Category: 1970’s
Dondi, the Sunday Comics, and the Bicentennial Newspaper I Saved
The newspaper shown here is the actual paper I brought home for my family and saved because it marked the…
When a Wine Ad Sounded Like Theater
The commercial was simple, but that was the power of it. Welles sat there with that unmistakable voice, making wine…
When Plymouth Turned a Cartoon Into a Muscle Car
The Road Runner was already a Saturday morning favorite before Plymouth got involved. Kids knew the bird, the desert, the…
“Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop”
I remember my mom calling it the “Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop,” and for years I wondered where that came from….
Put A Little Old Spice In Your Life!
Before Old Spice became the loud, funny commercial brand we know today, it sold romance, confidence, and that “dad or…
“Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?”
If you spent any time watching television in the 1970s or 1980s, you definitely remember the ultimate laundry room showdown….
Get Dad an 8-Track Player!
There was a time when a trip to Radio Shack felt like walking into the future — even if you…
Lotsa Luck
One of my family’s favorite shows starring Dom DeLuise only lasted one season, but we never forgot it. Lotsa Luck…