‘Tonight is the night, that you make me your woman…’ (Betty Wright, 1974)
Here’s the fantastic and underappreciated, Betty Wright performing “Tonight Is The Night” on Soul Train.
The clip originally aired in 1974, possibly ’75 and the tune first appeared on Wright’s Danger – High Voltage L.P. Now, get into it.
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Tom Sawyer taking ‘Gratifaction,’ 1973.
A most pleasant Funshine Friday to all! Here’s a clip from a movie you might have watched on a lazy Sunday morning in 1973.
It’s Johnny Whitaker and friends singing “Gratifaction” from the movie Tom Sawyer.
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James Brown for Falstaff Beer. (‘Ebony’ magazine, February, 1970)
“You don’t have to push so hard. Relax!”
Even the hardest working man in show biz needs a break now and again. James Brown for Falstaff Beer originally appeared in the February, 1970 issue of Ebony magazine.
(Source: Ebony)
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Just admit you love it and move on. (Toni Tennille sings ‘Muskrat Love,’ 1976)
It is time. Time for Captain & Tennille to sing the 30th biggest hit song of 1976 – “Muskrat Love.”
“Muskrat Susie…Muskrat Sam…”
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“There’s a brand new clown in town…” (McDonald’s commercial, 1976/77)
Happy Funshine Friday, Bionic pals! Here’s an early morning commercial for McDonald’s you may have caught in 1976 or ’77 featuring the Little Ronald McDonald doll.
Only $1.00! That’s a cheap gift. Somehow though, the whole clown thing seems slightly creepy in retrospect.
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‘Flying High’ TV title, 1978
By the great, grey strands of Howard Cosell’s toupee! It’s been much too long since we’ve flipped on the box for an episode of Show Toppers. Let’s dive right into another long-lost 1970s TV intro.
Flying High ran on CBS from September of 1978 to January of 1979. The humorous adventure series focuses on three young ladies, all recent graduates of flight attendant school. The trio work together on a Sunwest Airlines jumbo jet based in California.
‘Flying High’ cast; Connie Sellecca (Lisa), Kathryn Witt (Pam), and Pat Klous (Marcy).
New York fashion models and fledgling actors; Connie Sellecca, Kathryn Witt and Pat Klous were cast as Lisa, Pam and Marcy. Howard Platt co-stars as Captain March. Sellecca went on to find fame on The Greatest American Hero and Hotel.
Additional info from The Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh.
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