Tag Archives: Basketball

Daily 70s Spot: Wilt Chamberlain for Volkswagen Rabbit (1979)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

“Volkswagen does it – again!” To cap off celebrity week, our Daily 70s Spot stars basketball great, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers. Here we find Chamberlain selling the Volkswagen Rabbit. Commercial aired in October of … Continue reading →

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Daily 70s Spot: Magic Johnson for 7-Up (1979)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

“America is turnin’ 7-Up!” Daily 70s Spot (celebrity week) time. Here’s a sporty 7-Up commercial starring ‘Magic’ Johnson of the L.A. Lakers, Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs and Don Maloney of the N.Y. Rangers. Spot aired in October of … Continue reading →

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Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh’ (1979)

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

“An astrological disco sports extravaganza!” For this week’s Trailer Tuesday we celebrate comic genius Jonathan Winters (who left us to our fates on April 12th). The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, a disco-fueled sports comedy, hit theaters in November of 1979. … Continue reading →

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Daily 70s Spot: Harlem Globetrotters for Vitalis (1971)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Happy Monday, funtastic friends and nerdy neighbors. Here’s your Daily 70s spot; Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters for Vitalis hair tonic. Commercial aired in April of 1971. If you were a kid in the 70s you loved the Harlem … Continue reading →

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Funshine Friday: Harlem Globetrotters Cartoons

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Hanna-Barbera’s Harlem Globetrotters cartoon debuted in September, 1970 and ran for 22 episodes until September of 1972. Real-life Globetrotters such as “Meadowlark” Lemon and “Curly” Neal were featured along with a spunky manager called Granny and a dog mascot named … Continue reading →

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