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 ...

Look-in magazine

Look-in magazine

"La-le-la-le-la Look-in". Look-in was a long running children's magazine centred around ITV's television programmes in the UK, and subtitled the "Junior TV Times".   The first Look-in magazine came of the presses in January 1971 and ran for 23 years until March 1994.It was full of interviews, crosswords and competitions, and it had pictures and pin-ups of ...

Pinky and Perky

Pinky and Perky talking and singing pigs

How can you tell the difference between Pinky and Perky? Pinky wore red clothes and Perky blue, but this distinction was little use on black and white TV, so Perky often wore a hat. Pinky and Perky puppet pigs were a big hit in the 70s and have recently made a comeback in the 21st Century ...

Coppit

Coppit

This game is a great generation glue as it fun to play no matter what your age is. Its ludo gone mad and just when you think you're about to win it can all change! i thoroughly miss playing this game and expect it's still about in the toy shops on the high street. It all ...

Camel Hair Coats

Camel Hair Coats from the Eighties

Del boy was famous for his Camel hair coats and this really did provide a serious fashion statement in its day. These coats are classic fashion looks. Camel hair coats are available in many neutral colors. They aren't usually dyed, but are the natural colors of the camels' hair which ranges from light, reddish-brown to black. ...

Hong Kong Phooey

Hong Kong Phooey

Hong Kong Phooey - "Henriffic" or is it Penriffic! - i think that's what they would say at the end of the opening credits, certainly he was a a guy who had no power without the brainy cat. Can you believe there was only 16-episodes though there were 2 cartoon per episode which irons out to ...