(Click ad to enlarge) “The weariteverywhere uniform.” I like the sporty look with matching red converse sneakers. Daily 70s Ad #21: Green Boy Scout Uniform originally appeared in the January, 1974 issue of Boy’s Life magazine. (Source: Boy’s Life) Previously … Continue reading
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To lead us into the weekend we have a short, sweet and melancholy tune from Stanley Donen’s 1974 movie version of The Little Prince. The Little Prince motion picture was based on the 1943 novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and … Continue reading
Neil Sedaka first released “Laughter in the Rain” in the spring of 1974 where it hit the top 20 in the UK. Released later that year in the US, the song eventually climbed the Billboard “Hot 100,” hitting #1 in … Continue reading
(Click ad to enlarge) “The Great American Freedom Machine.” 40-yrs-ago, many a young man’s dreams were filled with Mom’s apple pie, the Liberty Bell and the Harley X-90 MiniBike. Daily 70s Ad #11: Harley-Davidson X-90 MiniBike originally appeared in the … Continue reading
Hanna-Barbera’s Partridge Family 2200 A.D. originally ran in the fall of 1974. 16 episodes were produced, airing on CBS. This animated, futuristic take on the Partridges generally focused on Danny Partridge and his robot dog, Orbit. Most episodes followed Danny … Continue reading
“Pit. A lot of excitement in one little box.” Let’s open a fresh pack of fun and lay our Daily 70s Spot on the table. Here’s a Parker Brothers commercial for the stock market-style trading card game, Pit. Spot aired … Continue reading