Funshine Friday: The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty

Filmation produced 13 episodes of The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty and they originally ran from September through November 1975 on NBC Saturday Morning. The show featured two live-action cats, Waldo Kitty and Felecia, and followed their attempts to outsmart … Continue reading

70s stories in the news: New Evel Knievel movie, Vietnam legacy, Donald Sutherland

Via the magic of the internet and the ever-vigilant Bionic Disco News Team – here’s a trio of 1970s-related stories from recent days. Read on to learn about a new movie exploring the life of daredevil Evel Knievel, Hilary Clinton … Continue reading

A quartet of passings: Richard Zanuck, William Asher, Donald Sobol, Jon Lord

Unfortunately, over the past few days a number of media personalities who left significant marks on the 1970s have passed away; TV & film director William Asher, producer Richard Zanuck, children’s author Donald J. Sobol and Deep Purple keyboardist Jon … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: ‘Americathon’ (1979)

Satirical comedy, Americathon, hit theaters in late summer, 1979. The film stars John Ritter as the 1998 US President when America has run “out of gas, oil and cash.” An “Americathon” is held to save the country from bankruptcy and … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Kraftwerk, ‘Radio-Activity’

Highly-influential electronic band, Kraftwerk, formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1970. The group released the song “Radio-Activity” in October of 1975. The clip below captures the band performing for French TV in 1978. Man? Machine? Or something altogether better? Press play … Continue reading