@Eli Foust that's cool, within a couple weeks. I was discharged when I was stationed at Camp LeJeune. Where were you stationed when you were discharged?
@@usmc-veteran73-77 Reside in Florida, I was a Navy brat in Portsmouth,Va.66-67.Lived in Puerto Rico, 67'70..Mt Pleasant, SC 70-72...Dad retired 72 moved to Sunshine State.
Tab was the only sugarless soda available in the residence hall vending machines. This made Tab a treat, especially when doing the wash, as the machines lived in the laundry rooms. Just remembered that when I typed other people’s papers, I required a cold Tab in addition to the usual payment. Or more Tabs, depending on the length of the papers.
@@artamussumatra6286 Didn't matter anyway, because the custom installed Blaupunkt cassette deck was going in with heavy Jensen speakers in a quad formation.
Good memories in this one Fred, I had forgotten about many of those products. TV wasn't TV back then without the late night record commercials lol. 👍👍👍
Hey Fred Flix🙂🙂🙂Yup , not only remember these Commercials but have them🙂 Man the music and toys were great back than, just the Commercials back than much more entertaining ,talented classy than anything on television these days, just didn,t get into Star Wars , if you collect Kenners going for real big $$$$$ at auctions these days, I have my own Gigantic Toy Collections, Hot Wheels,Marx,Lionel,Ideal etc etc . Still got my Atari and some I bought at estate sales years back, still new in the box🙂 I still have some Burger Chef coupons and playsets and drinking cups. Use to watch alot of those Renco Commercials here in Detroit, chops,dices slices mixes etc etc🤣 My father had a 1979 T Bird, ( he worked at the Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn)I remember back in 1987 or 88 the Catalytic Converter caught fire when I was backing it down our driveway, my foot started to get hot and I started seeing smoke, burn,t a whole thru the floor🤣🤣🤣. Which after me and my brother when shopping for classic cars, had to be made 1973 or before. Nice Ford Models didn,t rust like the 70 Galaxy my father had before. In 1977 we were still watching Sanford and Son,All in the Family,Rockford Files and Cannon here in Detroit . Didn,t like Dr Pepper taste, like flat pop🤮🤣🤣🤣 Was a Pepsi, Vernor and Faygo kid or guy myself🙂. Hell ya Kentucky Fried Chicken tasted great back than, nice crispy and crunchy, what was it for a bucket back than 3 or 4.99 for 10-15 pieces, now its all oily or something, made me run to the toilet YUK!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Somebody certainly messed with the Colonels receipe thats for sure. When the Colonel was alive his Chicken was the tops, the same thing just happen with Bob Evans. when he passed away heirs to the Bob Evans fransize messed with the quality of the food. Didn,t care for the Chevette but way better than the Vega, those started to rust as soon as they left the factory. Love big cars
I can relate to the Pioneer ad about the kid playing drums. I played drums as a kid and got the same response from people, except I didn't make it to rock star status like the guy does in the commercial. The thing I like about the Pioneer audio equipment was the wood grain on all of it.
This is awesome, Fred. I was 5 years old in 1977 and remember all of these except for the Xerox commercial. By the way, the actor who played the bartender in the James Coburn commercial was veteran character actor, Ford Rainey. I remember him best playing Steve Austin’s dad on the Six Million Dollar Man. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Ha ha ha ha love it! I was sweet 16 that year and I remember it well going from a somewhat lonely an innocent child to a young adult tested for some trouble but good times! Thanks, Flintstone
Those commercials I remember way back before I was a teenager. Here are the ones I can recall: - Star Wars (of course) - Atari 2600 - Space Mountain at Disneyland - Ford Thuderbird - Franco American (now replaced by Campell's) - The Bionic Woman - Dr. Pepper - Charlie - Chevy Chevette (my first car was a '79 Chevette)
Hey Jeff, up your nose with a rubber hose! No wait, RUBBA hose I think it was. Lol, remember that line from a young John Travolta? My best years were in NJ.
Takes me back to one of my favorite years!! I turned twelve that summer, and I thought Star Wars was the most epic movie ever at that time, my friends and I were crazy about it! I4 know we watched all of these commercials I'm sure, I distinctly remember the ones with Jonathan Winters and Florence Henderson. We also watched all the shows advertised, except I don't ever remember watching the one that starred Elizabeth Montgomery and OJ. Recognize two Charlie's Angels, which was another show we watched, Cheryl Ladd in the T-Bird commercial and Shelley Hack in the Charlie perfume commercial. Another great trip down memory lane! Thanks Fred! 😀
Great look at 70s culture and technology, Fred. It fascinates me that there was actually a commercial for high fidelity components. I loved Pioneer back in the day. In fact, I still have a Pioneer receiver (much more advanced than 70s tech, of course). I love that you included the famous David Naughton commercial. There's a definite creepiness about that commercial for the OJ movie.
The Sony Betamax VCR's were very expensive at $1,200.00+ and they weighed over 28 lbs. I was 11 years old and if you lived in NYC back then like I did, it was really tough. There were street gangs all over the city, the crime rate was out of control and it all culmulated with the July 13th blackout. However, I do miss those days.
Hey Mr. Fred, we just got done watching this most recent post of yours. Vitamix, as per my grandparents, has head quarters in Cleveland. Burgess Meredith, was born and raised in Cleveland. I really wanted to leave a comment on your prior post, but the comments section was turned off. It was pretty cool though to hear you as the voice over. We're getting closer Mr. Fred my parents were 3 and my grandparents were 29 in 1977. Thank you again, we cannot wait to see your next post. BTW: that little boy playing drums on the little girl's head( just like me at that age). Didn't have a need for girl's then. I must say now that I'm grown, up things have changed!🤣 God bless you and your family, be safe .🙏
Another memory stirrer. Hey, by the way Fred, Honey West is the Decades binge this weekend. Watching an episode right now with a very young Joe Don Baker.
Great compilation ... thanks, Fred! Among other things, I enjoyed seeing two pilots from Airplane! in the commercials. "We have clearance, Clarence! Roger, Roger!"
I'd completely forgot about those Shell commercials where a car breaks through. Of course, no one who was around could forget the Charlie commercial - possibly one of the most memorable of the 70s.
David Naughton 2 years before "Makin' it". But yeah, Dr. Pepper was a lovely ad. And Charlie... so cool, a whole lot better than the fragrance. ☺️ I just love this series, Fred. Thanks. 💜🤟
Ahh , I got a kick out of the monk and the xerox machine then, and brought a smile to my face now. And pretty sure I still have that Music Machine record somewhere in the basement. Good ol' Robbie..
My sister and friend got into a fight over that Luke Skywalker doll and ripped it's head off. It was my brother's doll and he did not ever get over that. Flashbacks.
Not sure if it's him, but it sure sounds like the late Jack Reynolds doing the voiceovers on three of these commercials: the K-Tel ad at the very end, the end of the Disneyland spot, and as the main announcer on that VitaMix ad.
The Schlitz Light ad at 3:06 was parodied by the barely-alive Del Rancho restaurant chain for it's "Steak Sandwich Supreme", using a then 7yo boy as the "cowboy", and a similar music score.
One little nitpick. The Star Wars action figure commercial would have been from 1978. While the movie came out in 1977, Kenner was unprepared for the success of the movie and the demand for figures, so the first wave launched in 1978. The only Kenner commercial from 1977 would have been for the infamous Early Bird kit.
So O.J. Starring in "A Killing Affair" How Apropos! Xerox! Once a Great company. what happened? The K-Tell commercial was Great!! (Remember those "Record Clubs) Columbia etc. that they all wanted us to join.! all those stores they said they K-Rell was sold in are long gone! the DR. pepper commercial really brought back memories! Tang? is it still around. I thought it was great!! The Chevette, goes to show just how Gullible us Americans can be! we didn't learn from the Vega!!! Oh Boy! keep em coming Fred! The video quality and sound on some of them is not so great. this had to be taken off of a VHS tape. Beta max was High Quality!
Ah, FredFlix has posted a new video that contains Star Wars commercials...the farts...ummm, I mean the FORCE is strong with this one. Hope you're having a decent year so far!
3:12, 3:52, 5:44, 13:06 - Can you not superimpose test over the commercials? You can always identify notable people in the description text. Please keep the commercials intact. That said, great compilation of commercials. I turned 13 in Nov, 1977. Star Wars became the focus of my world. Burger Chef was superior to me over McDonald's, and I loved that they offered the Star Wars-themed kids meal packaging. I still have my original 4 Star Wars posters from Burger Chef! Welcome Back, Kotter was one of my favorite TV shows. I didn't have an Atari 2600 until late 1981, but I used to beg my mom to leave me at the demo display at Sears while she went shopping at our local mall. I was obsessed with all things Disney as a kid, saw all the films, and remember the Space Mountain commercials. I finally got to ride it in 1979 during my first-ever visit to Disney World. I also fondly remember the Kentucky Fried Chicken "Real Goodness" ad campaign. Also developed a fondness for Tab as a teenager. As far as diet sodas go, it tasted much better than diet Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, etc. It was like it was designed from the ground up, and not just a watered-down, 'lite' version of an existing beverage. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks!
