7up "Bubbles" commercial 1975 See the Light

Fantastic commercial for the Uncola.

For sharper detail (but unfortunately a much smaller picture), click the re-size button in the lower right corner of the video screen.

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[tantemo]

I taped this ad from TV with a casette recorder back when it was running, and accidentallly taped over it. I've waited 31 years to see/hear it again. Is there any way to get a personal, sharper copy?

[thunderbolt468]

I agree this deserves to be seen as sharp as possible. Full size on here is pretty bad, but if you click the size box at the bottom of the viewing screen it gets much sharper but ridiculously small. This award-winning commercial was one of the first using computer graphics, and I think Richard Taylor did an incredible job with it. Another one of my favorites of his is the 70s Levi's "Trademark" commercial which you can also find somewhere on here.

[nakamichiguy]

I love that 'Trademark' ad, absolutely brilliant. It was here but taken down for some reason. Shame. BTW, I don't believe there is any CGI in these ads. It's all optical, film, and hand-drawn animation. Very clever.

[thunderbolt468]

I thought for sure I read about these commercials being the first to use CGI and other new groundbreaking effects, but now I can't locate those articles. Research 'Richard Taylor' and 'Robert Abel and Associates' to find out more.

[thunderbolt468]

On YouTube, user WookieCookie has the Levis 'Trademark' ad.

[newalm]

7-Up should air this commercial now, it is good now as it was in 1975 and would be a hit! I notice that Orville Redenbocker popcorn sometimes airs their vintage commercials on TV.

[motrelsnops]

It's a bit of a touchstone for this time period. People in general have always been nostalgic for times past but in 1974/75 while being stuck in overlapping economic recessions and coming off of Vietnam and Watergate Americans were feeling especially nostalgic for "the good old days".

[BMcCue7]

I want the 70's back...

[Offthbadan]

I remember this commercial as a kid. Funny, it lasted long than 7UP. They don't even make ads anymore as far as I know and you don't see 7UP anywhere. Never even think of it until this 30yrs. plus jingle comes to mind.

[hedablinka]

The seventies gave birth to the soothing and addictive balm of Nostalgia. No previous American generation ever venerated the past as we have done since the 70s.

We can look to the right and the left to cast blame, but the blame is resting squarely within our bathroom mirror, every time we stand in front of it. We choose to reelect the same people. We choose to pretend it's the Other Party. We choose not to be informed. We choose to pretend the past was better, and we might just make it so.

[mallyrose87]

Love this commercial!

[amalfi5000]

Does anyone know where to find a soda ad which involves a guy cooling girls' backs with a soda bottle? Was it 7up or mountain dew?

[RedLightBulbs]

This is a really great commercial.

[DjJeffRush]

One of the best ads... And remember that there was no computer animation or CGi, so this was really something!!

[60djdon]

I still remember this tv spot; one of my all-time favorites! Love the colors, and effects!

[reymatt76]

Yeah I agree. But in the case of Orville Redenbocker, I think the main reason why they rerun vintage ads is because he's dead, so if they want to include him in new footage, they have to take from vintage ads.