70s Spots: King Vitaman breakfast cereal

Quaker Oat’s King Vitaman breakfast cereal first hit the market in 1970 and featured excellent animated commercials created by Jay Ward Productions. You’ll know Jay Ward from their brilliant work on shows such as Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right and … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: Dr. Shrinker

Sid and Marty Krofft’s Dr. Shrinker encompassed 16, 15-minute episodes as part of the Krofft Supershow on ABC. The show originally ran from September, 1976 to September, 1977. Jay Robinson played the “mad scientist” Dr. Shrinker, and Billy Barty appeared … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Fabulous Funnies’ (1978)

Filmation’s Fabulous Funnies originally ran for a single season from September to December, 1978. A total of 13 episodes were produced and featured newspaper comic strip stars such as Alley Oop, Broom Hilda, Nancy and Tumbleweeds. The fantastic June Foray … Continue reading

70s Spots: Jack Jones for the ’77 Chrysler New Yorker

Here’s singer Jack Jones (crooner of The Love Boat theme) for the 1977 Chrysler New Yorker. The New Yorker was produced from 1946 to 1996. In the 70s, during oil embargoes and tough economic times, Chrysler suffered trying to sell … Continue reading

70s Spots: Tyco Nite-Glow Double-Loop Racing

Time for a Sunday commercial break and “You are about to see something incredible!” Tyco’s Nite-Glow Double Loop Racing set from 1977. Look at those blurry slot cars go! Truth is, although these race cars sets always seemed so cool … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: Bigfoot and Wildboy

Happy Funshine Friday! Sid and Marty Krofft’s Bigfoot and Wildboy began as 15-minute episodes on The Krofft Supershow in 1977. In 1979, ABC edited various segments together to air 30-minute episodes and also produced a few new shows. This series … Continue reading