“Barbara Walters revisits some old friends…” Today, we’re going back 40 years for a pair of promos from late ’78. First up, an airing of The Barbara Walters Summer Special from August ’78. The guests interviewed by Walters are Dolly … Continue reading
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“Sunday is Double-Mork Day.” Two TV promos from November 1979 for you today. First, an ABC spot for a two-part episode of Mork & Mindy, followed by the Sunday Movie, Love for Rent. Second, one from CBS containing a pair … Continue reading
“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
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
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