25 BANNED Commercials From the 1970s You're Not Supposed to See

At 11:59 p.m. on January 1st, 1971, a cigarette commercial for Virginia Slims aired during Johnny Carson—and then tobacco vanished from American TV forever. But that was only the beginning. Throughout the 1970s, the FTC, FCC, and massive consumer groups went after breakfast cereals, mouthwash, bread, beer, pantyhose, toy ads, and famous mascots. Today, we are counting down 25 commercials from the 1970s that were banned, pulled, or forced off the air—from the Frito Bandito and Listerine's cold claims to Wonder Bread, Joe Namath’s pantyhose ad, and the massive battle over Saturday morning sugar cereal ads. Tell us in the comments: Which of these 1970s commercials do you remember watching live before it got pulled? #vintageamericana #nostalgia #americannostalgia