Paul McCartney & Wings (or technically, just ‘Wings’) released “Mull of Kintyre” in November of 1977, where it went to #1 in the UK – becoming the first single there to sell over two million copies. Here in the US, … Continue reading
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“I never knew there was this much money in the whole world.” Daily 70s Spot time. Here’s a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes commercial featuring an elderly couple winning $125k. This one is kind of heartwarming. And no, I’m not being … Continue reading
Sugar Time! first ran Saturday evenings on ABC in August and September of 1977. It returned for another brief run, Monday evenings, from April to May, 1978. Only 13 episodes were produced in total. The situation comedy, created by James … Continue reading
This time on A Johnny Carson Moment we take a trip back in time to March 2nd, 1977 and catch Jay Leno in his first appearance on The Tonight Show. 15 years later Leno would take over from Carson as … Continue reading
“Lymon is the secret of Sprite” Our Daily 70s Spot is a Sprite commercial featuring a country music hoedown. And Lymon. Lots of Lymon – that freakish, magical mix of lemon and lime. Commercial aired in 1977. Daily 70s Spot … Continue reading
“There’s only one Tic Tac. The original mouth whack.” Our Daily 70s spot contains no innuendo whatsoever. It’s for Tic Tac breath mints and was part of their ‘mouth whack’ campaign. The actor at the end of the spot is … Continue reading