The Game of JAWS

The Game of JAWS

The Game of JAWS was made by ideal 1978 as a spin off from the well known cinema smash Jaws by Spielberg in 1977. The advert by Ideal claimed: “It’s you against the great white shark… One wrong move… and the JAWS go snap!”   The game promised "Out of the depths of the sea comes the ...

Hectors House

Hectors House

It's often said that Men are like dogs and women like cats, and the French programme Hectors house put it one step further by including a french frog! It started out as La Maison de Toutou, and with severe dubbing the French puppet show soon became a big hit in the early seventies. I think ...

The Golden Shot

The Golden Shot

Bobs your uncle on The Golden Shot. Ah, Bob Monkhouse and the The Golden Shot was a great sunday afternoon family viewing must in the seventies. The Golden Shot was a British television game show produced by ATV for ITV between 1 July 1967 and 16 March 1975, based on the German TV show Der ...

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box. With his companions, he explores time ...

Bay City Rollers

Bay City Rollers

Girls loved these long haired men, boys despised them : The Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish rock band of the 1970s.They went for a smiley image with long thick hair and tartan-trimmed suits. Bay City Rollers charted from 1974 to 1985 with several number one hits. The band from Edinburgh was made up ...

Stylophone

Stylophone

Back in the seventies, When Rolf Harris appeared for several years as the Stylophone's advertising spokesman in the United Kingdom, everyone seemed to think there were a new found musician. Match of the day was being played by everyone on a Stylophone! The Stylophone was invented by Brian Jarvis in 1967. It was a stylus-operated synthesizer ...

Green Cross Code Man

Green Cross Code Man

The Green Cross Code Man was a fictional superhero character created in 1975 and used until 1990 as an aid to teaching young children the Green Cross Code, and for promoting general road safety. David Prowse was a bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe and is well known for his portrayal of Darth Vader in the Star ...