This time on A Johnny Carson Moment we take a trip back in time to March 2nd, 1977 and catch Jay Leno in his first appearance on The Tonight Show. 15 years later Leno would take over from Carson as … Continue reading
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“Lymon is the secret of Sprite” Our Daily 70s Spot is a Sprite commercial featuring a country music hoedown. And Lymon. Lots of Lymon – that freakish, magical mix of lemon and lime. Commercial aired in 1977. Daily 70s Spot … Continue reading
“There’s only one Tic Tac. The original mouth whack.” Our Daily 70s spot contains no innuendo whatsoever. It’s for Tic Tac breath mints and was part of their ‘mouth whack’ campaign. The actor at the end of the spot is … Continue reading
Friday’s Daily 70s Spot is a TIME Magazine subscription commercial featuring hot, 70s-era cover stories on Charlie’s Angels, Jimmy Carter, pornography, hockey and much more. Spot aired in 1977. Daily 70s Spot #84: Time Magazine Commercial, 1977 Previously, on Daily … Continue reading
Our Daily 70s Spot is a 1977 promo for The Merv Griffin Show. Guests on the talk show for that evening included Roger ‘James Bond’ Moore, The cast of The Wiz, Cosmopolitan‘s Helen Gurley Brown and actress Barbara Carrera. The … Continue reading
Hanna-Barbera’s Laff-A-Lympics first appeared on ABC in September, 1977 as a segment of Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics which also included The Scooby-Doo Show, The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels. 24 episodes were eventually produced through … Continue reading