“We’re pretty lucky we have traffic lights…” (‘Sesame Street,’ 1970)
Happy Funshine Friday, everybody! Here’s a 1970s moment to lead you into the weekend. It’s a very short film entitled, “Traffic Light” that originally ran in November of 1970 on Sesame Street. Lots of nice, 70s-era vehicles and harried pedestrians in this one. Honk! Honk! Beep! Beep! And that sort of thing.
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘The Electric Company’ – ‘Knock Knock Rock’ (1976)
Friskies ‘Kissing Pets.’ (‘LIFE’ magazine, September 24, 1971)
“Five irresistible flavors for both cats and dogs.”
Awwwwww. Daily 70s Ad #258: Friskies ‘Kissing Pets’ originally appeared in the September 24, 1971 issue of LIFE magazine.
(Source: LIFE)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Rawlings NFL Jerseys For Kids (1977)
Rawlings NFL Jerseys For Kids. (‘Boy’s Life’ magazine, October, 1977)
“With 28 National Football League teams to choose from, it’s likely there’ll be a lot of trades before the season’s over.”
Welcome to my 1970s wardrobe. Daily 70s Ad #257: Rawlings NFL Jerseys For Kids originally appeared in the October, 1977 issue of Boy’s Life magazine.
(Source: Boy’s Life)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Champion, ‘Superbowl Of Motocross’ (1978)
Champion, ‘Superbowl Of Motocross.’ (‘American Motorcyclist,’ October, 1978)
“With its spectacular whoops, catapults and mini-mountains, AMA’s Superbowl of Motocross VII in the L.A. Coliseum was some kind of a challenge.”
The winner? Yamaha star, Mike Bell. Daily 70s Ad #256: Champion, ‘Superbowl Of Motocross’ originally appeared in the October, 1978 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.
(Source: American Motorcyclist)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Clairol ‘Looking Good’ (1970)
Clairol ‘Looking Good.’ (‘Ebony’ magazine, September, 1970)
“Looking good. That’s what Clairol is all about.”
A well-groomed family has more fun. Clairol knows. Daily 70s Ad #255: Clairol ‘Looking Good’ originally appeared in the September, 1970 issue of Ebony magazine.
(Source: Ebony)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Heineken ‘Bottom’s Up’ (1970)
“Listen to my heart pound…” (Tony DeFranco and the DeFranco Family, ‘Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat,’ 1974)
A very fine Monday, everyone! If you’re looking for something sugary to keep your motor running throughout the afternoon, you’ll want to watch this clip.
Here we have the DeFranco Family performing their biggest hit, “Heartbeat – It’s A Lovebeat.” The song made it to the top 5 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” in the fall of 1973. Here you can catch the band singing on what I’m fairly certain is Jack Benny’s Second Farewell Special from January of 1974. Roll it!
Previously on Music for Monday: Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ (1975)