ABC - You And Me And ABC

[@enorwood4293]

TV doesn't have time for promos like this anymore, what memories.....

[@middleagenerd]

No stars.

[@Slade347]

I can't believe I spent six minutes of my life watching this train wreck. I can't wait to watch it again.

[@jwilliams7554]

Henry Winkler always seemed like a good humble sport doing these network promos coming from the most popular show as the most popular actor on that show.

[@GeekFilter]

Dallas was the number one show 1980 across all networks and on ABC their #1 show was Love Boat. Happy Days was number #15 tied with Too Close for Comfort!

[@caseydelachante2905]

Henry Winkler has done what he could get his face seen.

[@FD-tu9rt]

Unbelievable !!!!....When in the hell would you ever see such a diverse and more importantly.....multi-generational cast doing such a spectacular promo today ?!! I think we know the answer to that ......NEVER AGAIN !!! This is corny and fabulous and I miss it like HELL !!! Thanks for posting , so sad that most have passed over at this point. Great days ! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@AljIsHere128]

Henry Winkler looking like Michael McDonald in this network promo! 😂🤣

[@ScoopNemeth]

Fonzie as one of the Doobie Brothers

[@Gerkinstock]

More Dennis Wilson, I think.

[@BigSCTVfan]

I thought it was Michael McDonald! 😂

[@773SleepyHollow]

I didn't even recognize him.

[@Diskoboy1974]

I thought he looked like Ellis from the first Die Hard.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Hal Linden, Henry Winkler, Anson Williams, and the Benson cast ALWAYS looked like they were having a blast doing these campaigns

[@mixon270]

something we will never see again on television again

[@kembolynleighton8534]

Watching this always amazes me. All the hard work that went into promos back then. And everyone so dedicated to getting it right. I knew there was a reason I always cheered for ABC on Battle of the Network Stars. They should bring that back.

[@mgoldman60]

We are realizing or having a deeper realization that being on a TV show is not just the acting - the promos are work too!

[@mikeandhisdogs]

NOBODY promoed like ABC promoed.

[@angela-ti1np]

Only 3 major networks back then and look how hard they worked to get viewers. They're either all very good actors or they were all enjoying themselves.

[@robertthomas5736]

This is One of The Greatest Promos By ABC for The Show's They Used to Play for Free on ABC

[@martinmoore2468]

The best outtakes of the promo.

[@lonsworth]

Some good RAZZ-MA-TAZZ..Reminds me of Lala Land...But how many are still with us from 1980??

[@icereaper1]

Walk down memory lane! So many of them have left us.

[@BlackCanuckTO1970]

Too bad they don't do station promos like this any more.

[@martinmoore2468]

True.

[@Kamandi1971]

that actors these days are no talent hacks thats why

[@heddingite]

Damn Cathy Lee Crosby at 1:32 ..

[@mrchopsticks3]

I totally dug her when I was four years old, along with Jaclyn Smith and Erin Gray.

[@danlivni2097]

RIP Penny Marshall, Roberto Montalban, Burgess Meredith, Robert Guillaume, Tom Bosley, Al Molinaro, Meredith Macrae, James Noble

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Even though they wasn't there u can't forget John Ritter n Robin Williams r.i.p

[@jalgernonhawthorne410]

*Ricardo

[@brockreynolds870]

@@alfonsogreen2722 There was another promo the same year, with a different version of the song, where all the actors painted the side of a building. John Ritter was in that one.

[@JHollowayNetwork]

@@alfonsogreen2722 As well as Suzanne Somers who’ve recently passed away.

[@jwilliams7554]

The ABC actors and actresses should put aside their egos and do a 40th anniversary promo this year

[@Kamandi1971]

no talent these days they are hosers with big egos this will never again

[@retiredusvet4396]

Sadly, most of the legends depicted here are dead, and 1-2 then-newer ones, like Tom Hanks, couldn't be bothered today with such menial chores. Incredibly enough, Hal Linden is still going strong at 92!

[@Kamandi1971]

this is very broadway well done ABC 80-81 season you had to have real talent acting sing and dance back then

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Yes indeed. I remember this very well

[@stevenburns8817]

It looks and sounds like they're lip-synching to pre-recorded vocals done by session singers. The dancing definitely required a bit of choreography though.

[@robertthomas5736]

Lots of People Having Fun

[@reesepacker7983]

80 ..damn the year after Starsky and Hutch , year before Greatest American Hero and 2 yrs before TJ Hooker..would have LOVED to have seen Glaser ,Soul , Robert Culp and especially SHATNER in this little promo dance production

[@robertthomas5736]

Great Video with The Stars of Many Abc Shows, including Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley

[@mgrella63]

I Love it!!! Sad to see most of them are gone now

[@martinmoore2468]

The rare You and Me and ABC promo video.

[@tomflorio3639]

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway . . .

[@ScoopNemeth]

You and Me and KBTV - Channel 9 in Denver, CO (Now KUSA and an NBC affiliate)

[@JHollowayNetwork]

This was also used for That Year's Fall Preview.

[@jalgernonhawthorne410]

I'd swear I saw a version of this where you could see Tom Hanks in there somewhere but I don't see him here ??

[@totallytivo]

Yes, he dances next to Donna Dixon. It's on here as the promo without the rehearsal.

[@leffryportis]

I'm sure the black lady with the long in the dance troop is Angela Bassett.

[@chrismcgovern1647]

Twitter brought me here (For some unbeknownst reason it has gone viral today--7/27/22)

[@JHollowayNetwork]

This was the final season for Eight is Enough & Soap.

[@FomorViceroy]

Charlie's Angels, also. Additionally, Dynasty premiered mid-season.

[@JHollowayNetwork]

I assume this was inspired by All That Jazz (1979).

[@JHollowayNetwork]

Parts of it was used in that year's fall preview.

[@sejejo7565]

EPIC👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯

[@robertthomas5736]

Back When Abc, Made Video Promos for The New Shows, and The Returning Show's, With The Cast Members from Almost Every Show, on ABC

[@Alex-ds9uy]

Why does tv not advertise like this no more?

[@tommartin4089]

You And Me At KTNV- Channel 13 In Las Vegas Nevada

[@markofly76]

Sounds like that one George Benson song

[@Michaelahol]

I agree

[@jhpvids]

YUP...ON BROADWAY

[@ScoopNemeth]

You and Me and TV-13 - KRDO Colorado Springs/Pueblo

[@JHollowayNetwork]

By then ABC which was "No. 1" for three seasons since 1976-77 had then dropped to "second place" as CBS would regain the "top spot" by the end of the 1979-80 season.

[@mstdn]

OMG this sorta shows 'the making of' that commercial. The regular commercial has been floating around social media for a while but I've never seen the full edit the commercial with the build up to the commercial itself. Funny, social media replies often say "its clear the stars were not all there at the same time", but this video clearly indicates that they were all there. And rehearsed together for a long time before it was filmed. Neat. And yeah they certainly do not make anything like this anymore.. sigh

[@robertthomas5736]

ABC Affiliates Take 1,Cathy Lee Crosby

[@ericsondesiongco1745]

They should have the cast of Charlie's angels in this promo. Just imagine having Cheryl ladd Jacklyn Smith and David Doyle participating in these little dance promotions.

[@bustingpacks8610]

I don’t care what people say, Tom Postman was an absolute fox in his later years.

[@jaygee2676]

Who is the tall Brunette at 4:05

[@brockreynolds870]

That is Diana Canova.

[@jaygee2676]

Thank you!!!

[@ab348]

I had the same question. She was lovely. Thank you for the ID!

[@jimmyfitz8168]

4:15 Who's the young blonde child actress?

[@JimLokay]

Missy Gold from Benson

[@cdgh99]

Who is the guy with the longer hair and beard ? At 2:00

[@doc_pretorius2483]

I believe it’s Henry Winkler

[@reesepacker7983]

how i miss this over the top kinda cheesey style of tv presentation ..we took it for granted when this was the style that it might always be like this ..that it would always be just 3 big networks and not the 24/7 , 500 digital channels plus multi streaming channels on demand ..funny how that translated into so more less to watch overall and definitely the charm and ambience of network tv is now completely gone ..especially ..a tv world in which music intro credits are 98% obsolete and end credits are compressed and sped through at fast forward

[@arctaurussho]

Actually a big CHUNK of what's on CURRENTLY is all reruns from the 80s and earlier/later. The crap that is on now will most likely NOT stand the test of time like these shows have. Sad. RIP good TV.

[@merandabradley2903]

5:17

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

I imagine the wrap party was hella fun

[@jwilliams7554]

are those just extras during the final shot? It’s hard to tell.

[@denisespurlock7869]

A time when watching prime time t.v. meant something.

[@TheJcanno8]

Can someone please tell me who that actor is at 1:06? I know him but the name escapes me.

[@MrRevphil]

TheJcanno8 That, sir, is the Fonz...Henry Winkler!

[@14DaveHunter]

That's Henry Winkler. He wore a beard, for the "Happy Days" season premiere.

[@deborahgolias5666]

Where was Anson Williams?

[@chadf2789]

who is the woman shaking her head around at 1:52, right before Robert Donner?

[@stacia99]

I want to know too! She's also at 0:39. She's never still enough to get a good look at.

[@daleprasek7395]

@@stacia99 So, I looked at the 1980 ABC lineup and if I were to guess, I'd say it was Gail Edwards from It's A Living.

[@brockreynolds870]

@@daleprasek7395 Gail Edwards never had red hair.... and the woman in question is Joanna Cassidy, from 240 Robert.

[@brockreynolds870]

@@stacia99 That is Joanna Cassidy. She costarred on 240 Robert at the time.

[@stacia99]

@@brockreynolds870 Thank you, I think you cracked the case!

[@MrRevphil]

Who is the blond at 1:20?

[@piercedbro]

MrRevphil That's Dianne Kay from Eight Is Enough.

[@robertthomas5736]

Cathy Lee Crosby, The First Wonder Woman TV Movie, With Mister Ricardo Montalban

[@brockreynolds870]

Donna Dixon, from Bosom Buddies

[@brockreynolds870]

@@piercedbro Donna Dixon from Bosom Buddies

[@mrchopsticks3]

@@brockreynolds870 No, that is definitely Dianne Kay. Nobody from Bosom Buddies is in this promo.

[@dand6838]

ol skool flava tv used 2 b so good!

[@dand6838]

y

[@martinmoore2468]

You and Me and ABC O&O affiliates.

[@Alex-ds9uy]

Let's see in 1980 in Fresno CA it was KJEO 47 (now it's KGPE CBS). kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWKyiXhmbKyCoac

[@MattLeger]

How many of these great talents are gone from us now? Ricardo Montalban, Burgess Meredith, Robert Guillaume, Gavin McLeod, James Noble, Roscoe Lee Browne, Marion Ross... And who was that little girl? How many can you name?

[@vrhetinst]

The girl is a VERY young Missy Gold, from the opening season of the smash SOAP spinoff, Benson, which starred Robert Guillame, and Rene Auberjenois.

[@eddieperez4395]

Marion Ross is still alive.

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

@@eddieperez4395 Hal Linden, who starred in Barney Miller, is also still alive.

[@rangerdave1973]

Who's the guy at :41

[@melindabouwman6109]

That is Robert Donner, who played Exidor on Mork and Mindy.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

The Fonz with a beard is scary, he looks too normal here.

[@davidborjas3666]

Where Is Going For Love You So Much I Am Not Just Wrong About It But Here Learn Early 1970's Early 1980's Yes Because Of This Dress Girls

[@robertthomas5736]

ABC Nows How to Promote The Shows

[@vegasr8iders43]

nobody from Taxi? Danny Devito would have been a natural.

[@robmackenna]

Thought I saw Marilu Henner in there at one point.

[@robertthomas5736]

Mork and Mindy

[@brianp2025]

NBC and ABC...........................

[@Diskoboy1974]

ABC had only one more year as the #1 network before NBC made the comeback of the century and reigned supreme for almost the next two decades. And this is probably my least favorite fall promo from ABC in my lifetime (I was born in 1974). Don't have a problem with the dancing or any of the actors. The song (to me) sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard.

[@brockreynolds870]

NBC was certianly down in the dumps, Little House on the Prairie and Different Strokes being their only hits. Then Facts of Life and Gimme A Break broke big in 82, then Family Ties and Cheers, really picked the network out of the doldrums.

[@JHollowayNetwork]

@@brockreynolds870But ABC was already waning in the Nielsen ratings by that point. Eight is Enough, Soap and Charlie’s Angels both ended their runs by the end of the season.

[@MrBarberGuy]

I'm embarrassed for all of them.

[@condundrop]

What an awful song. They added the terrible chorus to avoid paying the Drifters a royalty for On Broadway.

[@timmmip]

This is awesome footage, cheers! Let’s join hands

[@middleagenerd]

John Dsvidson is still alive

[@ReallyBadSeed]

These pointless and stupid promos were a complete waste of time for everyone involved.

[@merandabradley2903]

5:16

[@mrchopsticks3]

What about it?