Truckin’ was hot and hip in the 70s and the suits at NBC were ready to capitalize on the trend. Movin’ On originally ran Thursday evenings (later switching to Tuesdays) from September, 1974 to September, 1976. This one-hour drama about … Continue reading
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The Groove Tube hit theaters in January of 1974. This low-budget comedy, written produced and starring Ken Shapiro, parodied television with a series of wild, off-color segments. Sketches included a kids show take-off with Koko the Clown reading illicit literature … Continue reading
Happy Hairy Hesher day! We’ve got an extended Music for Monday on deck as the following mini-concert was too good to split apart. Here’s KISS with their first national television appearance. The nascent band performed “Nothin’ to Lose,” “Firehouse” and … Continue reading
Hanna-Barbera’s live-action series, Korg: 70,000 B.C. first aired Saturday mornings on ABC in September of 1974. A total of 16, 30-minute episodes were produced. The adventure series follows a family of Ice Age neanderthals as they confront the unknown and … Continue reading
David Rosenberg from the Behold photo blog at Slate.com has written up an excellent story entitled, “Searching for the ’70s and Finding America.” The article highlights a number of wonderful images taken by various photographers for the Documerica Project in … Continue reading
You’ll enjoy hitting play on this installment of A Johnny Carson Moment. Watch a minute and 30 seconds of whipped cream frivolity with Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Ed McMahon and Johnny. The original Tonight Show airdate was September 26, 1974. … Continue reading