70s Spots: ‘Happy Days,’ ‘Future Cop,”Three’s Company’ (1977)

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Has a better ring than ‘Fonzarelli Loves Tuscadero’

“The love story that shook the world!”

A couple of ABC promos for you today. First, Happy Days and a Fonzie Loves Pinky special from January 1977. This whole Fonz and Pinky Tuscadero (Roz Kelly) ordeal was a pretty big event for us grade school’ers.

After that, the short -lived Future Cop and long-lived Three’s Company from April ’77.

‘Happy Days’/’Fonzie Loves Pinky’ Promo (1977)

‘Future Cop’/’Three’s Company’ Promo (1977)

Previously on 70s Spots: Oscar Mayer Wieners & Bacon (1977)

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70s Spots: ‘Happy Days,’ ‘Future Cop,”Three’s Company’ (1977) — 3 Comments

  1. Interesting story about “Future Cop”. Sci Fi writer Harlan Ellison successfully sued Paramount Television for stealing the idea for the show from a short story that he and fellow writer Ben Bova wrote for a sci fi Magazine. They were awarded over $300K. It took four years for the case to come to court.

    • That is interesting. Think I read about that. Wonder if ‘Holmes & YoYo’ paid their proper dues.

  2. Harlan Ellison talks all about the case with Tom Snyder on a YouTube clip. Just type in “Harlan Ellison plagiarism” to find it.