70s Commercials: Big Wally, Leggy Dolls, Mercury Comet, RCA TVs (1972-73)

“Lifts the dirt right off the wall.” Greetings! Today, on this extended weekend, we turn our sights to 1972 and ’73. We’ll lead off with a commercial for Big Wally (starring Beverly Sanders and Denny Miller). Following that foaming fabulousness, … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Coffee Rich, Power Tennis, Behold, Gravy Train (1974)

“When it comes to taste – Coffee Rich really pours it on.” Here’s a batch of golden commercials from 1974. To start things off, we have the ever-present Mr. Ed McMahon for Coffee Rich. After that nugget, there’s spots for … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Close-Up, Cinnamon Crunch, Dinty Moore, Gillette Trac II (1970-73)

“Close-Up is for close ups.” Let’s rewind back to the start of the decade and roll out a quartet of vintage commercials circa 1970 to 1973. First, we have a spot for Close-Up Toothpaste, followed by Cap’n Crunch’s Cinnamon Crunch … Continue reading

Music For Monday: The Muppets, ‘Octopus’s Garden’ (1970)

A very good Monday to you. The start of a new week means it’s time for some seventies music. Bouncing off last week’s Beatles theme, we have The Muppets with Ringo Starr’s “Octopus’s Garden.” This performance graced The Ed Sullivan … Continue reading

Music For Monday: The Temptations, ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’ (1970)

The Temptations on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ April 5, 1970 *Bionic Disco insider note: We used to have a regular “Music For Monday” post here so I’m re-instating that going forward. Hurray! “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” was co-written … Continue reading