14 funniest American commercials of the 70s
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Published 2021-10-03
1. Volkswagen 'Funeral' - DDB, 1969 (almost the 70s)
2. Alka-Seltzer 'Poached Oysters' - DDB, 1970
3. Wendy's 'Where's the Beef?' - Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
4. Continental Insurance 'Lucky Guy' - Sorry Don't Know
5. Independent Life 'Out of the Picture' - Sorry Don't KNow
6. Pepsi 'Archaeology' - BBDO (dates to 1985 but hey, who's counting?
7. Alka-Seltzer 'Spicy Meatballs' - could be Wells Rich Greene, 1969 (which is almost the 70s)
8. American Motors' Rebel 'Driving Instructor' - Wells Rich Greene, 1969
9. Southern Airlines 'Second Class' - McDonald & Little, 1978
10. Volkswagen 'The Kremplers' - DDB
11. Wendy's 'Drive Through' - Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
12. Fed-Ex 'Count on It' - Ally & Gargano
13. Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 'Barrier' - DDB, 1962
14. Xerox 'Monk' - Needham Harper Steers, 1977
All Comments (21)
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For about a year cries of "Where's the beef?!" rang from coast to coast. It was the national catch phrase.
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My father owned a shoe store in Sunnyvale California. He sold Birkenstocks as well as children’s shoes . My father found out that brother Dominic from the Xerox commercial was making an appearance at one of the local computer stores. My father sent me to go see if brother Dominic would come to his store and make an appearance, and my dad offered him a free pair of Birkenstocks. Needless to say I was able to drive back to my father’s store with brother Dominic and as we entered My father’s store, I uttered those immortal words “it’s a miracle“! The whole store erupted in laughter!
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When America was funny and could laugh at itself!!
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Anyone else miss not only the humor but all the catchy jingles?
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You'll never convince me those were "Pelicans" 'watering'" that lawn.
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Who else has grandparents who still say “ mama Mia, that’s a spicy meatball” and giggle?
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To my recollection, humorous ads began with Volkswagen, then Alka Seltzer chimed it. I was waiting for them to show" I can't believe I ate the whole thing". 😂
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It’s 2024 and I can’t think of one funny ad on tv.
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I drove my 52 year old VW to the gas station and asked for 50c worth of gas, I told the attended I was reminiscing, the good old days!
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"The most economical sports car you can buy. Just not the most powerful."
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"Let's get Mikey"
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Who here remembers Clara Peller??
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I remember most of these when they were new. I guess that means that I am old.
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I love this walk down memory lane. This was when companies had a sense of humor. 😂
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Did Mr. Whipple squeeze the Charmin when his piano went through the wall? Thank God he had Continental Insurance.
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When we watched the only 4 or 5 television channels and we all saw the same shows and commercials it felt like we were a closer connected nation. I don't use my TV anymore and we are now following separate ideologies and becoming a divided culture.
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Back when commercials were 30-second little movies... No AI, no CGI, just humans doing funny, silly, outlandish stuff. It's why I colllected books on advertising from back then... These were awesome, thanks for the look back! 👍👍
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10:06 I still have a tee shirt from high school that says “TARDIS Express: when it absolutely, positively has to be there before you sent it”, but now nobody gets it 😢
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This was back in the day when you actually knew what product the commercial was advertising. Many of today's commercials leave me wondering what product they are trying to sell.
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In our day, 70's, 80's...commercials told stories, so you became vested in them.
