1977: Our Lives Through Commercials

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  • @stendec-dd3he
    @stendec-dd3he Год назад +17

    When commercials then are more entertaining than programming now, we got to get back on track.

  • @onefatstratcat
    @onefatstratcat Год назад +33

    What a great decade to be a teenager :)

  • @freddyhoyt1849
    @freddyhoyt1849 Год назад +5

    I remember these commercials from 1977 when I was 8 years old

  • @heygetoffmylawn1572
    @heygetoffmylawn1572 Год назад +22

    Thank you, Fred Flix, for the time you spent compiling this most excellent collection of TV history for us. Very deeply appreciated. 👍

  • @Aniontedone
    @Aniontedone Год назад +3

    Time Machine transport me back to 14 years old. Thanks!!!!

  • @lesbw356
    @lesbw356 Год назад +14

    O.J. In a movie called The Killing Affair…..wow talk about the prediction of the century!!!!!

  • @percey
    @percey Год назад +9

    A great year to be 10 years old!

  • @continentalgin
    @continentalgin Год назад +8

    The T-bird comes with a radio. Nice!

    • @artamussumatra6286
      @artamussumatra6286 Год назад +1

      So does the Chevette, but air conditioning….. I doubt it $$$$ 😆

    • @continentalgin
      @continentalgin Год назад +2

      @@artamussumatra6286 Didn't matter anyway, because the custom installed Blaupunkt cassette deck was going in with heavy Jensen speakers in a quad formation.

  • @richardrykala925
    @richardrykala925 Год назад +5

    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

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      Good comment, Richard.

  • @simplysteve68
    @simplysteve68 Год назад +8

    Jonatham Winters was goofy as Mork and Mindy's kid "Merth".
    Let's all be a Pepper too. Lol
    Super crunchy KFC,
    Thanks for making me hungry Fred. 😆😂🤣

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      It's almost dinner time, Steve.

  • @tomklock568
    @tomklock568 Год назад +8

    Well, this sure brings back those days. A lot I've forgotten about. Thanks Fred!

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      You're welcome, Tom.

  • @1cpascal
    @1cpascal Год назад +11

    It was surprising to see an ad for a word processor from as early as 1977. I thought that they weren't introduced until the late 1980s.

    • @StudioZ7
      @StudioZ7 Год назад +1

      The prices came down considerably by the late 1980s, so practically anyone who wanted one could get one.

  • @helanesolomon1724
    @helanesolomon1724 Год назад +13

    James Coburn was perfect for commercials.

    • @BELCAN57
      @BELCAN57 Год назад +1

      Schlitz.... Light !

  • @ChickenWingSoup
    @ChickenWingSoup Год назад +5

    Brings back my childhood.

  • @Nunofurdambiznez
    @Nunofurdambiznez Год назад +11

    I sure they'd bring back original TAB! I LOVED that stuff! Fred, you did it again, excellent job!

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +2

      Thank you, Nunetc.

    • @tomklock568
      @tomklock568 Год назад +2

      It wasn't bad. I'd rather be a Pepper though 😀

    • @lesliegoodman-malamuth9796
      @lesliegoodman-malamuth9796 Год назад +1

      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.

  • @NickvonZ
    @NickvonZ Год назад +4

    I miss those high tech video games!

  • @usmc-veteran73-77
    @usmc-veteran73-77 Год назад +33

    Everything in 1977 was so simple compared to 2023. Plus, my last year in the USMC, I was discharged 4 Oct 77. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.

    • @elifoust7664
      @elifoust7664 Год назад +2

      My ETS ARMY 22 OCT 77

    • @usmc-veteran73-77
      @usmc-veteran73-77 Год назад +1

      @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?

    • @elifoust7664
      @elifoust7664 Год назад +2

      @@usmc-veteran73-77 Ft.Campbell,Ky.553rd MP K-9

    • @usmc-veteran73-77
      @usmc-veteran73-77 Год назад +1

      @Eli Foust after my 4 years, I returned to Charleston, West Virginia, and sold for a corporation. Where are you from?

    • @elifoust7664
      @elifoust7664 Год назад +1

      @@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.

  • @robertscott2210
    @robertscott2210 Год назад +12

    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. 👍👍👍

  • @lorimidwife
    @lorimidwife Год назад +3

    My teen years, lots of fun and anxiety over silly little friendship issues!

  • @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427
    @itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427 Год назад +8

    I was so crazy nuts about Star Wars, back then. I must've seen it about 5 times that year!

  • @DrummingMan1
    @DrummingMan1 Год назад +3

    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

  • @FawleyJude
    @FawleyJude Год назад +7

    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.

    • @eringo-bragh4243
      @eringo-bragh4243 Год назад +1

      I can't believe that I still have that receiver

  • @doggedout
    @doggedout Год назад +9

    That OJ l Elizabeth Montgomery movie did not age too well.
    "The ax will fall!"

  • @wayfarer4578
    @wayfarer4578 Год назад +6

    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!

  • @garywright7826
    @garywright7826 Год назад +1

    I was 20 yrs old. Great memories !

  • @tadool5352
    @tadool5352 Год назад +8

    Excellent set and I remember them all! Thanks for taking the time to put these together they really lifted my mood!

  • @markbeauseigneur5947
    @markbeauseigneur5947 Год назад +6

    Great content but like I said before I sure yearn for those days. Thanks 👍

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      You're welcome, Mark.

  • @banjo1241
    @banjo1241 Год назад +4

    Thanks, Fred!

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +2

      You're welcome, banjo.

  • @5argetech56
    @5argetech56 Год назад +8

    Another Winner Fred!! Loved seeing Robbie the Robot for K-Tel.. I lived through all these commercials and remember them so well!

  • @sirdarklust
    @sirdarklust Год назад +3

    I remember most of these.

  • @zendwayne
    @zendwayne Год назад +6

    The lady in the Thunderbird commercial I believe was Cheryl Ladd from Charlie’s Angels.

    • @merce10554
      @merce10554 Год назад

      I thought that too. ☺️

  • @creatinotionchannel2680
    @creatinotionchannel2680 Год назад +5

    Pioneer commercial sounds like Burgess Meredith narrating.

  • @creatinotionchannel2680
    @creatinotionchannel2680 Год назад +5

    I loved David Naughton in those commercials.

    • @Nunofurdambiznez
      @Nunofurdambiznez Год назад +1

      ME too.. cuz he had a GORGEOUS backside in the commercial!

  • @tigre7739
    @tigre7739 Год назад +4

    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! 😀

  • @Forcemaster2000
    @Forcemaster2000 Год назад +3

    This was a great look back in time! 1977 was one of my favorite years too!

  • @davidcheung7789
    @davidcheung7789 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @carolinebrown8965
    @carolinebrown8965 Год назад +3

    Love this !

  • @JeffFrmJoisey
    @JeffFrmJoisey Год назад +3

    Great job Fred!! 77 was in college and not much TV watched, WB Kotter was 1 of the only shows I made time to watch.

    • @Dani92670
      @Dani92670 Год назад +1

      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.

    • @JeffFrmJoisey
      @JeffFrmJoisey Год назад

      @@Dani92670 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @sentforth5
    @sentforth5 Год назад +2

    I'm 15 again...thanks, Fred!!!

  • @zendwayne
    @zendwayne Год назад +4

    There’s another future Charlie’s Angel in the Charlie perfume commercial. Shelly Hack.

  • @ThisGuyFrritz
    @ThisGuyFrritz Год назад +3

    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)

    • @Dani92670
      @Dani92670 Год назад

      My first car was an '81 Chevette!

  • @rays7437
    @rays7437 Год назад +2

    I LOVE this one!!!

  • @tubekxb
    @tubekxb Год назад +1

    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.

  • @joeylocognato2198
    @joeylocognato2198 Год назад +2

    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 .🙏

  • @robertromero8692
    @robertromero8692 Год назад +3

    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.

  • @Litauen-yg9ut
    @Litauen-yg9ut Год назад +2

    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..

  • @joelcda6883
    @joelcda6883 Год назад +1

    Great compilation ... thanks, Fred! Among other things, I enjoyed seeing two pilots from Airplane! in the commercials.
    "We have clearance, Clarence! Roger, Roger!"

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      You're welcome, Joel.

  • @matthewbaduria
    @matthewbaduria Год назад +1

    Thank you Fred Flix,for the time you spent compiling this most excellent collection of television history for everyone.

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      You're welcome, Matthew.

  • @tellemomma9780
    @tellemomma9780 Год назад +2

    Thank u for the work you put in Fred! Always grateful!

  • @catmama3816
    @catmama3816 5 месяцев назад

    I have the full set of Star Wars figures from 1977 when I was 11 and get them. Still have them!

  • @211inprogress
    @211inprogress Год назад +19

    OJ Simpson, a killing Affair... 💀 😂

    • @robertscott2210
      @robertscott2210 Год назад +6

      The age old question; does art imitate life or does life imitate art?

    • @theoneandonly6431
      @theoneandonly6431 7 месяцев назад +1

      And he plays a cop no less. Isn't that a laugh?

  • @merce10554
    @merce10554 Год назад +4

    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. 💜🤟

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      You're welcome, Mercedes.

    • @merce10554
      @merce10554 Год назад

      @@FredFlix 💜🤟

  • @gregggoss2210
    @gregggoss2210 Год назад +3

    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.

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      I've been watching it today too, Gregg.

  • @samstephens378
    @samstephens378 Год назад +14

    A killing Affair, starring OJ Simpson
    Talk about taking your work home with you. 🤔

    • @robertscott2210
      @robertscott2210 Год назад +2

      Ohhh, I see what you did there lol 😆 👍👍

    • @robertscott2210
      @robertscott2210 Год назад +1

      @@billmurray7473
      Maybe there's a copy on Betamax somewhere 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @TL_oS
    @TL_oS Год назад +2

    Awesome comp😺

  • @rogerscottcathey
    @rogerscottcathey Год назад +3

    First computer. Atari Writer was a good word processor. No mouse needed

  • @lindaeasley5606
    @lindaeasley5606 Год назад +2

    I remember that Xerox and the monks commercial well 👍

  • @MediaWest
    @MediaWest Год назад +1

    wow, xerox really blew it. they were years ahead of everyone. no wonder jobs saw the xerox parc in 77, and made the lisa. great stuff.

  • @thetraveler2561
    @thetraveler2561 Год назад +1

    Love it Fred!

  • @michaelboyce9373
    @michaelboyce9373 Год назад +1

    Things now sadly missed.

  • @deementia6796
    @deementia6796 Год назад +2

    Thank goodness that Mrs. Brady did her part to make sure kids in the mid 70's didn't succumb to scurvy via TANG!

  • @TIMOTHYJAMES-wk2yk
    @TIMOTHYJAMES-wk2yk Год назад +1

    Great stuff...thanks Fred!!

  • @alfred9915
    @alfred9915 Год назад +2

    Thank you for posting! It was great!
    New subscriber here.

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      Welcome aboard, Alfred.

  • @adrianarciga2537
    @adrianarciga2537 5 месяцев назад

    Woow 10000 STARS❤❤❤❤❤

  • @LaDracul
    @LaDracul Год назад +3

    Gee, even that Atari commercial had a SW reference in it...

  • @kevinnelson66
    @kevinnelson66 Год назад +1

    The late Richard Anderson (Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman) used to be the Shell Man.

  • @salemslotandmore8278
    @salemslotandmore8278 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the Video 😀

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад +1

      You're welcome, SL&M.

  • @Qboro66
    @Qboro66 Год назад

    The Charlie commercial with the great Bobby Short...
    I remember it well..

  • @luisreyes1963
    @luisreyes1963 Год назад +2

    Wonder which was the epitome of technology, the Atari 2600 or the Vita-Mix?
    Thanks for the memories, FredFlix. ⚙️

  • @MDCSWildcats86
    @MDCSWildcats86 2 месяца назад

    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.

  • @lennomenno
    @lennomenno Год назад +4

    Schlitz beer gave me the schlitz.

  • @alittlepastmidnight
    @alittlepastmidnight Год назад +1

    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!

  • @elc1960
    @elc1960 Год назад +1

    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.

  • @KendraEMoyer
    @KendraEMoyer Год назад +1

    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.

  • @Ij-jan
    @Ij-jan Год назад

    Thanks for the video

  • @wheeler71
    @wheeler71 Год назад +2

    👍👍🖖

  • @michaelboyce9373
    @michaelboyce9373 Год назад +1

    Fr different TV shows from different TV Channels!

  • @Colonel_Chrome
    @Colonel_Chrome Год назад +2

    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.

    • @Tr0nzoid
      @Tr0nzoid Год назад

      I scrolled down to see if someone pointed this out.
      Also a lot of the people keep referring to the Atari 2600 which wasn't called the 2600 until 1982.

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      Ooops!

  • @elc1960
    @elc1960 Год назад +1

    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!

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      Kinda chaotic but thanks, elc1960.

    • @luisreyes1963
      @luisreyes1963 10 месяцев назад

      That Star Wars promo was the last hurrah for Burger Chef.

  • @JohnShields-xx1yk
    @JohnShields-xx1yk 5 дней назад

    I was 17 and I remember thinking those computer things were so useless to regular people.lol, I wasn't the brightest bulb in the tree.

  • @joeheid2776
    @joeheid2776 Год назад +9

    O J Simpson and The Killing Affair. Who knew?

    • @luisreyes1963
      @luisreyes1963 Год назад +1

      Not as shocking as that Police Woman episode about Sgt. Pepper being accused of being a lesbo...👄

  • @tfrank2103
    @tfrank2103 10 месяцев назад +1

    24 hour banking is great ! I can do my banking at home while sitting on the toilet lol

    • @luisreyes1963
      @luisreyes1963 10 месяцев назад

      Now it can be done on your smartphone via your bank's app. 📱

  • @michaelpaul5801
    @michaelpaul5801 11 дней назад

    crusty and warm.. just how i remember em

  • @jbray34
    @jbray34 Год назад +1

    The killing affair really if they only knew in the future 😂

  • @frankwafer6919
    @frankwafer6919 Год назад

    😃💯👍👍!

  • @onecoolcat2478
    @onecoolcat2478 Год назад +1

    A Killing Affair staring OJ Simpson......talk about foreshadowing.......

  • @kevinnelson66
    @kevinnelson66 Год назад +1

    The legendary bonfire episode of M*A*S*H.

  • @riflemusket
    @riflemusket Год назад

    Ernie Anderson shilling for the ‘77 Ford Thunderbird. Ah, the 70s.

  • @nicoleberry2750
    @nicoleberry2750 9 месяцев назад

    @FredFlix
    I would like to know if you take requests.

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  9 месяцев назад

      I will hear any suggestions. Nicole.

  • @shnibby69
    @shnibby69 Год назад

    Whoa! A lesbian plot on Police Woman?! Angie Dickinson! I like to watch!
    Fred! This 64 year old codger rank’s your content Numero Uno!

    • @FredFlix
      @FredFlix  Год назад

      Delighted to know, shnibby69.

  • @PyramidOfBubbles777
    @PyramidOfBubbles777 Год назад

    Who is the voice at the 11 minute mark?

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 Месяц назад

    Ever been in a cockpit before? Ever seen a grown man nekkid?

  • @theoneandonly6431
    @theoneandonly6431 7 месяцев назад

    I bet that beta max system probably cost about $500 back in 1977. That's about $2500.00 in 2023.

  • @mr.classic6823
    @mr.classic6823 Год назад

    Ah Beta Max the Original DVR