Music for Monday: Van Halen, ‘Dance the Night Away’

Happy Labor Day to those of you in the US! And to everyone, Happy Monday! What do we do when we have the day off? We “Dance the Night Away” of course. Van Halen released “Dance the Night Away” in … Continue reading

70s Spots: The Carpenters – Rare Japanese Commercials

I hope you are enjoying a lazy September Sunday. To help keep you relaxed – here’s a pair of rarely-seen spots The Carpenters made for Japanese television in the early to mid-1970s. First up, Karen and Richard sing a tune … Continue reading

Home video games are 40 years old

Home video games are officially 40 years old this week. The first home system, the Magnavox Odyssey, shipped to retailers in August of 1972. The first known instance of the system being on sale to the public dates to an … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: The New Adventures of Gilligan

Filmation’s animated series The New Adventures of Gilligan first aired on Saturday mornings on ABC in September of 1974. The series ran through 1975 and 24 episodes were produced. A batch of re-runs were shown during the ’76-’77 season and … Continue reading

Show Toppers: ‘Wait Till Your Father Gets Home’ (1972-74)

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home intro,1972 Hanna-Barbera’s Wait Till Your Father Gets Home made its debut on primetime TV in 1972 and ran until 1974. 48 episodes were produced. After The Flintstones and before The Simpsons came along, Wait … Continue reading

70s stories in the news: ‘Happy Days,’ Equality ’70, ‘Brady Bunch’

Hit the floodlights! Blast the news round-up theme music! It’s time for ’70s stories in the news’! Today, we take a look at how Happy Days lost its soul, explore a women’s equality story from August, 1970 and check in … Continue reading