rings, piercings, or juvenile clothing.

[@mikehiggins5233]

Life was so much nicer then. Now it is a pain in the ass.🤘

[@KennyFowler]

That's a long moment. I'm starting to think Vegas will never come back after these messages.

[@mettamotycka6028]

So crazy!! I was 11 when these were on and I remember 90% of them! Before after school sports . The Love Boat, welcome back, Kotter, Hanes Panty Hose… really brings me back!!

[@yatesmsw]

people seemed more normal back then :) but there sure are a lot of medicine commercials...

[@mddesign]

39:22 P.J. Soles in a commercial. That was a nice surprise.

[@slowneutron6163]

27:17 It's the "Jim NEVER vomits at home" lady from 'Airplane'. But you all knew that already.

[@yourallbrainwashed]

Corduroy interior now that's luxurious.

[@luisreyes1963]

🤣

[@femmebrulee5053]

Something about watching these makes me sad. These really were the good ol' days

[@sheiladaly1507]

Hickory Farms! Loved the big pickles you could get!

[@SnakeLady11]

I like how she saves her white pants for that special time. LMAO!

[@tkso.philly3879]

One must be of a certain age in order to remember this and realize,just,how time flys by-

[@Dwohman]

This is when tv was for entertainment

[@brentmann2988]

41:44 the voice of the great Karl Weber for Pillsbury Plus cake mix. 12:25 the deep voiced Ken Nordine for Taster's Choice. 5:36 the fabulous Len Gochman on the voice-over for Farrah Fawcett Shampoo. 49:35 the legendary voice-over artist Bob Landers for Rose Milk. 50:35 Ernie Anderson doing his thing on the ABC promos.

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

The late Lloyd Bridges ("Airplane!") speaks for Contac.

[@zaq55]

Outstanding work. More Ken Nordine @ 22:47. Fans might also remember him from a series of conceptual Levi jean ads from the late ‘70s / early ‘80s. Dick Tufeld @ 6:47 ? Mason Adams @ 19:38 ?

[@brentmann2988]

@@zaq55 Yes, that is Mason Adams @ 19:38. Good call!

[@brentmann2988]

@@zaq55 Yes, I think that is Dick Tufeld. Good call!

[@carolineconnor2156]

Does anyone remember Leggs pantyhose in the egg 🥚! It seems everyone wore pantyhose back then. Now I don’t see anyone wearing them. To be honest they were kinda hot in the summer

[@ruthannemackinnon588]

I was 10 in '78, those were better times

[@tagtenor]

12 for me. I sure miss it.

[@dleyba3199]

i was 6 in 78. these commercials sure do make me miss those days

[@elizabethowens8548]

No they weren't they were different. Inflation, drugs,divorce,serial killers, alcoholics and garbage food

[@stevendenton4965]

I remember for Christmas that year i got a Casio digital watch. Man, i thought i was cool wearing that watch and going to the disco to get down.

[@RIXRADvidz]

I got a Ti -30 for school. it was so cool writing words with numbers......

[@alexxbaudwhyn7572]

..or off to the roller rink

[@chelseagirl278]

@@RIXRADvidz 80085

[@dwightpowell6673]

@@alexxbaudwhyn7572 are there Roller Rinks anymore?

[@jalaneperry7643]

My folks hated that movie The bad news bears We saw that at the garrison cinema Back in 1974 i was 10 years old then

[@laustcawz2089]

"The Bad News Bears"-- released in 1976. Later became a short-lived TV show.