Mom, apple pie and Wish-Bone Italian salad dressing (1978)
“America’s favorite Italian salad dressing.”
Time to pour out our Daily 70s Spot. Today we have a Wish-Bone Italian salad dressing commercial. The ad features an all-American, country fair ’cause, you know, that’s what we think of when it comes to good Italian food. Spot aired in May of 1978.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Publishers Clearing House ‘125k winners’ (1977)
‘The Point!’ TV title, 1971
Happy Funshine Friday, my friends. Here’s a long-lost treat to get your weekend started; the original 1971 version of Harry Nilsson’s The Point! with narration by Dustin Hoffman.
Oblio and his mother (‘The Point!,’ 1971)
The Point! is Nilsson’s fable about little Oblio, the only boy with a round head in a point-filled village. You may remember Nilsson’s tune, “Me and My Arrow,” from the animated show and studio L.P. You may also remember the animated version re-released commercially years later with narration by Ringo Starr. This is the original version shown on ABC in February of ’71. Enjoy the delightful music and pointed story.
Oh, and one more interesting note: Oblio is voiced by Mike ‘Bobby Brady’ Lookinland.
The Point! Wiki, IMDb
More on The Point! at For The Love Of Harry Nilsson
Previously on Funshine Friday: ‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘Pinky Doodle’ cartoon (1976)
‘Watch for this letter from Publishers Clearing House…’ (1977)
“I never knew there was this much money in the whole world.”
Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes commercial featuring an elderly couple winning $125k. This one is kind of heartwarming. And no, I’m not being cynical. Commercial aired in December of 1977.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1972)
“Sugar Time!’ TV title, 1977
Sugar Time! first ran Saturday evenings on ABC in August and September of 1977. It returned for another brief run, Monday evenings, from April to May, 1978. Only 13 episodes were produced in total.
The situation comedy, created by James Komack, focused on a trio of female rock singers who shared an apartment and played in a band called Sugar. Sugar performed (free of charge) at an L.A. nightclub called Al Marks’Tryout Room.
Barbi Benton is Maxx Douglas in ‘Sugar Time!,’ 1977
Sugar Time! starred Playboy model and singer, Barbi Benton as Maxx Douglas, who worked as a hat-check girl. Marianne Black played Maggie Barton, who taught dance and Didi Carr portrayed Diane Zuckerman, a dental hygienist. Paul Williams wrote tunes for the series and was a musical adviser.
Sugar Time! IMDb
(Additional reference: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh)
Previously on Show Toppers: ‘The American Girls’ (1978)
‘You got chocolate in my peanut butter!’ (Reese’s commercial, 1972)
“You got peanut butter on my chocolate!”
Here’s a sweet classic for your Daily 70s Spot. An early-70s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial with the accidental pairing of two great flavors. Spot aired in August of 1972.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: Sprite ‘Lymon country hoedown’ (1977)
A young Leno dreams of one day changing these curtains. (‘The Tonight Show,’ 1977)
This time on A Johnny Carson Moment we take a trip back in time to March 2nd, 1977 and catch Jay Leno in his first appearance on The Tonight Show. 15 years later Leno would take over from Carson as host of the show and enjoy 22 years in that position. Do the time warp.
Previously on A Johnny Carson Moment: Andy Kaufman’s Elvis transformation