April 3, 1977 WKBD-50 (Detroit) commercials

Here are some vintage commercials from a WKBD-50 (Detroit) airing of the Star Trek episode "Assignment: Earth" from April 1977. Here's the lineup:

1. Gala II paper towels with Tennessee Ernie Ford
2. Thom McAn Exersole sandals
3. Gardner-White furniture
4. Kellogg's Product 19 cereal
5. Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal
6. Star Trek bumper
7. Burger Chef's Mariner meal
8. Time magazine's Faces in the News
9. See #6
10. Nationwide insurance
11. Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
12. GM service dealers (Mr. Goodwrench)
13. Michigan National Banks
14. WKBD Sunday Movie "The McConnell Story" with Alan Ladd
15. See #6
16. Head & Shoulders shampoo
17. McDonald's Filet-o-Fish sandwich
18. Lip Quencher lipstick with Shelley Smith
19. The Michigan Lottery's Horoscope instant game
20. Leggs Sheer Energy pantyhose
21. Flair pens
22. Clairol's Skin Machine
23. Jumping Jack shoes
24. Color Tile
25. Promo for the Lou Gordon Program
26. Highland Appliance Co.
27. Gilette Promax Compact hairdryer
28. Hebrew National hot dogs
29. See #3
30. Right Guard roll-on stick

Hope you like them!

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Entertainment

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• wkbd-50
• detroit
• commercials
• april
• 1977
• gala ii
• tennessee ernie ford
• thom mcan
• gardner-white
• kelloggs
• product 19
• frosted mini wheats
• cereal
• bumper
• burger chef
• time magazine
• nationwide insurance
• oldsmobile cutlass supreme
• gm
• mr goodwrench
• head & shoulders
• mcdonalds
• filet-o-fish
• lip quencher
• shelley smith
• michigan lottery
• leggs
• flair pens
• clairol
• jumping jack shoes
• color tile
• lou gordon
• highland appliances
• promax compact
• hebrew national
• right guard

[jdelachjr2002]

This set of promos was actually from April 3, 1977

[gamelover1949]

I only go by what the label says. Thanks for correcting me.

[noahf67]

That Lou Gordon promo sounds pretty good. Too bad I can't see the show.

[LisaBaby67]

@CarlD2 Yeah, Hardee's is no good. :P  The one that took over Burger Chef in my old neighborhood eventually shut down and became something else.

[CarlD2]

@LisaBaby67 I still see Hardees but I rarely see more than a few cars in the parking lot.

[LisaBaby67]

@BettinaBalser Yes.

[LisaBaby67]

@CarlD2 The Burger Chef by my house (way back then) was bought by Hardee's. Then Hardee's closed down. I haven't seen a Hardee's in this area in years.

[mdumas43073]

Some relatives actually had a copy of that Time "Faces in the News Book" when I was a kid. I can remember thinking how nifty it was to have all those covers in one place. Now you can go to their website and do the same thing for free!

[BettinaBalser]

Thank you for posting these. I miss *this* America. Anyone with me?

[MattTheSaiyan]

Those Gala II paper towels look awesome. That "Color Tile" has a really nice sign.

[CarlD2]

Whatever happened to Burger Chef?

Love the old Star Trek bumper.

The Time ad is great.

I don't know why the fire sale ad used such tiny photos of the store.

[TheBlitzmachine]

Another great set of old school commercials. Another great post.