“I said ‘lunch,’ not ‘launch!’” Sid and Marty Krofft’s Far Out Space Nuts originally ran on CBS from September, 1975 to September, 1976. 16 episodes were produced. The show starred Bob Denver (Gilligan’s Island) and Chuck McCann as pea-brained NASA … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Here’s a healthy Daily 70s Spot and a good way to work off all that Billy Beer. A promotional commercial touting the benefits of running produced by The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Commercial aired in September, 1978. … Continue reading
This edition of Show Toppers focuses on a lesser-known science fiction series, The Fantastic Journey, which ran on NBC from February to June, 1977. Only 10 episodes were produced. The plot centered around a group of scientists who became shipwrecked … Continue reading
“Take a Natural break.” Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible) for Anheuser-Busch’s Natural Light beer. It’s nice to see Graves pitching in with some heavy lifting while preparing for the beer party. Commercial aired in January of … Continue reading
Here’s an enjoyable five minutes of video rescued from the Health & Beauty section of the “Anachronism Files.” Host extraordinaire, Bob Barker presenting a dozen Miss Universe 1974 finalists in the “Evening Gown Competition.” The event took place on July … Continue reading
Your Daily 70s Spot features Pepsi Cola and this one is part of the “Pepsi Challenge” series. The nail-biting “challenge” is a blind taste test between Pepsi and Coca-Cola. This spot was filmed at Tulane University in Louisiana. Spot aired … Continue reading