Funshine Friday: ‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘Pinky Doodle’ cartoon (1976)

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

Daily 70s Spot: Rolaids ‘Spells Relief’ Commercial (1976)

“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

Daily 70s Spot: Nestea Plunge ‘Road Worker’ (1976)

“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

Trailer Tuesday: Robert Shaw in ‘Swashbuckler’ (1976)

“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

Rare ‘Star Trek’ convention footage (1976)

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

‘Inside Woody Allen’ comic strip (1976)

In 1976, artist Stuart Hample launched the Inside Woody Allen comic strip and it ran for eight years, until 1984. Hample had much guidance from Woody Allen himself, who provided character insight as well as notes for jokes and comedic … Continue reading