She’s got…sandals…and she knows how to use ’em (Scholl commercial, 1977)
“I have been told I have nice legs.”
Holy handbag! It’s time for our 200th Daily 70s Spot! This momentous commercial is from Scholl and shows off their line of Patented Exercise Sandals. Spot aired in 1977.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Old Style Beer (1979)
‘Yes, I heard the news – it’s the same old blues again…’ (Lynyrd Skynyrd perform JJ Cale, 1975)
Musician JJ Cale passed away on July 26th at the age of 74. In tribute, we have Lynyrd Skynyrd covering a classic Cale song.
Here’s Skynyrd live in ’75 on the UK’s Old Grey Whistle Test performing “I Got The Same Old Blues” (which later appeared on Skynyrd’s ’76 L.P., Gimme Back My Bullets.) The band also recorded Cale’s “Call Me The Breeze” in 1974.
Previously on Music for Monday: KISS, ‘ABC’s In Concert’ (1974)
Kickin’ it ‘Old Style’ on a relaxing bed of ice (Old Style Beer, 1979)
“Brewed in God’s Country slowly and naturally.”
Let’s pour out a fresh and icy Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for Heileman’s Old Style Beer. Yes, you heard right. The announcer seems to say the beer was brewed using the “poisoning” technique. Yum! Spot aired in October of 1979.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Montgomery Ward TV Set (1975)
‘If you can find a color TV with these features for less money – buy it!’ (Montgomery Ward, 1975)
“Largest picture tube on the market.”
Let’s switch on our Daily 70s Spot. Feast your eyes on this Montgomery Ward commercial featuring a solid state, $499 TV set. This baby has actually got “speakers on both sides of the screen”! Spot aired in November of 1975.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Ford’s ’73 Lincoln Continentals (1972)
‘The new Town Coupe’ (Lincoln Continental commercial, 1972)
“Introducing the 1973 Continentals. It is a very good year.”
Here’s your Daily 70s Spot. A Ford commercial featuring the new Lincoln Continental line-up for ’73. Spot aired in November of 1972. Test-drive it below.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Roi-Tan Falcon Cigars (1971)
‘Sealab 2020’ title card, 1972
Hanna-Barbera’s Sealab 2020 originally ran Saturday mornings on NBC beginning in September of 1972. 13, 20-minute episodes were aired. According to a few sources, three additional episodes were produced but never shown. Warner Brothers recently made the show available again as a manufacture-on-demand DVD collection.
Go, go oceanauts! (‘Sealab 2020,’ 1972)
Sealab 2020 was set in the far future (jinkies! only 7 years away now) and centered around an undersea colony of 250 researchers and explorers led by Captain Murphy and Dr. Paul Williams. Williams was voiced by Ross Martin (The Wild Wild West) and other cast members included Ann Jillian (It’s A Living) and Pamelyn Ferdin (A Boy Named Charlie Brown). In 2000, Cartoon Network ran a successful parody of the show entitled Sealab 2021.
Sealab 2020 Wiki, IMDb
Sealab 2020 DVD collection review at AnimatedViews
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘Korg: 70,000 B.C.’ (1974)