Christmas Specials and Cartoons

In the 1970's, The Carpenters were at the height of their success.  Richard and Karen Carpenter released A Christmas Portrait in October of 1978 with an ABC special to follow.  The previous Christmas, they brought us their first special, The Carpenters...

Christmas Seals were widely popular until the early 80s as a way to raise money for charity.  Specifically, for the American Lung Association.  Christmas Seal commercials and ads were commonplace in America until this time. Here is a short featuring...

In the late 70's, Polaroid featured a series of commercials featuring James Garner and Marriette Hartley.  These commercials led most people to think the two were married to each other due to their great on-screen chemistry.  In real life, the two were...

Here is a commercial from the late 70's for Kodak™ cameras featuring a young Ricky Schroeder. Rick was a popular child actor at the time and would make the film remake of The Champ with Jon Voight two years later.  Rick went on to star in his own NBC sitcom...

Burger King is what I remember most as a kid.  The weird story is in my hometown, the McDonald's didn't have a drive thru window so you had to go in.  My mom would never go because it was such a hassle and because of inclement weather.  So, we went...