The cartoon featured Jerry Lewis characters made famous in the actor’s films and the show’s title is a play on the final question from the game show To Tell the Truth. While Jerry Lewis did not provide his voice, David Lander, who later played Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley, did. Not too shabby.
Enjoy the show’s intro and closing below and have a happy Funshine Friday.
The Brady Bunch, 1970. 'There goes my camping trip...'
Time for another exciting “Brady Bunch Moment”. Today, we take a look at the boy’s ill-advised basketball shenanigans that lead to a heartbreaking household accident. Peter’s camping trip is sure to be canceled…or is it?
This choice moment appeared on The Brady Bunch in the “Confessions, Confessions” episode of season two and first aired on December 18, 1970.
Greg: “Mom’s favorite vase.”
Bobby: “She always says, ‘Don’t play ball in the house.'”
Sex Pistols, 'God Save the Queen', 1977. 35 years on...same queen, same Pistols.
The Sex Pistols have re-issued their “God Save the Queen” single to celebrate the song’s 35th anniversary. A limited-edition 7″ picture disc has been made available to commemorate the original which released on May 27, 1977. Read about the release at the official Sex Pistols site and enjoy a remembrance of the Pistol’s jubilee boat trip down the Thames at The Guardian.
Pistols Quote:
“Originally released on May 27th 1977, during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, ‘God Save The Queen’ made its mark in history. The BBC amongst others refused to play it and although it technically out-sold the Number 1 record of the week (The First Cut is the Deepest by Rod Stewart) ‘GSTQ’ peaked at Number 2 in the singles charts. The powers-that-be refused to acknowledge it but the Sex Pistols were Number 1.
On the Jubilee holiday itself, June 7th 1977, the Sex Pistols arranged their own Jubilee tribute with a boat trip along the River Thames in full view of the Houses of Parliament. After playing a handful of songs Police boarded the boat and arrested several people; including the band’s then manager Malcolm McLaren.”
In other 70s-related news, CNN chats with Olivia Newton-John. (Yes, I enjoyed putting these two stories together in the same post.)
Olivia Newton-John CNN Interview:
“Singer Olivia Newton-John talks about her earliest career aspirations and how she stays fit and healthy at 63.”
A Bridge Too Far, 1977. 'Out of the sky comes the screen's most incredible spectacle of men and war!'
After the Memorial Day weekend it seems appropriate to remember the troops of World War II with a look at A Bridge Too Far on this Trailer Tuesday.
Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far was released in June of 1977 and tells the true story of Operation Market Garden. A huge list of stars appear in this classic war film including; Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Sean Connery and Robert Redford. I caught this one on TV many times in the 70s (and beyond) and it was a childhood favorite.
Stories had a #1 US hit in 1973 with a cover of Hot Chocolate’s “Brother Louie”.
Here’s the short-lived (’72-’74) NY-based band playing live on The Midnight Special (with an introduction from Jose Feliciano) in ’73. Have a great Memorial Day Monday.
Today marks 35 years since the release of Star Wars on May 25th, 1977. In celebration, here’s a link to a Time Magazine article on the anniversary and the original, decades-old Star Wars trailer. Was it really that long ago that I sat in the theater watching this film for the first time – my 10-year-old mind well and truly blown away?
Time Quote:
“In May 1977, though, the choice of a PG-rated fantasy as the cover subject for the premier newsmagazine must have seemed a risk. The signature films of that super-serious movie decade had been anguished, acidulous exposés of an America torn apart by corruption in the police (Serpico), municipal politics (Chinatown) and the White House itself (All the President’s Men). Hollywood moguls were proud to be making grownup films for adult audiences — the same demographic as TIME’s readers. Who would care about a movie with light sabers and princesses in distress and chases that looked like those new things the kids loved, videogames?
Yet that first Star Wars story presciently sensed a shift in the cultural barometer: that moviegoers were tiring of urban cynicism and ready for an enthralling, childlike distraction. The movie, Clarke wrote, is ‘aimed at kids — the kid in everybody,’ and Lucas seconded that notion. ‘The word for this movie is fun,’ he said. ‘My main reason for making it was to give young people an honest, wholesome fantasy life, the kind my generation had. We had westerns, pirate movies, all kinds of great things. Now they have The Six Million Dollar Man and Kojak. Where are the romance, the adventure, and the fun that used to be in practically every movie made?’ In 2012, the icon status of Lee Majors and Telly Savalas has long since dimmed, while Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, and Darth Vader too, live in the minds of kids everywhere — the kids in everybody, for whom most movies of the past few decades have been made.”
Here’s the original 1977 Star Wars trailer. Take note of the white lightsabers and distinct lack of iconic music and Darth Vader’s voice.
