There were two things that were hugely popular in the 1970's: the K-Tel Company and Bigfoot. The K-Tel Company was famous for producing a ton of really awful (well, I liked them) record albums. Bigfoot was famous for being a giant ape creature that hid in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Needless to say, K-Tel and Bigfoot were a perfect match.

After seeing a display in the supermarket today for Bigfoot snow shovels (the company's logo is an illustration of the famous still from the Patterson-Gimlin film) I thought about the classic 1977 novelty item K-Tel's Bigfoot Snowshoes as well as the very memorable TV commercial that promoted the snowshoes.

Oh, Bigfoot was a big star back in the 1970's. He really fit in well with the image of the loner that made up the individual nature present in much of the 1970's mythos.