Funshine Friday: ‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,’ ‘The Runt’ Cartoon (1972)

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'Learning from each other, while we do our thang...' ('Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,' 1972)

‘Learning from each other, while we do our thang…’ (‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,’ 1972)

Hey, hey, hey! It’s cartoon time today! Grab your favorite blankie, kick back on the couch with a bowl of Trix or some hot cocoa and watch a Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids cartoon.

The episode below entitled, ‘The Runt’ first aired on September 16, 1972. I have a feeling you’ll remember this one.

Hey, hey, hey. Bill always knows just what to say. (Bill Cosby, 1972)

Hey, hey, hey. Bill always knows just what to say. (Bill Cosby, 1972)

Enjoy the cartoon (and the life lesson) and have a fantastic Funshine Friday.

‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids’: ‘The Runt’ PT.1, 1972

‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids’: ‘The Runt’ PT.2, 1972

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Wiki, IMDb

Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘Hong Kong Phooey’ Cartoons (1974)

Daily 70s Spot: Ryder Rental Trucks (1976)

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I couldn't fit any more yellow into this shot (Ryder commercial, 1976)

I couldn’t fit any more yellow into this shot (Ryder commercial, 1976)

“Ryder. The best truck money can rent.”

Righto, let’s overload our Daily 70s Spot and drive it cross-country. Here’s a Ryder Rental Trucks commercial with a WWII, 1940s theme. Spot aired in December of 1976.

Daily 70s Spot #238: Ryder Rental Trucks Commercial, 1976

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Tab Cola ‘Beautiful People’ (1978)

Rad Ads: Popular Science (Sept. 1973)

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Rad Ads incoming! Let’s crack open another dusty old magazine from 40-years-back. This time around we peek into the September 1973 issue of Popular Science and pull out the choicest print ads for your consumption.

Eyeball these lookers and click upon them to enlarge. They won’t mind.

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Pennzoil

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Dodge

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Bell_CIE

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Grande_Canadian

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Winston_Cigarettes

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Knit_Slacks

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Old_Gold_Cigarettes

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Browning_Rifle

Popular_Science_Sept_1973_Bell_And_Howell

(Source: Google Books/Popular Science)

Previously on Rad Ads: New York Magazine (Aug. 1974)

Daily 70s Spot: Tab Cola ‘Beautiful People’ (1978)

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Beautiful people like Arnold Palmer and his caddy. Pay no attention to the caddy's arm inside Palmer's brain. (Tab commercial, 1978)

Beautiful people like Arnold Palmer and his caddy. Pay no attention to the caddy’s arm inside Palmer’s brain. (Tab commercial, 1978)

“Tab. What a beautiful drink. Tab. For beautiful people.”

Morning. Care for a tall glass of diet soda with your breakfast? Today we have a bubbly commercial for One Calorie Tab cola featuring a cameo by golfer, Arnold Palmer. Spot aired in 1978.

Daily 70s Spot #237: Tab Cola ‘Beautiful People’ Commercial, 1978

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Protein 29 Hair Groom (1972)

Mood Music: Ike & Tina Turner, ‘Bold Soul Sister’ (Live, 1970)

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The boldest, most soulful sister (Tina Turner, 1970)

The boldest, most soulful sister (Tina Turner, 1970)

Got three minutes to spare for a tight & funky, soul-stirring musical workout from Ike & Tina Turner? Yes, I thought so.

Here’s the band performing “Bold Soul Sister” live on January 11, 1970. (Date according to the YouTube poster, princeboy 27). “Bold Soul Sister” first appeared on Ike & Tina Turner’s 1969 L.P., The Hunter. Welcome to the 1970s, mother truckers!

Ike & Tina Turner, ‘Bold Soul Sister,’ Live, 1970

Previously on Mood Music: Stevie Wonder, ‘You Haven’t Done Nothin” (Live, 1975)

Daily 70s Spot: Protein 29 Hair Groom (1972)

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Lookin' good, 70s guy! (Protein 29 commercial, 1972)

Lookin’ good, 70s guy! (Protein 29 commercial, 1972)

“It puts back the control shampooing takes out.”

Alrighty, time to spray on our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a Protein 29 “hair groom” commercial. Spot aired on New Year’s Day, 1972.

Daily70s Spot #236: Protein 29 Hair Groom Commercial, 1972

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer ‘Gay ’90s’ (1973)