Continuing the celebrity-themed week – our Daily 70s Spot stars Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds. Here we see Bench selling Gillette Platinum Blades. Spot aired in November of 1970. 1970 was a good year for the young ballplayer. That … Continue reading
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Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” appeared on the Signed, Sealed & Delivered L.P. of August, 1970. The single, featuring Wonder’s first solo producing credit, hit #3 on the US Billboard “Hot 100” and #11 in the UK. Here’s … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday, Bionic dance team! Here’s a complete cartoon featuring The Ant and the Aardvark entitled “Don’t Hustle An Ant With Muscle.” The Ant and the Aardvark was produced by Depatie-Freleng and this particular short first ran in theaters … Continue reading
Kelly’s Heroes hit theaters in June of 1970 and ended up just making it onto the Top 20 highest-grossing films of the year list. The WWII comedy stars Clint Eastwood as the titular hero along with Donald Sutherland (Oddball), Don … Continue reading
Filmation’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch began her animated life as part of The Archie Comedy Hour (1969-70). She was spun off into another series, Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies, for a season on CBS in 1970-71. Thereafter, the ‘Goolies left … Continue reading
Herschel Bernardi is ‘Arnie,’ CBS, 1971 Arnie is a lesser-known situation comedy that ran for two seasons on CBS, from September, 1970 to September, 1972. 48 episodes were produced and they starred Herschel Bernardi (d. 1986) as Arnie Nuvo, a … Continue reading