Funshine Friday: ‘The Perils of Penelope Pitstop’ (1970s Reruns)

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, a spin-off of Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races cartoon, originally ran from September, 1969 to January of 1970. Just qualifying for 1970s pop culture. The show ran in reruns in the 1970s as well, so I’m laying … Continue reading

70s Moments: Paul Lynde’s WSPD-TV Weather Report (Toledo, 1978)

In 1978, actor/comedian Paul Lynde was on tour with the play, The Impossible Years. While passing through Toledo, Ohio, Lynde, an Ohio native, stopped by WSPD-TV and haphazardly read the weather report. You can watch the five minutes of fun … Continue reading

Daily 70s Spot: ‘Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ ABC Promo (1976)

Time to carve up our Daily 70s Spot and set it on the porch. Here’s a rare ABC promo for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special and Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby. Guest stars on the Lynde special include Tim … Continue reading

Mood Music: Paul Lynde, Sandy Duncan – ‘Bad, Bad Leroy Brown’ (1974)

From the Terrible/Wonderful file: Here’s Paul Lynde and Sandy Duncan performing Jim Croce’s “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” The clip finds the duo presenting the pop hit in a Laugh-In meets 1920’s style and comes from the Sandy Duncan Special which … Continue reading

‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special’ (1976)

On October 29, 1976 a comedic monster known as The Paul Lynde Halloween Special ate up television screens across America. Here now, in its entirety, you can watch that marvelous beast in frightening action once again. Are you brave enough … Continue reading