Classic Super Bowl Ads From The 1970’s [VIDEO]

A big part of watching the Super Bowl is for the ads, businesses spend millions of dollars to air a thirty second ad during the big game. Back in the 1970's the ads might not have had the best graphics, or weren't really very funny. However, they are classics. Here are some of the best ads from the 1970's.

Pontiac "The Humbler" (1970)

The decade started with one of the most fascinating commercials, way back in the midst of Super Bowl IV. As viewers of The Mod Squad or The Rockford Files know, muscle cars were all the rage. Pontiac pitched this noisy beast, primed for street racing. It was shown only once and pulled, due to concerns over illicit drag racing.

Gilette Techmatic (1970)

Perhaps this is why people had so much facial hair in the 1970s?

Noxzema with Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett (1973)

"Let Noxzema cream your face." Proof that Fawcett was a popular bombshell three years before her legendary poster hit stores.

McDonald's Big Mac (1975)

All together now: "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese…" Yep, that jingle began here.

Chrysler "Neil Armstrong" (1979)

A decade after touching the moon, our most famous astronaut was gushing over the aerodynamic design of the Omni.

Coca-Cola "Hey Kid, Catch!" (1979/1980)

This legendary ad first hit the airwaves in late 1979, but really took off during the 1980 Super Bowl.