Funshine Friday: Willy Wonka’s Candy Factory Kit (1971)

“Chocolate not included…” A slight change of pace for today’s FF edition. Instead of a kid’s program from the 70s, we have a commercial that surely ran during a beloved children’s show before slipping into obscurity. Here’s a very cool … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Willy Wonka’ – Veruca Salt Sings ‘I Want It Now’ (1971)

A very good Funshine Friday to you, Bionic Pals! Here’s the bratty and magnificent Veruca Salt singing “I Want It Now” from 1971’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. Veruca Salt is portrayed by Julie Dawn Cole and “I Want … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Willy Wonka’ – ‘Pure Imagination’ Song (1971)

The weekend is almost here. Time for a ray or two of Funshine to warm our cockles. Here’s the wonderful Gene Wilder singing “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 classic, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In the clip below, we … Continue reading

70s stories in the news: Willy Wonka auction, rare ’72 Stones pix

Two 70s-related stories have recently been in the news and I’d like to draw your easily-distracted attention toward them. Willy Wonka Auction First up, comes the news that Profiles in History are holding a Willy Wonka auction in July and … Continue reading