Funshine Friday: ‘Sesame Street’: Ernie Sings ‘Rubber Duckie’ (1970)

‘Rubber Duckie I am awfully fond of you…’ (‘Sesame Street,’ 1970) To assist you in the creation of a most wonderful weekend, Bionic Disco joyfully presents Sesame Street‘s Ernie singing his signature tune, “Rubber Duckie.” This particular clip is the … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Battle Of The Planets’ (1978)

Battle of the Planets first hit North American TV screens in the fall of 1978. The animated sci fi series is a Westernized version of Japan’s Science Ninja Team Gatchaman of 1972. BotP takes Gatchaman’s animation, removes much of the … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Sealab 2020’ (1972)

Hanna-Barbera’s Sealab 2020 originally ran Saturday mornings on NBC beginning in September of 1972. 13, 20-minute episodes were aired. According to a few sources, three additional episodes were produced but never shown. Warner Brothers recently made the show available again … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Korg: 70,000 B.C.’ (1974)

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

Funshine Friday: ‘A Doonesbury Special’ (1977)

Welcome to the almost-weekend. It’s Funshine Friday time and today we jolt your memories by presenting in its entirety, A Doonesbury Special. A Doonesbury Special originally aired on NBC on November 27th, 1977. This 25-minute animated version of the famed … Continue reading

Funshine Friday (Bicentennial Week): Mind-Blowing Bicentennial Cartoon, ‘200’ (1975)

Happy Funshine Friday! To help you recover from yesterday’s wild & wonderful 4th of July celebrations we have a mellow, yet mind-expanding Bicentennial cartoon entitled 200. 200 is a three-minute, psychedelic eye-feast created by animator Vincent Collins in 1975 as … Continue reading