I Love the 70s, 80s and 90s openings

A trip through the latter portion of the twentieth century with the opening sequences to the BBC series I Love the 70s, I Love the 80s and I Love the 90s, which aired in 2000 and 2001. There was also an I Love the 60s, but I'm afraid I don't have any episodes at hand.

Seventies adverts: Space 1999 lollies and 2000 AD comics

A couple of science fiction-flavoured ads from the seventies. First, one for an ice lolly tying in with Space 1999.



"The amazing new lolly from Lyons Maid, Space 1999."

"Icy lime flavour outside, oozy red centre."

"Space 1999: with free picture cards from Lyons Maid."











And here's a 1977 advert for the first issue of the comic 2000 AD.

"Greetings! I am Tharg."

"I bring you a galactic new comic, 2000 AD, with adventures from the future."

"Including the new invincible Dan Dare!"

"Also a genuine Thargian space spinner, free."

"Get 2000 AD, now."

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

Eric Idle's 1978 mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need is Cash sent up as much of the Beatles' career as it could, right down to a sequence spoofing Yellow Submarine.

"I got the real people who did Yellow Submarine to parody themselves," says Idle on the DVD commentary. "I just gave them a song and a brief saying 'send yourselves up, give us a parody'. And they did it wonderfully, and it was wonderful. I felt about this time in the movie we want a little... a different change of pace, and I thought an animated three minutes would be really good. And they did a really fine job."

The film's credits attribute the animation simply to Little Big Films of London. According to Denis Gifford's filmography the sequence was animated by George Parker and Tony White.