“The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.” The never subtle Dino De Laurentiis released his version of King Kong in December of 1976. I saw it in a movie theater at the age of 10 and enjoyed … Continue reading
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Happy Funshine Friday! Today we have an NBC promo for the third season premiere of Sid and Marty Krofft’s children’s TV series Land of the Lost. By the time the third season of the portal-traveling series rolled around in September … Continue reading
“Some season! Some show! That’s Go!” Happy Funshine Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? (Rhetorical question). Here’s two nifty promos for NBC’s Saturday Morning Seventies programming. The Go! clip aired in September 1974 during The NBC Saturday Morning Preview … Continue reading
Happy Halloween, Bionic friends! It’s time for our traditional posting of Lynde’s spooky special. When I first posted this back in 2012 it was a rarer commodity, now It’s popping up everywhere. Still, if you haven’t forced yourself to watch … Continue reading
“Bright, brilliant, bursting color…” A pair of Kodak instant camera spots today. In the first commercial from May 1978, Dick Van Dyke sells us on the Kodak Colorburst. In the second spot from October of 1976, The Crank is on … Continue reading
“Good to the last drop.” Yesterday, we gulped down some decaffeinated coffee. Today, we’ll add some caffeine with a pair of Maxwell House spots from 1976. These commercials star Margaret Hamilton who you’ll remember as the iconic Wicked Witch of … Continue reading