I'm a little bit country, I’m a little bit rock and roll...and I'm a little bit nostalgic!

Where did the 1970s go? Were they ever really here? My wonderful hubbie bought me Volume 1 of The Best of Donny and Marie on DVD. From the DVD copy:

Just imagine...Donny was only 18 years old and Marie was only 16 when their weekly variety show, DONNY & MARIE first went on the air in 1976. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being among the youngest prime time television hosts ever, this brother and sister team were an undeniably genuine phenomenon of the '70s. For this DVD collection, Donny has gone back into the vaults to handpick his favorite moments and memories from this five-time EMMY nominated show that ran for four seasons on ABC.

Somehow it made complete sense to me when I saw that the early years of DONNY & MARIE were produced by Sid and Marty Krofft -- yes, the dudes who brought us H.R. PufnStuf!

What I didn't know is that Sid and Marty were from Montreal! Those shows had a larger than real life PufnStufesqueness to them.

I loved the Ice Vanities at the beginning of every show. And come on, Donny and Marie could do just about anything -- skate, sing, dance, do pratfalls, play every instrument on stage.

I loved the top of the show when Marie faces forward and sings and then Donny faces forward and sings. The guest stars, the goofy skits, the wonderfully outrageous costumes and platform shoes.

I was thirteen when the show started, so it made a big impression on me, and I watched it all the time. The perfect escape from reality! My favorite was "I'm a Little Bit Country, I'm a Little Bit Rock n Roll". And the sign-off song still plays in my head:

May tomorrow be a perfect day,
May you find love and laughter along the way,
May God keep you in his tender care,
'til He brings us together again

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