Comin’ at ya with Shell Super Regular! (Shell Oil, 1972)
“Shell products perform.”
All righty, let’s turn the key and fire up our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Shell Oil commercial featuring the “new” Super Regular gasoline. Spot aired in November of 1972.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Budweiser Beer ‘When Do You Say Bud?’ (1977)
Mike ‘Kitchen Master’ Brady at work (Robert Reed, ‘The Brady Bunch,’ 1970)
Great Peter’s moustache! We haven’t enjoyed a Brady Bunch Moments post here in months. That just won’t do.
Here’s a clip of old school chauvinist, Mike Brady attempting to teach his daughters how to run an efficient kitchen. Pratfalls and mayhem follow. The clip on display first aired on March 13, 1970 during season one of The Brady Bunch as part of the episode “The Grass is Always Greener.”
Previously on Brady Bunch Moments: Joe Namath Drops In
Fishin’ up boots and drinkin’ Bud (Budweiser, 1977)
“When you say ‘Budweiser’ – you’ve said it all!”
Time to peek inside the cooler and crack open our Daily 70s Spot. On display below we have a Budweiser beer commercial which ran as part of the well-known “When do you say Budweiser?” campaign. Spot aired in July of 1977.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Chevy ‘National Economy Drive’ (1979)
Bruce Lee ‘Way of the Dragon’ still, 1972
A new exhibit covering the life of Bruce Lee will be opening next week in Hong Kong. According to a report at CNN:
“A five-year Bruce Lee exhibition will open in Hong Kong’s Heritage Museum on July 20, 2013, to commemorate 40 years since his death.”
The exhibition features over 600 items and a few of the photos on display can be sampled herein.
Bruce Lee – 1960s
Lee’s iconic suit from ‘Game of Death,’ 1973
The Lee family; Bruce, wife , Linda, son, Brandon and daughter, Shannon (Early 1970s)
For more info you can hit CNN and/or Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life.
Previously on 70s Shots: Searching For The Seventies – The Documerica Photography Project
A free booklet? Hell, yes I’ll come buy one of your cars! (Chevy, 1979)
“Chevy’s got the drive. Come and get it!”
Let’s rev up the Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Chevrolet commercial featuring the “National Economy Drive” event and a look at the Chevy Caprice, Malibu and Pickup. The actor is Jim McKrell of Celebrity Sweepstakes fame. (Thanks to YouTube subscriber, QBC Network for the McKrell identify). Spot aired in November of 1979.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: JCPenney ‘Groovy Leather Jacket Gal’ (1972)
‘The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight’ trailer title, 1971
Quick Quiz! In what film do we find both Robert De Niro and Hervé Villechaize? Ah, screw it. The headline of this post kind of gives everything away doesn’t it?
Directed by James Goldstone (Swashbuckler, Rollercoaster), The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight zig-zagged into theaters in late 1971. This uneven comedy about the mafia in New York City was based on a 1969 novel by Jimmy Breslin.
I’m not sure these fellows can fire in a straight line
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight features Robert De Niro (in one of his earliest film roles) as an Italian cyclist and con artist and the movie’s large cast is filled out by stars such as; Jerry Orbach, Lionel Stander, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet and Hervé Villechaize. If you’ve never seen this one, the trailer below will provide a fine example of what you’re in for. Roll it!
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight Wiki, IMDb
The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight review at Every70sMovie
Original 1971 review by Roger Ebert
Previously on Trailer Tuesday: Mark Lester In ‘Melody’ (aka ‘S.W.A.L.K.’) (1971)