Voice Overs Aren't What They Used to Be. (Thankfully)

Yes, compared to today's toys, this toy is incredibly simplistic (and that's putting it nicely). The real issue in this disaster is not the quaintness of the product. It's something that should have been as good in 1979 as it is today. But apparently the standards for getting voice over work in the '70s were not as high as they are today.

Disco Inferno

If this is good enough for John Travolta, then it's pretty much proof positive that it's good for, well, no one.

Don't Drink the Milk

Hot on the heels of the Demon Doll (aka Baby Laughs Alot), Milky The Marvelous Milking Cow is another toy  and commercial from the 70's that completely miss the mark. These kids are way too excited about a gross product that does nothing but make a mess. And I don't even want to know what's in the "pretend" milk.

Demon Doll

Were kids in the early 70's so starved for entertainment that this was actually considered a viable toy product?? I seriously think this toy may have inspired The Exorcist in 1973.

How Do They Know It Tastes Good?

It's weird... Even though I was quite young when this commercial was produced and aired (in the mid and late 70's), I actually remember it. Probably proof positive of how scary, disturbing, and utterly wrong it is.

That's Not a Taco

While we're on the subject of tacos, here's a commercial disaster from 1979 for Jimboy's Tacos in Sacramento, CA. It would be an easy mark to make fun of the dated clothing and cheesy production values, but I won't do that. For their time, these elements probably weren't too far off the mark for local commercials. In fact, they're better than some (most) of the local commercials I grew up watching in the 80's and 90's.

However...

Watch for the camera pan of the menu items near the end of the spot.



Yep, nothing says authentic Mexican food more than hamburgers, french fries, and sub sandwiches!