“Charlie Brown is cooking up a special treat…” Here’s a short and sweet CBS promo for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving that aired almost 40 years ago to-the-day. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving was the 10th Peanuts special to air and first … Continue reading
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“The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.” The never subtle Dino De Laurentiis released his version of King Kong in December of 1976. I saw it in a movie theater at the age of 10 and enjoyed … Continue reading
“Sunday is Double-Mork Day.” Two TV promos from November 1979 for you today. First, an ABC spot for a two-part episode of Mork & Mindy, followed by the Sunday Movie, Love for Rent. Second, one from CBS containing a pair … Continue reading
“Next Sunday at 1 PM.” For the new week, we’ll mix things up with spots from 1977 & 1978. To start us off, here’s a cool CBS promo that aired in late December ’77 for the upcoming premiere of Challenge … Continue reading
“Tuesday, the M*A*S*H crazies are driving Winchester mad.” We’ve had a couple of movie spots this week, now let’s turn to the tube. The CBS promo on-tap here features the Tuesday night line-up of M*A*S*H and One Day at a … Continue reading
By the great, grey strands of Howard Cosell’s toupee! It’s been much too long since we’ve flipped on the box for an episode of Show Toppers. Let’s dive right into another long-lost 1970s TV intro. Flying High ran on CBS … Continue reading