Golden Earring professing 'Radar Love', 1973
Golden Earring’s “Radar Love” cracked the top 20 in many countries across the globe in 1973. In the US the tune reached a high of #13 on the Billboard charts in July of 1974.
Enjoy this rocking Dutch driving song and have a happy Monday!
Elizabeth Montgomery in...Bewitched! Sexy choker circa 1971.
Bewitched ran for eight seasons on ABC from October, 1964 to April of 1972. The show was hugely successful, but by the final season was suffering in the ratings. The show was put opposite the white-hot All in the Family and ended up at #72 in viewership stakes.
I was too young to remember watching the show first-run but I caught Bewitched almost daily during the 70s in syndicated reruns. As well as being a big fan of Elizabeth Montgomery (as everyone was), I really enjoyed watching the original Darren, Dick York, and co-stars Paul Lynde (Uncle Arthur), Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay) and Alice Ghostley (Esmeralda) do their thing. Tinkle tinkle tink!
Here are two promos for the final season featuring star, Montgomery, bringing the groovy. Nice “Ecology” patch!
*Note (March, 2014): Unfortunately, the promo videos are no longer on YouTube. Here’s a 1970s Bewitched promo:
Bewitched Season 8 ABC Promo:
(Video no longer available)
Bewitched Season 8 “New Night” Promo:
(Video no longer available)
(Thanks YouTube poster BewitchedCollector *Note: account no longer exists)
King Vitaman breakfast cereal, TV spot, 1970
Quaker Oat’s King Vitaman breakfast cereal first hit the market in 1970 and featured excellent animated commercials created by Jay Ward Productions.
You’ll know Jay Ward from their brilliant work on shows such as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right and Super Chicken. The King Vitaman spot below likely dates from 1970, possibly 1971. In ’71 Quaker replaced the animated King with actor Joe Mann and began featuring his face on the cereal box and on television.
Jay Robinson is 'Dr. Shrinker', 1976
Sid and Marty Krofft’s Dr. Shrinker encompassed 16, 15-minute episodes as part of the Krofft Supershow on ABC. The show originally ran from September, 1976 to September, 1977.
Jay Robinson played the “mad scientist” Dr. Shrinker, and Billy Barty appeared as his assistant, Hugo. The Osmonds sing the show’s title song. Have a happy Funshine Friday!
...and Billy Barty is 'Hugo'
Free, 'All Right Now', 1970.
It’s all right now, baby. Can you dig it? Let me lay a heavy song on you sweet people of the earth. Free, live in concert, playing their top 5 smash “All Right Now” in 1970.
“Let’s move before they raise the parking rate!”
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1977. 'Remember me?'
Time for a commercial. Here’s a fun one from 1977 or thereabouts; Arm & Hammer Baking Soda’s animated plea to change the poor old box in your fridge more often.
“What took you so long?”
(Thanks YouTube poster Genius7277 and TVLand Retromercials)