22 Photos Of The Best-Selling TV Dinners In The 1970’s
Daniel Bonfiglio
Published
03/27/2025
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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.
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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. -
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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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