The Cat from Outer Space, 1978. 'Littering theaters with laughter'.
Hello, Bionic people and welcome to November. Here’s a slight change-up for Trailer Tuesday – instead of a movie trailer let’s enjoy a TV coming attraction. This spot from the Summer of 1978 provides a look at Disney’s The Cat From Outer Space. This fantastical feline classic starred Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan and McLean Stevenson.
Alice Cooper, The Muppet Show, 1978. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Happy Halloween, Bionic pals! In celebration of the day let’s enjoy something especially spooktacular. Here’s Mr. Scarypants himself, Alice Cooper, performing “Welcome to my Nightmare” on The Muppet Show in 1978.
You'll really flip your lid for Lidsville, 1971-73. Far out!
Sid and Marty Krofft’s Lidsville ran from September 1971 – September ’73 and starred Butch Patrick (of The Munsters) as Mark. 17 episodes were created for this trippy kids show which featured Charles Nelson Reilly as Merlo the Magician and a large cast of hat-people such as Rah-Rah the football helmet and Boris the Executioner’s Hood. All this seemed perfectly natural to us after H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos.
Enjoy the intro below and have a magnificent Funshine Friday!
Lidsville TV Intro, 1971
A rare occurance - Harrison Ford talking Star Wars, 1977.
Here’s a great five minute interview with Han Solo himself, Harrison Ford, in 1977. Likely created for promotional purposes by 20th Century Fox, we see interviewer “Bobbie” Wygant chatting with Ford about why Star Wars is so good and what its success has done for Ford’s career. It’s great to see the man chatting about Star Wars in a positive light. Enjoy this 34-year-old Q&A in its entirety below.
“Interviewer, Bobbie Wygant: Why do we like this?
Harrison Ford: Well, it’s a fantasy. It’s not Science Fiction so much as it is Space Fantasy. And it’s about people. It’s about…it’s finally about people and not finally about science. So the energy of the movie goes towards exploring these human relationships and I think that’s what makes it so accessible to people.”
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.
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!