Fabulous Funnies, 1978. 'Sit right back and put on your smiles!'
Filmation’s Fabulous Funnies originally ran for a single season from September to December, 1978. A total of 13 episodes were produced and featured newspaper comic strip stars such as Alley Oop, Broom Hilda, Nancy and Tumbleweeds. The fantastic June Foray provided the voice of Broom Hilda.
Have a fabulous Funshine Friday!
Airport '77 released in March of 1977
In honor of my wife’s birthday, March 22nd, let’s grab a year out of the 1970s and see what occurred on this fine day. 1977 – I choose you!
Bruce Springsteen played the Boston Music Hall in Massachusetts; songs included “Backstreets”, “Tenth Avenue Freeze-out” and “Born to Run”.
“Rich Girl” by Hall and Oates took over from “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born)” by Barbra Streisand as the #1 song on the Billboard pop charts.
Movies released in March and currently in the theaters included Airport ’77, Wizards, Islands in the Stream, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
In NBA basketball: The Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102 to 86.
Indira Gandhi resigned as Prime Minister of India.
Stoney Cooper, country music star and Grand Ole Opry member passed away.
US President Carter met with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda in Washington.
The cover of Time Magazine for March 21, 1977:
Jack Jones says: 'What a beautiful New Yorker. It's the talk of the town.'
Here’s singer Jack Jones (crooner of The Love Boat theme) for the 1977 Chrysler New Yorker.
The New Yorker was produced from 1946 to 1996. In the 70s, during oil embargoes and tough economic times, Chrysler suffered trying to sell these lovely, gas-munching street boats to the populace.
Twiggy ushers in 'the return of entertainment' in The Boy Friend, 1971
Ken Russell’s film version of Sandy Wilson’s musical, The Boy Friend, released to theaters in December of 1971.
Famed 60s-era model Twiggy stars in this “all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing,” (and oft-forgotten) extravaganza. You can soak up the trailer below.
Travel back in time and catch Rod Stewart in concert
Rod Stewart’s “Hot Legs” first appeared on the November, 1977 L.P. Foot Loose & Fancy Free and was released as a single in early 1978. The tune (co-written with Gary Grainger) hit #28 on the Billboard US 100 and #5 on the UK charts.
Here’s Rod “The Mod” performing the song on German TV in ’78. Just Stewart and his legs (and, I’m guessing, a pre-show tipple). Hot!
Tyco Double Loop Racing Set, 1977. 'Silver streak curve-huggers!'
Time for a Sunday commercial break and “You are about to see something incredible!” Tyco’s Nite-Glow Double Loop Racing set from 1977. Look at those blurry slot cars go!
Truth is, although these race cars sets always seemed so cool to my youthful mind, whenever I actually played with them I quickly became bored. I never had a set of my own but my buddy Curtiss did and I was envious…briefly. You set up the track for an hour then watch the cars zip around the track for a minute and..then you watch them zip around again. Incredible!
Tyco Nite-Glow Racing set. Put that sucker together and take over the living room.