Live from the Hollyrock Bowl – it’s The Bedrock Rockers! (‘The Flintstone Comedy Hour,’ 1972)
Happy Funshine Friday! You’ve made it to the end of the work week.
Before you hit the bars and clubs you may need a little flirting refresher. Here’s The Bedrock Rockers performing their 1972 smash hit, “What’s Your Sign” on The Flintstone Comedy Hour. Shake it, brothers and sisters!
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Count It Higher’ (1974)
Warning: Do not consume entire bottle in one sitting. (Flintstones Vitamins commercial, 1974)
“6 flavors. 7 shapes. 10 essential vitamins.”
Time to gulp down our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a Flintstones Multiple Vitamins commercial featuring chewable vitamins, Regular or with Iron. Narration is by Mason Adams (at least, that’s my guess). Spot aired in February of 1974.
We usually had these in our medicine cabinet when I was growing up. I used to eat them by the handful like they were candy. It’s a wonder I’m not much healthier today. With all those delicious vitamins I gobbled up, you’d think so.
*Update: A helpful YouTube viewer says the VO is by William Schallert – and I believe he’s correct. Thanks, Barry G.!
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: ‘The Monday Night Special’ ABC Promo (1972)
Don’t blink, or you’ll miss Brandon Cruz and Bill Bixby. (‘The Monday Night Special,’ promo, 1972)
“Each week a new hour of special entertainment.”
All right, friends. Let’s preview what’s coming up on the ol’ television box with our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s an ABC promo for The Monday Night Special. Spot aired on January 1st, 1972.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Wilson Tennis Racket (1978)
Tennis 70s style; big hair, mustache and wooden racket. (Wilson commercial, 1978)
“Wilson. We’re not number one for nothing.”
Time to bat our Daily 70s Spot around the court. Here’s a bouncy one for Wilson tennis rackets. The commercial features the Jack Kramer Autograph wooden model. Spot aired in July of 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Hellmann’s ‘Mayonnaise of the Future’ (1976)
Mayonnaise children…of the future! (Hellmann’s commercial, 1976)
“The creamy, rich taste of Hellmann’s will never go out of style.”
Time to spread our Daily 70s Spot on a slice of white bread. Here’s another Hellmann’s Mayonnaise commercial. This one features a special peek into the future (2013, perhaps?). Spot aired in 1976.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: JCPenney ‘Diamonds’ (1972)
“C’mon everybody. Get down. Get with it!” (Shaun Cassidy, ‘That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ 1977)
A very good Monday morning to you. Here’s one to shake the memory banks. It’s Shaun Cassidy performing “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” on The Midnight Special in 1978.
I didn’t remember this song until I heard it again, but “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” (written by Eric Carmen) first appeared on Shaun Cassidy’s self-titled debut L.P. in 1976. It was released as a US single in ’77 and rose to a high of #3 on the Billboard charts the week of October 22, 1977.
Previously on Music for Monday: Roy Clark, ‘Malagueña’ (‘The Odd Couple,’ 1975)