Delta House, based on the movie Animal House, originally ran Saturday evenings on ABC from January to April, 1979. ABC bought the rights to National Lampoon‘s Animal House story, hired the film’s production team and cast several of the original … Continue reading
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“A gentleman knows how to keep her satisfied.” Here’s a sexy Daily 70s Spot to get your Monday motor revving. A man. A woman. Black Tie “Cologne and Splash On.” And lots of innuendo. Commercial aired in November of 1975. … Continue reading
“The most eagerly-awaited motion picture of all time.” Your Daily 70s Spot is a rare TV promo for Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam epic, Apocalypse Now. Commercial aired in November of 1979. Daily 70s Spot #72: ‘Apocalypse Now’ TV Promo (1979) … Continue reading
Music three days in a row here at the ‘Disco? Sure, why the heck not! Today we turn our eyes and ears to the major label debut of “Weird Al” Yankovic. “Weird Al”‘s “My Bologna,” a take-off on The Knack’s … Continue reading
How goes your weekend? It’s about to get somewhat better. Here’s The Jam playing one of their lesser-known tunes, “When You’re Young.” “When You’re Young” (written by Paul Weller) was released as a single in August of 1979 and made … Continue reading
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show was produced by Ruby-Spears and originally ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. The show featured DC Comics elastic hero, Plastic Man, and also offered a variety of segments starring Baby Plas, Fangface and Fangpuss, … Continue reading