Baretta (a re-tooling of the cop show, Toma) originally ran on ABC from January, 1975 to June, 1978. The police drama stars Robert Blake as undercover detective, Tony Baretta, who works without a partner in an East Coast-based city (though … Continue reading
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“Long distance is the next best thing to being there.” Time to get on the court and dribble out our Daily 70s Spot. Today we find basketball great, Bill Russell (Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics) for long distance telephoning. The commercial … Continue reading
“America’s No.1-selling small truck.” Time to fire up the Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for Datsun’s Lil’ Hustler pickup truck. Yes, the vehicle is really called the “Lil’ Hustler.” There’s nothing strange about that whatsoever. At all. … Continue reading
“The Remington Systems. One is right for you.” Daily 70s Spot time. It’s Monday morning. Time to get cleaned up and ready for the week. Here’s a Remington System electric shaver commercial. Spot aired in November of 1975. Daily 70s … Continue reading
“Made with aged cheddar and a lot of pride.” Yesterday’s Daily 70s Spot featured wine. Today, I think we need some cheese. Here’s a Wispride Aged Cheddar Cheese commercial. Spot aired in November of 1975. Daily 70s Spot #126: Wispride … Continue reading
Our Music for Monday selection features Barry Manilow singing one of his biggest hits, “I Write the Songs.” “I Write the Songs” was, in fact, written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys and first recorded by David Cassidy, as … Continue reading