Show Toppers: ‘Big John, Little John’ (1976)

A little bit of a twist with Show Toppers today. Instead of nighttime fare we have a show that ran on Saturday mornings, aimed at a younger audience. Sherwood Schwartz’s Big John, Little John originally appeared on NBC from September … Continue reading

Celebrating 12-12-12: December 12th in the 1970s

Today is December 12, 2012 or 12-12-12. We won’t see triple dates all the same like this in our lifetimes (unless you live to see 01.01.2101). I thought it might be fun to celebrate the event by looking back at … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: Black Christmas

I rarely feature frightening things here at the site but seeing as how this one is something of a cult classic and the season is right – I couldn’t resist. I’m generally not a big fan of horror films (with … Continue reading

70s Stories In The News: Little Richard, Susan Dey, Grease, Saturday Night Fever

Lazy Sunday alert! Time to catch up on some 1970s-related stories in the news. Today, we take a look at rare early-70s Little Richard photos, a Susan Dey ‘Style Evolution’ gallery, modern day Travolta and Newton-John in Grease mode and … Continue reading