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Post by doc on Mar 25, 2020 18:52:38 GMT
We did songs of the 70's, how about TV shows of the 70's....I'll say from 1976 - 1980 I was in college and really didn't watch much network TV - we did watch SNL religiously and it's on my list...
10. The Brady Bunch - What the hell, I was 12 when it came out and I had a crush on Marsha and Jan...Cindy? Not so much, she was a tad too young and annoying...
9. M*A*S*H - but only the years including Trapper John and Henry Blake - I really didn't watch it much after they left. The show where Henry Blake leaves was probably my favorite MASH episode although it had a tragic ending.
8. Laverne and Shirley - shoot me, I loved Lenny and Squiggy!
7. Sanford and Son - Fred Sanford was one of the best characters of the '70's - plus they had a great array of supporting characters; Aunt Esther, Grady, Rollo....and Fred was always having the 'big one' so he could join Elizabeth in Heaven.
6. Happy Days - until they, 'jumped the shark'.
5. Mary Tyler Moore - another show with an amazing cast of characters - Ted Baxter, Lou, Murray, Rhoda and the forever young Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White).
4. SNL - the only show still on the air, although they've gone through many, many cast changes. Not so sure the original cast wasn't the best of all. And I just watched a show on Netflix which had Garrett Morris in the cast. He's looking so old he may need that announcer for the hard of hearing!
3. The Odd Couple - better than the movie, greatest episode was when Felix and Oscar played on Password against....Betty White!
2. Taxi - loved Taxi. Louie DePalma, Latka, Tony, Nardo, Reverend Jim and Alex. Wasn't a big fan of Bobby Wheeler - What does a yellow light mean?
1. All in the Family - I don't know how All in the Family would play today but we watched it every Saturday night in our house. My dad was Archie Bunker. I had a Jewish friend who we all called Heeb, an asian friend who we called Suki, my college room mate was Italian and we called him the Little Wop - and we all got along great! We're a bit too sensitive today but All in the Family allowed us to laugh at ourselves and see just how ridiculous bigotry looked.
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Post by Hero on Mar 25, 2020 20:22:49 GMT
Great list
Most of mine would be repetitive so I will give only a few.
The Carol Burnett Show~how many careers did she launch?
The Jeffersons-silly fun.
I cut my teeth on an offbeat show called Kolchack: The Night Stalker before graduating to The X-Files.
Chris Carter said this show was a major inspiration.
Daren McGavin (Kolchack) also starred in my favorite Christmas Movie of all time, A Christmas Story.
One Day At A Time-I just had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli. She never calls, she never writes.
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Post by doc on Mar 25, 2020 22:21:42 GMT
Great list Most of mine would be repetitive so I will give only a few. The Carol Burnett Show~how many careers did she launch? The Jeffersons-silly fun. I cut my teeth on an offbeat show called Kolchack: The Night Stalker before graduating to The X-Files. Chris Carter said this show was a major inspiration. Daren McGavin (Kolchack) also starred in my favorite Christmas Movie of all time, A Christmas Story. One Day At A Time-I just had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli. She never calls, she never writes. The older sister in One Day at a Time was kind of cute in American Graffiti but then she started doing drugs and sleeping with her dad and pretty much hagged out....Valerie is on one of the cooking shows now. I also liked the Night Stalker! |
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Post by doc on Mar 25, 2020 22:21:59 GMT
Great list Most of mine would be repetitive so I will give only a few. The Carol Burnett Show~how many careers did she launch? The Jeffersons-silly fun. I cut my teeth on an offbeat show called Kolchack: The Night Stalker before graduating to The X-Files. Chris Carter said this show was a major inspiration. Daren McGavin (Kolchack) also starred in my favorite Christmas Movie of all time, A Christmas Story. One Day At A Time-I just had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli. She never calls, she never writes. The older sister in One Day at a Time was kind of cute in American Graffiti but then she started doing drugs and sleeping with her dad and pretty much hagged out....Valerie is on one of the cooking shows now. I also liked the Night Stalker! |
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Post by Bevo on Mar 25, 2020 23:24:03 GMT
The first season of Carol Burnett is currently free on Amazon Prime. We've watched three shows so far. The skits are still amazingly funny. Harvey Korman was a fantastic skit actor... and, Tim Conway. Oh my, what a pair.
Valerie was MY girl! You keep your stinking mitts off of her. Heck, the Italian girl I married is the spitting image! ;-)
I loved Columbo... "Just one more thing..."
CBS has, twice now, aired LIVE ACTION repeats of All in the Family. Two different episodes. Woody Harrelson plays Archie. They are repeated, word for word. No changes.. and, they are amazingly relevant to today's world.
I liked the Bob Newhart show too. Larry, Daryl and Daryl? ha! Plus, Mrs. Newhart was HOT!
Barney Miller was my favorite Cop Show. That was a wild group of characters.
I actually HATED the Love Boat and Fantasy Island, but.. the only times I ever watched them was, when my soon-to-be Brother-in-Law left town for the weekend to visit my sister at college. He would leave me a key to his apartment so my girlfriend and I could 'hang out'... on his bed. I got my first BJ while listening to the midget say. "Da Plane, Da Plane!" Needless to say, I have very fond memories of those shows. :-)
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Post by Hero on Mar 26, 2020 12:51:47 GMT
Great list Most of mine would be repetitive so I will give only a few. The Carol Burnett Show~how many careers did she launch? The Jeffersons-silly fun. I cut my teeth on an offbeat show called Kolchack: The Night Stalker before graduating to The X-Files. Chris Carter said this show was a major inspiration. Daren McGavin (Kolchack) also starred in my favorite Christmas Movie of all time, A Christmas Story. One Day At A Time-I just had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli. She never calls, she never writes. The older sister in One Day at a Time was kind of cute in American Graffiti but then she started doing drugs and sleeping with her dad and pretty much hagged out....Valerie is on one of the cooking shows now. I also liked the Night Stalker! Wasn’t her father John Phillips from The Mamas And The Papas? |
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Post by Hero on Mar 26, 2020 12:55:58 GMT
Valerie was MY girl! You keep your stinking mitts off of her. Too funny |
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Post by doc on Mar 26, 2020 13:52:11 GMT
The older sister in One Day at a Time was kind of cute in American Graffiti but then she started doing drugs and sleeping with her dad and pretty much hagged out....Valerie is on one of the cooking shows now. I also liked the Night Stalker! Wasn’t her father John Phillips from The Mamas And The Papas? Yep - and she documented in her book that she used to sleep with him. I just swallowed my vomit. |
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Post by doc on Mar 26, 2020 13:54:24 GMT
The first season of Carol Burnett is currently free on Amazon Prime. We've watched three shows so far. The skits are still amazingly funny. Harvey Korman was a fantastic skit actor... and, Tim Conway. Oh my, what a pair. Valerie was MY girl! You keep your stinking mitts off of her. Heck, the Italian girl I married is the spitting image! ;-) I loved Columbo... "Just one more thing..." CBS has, twice now, aired LIVE ACTION repeats of All in the Family. Two different episodes. Woody Harrelson plays Archie. They are repeated, word for word. No changes.. and, they are amazingly relevant to today's world. I liked the Bob Newhart show too. Larry, Daryl and Daryl? ha! Plus, Mrs. Newhart was HOT! Barney Miller was my favorite Cop Show. That was a wild group of characters. I actually HATED the Love Boat and Fantasy Island, but.. the only times I ever watched them was, when my soon-to-be Brother-in-Law left town for the weekend to visit my sister at college. He would leave me a key to his apartment so my girlfriend and I could 'hang out'... on his bed. I got my first BJ while listening to the midget say. "Da Plane, Da Plane!" Needless to say, I have very fond memories of those shows. :-) I missed the All in the Family reboots - would be interesting to see Marissa Tomei as Edith. I always had a crush on Marissa - Jean. Stapleton not so much! But it you want to see Marissa in all her glory, rent the movie Before the Devil Knows Your Dead and all you need to see is the first couple minutes - let's just say it opens with a 'bang'. |
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Post by Hero on Mar 26, 2020 20:28:37 GMT
Wasn’t her father John Phillips from The Mamas And The Papas? Yep - and she documented in her book that she used to sleep with him. I just swallowed my vomit. That is sick. |
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Post by Bevo on Mar 26, 2020 21:05:23 GMT
Wasn’t her father John Phillips from The Mamas And The Papas? Yep - and she documented in her book that she used to sleep with him. I just swallowed my vomit. She never did nothing for me. Heck, her Mom on the show was hotter. But, they all paled next to Valerie! That was a funny show. The landlord guy was nutso. |
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