Daily 70s Spot: Bausch & Lomb ‘Soflens’ (1977)

The squishy, bendy lens from Bausch & Lomb (1977)

The squishy, bendy lens from Bausch & Lomb (1977)

“More people are wearing them every day – but you’d never know it.”

Time to eyeball our Daily 70s Spot. Below you’ll find a commercial for Bausch & Lomb and their ‘Soflens’ contact lens line. Spot aired in 1977.

Daily 70s Spot #143: Bausch & Lomb ‘Soflens’ Commercial, 1977

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: ‘The American Sportsman’ ABC promo (1972)

Daily 70s Spot: ‘The American Sportsman’ ABC promo (1972)

Time to hunt, fish and tag a mountain lion on 'The American Sportsman.' (1972)

Time to hunt, fish and tag a mountain lion on ‘The American Sportsman.’ (1972)

“Sunday afternoons – right here, on ABC.”

Time to fish up our Daily 70s Spot. Here we have an ABC promo for The American Sportsman with host Curt Gowdy and guests; Jimmy Dean, Bing Crosby, Phil Harris, Ted Williams, Dale Robertson, Cale Yarborough, Arte Johnson and Cameron Mitchell. Commercial aired on January 1st, 1972.

Daily 70s Spot #142: ‘The American Sportsman’ ABC Promo, 1972

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash (1976)

Daily 70s Spot: Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash (1976)

You may recognize this person. She's been on TV once or twice. (Betty White for Spray 'n Wash, 1976)

You may recognize this person. She’s been on TV once or twice. (Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash, 1976)

“Get rid of the stains instead of the clothes.”

Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s beloved actor, Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash stain remover. Commercial aired in July of 1976 – the month of extreme Bicentennial madness. You’ve got to keep clean for America’s 200th birthday.

Daily 70s Spot #141: Betty White for Spray ‘n Wash, 1976

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Andeker Beer (1978)

Bionic Disco: Celebrating two years online!

Bionic Disco - celebrating two years online

Bionic Disco – celebrating two years online

Greetings, ‘Disco faithful! This here Web Site debuted with a “soft launch” on May 30th, 2011. By my shaky calculations that makes Bionic Disco two year’s young. Technically, the site is a bit older than that – I was writing articles and preparing things in the months preceding – but May 30th is the official celebration day. (I kind of missed it by a few hours. But what the heck.)

Thanks!

Thanks for visiting the site and thanks for your comments and compliments. I hope you are enjoying the 1970s memories. There’s much more to come…

Funshine Friday: ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘The People in Your Neighborhood’ (1971)

Remember singing around the newsstand? Whaddya mean 'What's a newsstand?!'

Remember singing around the newsstand? Whaddya mean ‘What’s a newsstand?!’

It’s been far too long since Sesame Street has graced the ‘Disco. Let’s remedy that right away with a fine, sing-a-long song, “The People in Your Neighborhood.”

This top tune was written by Jeff Moss and is sung by Bob McGrath (he’s the friendly humanoid in the video), Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz and Jim Henson. The clip originally aired on Sesame Street episode 0276 on November 8, 1971. Have a happy Funshine Friday!

‘Sesame Street,’ ‘People in Your Neighborhood,’ 1971

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Previously on Funshine Friday: The Ant and the Aardvark, ‘Ants in the Pantry’ (1970)

Daily 70s Spot: Andeker Beer (1978)

Andeker Beer's aggressive marketing pitch didn't help sell enough beer. (1978)

Andeker Beer’s aggressive marketing pitch didn’t help sell enough beer. (1978)

“The most expensive taste in beer.”

Let’s fill our glass with the Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a fairly rare ad for the Pabst Brewing Company’s lesser-known tipple, Andeker Beer. Andeker went bye-bye in 1986. I guess it was just too rich for our taste buds. Commercial aired in March, 1978.

Daily 70s Spot #140: Andeker Beer Commercial, 1978

Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Avon ‘Tempo’ fragrance (1978)