Music for Monday: The Rolling Stones, ‘It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll’ (live ’75)

It would be foolish of me to play an April joke on you – so here’s a most excellent performance for your Monday. The Rolling Stones (along with Billy Preston) performing “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” at the L.A. Forum … Continue reading

Show Toppers: Mel Brooks’ ‘When Things Were Rotten’ (1975)

When Things Were Rotten, created and written by Mel Brooks, John Boni and Norman Stiles, originally ran Wednesdays at 8 PM on ABC from September to December, 1975. 13 half-hour episodes of this sitcom about Robin Hood and his Merry … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Mickey Mantle for NP27 Foot Spray (1975)

Daily 70s Spot time. There’s nothing worse on a Monday morning than a case of Athlete’s Foot. Here’s Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees for NP27 Foot Spray. Commercial aired in August of 1975. Daily 70s Spot #59: … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘The Ghost Busters’ (1975)

Filmation’s live-action kid’s series, The Ghost Busters originally ran from September through December, 1975. 15 episodes were produced. The show features a trio of apparition-chasing detectives; Kong (Forrest Tucker), Eddie Spencer (Larry Storch) and Tracy the Gorilla (Bob Burns). Yes, … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Kodak Film (1975)

“Just put your Kodak film inside. Stick on a stamp and hand it to the mailman.” Here’s a charming Daily 70s Spot for Kodak film. In the 70s, in an effort to save you a trip to the local Fotomat, … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Far Out Space Nuts’ (1975)

“I said ‘lunch,’ not ‘launch!’” Sid and Marty Krofft’s Far Out Space Nuts originally ran on CBS from September, 1975 to September, 1976. 16 episodes were produced. The show starred Bob Denver (Gilligan’s Island) and Chuck McCann as pea-brained NASA … Continue reading