27 Weird (and Delicious) Food Ads From the 1970s
Food ads in the 1970s were wordy, colorful, and descriptive. The ads didn’t just showcase a product, they showed consumers how to elevate it. Everything was straightforward, so no one had to guess how to use that pizza kit or what kind of food to expect in a Libbyland TV dinner. To get a glimpse of what everyone was buying for dinner in the ’70s, here are some of the decade’s most delicious — and deliciously weird — food ads.
1. Kellogg’s Product 19 (1970)
2. General Mills Monster Cereals (1971)
3. McDonald’s Big Mac Value Meal (1971)
4. Campbell’s Soup on the Rocks (1972)
5. Libbyland TV Dinner (1972)
6. Stouffer’s Spinach Soufflé (1972)
7. Chef Boyardee Complete Pizza Mix (1972)
8. Marathon Candy Bar (1973)
9. Hamburger Helper (1973)
10. Chun King Foods Frozen Dinner (1974)
11. Libby’s Spread ‘n Heat Pizza (1975)
12. Yule Log (1975)
13. Kraft Dinners (1975)
14. Seven Up Candy Bar (1975)
15. Heinz Spaghetti (1975)
16. Pringles (1975)
17. Burger King (1975)
18. Betty Crocker Spoon & Bake Cookie Dough (1975)
19. Leo’s Sandwich Meats (1976)
20. Streets Neapolitan Log (1976)
21. Flintstones Yabba Dabba Dew (1976)
22. Dinty Moore (1977)
23. Hunt’s Manwich (1977)
24. Oscar Mayer Chopped Ham (1978)
25. Jeno’s Pizza Rolls (1979)
26. Chicken of the Sea (1979)
27. Tab by Coca-Cola (1979)
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