Tag: 1970s television
WATCH JOE NAMATH GET CREAMED!
Only in the 1970s could a shaving cream commercial turn something as ordinary as shaving into entertainment! And who better…
Lawrence Welk’s 1975 Halloween Special Gets Cringeworthy!
Lawrence Welk brought out all the haunts and clichés for his 1975 Halloween special. That last clip is cringeworthy! As…
DO THE FONZIE — WHEN HAPPY DAYS GAVE THE FONZ HIS OWN DANCE
I had forgotten that Happy Days actually gave Fonzie his own dance.This is from the 1979 episode “Stolen Melodies,” and…
WHEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON SPORTS HAD EVERYTHING
Looking back at this 1977 CBS promo, I’m reminded how different Saturday afternoon sports TV used to be. One edition…
THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WAS BORN — SEPTEMBER 21, 1970
Can you imagine the NFL without Monday Night Football? On September 21, 1970, America sat down for the first regular-season…
Pepsi’s “You’ve Got a Lot to Live Campaign
Do you remember this Pepsi jingle? Because this one was designed to do a lot more than sell you a…
MIGHTY MOUSE & ZESTABS — WHEN CARTOON HEROES SOLD VITAMINS
Seeing Mighty Mouse selling vitamins takes me right back to an era when our Saturday-morning cartoon heroes seemed capable of…
Remember Holmes & Yo-Yo? ABC’s Short-Lived Robot Cop Sitcom
Here’s one of those shows where you mention the title and somebody immediately says, “I remember that!” — even though…
Mayberry R.F.D.
How many of you kept watching Mayberry after Andy Griffith left? Mayberry R.F.D. continued the familiar small-town setting, but shifted…