Coffy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Signal Mouthwash

Don't Touch That Dial for October 12, 2026: Coffy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Signal Mouthwash. 32 pieces (vintage commercials and promos, songs and theme tunes, short pieces): Did You See, Coffy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and more, with Ricky Voltage. In this episode: 0:00 Don't Touch That Dial on Stupid Potato 0:09 Ricky Voltage opens episode 5 1:36 Did You See (TV theme, 1978) 3:42 Coffy (radio spot) — Coffy is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film written and directed by Jack Hill about a vigilante seeking violent revenge against a heroin dealer who caused her sister's addiction. Pam Grier plays the title character in this story of retribution. 4:38 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1982) 4:58 Ricky Voltage on Signal Mouthwash 5:14 Signal Mouthwash (commercial, 1981) — A television commercial for Signal mouthwash from 1981, part of a collection of ABC commercials aired during Saturday American Bandstand. 5:47 The Virginian (TV theme, 1962) — The theme song for the classic television western series The Virginian, featured on the 1986 compilation album Television's Greatest Hits, Volume II, which collected TV themes from the 1950s and 1960s. 6:39 Zest (commercial, 1987) — A 1987 television commercial for Zest soap, promoting the product's cleaning power and emphasizing that users are not fully clean unless they are "S.F.L.E. clean." 7:41 Freddie & The Dreamers (promo) — A 1964 musical comedy film starring Freddie and the Dreamers, featuring the band performing numerous songs and showcasing the popular dance craze of the era. Produced by Embassy Pictures. 8:41 Ricky Voltage on Handy Wipes 8:57 Colgate-Palmolive Handy Wipes (commercial) — A television commercial for Handy Wipes, an all-purpose cleaning cloth product made by Colgate-Palmolive, highlighting its versatility for household cleaning tasks in the kitchen, bathroom, and throughout the home. 9:27 Piranha (trailer) — Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D action horror black comedy film directed by Alexandre Aja that remakes the 1978 film of the same name. During spring break at Lake Victoria resort, an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric piranhas into the lake, and local cop Julie Forester must team up with a group of strangers to stop the creatures before they kill everyone. The film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Brook and Richard Dreyfuss. 11:34 Glass Container Manufacturers (commercial) — The Glass Packaging Institute is a trade association based in Arlington, Virginia that represents North American glass container manufacturers. Through this organization, manufacturers work to preserve jobs and maintain industry standards while promoting energy efficiency, environmental protection, and recycling programs. …and 30 more. The whole running order: Don't Touch That Dial Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 61 free 24/7 channels and 190 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com .