Rankin/Bass’ Jackson 5ive cartoon series originally ran on ABC from September, 1971 to September of 1973. 23, half-hour episodes of groovy, limited-animation were produced. The animated version of The Jackson 5 featured actors voicing the band along with VO veteran, … Continue reading
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Here’s your Daily 70s Spot to get the week rolling along. A Hillbilly Bread commercial recorded off the ol’ tele-visual box in May of 1978. This fun ad will remind you of Terry Gilliam’s animation from Monty Python. I’m guessing … Continue reading
Filmation’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch began her animated life as part of The Archie Comedy Hour (1969-70). She was spun off into another series, Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies, for a season on CBS in 1970-71. Thereafter, the ‘Goolies left … Continue reading
Filmation’s Uncle Croc’s Block was a short-lived ABC morning series that ran for half a season – from September, 1975 to February ’76. The show parodied children’s programming and starred Charles Nelson Reilly (Lidsville) as the unhappy titular host. Croc’s … Continue reading
Space Sentinels (also known as The Young Sentinels) was produced by Filmation and the series’ 13 episodes originally ran Saturday mornings on NBC beginning in September of 1977. A trio of superheroes, Hercules (strength), Mercury (speed) and Astrea (shape-changer), team … Continue reading
Hanna-Barbera’s Devlin, an animated series inspired by Evel Knievel, originally ran on ABC from September to December of 1974. This was a rare dramatic cartoon from HB and the series focused on a traveling circus and a young stunt-riding team. … Continue reading