Daily 70s Ad: Kodak ‘Smile Saver Kit’ (1971)

(Click to enlarge) “Kodak makes your pictures count.” I’m smiling just looking at all that…stuff…you needed just to grab a quick photo. Daily 70s Ad #117: Kodak ‘Smile Saver Kit’ originally appeared in the May 07, 1971 issue of LIFE … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: RCA ‘Sounds Of Spring’ (1971)

(Click to enlarge) “New vibrations from an old master.” You see don’t see many clocks with built-in pen holders anymore. Or portable cassette players with wood grain surfaces. Pity. Daily 70s Ad #112: RCA ‘Sounds Of Spring’ originally appeared in … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Willy Wonka’ – ‘Pure Imagination’ Song (1971)

The weekend is almost here. Time for a ray or two of Funshine to warm our cockles. Here’s the wonderful Gene Wilder singing “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 classic, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In the clip below, we … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Dr. Seuss’ Cat In The Hat’: ‘Calculatus Eliminatus’ Song (1971)

Happy Funshine Friday, feline friends! Here’s a quick song entitled, “Calculatus Eliminatus” from the Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat TV special. The Cat in the Hat first aired in March of 1971 and featured singing satirist, Allan Sherman as … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: ’72 Munich Olympics With Bill Toomey (1971)

“You can take part in the ’72 Games, by helping send our team to Munich, Germany.” Time to get out the stopwatch and time our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for the upcoming 1972 Munich Olympic Games. … Continue reading