‘Taxi Driver’ Movie Trailer (1976)

It’s movie trailer time, Bionic friends. Today we cast ourselves back to February, 1976 and soak up the majesty of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of the Palme d’Or at the ’76 Cannes Film … Continue reading

Welcome Back, Kotter: Bar-Bar-Barbarino

The Bee Gees weren’t the only sexy fellows with long wavy hair who slipped into gold lamé and sang their hearts out during the 1970s. We mustn’t forget about the “Sicilian Songbird” – the one, the only Vinnie Barbarino. Here … Continue reading

America’s Bicentennial: July 4th, 1976

Happy 4th of July, folks! From 1974 throughout 1976 America was gripped with a “Bicentennial fever” of sorts. It started with the government unveiling the official Bicentennial logo (above) and went on to encompass TV commercials featuring Ben Franklin and … Continue reading

July 1st, 1976: Elvis Rocks Shreveport

On Thursday evening, July 1st, 1976 a somewhat rotund Elvis Presley performed at Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The King strode onstage to a dramatic rendition of the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme before launching into a rollicking version of … Continue reading

Bay City Rollers: ‘Money Honey’ on Telly

It’s time for some Bay City Rollers methinks. Let’s take a loving look at the lads from Edinburgh performing “Money Honey” on what appears to be German television. This would likely be from sometime in spring 1976 when said single … Continue reading

Forgotten TV: ‘Holmes & YoYo’ (1976)

Holmes & YoYo only ran for 13 measly episodes during the 1976-77 season, but it has really stuck in my mind. Something about a 427 pound robot cop with a heart of gold captured my fidgety nine-year-old imagination and never … Continue reading