Original ‘Love Boat’ sold for scrap

First we lose Continental Airlines and now The Love Boat! Time Magazine are reporting that the original Pacific Princess, better known as TV’s The Love Boat, has been sold off for scrap and is headed to the ship junkyard. The … Continue reading

70s Spots: Saturday night commercial break (’78)

Seeing as how it’s Saturday and this evening you may be in need of some ancient commercials (it could happen!) – here’s a set of spots that ran in August of 1978 during NBC Saturday Night at the Movies. The … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Lassie’s Rescue Rangers’ (1973)

Happy Funshine Friday! Cartoon King here, bringing you another animated “classic” from the 1970s. 15 episodes of Filmation’s Lassie’s Rescue Rangers were produced and originally ran from September through December of 1973. Take in the opening below. Interesting facts: Ted … Continue reading

70s Spots: Dick Van Dyke for Kodak’s instant camera, ‘The Handle’

Gather round the TV, it’s time for a commercial break. Here’s a quick spot from 1978 featuring Dick Van Dyke touting Kodak’s “least-expensive instant camera” The Handle. The Handle was an attempt by Kodak to compete with Polaroid for the … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space

Happy Funshine Friday, frisky friends! It’s happy wacky cartoontime here in Bionicland. Hanna-Barbera’s Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space, a re-imagining of the original Josie and the Pussycats, originally ran on CBS from 1972-73. Interesting factoids: The original … Continue reading

The Monkees’ Davy Jones Has Died

Sad news alert: The BBC are reporting that Davy Jones of famed rock band and TV show, The Monkees, has died, aged 66. Jones apparently had a massive heart attack while sleeping at his home in Florida. (*Update: Jones likely … Continue reading