These commercials aired on ABC on November 26th and December 3rd, 1978
1. Levi's (Commercials starting here are from 11/26/78)
2. Volkswagen Rabbit
3. Promo for "Eight Is Enough" and "The Barbara Walters Special"
4. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
5. Promo for "Lucan"
6. KMBC Channel 9 News Promo ("They talk plain so you can understand 'em on teevee!". I feel bad for those short newspeople having to stand on boxes to be on the same level as their freakishly tall lead anchor)
7. KMBC Station ID
8. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
9. Parcheesi ("Last night with the guys in the dorm" :gives knowing look:)
10. Sears Bonnet Canopy Bed Sale
11. Promo for "Starsky & Hutch"
12. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
13. Bell System
14. Pillsbury Plus Yellow Cake
15. Next Time on "Battlestar Galactica" (Lorne Greene's voice is so awesome. I'm a big fan of his western albums where he "sings": • Ringo )
16. Polaroid (With James Garner and Mariette Hartley)
17. Timex
18. "Battlestar Galactica" End Credits
19. ABC News Brief
a. FBI finds note on Jim Jones' body (The incident at Jonestown happened only about a week before this on November 18th. I believe the note referenced in this report was actually written by his wife: en.wikipedia.o...)
b. Egypt President Sadat convinced there will be a peace treaty with Israel "sooner or later"
c. Fire in Rochester, New York
20. 1979 Ford Thunderbird
21. ABC News Brief
d. Posters in China indicate more liberal political climate (Way to read too much into propaganda posters, guys)
22. Promo for "A Question Of Love" ("Are you a lesbian?")
23. Mountain Dew (Commercials starting here are from 12/3/78)
24. Promo for "Good Morning America"
25. KMBC Channel 9 News Bumper
26. Mazda GLC Wagon
27. Burlington Socks (The first sock commercial I've posted!)
28. Emeraude Perfume by Coty
29. Timex (That watch will go great with my ape-proof Samsonite luggage!)
30. Promo for "Eight Is Enough", "Charlie's Angels" and "Vegas"
31. ABC Station ID
32. Rolaids
33. Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
34. Promo for "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Three's Company" and "Taxi" (That episode of Taxi is pretty great, and features a pre-"Magnum, P.I." Tom Selleck)
35. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
36. Promo for "NFL Special Sunday Edition"
37. Long John Silver's
38. KMBC Channel 9 News Bumper
39. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
40. Bic Shaver (I really LOL'd when he whistled with the razor)
41. Chevrolet Monte Carlo
42. Promo for "The Mysterious World Of The Supernatural: Fact, Fraud or Faith?" (Argh, I want to see this SO bad and probably never will. I'm simply fascinated with documentaries like this from back then, when it seemed like so many people were gullible about the supernatural/bigfoot/various psychic phenomenon crap)
43. "Battlestar Galactica" Commercial Bumper
44. Visa
45. Sony Betamax
46. Ford (With Bill Cosby)
47. Wrangler
48. Next Time on "Battlestar Galactica"
49. "Battlestar Galactica" End Credits
50. ABC News Brief
a. Tornadoes hit the south
b. Train derails in Virginia
c. Protests against Shah in Iran
51. Michelob
52. ABC News Brief
d. Congressional Report says Selective Service can't mobilize troops fast enough in crisis (It's been over 40 years and we've been just fine without a draft)
5 сен 2024