Police Woman starred Angie Dickinson as Sgt. “Pepper” Anderson and originally ran for four seasons on NBC from September, 1974 to March, 1978. I haven’t seen an episode in years (and I need to remedy that) but I remember it … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s TV
Hanna-Barbera’s Goober and the Ghost Chasers made its debut in September of 1973 and ran Saturday mornings on ABC through August of 1975. The show was fairly similar in style to Scooby-Doo and featured a cast of teens solving scary … Continue reading
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
This is one of those TV spots that’s so awful it turns into something wonderful. In 1978, Japanese seafood company Hagoromo produced this apparently unauthorized Star Wars tuna fish spot to capitalize on the movie’s breakout success and impending release … Continue reading
Happy Funshine Friday, friends and neighbors! Today, let’s enjoy the intro for Hanna-Barbera’s The Great Grape Ape Show. The overly large and very purple simian first aired in September of 1975 as part of The New Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape … Continue reading
It’s time for a commercial break. Specifically, a set of TV spots run during ABC’s Saturday Night Movie in 1976. The evening’s movie was Brenda Starr and the commercials include Budweiser (with an Ed McMahon VO) “When you say ‘Bud’, … Continue reading