Dawn Dishwashing Liquid Commercial (Mid-1970s)

[@gcfifthgear]

Dawn was introduced in 1973. This may have been one of the very first ads (note that it said "Available in Limited Areas" at the end of the commercial)

[@byromania]

The younger wife in the commercial is actress Janet Mclaughlin. I just saw her in an episode of The Rockford Files, earlier today.

[@BionicDisco]

Janet MacLachlan. Thanks for the identify! =)

[@byromania]

@@BionicDisco I almost had her last name correct. 🙂You're welcome!

[@jillmorgan7309]

I like this commercial much better than the ones nowadays with oily ducks.

[@hoagie1978]

Dawn smelled so good back in the 70's and 80's....it now has a weird chemical smell.

[@Johnnnyyy10]

Welp, with the new Dawn logo and their new lemon smell on their blue one (new Dawn dish soap only) literally smells just like chemicals.

[@vincentmistretta5428]

Alderman Davis (Good Times)...rip Albert Reed.

[@BionicDisco]

Thanks! Info. added.

[@daisymae3883]

The actress that played his wife also was also on Good Times. She played Lena, the girlfriend/fiancee of James' father. I don't know her name offhand.

[@TheYoungandtheRedeemed]

@@daisymae3883 Paulene Myers is her name (God rest her soul 🙏🏿)

[@dualactionsurgilator]

Dawn was and still is an excellent detergent/degreaser. Ecolab's equivalent Pan-Tastic works the same and smells great.

[@daisymae3883]

That's when Dawn was one of the top/best dishwashing liquids on the market. They messed around and changed the formula...smh

[@curtpiazza1688]

😂 That looked like Don Marshall!

[@mthivier]

I think the older lady had a long-running role on a soap opera around that same time, though I can't remember which one. She looks very familiar.

[@fromthesidelines]

Phil Tonken, announcer.

[@BionicDisco]

Thanks. Added.

[@fromthesidelines]

You're welcome!

[@stantonrogers]

RIP LaWanda Page

[@TheYoungandtheRedeemed]

Correction, that’s Paulene Myers, not LaWanda Page

[@stantonrogers]

@@TheYoungandtheRedeemed Oh Ok