Be a Pepper! C'mon, you know you danced around your living room to this one.
Hey kids! It’s time for Bionic Disco’s ‘Ad of the Day’. Today, we’ve bottled up a good one – Dr. Pepper’s famed “Be a Pepper” song & dance spot featuring actor David Naughton (who later went on to star in 1979’s Makin’ It TV series and American Werewolf in London).
This ad was truly inescapable to TV watchers of the 70s. That sure as heck included me. Enjoy (a Pepper!)
ABC has announced the cancellation of two of its longest-running television series; All My Children and One Life to Live. The network has stated that it wishes to “evolve” its daytime schedule and two new shows; The Chew and The Revolution (neither one a Soap Opera) will be filling the empty slots.
Both of the canceled shows ran throughout the 1970s (not to mention the 80s, 90s, and 00s) and certainly seemed like they’d continue running on the ol’ goggle box for all eternity.
My goodness! Erica is late for her own wedding. For Shame. (Sept. 1978)
All My Children (set for implosion this September) began its 41-year run in January, 1970. 70s-era stars included Susan Lucci as Erica and Richard Hatch (later of Battlestar Galactica) as Phil.
One Life to Live (circa 1979) soon to roll the final credits.
One Life to Live (set to expire in Jan. 2012) made its debut in July of 1968, with stars such as Erika Slezak and Al Freeman, Jr. capturing viewer’s attention in the 1970s.
Personally, I was never a Soap-watcher, but I’m sure a lot of tears (real ones this time!) will be shed over the loss of these venerable television institutions.
Donny and the boys get their Elvis on
March has arrived and Spring is just around the corner. Can you smell the fresh apples in the air? No? Well, maybe after watching The Osmonds perform their hit, “One Bad Apple”, a number 1 single from March 1971, we can fix that. Enjoy.
Here’s your image of the day – The Bee Gees (circa 1977) resplendent in matching (and skimpy!) gold lamé gear. Yeah, you’ll probably need to shield your eyes from the gorgeous glare of golden superstardom. The Bee Gees we’re everywhere in the 70s and dominated the music charts across most of the decade.
Bee Gees - so successful, they clothed themselves in gold. (photo: Michael Ochs Archives)
The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack reignited the fading disco craze and, aided by top Bee Gees tunes such as “How Deep Is Your Love”, “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive”, went on to sell 40 million copies – at that point, the highest-selling album in history.
You can be sure we’ll feature the Bee Gees from time to time at Bionic Disco, but if you’d like to dig deeper you can hop to the official Bee Gees site and the Bee Gees Wiki.