Let’s enjoy a day-after-Thanksgiving repeat for Funshine Friday. (I’m too full to get up off the couch). Hanna-Barbera’s Partridge Family 2200 A.D. originally ran in the fall of 1974. 16 episodes were produced, airing on CBS. This animated, futuristic take … Continue reading
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“Some season! Some show! That’s Go!” Happy Funshine Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? (Rhetorical question). Here’s two nifty promos for NBC’s Saturday Morning Seventies programming. The Go! clip aired in September 1974 during The NBC Saturday Morning Preview … Continue reading
“Is it too much mint?” Two commercials just right for snacking into November. First, a Life Savers Spearmint Gum spot. After that, a commercial for Kool-Aid starring Moosie Drier (Bob Newhart Show, Kids Incorporated). Both spots aired in September of … Continue reading
“Cooks as light as it looks.” Early Seventies Commercials now for Wesson and Van Camp’s. First up, a spot from 1972 featuring a singing mother for Wesson pure vegetable cooking oil. A few year’s later, Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) … Continue reading
“Lasts a good long time.” A pair of Marathon candy bar commercials from the Mars company today. First, Patrick Wayne appears as Marathon John in a pirate-themed spot from 1974. Wayne did a series of these commercials for Marathon. Second, … Continue reading
“Yabba dabba chocolaty doo!” A Post cereal Flintstones double-header on the table today. These spots for Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles feature Fred, Barney, and Wilma working and gobbling up the goods in a Post cereal factory. Both commercials aired in … Continue reading