Forgotten TV: Lotsa Luck, The Girl With Something Extra

Sure, you remember Sanford and Son but how about Lotsa Luck and The Girl With Something Extra? Here’s an NBC Friday night promo from 1973 touting the above-mentioned shows. Lotsa Luck starred Dom DeLuise and Kathleen Freeman and ran from … Continue reading →

Show Toppers: Diana Rigg in ‘Diana’

Diana was a short-lived TV sitcom starring Diana Rigg (The Avengers). Only 15 episodes were produced and they originally aired Mondays, 8:30-9:00 PM on NBC, beginning in September of 1973. Rigg starred as Diana Smythe, a divorcee, who moved from … Continue reading →

Funshine Friday: Bailey’s Comets

DePatie-Freleng produced 32 episodes of Bailey’s Comets and they originally aired on CBS, September, 1973 through 1974. The series ran again in re-runs through 1975. Bailey’s Comets is similar to the eternal competition of Wacky Races, only this time the … Continue reading →

School Movies: ‘When You Grow Up’ (1973)

Here’s a nifty time capsule of a movie you would have watched in elementary school in the early-to-mid 1970s. When You Grow Up was made by FilmsWest, Inc. in 1973 and shows off 11-minutes of Los Angeles and its inhabitants … Continue reading →

Funshine Friday: ‘Emergency +4’ (1973)

Universal Television contracted Fred Calvert Productions to produce two seasons of Emergency +4 and they originally aired September, 1973 through 1975. This animated offshoot of the live-action Emergency! series featured the voices of Randolph Mantooth (John Gage) and Kevin Tighe … Continue reading →

A Bruce Lee Moment: Destroying O’Hara

Hey, kung fu kiddies! It’s time for a “Bruce Lee Moment.” On this debut fist-flashing installment we watch as Bruce Lee metes out well-deserved revenge upon the horrid O’Hara. This glorious moment is ripped from 1973’s Enter the Dragon. Bruce … Continue reading →