Will McKinleyLucille Ball and Dinah Shore in TV: THE FABULOUS FIFTIES which debuted on NBC #OTD in 1978.
This retrospective of early television featured a history of each genre, hosted by its icons.
A treasure trove of rare clips! On YouTube:
TRILOGY OF TERROR debuted on the ABC Movie of the Week on this date in 1975.
DARK SHADOWS mastermind Dan Curtis directed Karen Black (and a doll that gave a generation nightmares).
"The Zuni doll was a little hand puppet, but it worked," Curtis said. "I did it all with smoke and mirrors."
THE BRADY BUNCH house in North Hollywood is now a protected historic landmark.
So, if you break Mom's vase, it's now a felony.
The 1970s hit its pop culture zenith on this date in 1977 when Farrah Fawcett went undercover as a Disco dancer on CHARLIE'S ANGELS.
AN AMERICAN FAMILY (1973, PBS) isn't streaming legitimately, but all episodes and two follow-up documentaries are on Internet Archive.
https://archive.org/details/an-american-family-1973 #ClassicTV #1970sTV #AnAmericanFamily
AN AMERICAN FAMILY debuted on this date in 1973.
Produced by Craig Gilbert and shot on 16mm film by Alan and Susan Raymond, this 12-part PBS documentary on the Loud family captivated viewers — and predicted the impact the reality genre would have on its subjects, audience, and the medium.
Tonight in 1968 — THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU debuted on ABC.
Rod Serling narrated this Emmy-winning documentary series, which aired periodically until 1976. (Joseph Campanella took over for Serling in 1974.)
All 37 ABC episodes are on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J1OzLHamQ8TdX5j2w3L253mD-x0gZGi&si=0WH3KJPHasatIPvc
Front PageGen Jones argues why the goofy variety shows from the '70s and '80s absolutely deserve a comeback
I watched MeTV's Rob Reiner tribute tonight.
For all its biting social commentary, ALL IN THE FAMILY was still a sitcom, and Archie and Mike's generational rivalry gave the comedy its most relatable situation.
Reiner and Carroll O'Connor's chemistry was honest and affectionate. They're a duo for the ages.
CHARLIE'S ANGELS, FANTASY ISLAND, HART TO HART and HAWAII 5-O are coming to MeTV in Jan.
As far as I know, only one of these — HAWAII 5-O — is currently on a national network.
All are streaming, but the Sony-owned shows cycle in and out and are rarely in one place for long. So this is good news.
