Posts Tagged ‘70s’

you game? The Bionic Woman

Friday, February 18th, 2011

The following information is classified TOP SECRET… It’s 1976. Your TV show board game is The Bionic Woman. Girlie colors. Kickass bionic powers. And maybe a big hairy sasquatch

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Object: Assist Jaimie Sommers with her Top Secret Assignment. Highest score wins.

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Jaimie was an inspiration to America’s girls, who refused to hold it against her even when she revealed her bionic powers to that evil hairdresser. She had to get her hairs did so she’d look hot for Col. Steve Austin, for gawds sake!

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you game? Starsky & Hutch

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Hello, Friday! Hello, nuther ’70s TV show board game! This time, it’s badass left coast detectives in a testosterone-fueled Ford Gran Torino. Yes, my friend, the original Starsky & Hutch…

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The car, aka The Striped Tomato, was a star in its own right.

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Object: Be the first to stop the mad bomber by collecting all four matching cards.

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Did I mention I haven’t even ripped the cellophane open yet? I just can’t bring myself to do it! This game is mint with a capital PEPPA.

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Leather jackets. Double denim. Macrame plant hangers. A streetwise informant named Huggy Bear. What didn’t this show have? Other than a short man in a white jacket yelling “De plane! De plane!”, I mean.

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Watch the first episode. Sing along to David Soul’s big hit from 1976. Geek out in an S&H car of your own. That’s right, live the dream. Why not? It’s Friday.

you game? The Partridge Family

Friday, February 4th, 2011

I’m really digging this Friday ’70s TV show board games theme. So fun to peek at them again after having them packed away for the last three years. Dial your Way Back Machine to 1971, kids! How ridic is this Partridge Family game?

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The flouncy shirts. The flare-leg pants. The shag haircuts. Ah the life of a show-biz family on tour is so exciting! But wait… where’s mom’s tambourine?

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Object: The Partridge Family has finished playing at a local arena and must hurry to their bus. The winner is the first member of the family to reach the bus.

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Oh, David Cassidy, you’re soooo dreamy. I Think I Love You.

off my rocker?

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

As we finish moving things upstairs in prep for the downstairs remodel, we’re forced to edit our belongings to fit the space. We’re in full-on purge mode and have already sold a ton via Craigslist. But some things I’m just loathe to part with, no matter how much the huz insists they gots to go.

Like the Dondolo rocker I picked up via DWR in anticipation of Bix’s birth. For someone who rarely buys new furniture, this was a real treat…

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God I can’t wait to get rid of that nasty carpet. Ugh. So anyway… Not giving this up, sorry. I used to rock the baby to sleep in this!

Originally designed by Luigi Crassevig, Design Within Reach sold this Dondolo Rocker for a short time. No longer available from DWR, I picked up mine more than six years ago. The info I can dig up online about the DWR version claims the design dates to the ’50s:

Behold one of the most fetching of a new (old) wave of reissued rockers, an authorized reproduction of a 1950s Italian stunner. Using original molds, Design Within Reach — noted purveyor of pop-art furnishings — bends hardy beechwood into zoomy curves and laces it with thick saddle leather or heavy cotton canvas. The result? The DONDOLO ROCKER, named as it was back in ’50 when it was penned by designer Luigi Crassevig.

But it’s such a ’70s look, isn’t it? I mean look at that crazy shape…

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So I did a little more research and found on Architonic that the original Dondolo actually dates to 1970, not the ’50s. Told ya. In fact, Crassevig itself gives a date of 1970 on its own site and lists the chair among its many current products.

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Which obviously means the chair is still in production. So if the Dondolo is still in production and the leather is stamped Made in Italy on the back, does that mean my chair isn’t a reproduction but an actual Crassevig? There’s no Crassevig label on it. Hmmm. Maybe I should ask DWR just to satisfy my curiosity.

Back to my case. What better place for a ’70s rocker than our ’70s house? I should keep it, right? Here, have a seat…

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Now that you’re comfortable, I’ll just assume you agree with me. It stays.

you game? Welcome Back, Kotter

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Yay, it’s Friday! That means I’m pulling another 70s TV show board game out of my insanely packed closet to take another whiff of vintage with you. Ready? This week: Welcome Back, Kotter. Breathe it in…

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Object: Be your favorite Sweathog and be the first to complete the expression “Up your nose with a rubber hose!”

For those who may not have seen the show (omg), “Up your nose…” was their go-to insult. The game comes with a green hose but no warning to not actually shove this object in your schnoz.

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If you’d like to hum the theme song while you scroll, here it is.

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you game? Charlie’s Angels

Friday, January 21st, 2011

I can’t explain how I ended up with all these ’70s TV show board games. They’re cool, sure (and remarkably cheesy), but I have no room for them. Should I keep them? Help me decide! This week: Charlie’s Angels.

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Object: Trap the villain with your beautiful team of Angels. After three games, the player with the most points wins.

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omg, roller skates!

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That’s from the infamous roller derby episode. Here, in all its feathered and bra-less glory.

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and this picture, ftw?…

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From the outset of the show, they pushed hard for Kelly to be the hottie — she snagged all the best shots, even in this game…

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But I think we all know who the real star was…

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you game? Space 1999

Friday, January 14th, 2011

It’s Friday! Last week that meant The Six Million Dollar Man. Digging further back into my closet of obsessive collecting of 1970s TV show board games, this week I offer you Space 1999. Why? Because I can.

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Object: Be the first commander to land all your eagles on your target planet.

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you game? The $6M Man

Friday, January 7th, 2011

In my very first post last February, I showed how our entire household is a maze of boxes and piles awaiting an actual remodel. There are things in those boxes I haven’t seen in three years, including my inexplicable collection of ’70s TV show boardgames — still haven’t decided if I’m keeping those, although I guess they make sense in a ’70s house.

This week I pulled them out to appreciate their cheesey goodness and will now share one with you every Friday until I run out. Ready? Let’s start with The Six Million Dollar Man…

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Object: Each player controls a bionic man — but only one is the real Six Million Dollar Man. The first player to complete his four assignments wins the game, proving he’s the Six Million Dollar Man.

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Hot. I say that man is undervalued.