70s Spots: Bonanza Restaurant With Gilligan & Barney Fife (1978)

“Discover a Bonanza!” Here’s a mighty fine spot for Bonanza restaurants featuring cameos from Bob Denver (Gilligan’s Island) and Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show). Two of my childhood syndicated TV heroes in one commercial from July of 1978. We … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: The New Scooby-Doo Movies with Don Knotts

Continuing our appreciation of Don Knotts, we celebrate this Funshine Friday with a scene from The New Scooby-Doo Movies from 1972. Don Knotts plays himself as he buddies up with Shaggy – the only other person on the planet as … Continue reading

70s Spots: Pete Rose, Pele, Don Knotts for Atari

Time for a commercial break, Bionic people. Here’s a fun, 30-second spot for Atari featuring Pete Rose, Pele (“I quit soccer to play Atari”) and the always amazing Don Knotts (a personal favorite). The games on display are Atari Home … Continue reading