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Felix dishes - "Italy, Stroganoff and Hawaii" for the party (1975) :60 (Sweden)

Felix dishes, he can make "Italy pan", "stroganoff pan" and "Hawaii pan" straight in the pan.

Semper Frukostvälling - Den första skeden / The first spoon (1975) (Sweden)

A man stumbles up for breakfast. clearly tired and a bit grumpy, as his wife has prepared välling which my dictionary translates as gruel.

Wasa Knäckebröd / Crisp bread - a tour of the Wasa Factory (1975) Sweden

Wasa Knäckebröd 1975

Jello - Rube Goldberg machine (1975) :30 (USA)

Poule au Pot - Magnus Härenstam / French (1975) (Sweden)

Poule au Pot 1975

Marabou - Domino Figaro Tenor - Och violer till mor (1975) :30 (Sweden)

Domino Figaro Tenor - Och violer till mor

Fruit - Lill-babs "Käka mera frukt!" (Eat more fruit) 1975 Sweden

Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host.

Kinder Surprise - Humpty Dumpty Egg man - (1975) :30 (UK)

I think this was a success, I remember that they showed it to us in adschool and we were all gobsmacked. Still freaks me right the hell out.

Kronfågel - Let's talk chicken! (1975) 3:00 (Sweden)

Eva Rydberg tells us everything there is to know about chicken, and you can snack on it in the middle of the night, as it's protein, not calories

Smedley's Sausage Rolls - Sneaky Granny (1975) :30 (UK)

Smedley's Sausage Rolls - Sneaky Granny ad by Ogilvy (1975) Sausage rolls... in a can?

Bregott - Kid making a sandwich (1975) :60 (Sweden)

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Sara Lee - 'Who Ate The Sara Lee' (1975) (USA)

"Who ate the Sara Lee, who ate the piece I was saving just for me?"
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McDonald's - Big Mac - (1975) 0:60 (USA)

"Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."

Mrs. Butterworth - Kim Fields / Thick and Rich (1974) :30 (USA)

Long before she became "Tootsie" in "The facts of life", young and adorable Kim Fields had her small-screen acting debut in this M

Svängsta skorpor - Johan, what is the biscuit called? "Sväng svängigare" (1974) :60 (Sweden)

The little guy is wearing a hat that reads "Swing (with more) swing", which makes no sense at all in English - but since the brand name is S

Chiffon - 'It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature!' (1974) :30 (USA)

Mother nature can not believe it's not butter!

Uncle Ben's Rice & Gravy - You did it (1974) (USA)

"Last week we had gravy but no rice, this week we have rice but no gravy!"

Scan - Hot Dogs and other sausages - The Chef show (1974) (Sweden)

The lady asks the host to teach her about sausages, and he explains that sausage from SCan is a great food as it has a lot of protein and not as much

Scan - Meat Information from SCAN (1973) 3:20 (Sweden)

In this long infomercial, the voice-over discusses modern people's bad habits of buying meat "just for that day", as they steer away fr
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Epicure HP Pickles - "Alouette" (1973) :30 (UK)

They have pickles with the taste that tickles!

Birds Eye Peas - Pod went Pop - Patsy Kensit (1973) :15 (UK)

Birds eye peas, sweet as the moment, sweet as the moment when the pod went "pop"!

Birds Eye Peas - Pod went Pop / Patsy Kensit (1973) :30 (UK)

Birds eye peas, sweet as the moment, sweet as the moment when the pod went "pop"

Birds Eye Beefburgers - Bank Clerk (1973) :30 (UK)

Husband comes home from his last day at the bank, and he's robbed it.

Birds Eye Beefburgers - Dan & Ben (1973) :30 (UK)

My name is Ben, and this here is my brother Dan.

Hovis - Northern life - (1973) :45 (UK)

We walked off to shop after the war my mum and me.

Birds Eye Pies - Ambassador's Wife (1973) :30 (UK)

"The Bolivian ambassador is coming to dinner and the chef's gone off so I sent out for some Bird's Eye."

Smör - Tomten / The gnome / Midsommar (1973) :60 (Sweden)

To understand this ad, you must first understand what a Swedish "tomte" is. A tomte is sort of like a gnome, who lives on the farm/homest

Blå Band - Instant Soup (1973) :60 (Sweden)

Birds Eye Beefburgers - Dan & Ben - (1973) :30 (UK)

"He'll never be a poor starving artist."

Tre Kök - Jansson's frestelse & små pannbiffar / Tre Kök önskar Gomiddag (1973) :60 (Sweden)

You can find it in the canned goods shelf. Costs under a fiver.

Birds Eye Beefburgers - Bank Clerk's last day (1973) :30 (UK)

It's his last day of work, and his wife wants to cook him a dinner.

Hovis bread - Uphill - (1973) 0:35 (UK)

A young lad works hard for his Hovis.

HP sauce - "Hp sauce is a great British Sauce" / Vacation (1973) :30 (UK)

HP Sauce ad from 1973 - by Ogilvy & Mather

Farley's Rusks "Once a Farleyman, always a Farleyman" (1973) :30 (UK)

Farleys Rusks TV ad by Ogilvy from 1973 Mum Says

Campbell's Soup - Cost of living got you down? / Dody Goodman (1972) (USA)

"Cost of living got you down?" asks the jingle.  "Prices are so high, I take a ladder to go shopping!" replies Dody Goodman.

Birds Eye Beefburgers - Gangster - (1972) :30 (UK)

The ditzy blond who is the gangster's girlfriend doesn't quite understand the dire situation and suggests ordering Birds Eye Beefburgers

Birds Eye Desserts - Oliver Twist / More - (1972) :30 (UK)

The classic scene from Oliver Twist has Oliver wanting more - because he's been served Birds Eye dessert like peach and cream flavor, raspberry r

Weetabix - Breakfast (1972) :60 (Sweden)

A great sunny orange 1972 family breakfast!

Weetabix - This is the box that he wants (1972) :60 (Sweden)

This is the box that Richard wants to reach. Weetabix is nourishing.

Kelloggs - Frosted mini-wheats cereal (1972) (USA)

America is waking up to a great new breakfast idea!

Pååls hönökaka - "Bryta bröd i goda vänners lag" (1972) :60 (Sweden)

Det här är Påls hönökaka. Påls bakas över öppen eld för den fina aromens skull.

Dawn - Grease Grabber & "Gail Strickland" (1972) 1:00 (U.S.A.)

Gather 'round kids and listen to the story of the 1970's. Now, in the 1970's drugs were very popular.

Ost / Cheese - The Cheese party (1972) no subtitles (Sweden)

Cheese! This family likes to have friends over, but like so many worry about having to prepare meals.

Kraft - Parkay Margarine Countryfresh flavor (1971) (USA)

Kraft Parkay Margarine  (1971)

Frödinge Ostkaka - ready-made Cheesecake from Småland (1971) (Sweden)

In this advert a nice lady tells us all about the traditional Småland cheesecake, which nobody in småland would do without, is now available in pre-ma

Goman på Konsum och Domus - Buy meat different ways (1971) 2:00 (Sweden)

Some people like to chat with the charcuterie man, but the modern way to buy meat is in the frozen food section where you can find Goman.

Alpha Bits: Jackson 5 (1971) :30 (U.S.A.)

Jackson 5 make a cameo for alpha bits cereal, and their special prize inside: stuff to pimp your bicycle.

Sugar Crisp: Jackson 5 (1971) :30 (U.S.A.)

The Jackson 5 sing their hit for an insanely edited commercial for Sugar Crisp cereal.

Bohusräkor och Västkustsallad - Frozen shrimp and east coast salad (1971) :60 (Sweden)

Bohusräkor och Västkustsallad 1971

Sibylla - Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt / Din Rätt (1971) (Sweden)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt eats a hot dog and tries to remember the brand name. "It's a woman's name. Starts with an S. Sigurd.

British Chicken - Margaret Powell / Luxury food we can all afford (1971) :15 /UK)

O&M British Chicken ad from 1971 - starring Margaret Powell

Läkerol - Opera / Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (1970)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt does not enjoy the opera, it disturbs his nap.

Burger King - 'Whopper' "Can I have a whopper Lieutenant?" (1970) (USA)

"Can I have a whopper Lieutenant?"

Läkerol - The Corner Shop / Tobaksaffären (1970) :30 (Sweden)

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt och Anita Wall

Birds Eye Desserts - Princess - (1970) :30 (UK)

Once upon a time there was a princess who had three suitors.

Birds Eye Roast Beef Dinner for One - Brief Encounter -(1970)

"I'm going to say goodbye."  "No, don't say goodbye, it sounds, so permanent." "It's only for a very short

Birdseye Pies - Vicar's Wife - (1970) :30 (UK)

It'll make a dishonest woman out of you.

Birds Eye Pies - Temptress - (1970) :30 (UK)

The seductive lady serves birds eye pie as if she had made it.

King Vitaman Cereal (1970) (USA)

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"And it's bursting with natural vitamin C" Anita Bryant, 1970 printad USA

Isn't it nice there are so many ways to buy 100% pure orange juice from Florida?

British Eggs "E for B, and be your best!" / George Best (1970) :40 (UK)

British Eggs E For B ad starring George Best - by O&M (1970)
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ICA butikerna - ICA Supermarket (1970) 7:00 (Sweden)

A seven-minute-long infomercial about Sweden's largest supermarket chain back in 1970. Look at the fashions and hairstyles!

Swanson Breakfast "Send him off..." print 1972

"Swanson makes it easy to send him off with a good breakfast"

Bords Eve & Hushålls Eve - D-Vitamin margarine (1970) 7:35 (Sweden)

This is a five-minute ad speaking about the D-Vitamin content of "Bords Eve" and "Hushålls Eve" margarine.

Carnation Instant Breakfast - Carolyn Brand off to school 1970

Los Angeles teen Carolyn Brand models for this ad

Birds Eye desserts - Rule Britannia (1969) :30 (UK)

Trifle, the cornerstone of the British Empire. When the people stopped bothering to make trifle, the Empire started to crumble. Coincidence perhaps.

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