“Now, one of them is fussy, very proper and clean – while the other one has got a very special talent – for messing up the team…” DePatie-Freleng’s The Oddball Couple originally aired on ABC from September through December, 1975. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Here’s a double dose of TV spots from the late 1970s (’77-’78) featuring Robert “Baretta” Blake for STP Oil and Gas Treatments. Blake was a 70s-era spokesman for STP and made a large number of manly commercials for the product … Continue reading
When I began this site I really hadn’t planned on posting so many obituaries. Nonetheless, it just seems right that we pay tribute to important folks who affected the 1970s. I’m sad to say that six actors and writers have … Continue reading
Walt Disney Productions released The Rescuers in June of 1977. The animated film stars Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor as a pair of mice named Bernard and Miss Bianca (respectively). These helpful rodents are part of the “Rescue Aid Society” … Continue reading
Dundee, Scotland’s Average White Band released “Pick Up The Pieces” in the summer of 1974 in their native UK where it originally failed to ignite much of a spark. After the band’s AWB L.P. was released in the US, the … Continue reading
Ralston’s Freakies breakfast cereal first hit kitchen tables across North America around 1973. The Freakies colorful cast of characters included Boss Moss, Snorkeldorf and Goody-Goody and the lil’ fellows enjoyed hanging out at the magical Freakies Tree. By 1977 or … Continue reading