Trailer Tuesday: Car Wash

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Richard Pryor is Daddy Rich in Car Wash, 1976

Car Wash was released 35 years ago (almost to the day) on October 22, 1976. Seeing as how no one we’ve seen is celebrating this glorious anniversary – we here at Bionic Disco will immediately remedy that. Send your eyes dancing below and enjoy the trailer for this slice o’ life comedy classic. (Hey, I thought it was a classic at age 10. I stand by my childhood memories!)

Fascinating Car Wash Facts: The movie was filmed on the corner of Rampart and 6th street in Los Angeles and Rose Royce’s eponymous theme song hit #1 on the US Billboard charts in January of 1977.

Music for Mondays: B-52’s ‘Rock Lobster’

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B-52's Rockin' the Lobster, Summer, 1979

The B-52’s “Rock Lobster” was first recorded in 1978 and became a small scale success. Soon after, the band signed to Warner Bros. Records , re-recorded the tune, and it appeared on their 1979 debut L.P. where it went on to find greater mainstream glory (US Billboard charts #56.)

Have a rollicking Monday and enjoy this early New Wave classic. It’s funny, even I think of this song as an 80’s staple but it belongs to the 70s. It’s time we reclaim it!

Funshine Friday: Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels

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From the Captain & Tennille to Captain Caveman. 1977 ruled.

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels was created by the team of Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera. The animated show ran, at first, on ABC from September 10th, 1977 to June 21st, 1980 as segments on Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby’s All-Stars and finally as its own series. The cavemen in question was voiced by the amazing Mel Blanc. Enjoy the Captain Cavemen intro below and have a fantastic Funshine Friday!

TV Time: Captain & Tennille ABC Promo

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The Captain (ex-Beach Boys) rockin' the ivories. Jan. 1977

Husband and wife musical duo, Captain & Tennille, had a slew of hit records in the 1970s including “Love Will Keep Us Together” (US, #1) and “Muskrat Love” (US #4.)

From September, 1976 through March of 1977 the Captain (Daryl Dragon) & Tony Tennille hosted their own television variety show on ABC. Catch a quick promo below from January, ’77 featuring guests Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., John Byner, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Namath.


(*Update: Dangit, the YouTube user removed the original promo. Enjoy this Capt. & Tennille show pie fight with Don Knotts and Rich Little instead.)

Captain & Tennille at TV.com, Captain & Tennille Wiki

Trailer Tuesday: The Doberman Gang

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The Doberman Gang, 1973. It's Dog Day Afternoon all over again!

The Doberman Gang was released on March 29th, 1973. The film features a bank heist conducted by a pack of Doberman Pinschers named after famous criminals; Dillinger, Bonnie, Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Ma Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd.

If you saw this film as a child (as I did) it probably fascinated you and you remember it fondly. If you saw it as an adult – not so much. Two sequels followed; The Daring Dobermans (’73) and The Amazing Dobermans (’76). Enjoy the original trailer below.

The Doberman Gang Wiki, IMDb

Music for Mondays: Neil Young ‘Heart of Gold’

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Neil Young sings his 'new' tune, 'Heart of Gold,' for the BBC, 1971

Happy Monday, good people. Let’s get right to the music. Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” was recorded in 1971 and released in 1972. It is, to date, Young’s only #1 single on the Billboard charts. Enjoy an excellent live performance, recorded for the BBC in ’71, below.