22 Photos Of The Best-Selling TV Dinners In The 1970’s

Dinner on short notice in the 1970s? It better be Swanson, Banquet, or Libbyland.

Published 1 month ago in Ftw

It's 7pm on a Thursday night in 1973. Dad is working late and mom is having dinner next door with Mrs. Smith. You're stomach is grumbling and you're hungry. What's for dinner? A TV Dinner of course!

And if you're having a TV dinner in the 1970s, then it better be Swanson, Banquet, or Libbyland.

Here are 23 photos of the best TV Dinners you might remember having from the 1970s.

1
Swanson TV Dinner
Turkey Dinner.

2
Banquet
Salisbury Steak.

3
Swanson
An TV dinner ad.
4
Beans and Franks
Better microwave carefully.

5
Libbyland
TV dinners for kids.
6
Hungary Man
Fish and Chips
7
Swanson
Fried Chicken

8
Swanson
A variety of options.
9
Trust Swanson
Kids of the '70s certainly did.
10
Morton
A balanced ham dinner.

11
Swanson
Crispy fried chicken
12
Swanson
Meat loaf dinner. That sauce color is questionable.
13
Nuevo
Mexican Style Dinner.

14
Swanson
Salisbury steak. For the steak I preferred Banquet.
15
16
Libbyland TV Dinner
Ad in 1972

17
Swanson Ad
Cuts of lean beef.
18
Turkey Pie
Swanson debuted the Hungry-Man meal in 1973.
19
Swanson
German Style. Lots of sauce.

20
Night Hawk
Taters was a bold choice.
21
Banquet
Cubed carrots just aren't a thing anymore.
22
Swanson
Polynesian style with the sauce.

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22 Photos Of The Best-Selling TV Dinners In The 1970’s

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Swanson TV Dinner

2

Banquet

3

Swanson

4

Beans and Franks

5

Libbyland

6

Hungary Man

7

Swanson

8

Swanson

9

Trust Swanson

10

Morton

11

Swanson

12

Swanson

13

Nuevo

14

Swanson

15

16

Libbyland TV Dinner

17

Swanson Ad

18

Turkey Pie

19

Swanson

20

Night Hawk

21

Banquet

22

Swanson

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