0:03 - Rita Rudner for A&P. 6:15 - In the ad for the 1980 Pontiac Bonneville, the elderly man at 6:39 is Herb Vigran. 7:47 - Casey Kasem does the voiceover on the Continental Airlines commercial. 9:32 - In the ad for Thomson Vacations, the actress playing the Thomson rep (9:44) is Carol Potter. 12:02 - Bill Cosby on the voiceover for Del Monte green beans. 14:45 - Stevie Wonder for TDK cassette tapes. Norman Rose does the voiceover at the end. 15:46 - Florence Henderson for Tang.
19:26: 1,400 watts, enough to blow a fuse when used in a typical midwestern outlet if someone else was doing such daring things as using a fan AND a radio on the same circuit! NOW that's POWER. (Was around in the '70s, AMA).
Your work on restoring these is unbelievable. Everything is sharp, crisp and clear. I don't know of your source tapes are this clear or if you used AI here, in which case, you deserve a shipload of credit for utilizing it to restore these commercials!
I had a good batch of those tapes from 1979 that were recorded on very good quality tape and stored well. The 70s commercial blocks weren't upscaled with AI.
New technology always costs more, and it was probably manufactured in the US. One thing that has actually changed for the better because technology is more affordable. The problem is that tech is manufactured in China by slave labor.
It took ALL FIVE of us kids (teens) to buy my mother a Microwave Oven for Christmas in 1975. Today they are as disposable as a Bic lighter! The ONE thing that's the same in 2023 as 1975? The Bic lighter!
That continental airlines commercial at 8:08 was Casey Kasem's voice
Wow chuck roast 99¢ a pound!!! My deep freezer would stay full! 😂
Not on 1970 wages you wouldn't
0:03 - Rita Rudner for A&P.
6:15 - In the ad for the 1980 Pontiac Bonneville, the elderly man at 6:39 is Herb Vigran.
7:47 - Casey Kasem does the voiceover on the Continental Airlines commercial.
9:32 - In the ad for Thomson Vacations, the actress playing the Thomson rep (9:44) is Carol Potter.
12:02 - Bill Cosby on the voiceover for Del Monte green beans.
14:45 - Stevie Wonder for TDK cassette tapes. Norman Rose does the voiceover at the end.
15:46 - Florence Henderson for Tang.
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, a lot of these commercials are a slice of memories. Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed them!
Beth Howland , Vera on “Alice” is in the first A&P commercial.
Actually, it's comedienne Rita Rudner (who slightly resembled Beth Howland).
"Dirty White Sweatshirt" is a good name for a band.
Those days i miss green and blue chip stamps
12:50 lol, vinyl slipcovers for your Polish grandparents out on the northwest side.
19:26: 1,400 watts, enough to blow a fuse when used in a typical midwestern outlet if someone else was doing such daring things as using a fan AND a radio on the same circuit! NOW that's POWER. (Was around in the '70s, AMA).
Your work on restoring these is unbelievable. Everything is sharp, crisp and clear. I don't know of your source tapes are this clear or if you used AI here, in which case, you deserve a shipload of credit for utilizing it to restore these commercials!
I had a good batch of those tapes from 1979 that were recorded on very good quality tape and stored well. The 70s commercial blocks weren't upscaled with AI.
1:34 - Allen Swift is the voiceover announcer in the Woolco commercial.
7:10 That's the ending voiceover of Marty McNeeley in the Ronco Star Time Commercial
remember when everyone looked up to america?
I hate seeing those prices!😢
Me too! It just reminds me of inflation due to irresponsible policies by all politicians.
The RC Cola Skateboard Pizza Girl commercial isn't in this block!
Thanks for pointing that out. It was pulled into it's own short at th-cam.com/users/shorts0Dv2IWAzrUk
Isn't that Susan Lucci in that Loreal ad?
There is a resemblance. Good catch.
That’s not her
😊
a 700$ vhs recordr, who sed inflatn . . .
New technology always costs more, and it was probably manufactured in the US. One thing that has actually changed for the better because technology is more affordable. The problem is that tech is manufactured in China by slave labor.
It took ALL FIVE of us kids (teens) to buy my mother a Microwave Oven for Christmas in 1975. Today they are as disposable as a Bic lighter! The ONE thing that's the same in 2023 as 1975? The Bic lighter!