70s Commercials: Froot Loops, Green Giant, Lipton Cup-A-Soup, Pillsbury Swirl Cake (1976)

All edible! All 1976! Enjoy this fine set of vintage seventies commercials featuring Kellogg’s Froot Loops (with 70s mascot Toucan Sam), Green Giant (with mascots Sprout & you-know-who), Lipton Cup-a-Soup, and Pillsbury Streusel Swirl cake. FROOT LOOPS CEREAL ANIMATED COMMERCIAL … Continue reading

70s Commercials: Big Jim Toy (1973), Jenos Pizza Rolls (1972) & More

As we prepare to roll into the weekend, I’ve gathered together another fine set of seventies commercials for you. They range from 1971 to 1974 and feature the Ford station wagon, Jenos Pizza Rolls, Big Jim’s Rescue Rig, and Green … Continue reading

70s Spots: Pillsbury Wiener Wrap, International Coffees (1976)

Time for a new batch of seventies commercials. The Pillsbury Doughboy makes a grand return and this time around he’s got Wiener Wraps on offer. Naming this product must have been an interesting day at the ol’ advertising agency. You’ll … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Super Chicken’: ‘Merlin Brando’ cartoon (1970s reruns)

Happy Friday, good people of the ‘Disco. Last week we spent a few, animated minutes with Tom Slick – a hero of 1970s reruns. Here’s another Jay Ward-produced hero, Super Chicken. Originally shown as a segment during George of the … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: Harry Nilsson’s ‘The Point!’ (animated version, 1971)

Happy Funshine Friday, my friends. Here’s a long-lost treat to get your weekend started; the original 1971 version of Harry Nilsson’s The Point! with narration by Dustin Hoffman. The Point! is Nilsson’s fable about little Oblio, the only boy with … Continue reading

Mood Music: ‘One Foot in Front of the Other’

Rankin/Bass’ Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town made its TV debut in December of 1970. The “Animagic” Christmas special features the voices of Mickey Rooney (Kris Kringle / Santa Claus), Fred Astaire (Narrator), Keenan Wynn (Winter Warlock) and Paul Frees … Continue reading