“The best car in the world for under $3,500.” Happy new week. Your Daily 70s Spot features the frisky Volkswagen Rabbit. Road & Track magazine likes the Rabbit better than Toyota, Datsun, Pinto, Vega and on and on. You can … Continue reading
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Happy Funshine Friday, funky folks! Here’s a complete Pink Panther cartoon, Pinky Doodle, which originally aired in May of 1976. Befitting the Bicentennial fever years, Pink is a Blue Coat warring with devilish Red Coats in 1776. Light it up. … Continue reading
“How do you spell relief?” If you ate a bit too much for lunch you’ll want to pay special attention to our Daily 70s Spot. This campaign for Rolaids Antacid Tablets went on for many years. In fact, it’s probably … Continue reading
“Take the Nestea Plunge!” Time to drink up a refreshing Daily 70s Spot. Today, we have a spot for Nestea Instant Iced Tea featuring the “Nestea Plunge” campaign. Commercial aired in the hot summer month of July, 1976. As kids, … Continue reading
“The biggest, grandest pirate movie ever.” Swashbuckler swung into theaters in July of 1976. Based on a story by Paul Wheeler entitled The Scarlet Buccaneer, the film stars Robert Shaw as the pirate in red (Captain Ned Lynch) and James … Continue reading
Thanks to The Retroist for this excellent find: a brief amateur documentary covering an early Star Trek fan convention in Denver, Colorado in the fall of 1976. YouTube poster, ultimessence, has this to say about his unique video: “One of … Continue reading