Daily 70s Spot: English Leather Cologne ‘All My Men’ Commercial (1977)

“All my men wear English Leather…or they wear nothing at all.” Perhaps I should have posted this Daily 70s Spot yesterday, for Valentine’s. Oh well. Here’s a sexy spot featuring an attractive actress professing her love of English Leather Cologne. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Polaroid ‘One Step’ commercial with James Garner (1978)

“Simplest camera in the world.” Daily 70s spot alert. Today, we have a Polaroid ‘One Step’ commercial starring James Garner. If you were alive in the 1970s you or someone in your family owned a Polaroid camera. Here’s long-time Polaroid … Continue reading

A Johnny Carson Moment: Howard the talking bird (12.17.1976)

We haven’t checked in with Johnny Carson in a while – so let’s remedy that with a tasty two-minute clip. In this edition of A Johnny Carson Moment, our favorite talk show host brings on frequent guest, Joan Embrey and … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: Mego ‘Speed Burners’ commercial (1978)

“That spring-tension motor makes ’em move out!” Fast-action TV flashback! Our Daily 70s Spot drops a trio of tiny race cars on the kitchen floor and ratchets up the excitement. This commercial for Mego Speed Burners aired in 1978. Daily … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ promo (1977)

Our Daily 70s Spot is a 1977 TV promo for the theatrical re-release of Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. The movie (which the TV series Alice was later based on) first appeared in 1974. After star Ellen Burstyn won the … Continue reading

Music for Monday: John Travolta and Captain & Tennille, ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ (1976)

After listening to Toni Tennille and John Travolta sing “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”…you’ll appreciate Elton John and KiKi Dee’s original version even more. This momentous television match-up occurred when the extremely popular Travolta guest-starred on The Captain & Tennille … Continue reading