Trailer Tuesday: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

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Card sharp!
Roger Moore is James Bond in ‘The Man with the Golden Gun,’ 1974

Here’s a trailer featuring the 1970s James Bond, Roger Moore, in The Man with the Golden Gun. Sure, we had (the best 007), Sean Connery, in 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever, but from 1973 through 1985 – it was all Moore in the tux and Aston Martin. Moore did a fine job but he’s no Connery. Yeah, I’m one of those Bond fans.

The Man with the Golden Gun features Christopher Lee as baddie, Scaramanga and Britt Ekland and Maud Adams as the prerequisite beautiful and sexy Bond girls. Hervé Villechaize also appears in a slightly less sexy role as Nick Nack and you can see where the producers of Fantasy Island got their casting and costuming ideas for the actor. Fire up the trailer.

“Champagne, Boss?”
Herve Villechaize as Nick Nack – establishing his pre-Fantasy Island image, 1974

The Man with the Golden Gun Wiki, IMDb

Previously, on Trailer Tuesday: What’s Up, Doc?

Music for Monday: The Brothers Johnson, ‘I’ll Be Good to You’

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“I’ll Be Good to You”
The Brothers Johnson on The Midnight Special, 1976

“I wanna love you girl – in a special way…”

Ready for a smooth and silky R&B tune to get your Monday started off right? Here’s The Brothers Johnson performing their hit tune, “I’ll be Good to You,” live on The Midnight Special.

“I’ll be Good to You” comes from the L.A.-based band’s 1976 debut L.P., Look Out for #1 and hit a high of #1 on the Billboard R&B Charts and #3 on the Billboard “Hot 100.”

Previously, on Music for Monday: Bruce Springsteen, ‘Born to Run’ (live, ’75)

70s shots: Anthony Hernandez, ‘Los Angeles Public Transit Areas’ (1975)

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Here’s a series of shots for you to explore. They were taken in the 1970s by photographer Anthony Hernandez and feature “Los Angeles Public Transit Areas” from 1975.

You can find a sample shot below – but hop over to investigate the photog’s work.

10th Street and Long Beach Blvd., Looking East, 1975

Anthony Hernandez photo, Long Beach, CA, 1975

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A Johnny Carson Moment: Carnac the Magnificent (05.25.76)

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Time to open some hermetically-sealed envelopes.
Carnac the Magnificent, ‘The Tonight Show,’ May, 1976

It’s time for a nice jolt of 1970s Johnny Carson. In fact, we may need to make this a semi-regular thing. Carson really brings back the era in a fun way. Then again, so does Ed McMahon’s suit.

Here’s an appearance by Carnac the Magnificent on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from the evening of May 25th, 1976. Carnac’s predictions mention Snoopy, Taxi Driver and “Scoop” Jackson. Adjust the rabbit ears and hit the clicker.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Wiki, IMDb

Funshine Friday: The New Adventures of Batman

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The New Adventures of Batman
Title card, 1977

Filmation produced 16 episodes of The New Adventures of Batman and they originally ran from February to May of 1977. Actors from the 1960s live-action Batman series provided their voices; Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. In fact, the cartoon is a supposed continuation of the live-action show.

Bat-Mite, Batman and Robin…in order of importance

For better or worse, The New Adventures of Batman introduced us all to the impish character of Bat-Mite (voiced by Lou Scheimer). Have a happy Funshine Friday!

The New Adventures of Batman TV Intro, 1977

The New Adventures of Batman Wiki, IMDb

Can you ever really have enough Bat-Mite?

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Show Toppers: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (1976)

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An iconic title card – Charlie’s Angels, 1976

“Once upon a time there were three little girls who went to the police academy…”

Here’s the “Topper,” or original intro for Charlie’s Angels first season from 1976. The popular PI drama ran on ABC for five seasons until 1981.

“And they were each assigned…very hazardous duties.”

The original cast of investigators featured Farrah Fawcett-Majors (Logan’s Run) as Jill, Jaclyn Smith as Kelly and Kate Jackson (The Rookies) as Sabrina. David Doyle (Bridget Loves Bernie) played John and John Forsythe (Dynasty) provided the voice of agency boss Charlie.

The show was Farrah Fawcett’s first steady acting gig. Prior to Charlie’s Angels she was best known for TV and print commercials and the occasional guest starring television appearance. Jaclyn Smith had a similar background but was much lesser-known when she landed the role. Kate Jackson had already established herself as an actress as a series regular on The Rookies.

Charlie’s Angels Wiki, IMDb

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