From 1971: When American Housewives Are Tormented By The Exotic Birds In Their Lives Because Of Common Laundry Problems

And who is this actress? She looks so very familiar to me.



And a question: who taught the parrot to say "ring around the collar" as a taunt to this beleaguered housewife? I suspect the 1971 Husband here in this clip. He looks like the type to badger his wife about those pesky stains and complain about her lousy cooking. Or perhaps the bird was a fan of soap operas, and learned the statement from other Wisk commercials.

From 1971: Gorgeous Ali McGraw For Chanel No. 5 Bath Products

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Yeah, she's pretty much my idol.

From 1971: Because We Could Always Use A Little Vintage Sesame Street

That's Ravi Shankar and his son, Shubhendra, on the sitars.

Cover Girl Cybill Shepherd

In 1966, Cybill Shepherd won "Miss Teenage Memphis," launching for her what would prove to be a long and lucrative career, both as a model and an actress.

She was 1968's "Model of the Year," leading to work as one of the first "faces" of Cover Girl cosmetics.

From 1971: Meet Louise, The Little Redhead, And Dutch, A Chauvinist Who Probably Should Be Shoved Off The Top Of A Tall Building

In the Seventies, even something as seemingly chaste as mouthwash commercials could be made into something very much like the opening scenes of a tawdry porno. I get the feeling that Dutch will get to know Louise a lot better at a key party in the near future.

From 1971: Me Want Cookie!

Very clever to have him chomping on the TV Guide logo.

"A Sleep-Through Night." And The Following Morning. And The Afternoon.

A fantastic double-clicker, this one.

From 1971.

The Contents Of My Wallet: $2.67, My Lucky Schlitz Bottle Cap, An Expired Costco Card, And My David Cassidy Fan Club Card

All from 1971 and 1972.

I especially dig the ad where it looks like the dog is sprouting from Mom Partridge's head.