Time to hunt, fish and tag a mountain lion on ‘The American Sportsman.’ (1972)
“Sunday afternoons – right here, on ABC.”
Time to fish up our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have an ABC promo for The American Sportsman with host Curt Gowdy and guests; Jimmy Dean, Bing Crosby, Phil Harris, Ted Williams, Dale Robertson, Cale Yarborough, Arte Johnson and Cameron Mitchell. Commercial aired on January 1st, 1972.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash (1976)
You may recognize this person. She’s been on TV once or twice. (Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash, 1976)
“Get rid of the stains instead of the clothes.”
Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s beloved actor, Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash stain remover. Commercial aired in July of 1976 – the month of extreme Bicentennial madness. You’ve got to keep clean for America’s 200th birthday.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Andeker Beer (1978)
Bionic Disco – celebrating two years online
Greetings, ‘Disco faithful! This here Web Site debuted with a “soft launch” on May 30th, 2011. By my shaky calculations that makes Bionic Disco two year’s young. Technically, the site is a bit older than that – I was writing articles and preparing things in the months preceding – but May 30th is the official celebration day. (I kind of missed it by a few hours. But what the heck.)
Thanks!
Thanks for visiting the site and thanks for your comments and compliments. I hope you are enjoying the 1970s memories. There’s much more to come…
Remember singing around the newsstand? Whaddya mean ‘What’s a newsstand?!’
It’s been far too long since Sesame Street has graced the ‘Disco. Let’s remedy that right away with a fine, sing-a-long song, “The People in Your Neighborhood.”
This top tune was written by Jeff Moss and is sung by Bob McGrath (he’s the friendly humanoid in the video), Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz and Jim Henson. The clip originally aired on Sesame Street episode 0276 on November 8, 1971. Have a happy Funshine Friday!
Sesame Street Wiki, Muppet Wiki
Previously on Funshine Friday: The Ant and the Aardvark, ‘Ants in the Pantry’ (1970)
Andeker Beer’s aggressive marketing pitch didn’t help sell enough beer. (1978)
“The most expensive taste in beer.”
Let’s fill our glass with the Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a fairly rare ad for the Pabst Brewing Company’s lesser-known tipple, Andeker Beer. Andeker went bye-bye in 1986. I guess it was just too rich for our taste buds. Commercial aired in March, 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Avon ‘Tempo’ fragrance (1978)
‘Baretta’ TV title, 1976
Baretta (a re-tooling of the cop show, Toma) originally ran on ABC from January, 1975 to June, 1978. The police drama stars Robert Blake as undercover detective, Tony Baretta, who works without a partner in an East Coast-based city (though the show was mostly filmed in Downtown, Los Angeles).
Bartetta is assisted by an informant named Rooster (Michael D. Roberts) and is rarely far from his pet cockatoo, Fred.
Baretta and Fred. Awwwww. (1976)
Baretta lives in a run-down hotel, dresses in t-shirts and jeans, blends in easily with the rough crowd and drives a beat-up ’66 Impala. The streetwise detective is often heard uttering his catchphrases; “Dats da name of dat tune” and “You can take dat to da bank.”
Co-stars included; Tom Ewell, Edward Grover, John Ward and Sharon Cintron. Blake’s real-life wife, Sondra Blake, made a few guest appearances.
Previously on Show Toppers: ‘Struck by Lightning’ (1979)