Did TV suck in 1972? TV Guide Fall Preview.

[@aac74]

Hate mail could get a show cancelled in 1972, but now it's the opposite! More hate = more Trek.

[@chrisfoxwell4128]

It's just not the right kind of hate.

[@witherblaze]

@@chrisfoxwell4128 They don't care like they did

[@dingerjunkie]

I'd love to hear your concept on "free-air" TV versus pay-streamers. for the record, I have an over-air HD antenna installed in the attic. BTW, Newhart never missed on any of his shows in my opinion. Also, Kung Fu was as foundational to my "worldview upbringing" as were re-runs of Start Trek TOS.

[@JonathanSchattke]

I still refuse to pay for Cable and cancelled the only streaming service I ever got.

[@Saikotic]

Yeah I second this as Chato's been through this before when it was broadcast vs cable.

[@bryanstephens4800]

Yes!

[@GarretGrayCamera]

I love the TV Guide videos. It reminds of George's dad on Seinfeld who saved all of his TV Guides and had them stored in cases in his library.

[@robertpearson8798]

It gives me some serenity, now.

[@rebeccalyn9908]

TV Guides and National Geographics. Coffee table and bookshelf staples that just continue to accumulate. Until TV Guide was forced to go to the great gig in the sky. RIP. Readers Digest has taken your place.

[@OldMan_PJ]

The Waltons sign off was everyone saying "goodnight" to one another when they were going to bed. I can barely remember the show, for some reason I feel like reruns must have been up against a better show in the 80's.

[@bazzathegreat3517]

MASH is probably the best sitcom ever. I can always watch an episode of MASH. It was funny but serious when it needed to be. Also best movie adaptation as well?

[@ignorethismessage]

I was born in 63. Each fall preview guide was pure gold to me. I would search and study every page to plan my viewing for the week. Like others have said, the Saturday Morning lineup list was especially important to me at that time but I loved all sorts of TV shows and movies. Great memories. We were a low income family so free was everything to me. I would enjoy hearing your views on free vs. paid entertainment. Thank you for the share.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Its like walking back into a past that seems so far away, now, isn't it? Bitter-Sweet.

[@dave3657]

Do you remember watching the specials explaining the new season lineups? They had them for cartoons and for sitcoms.

[@ignorethismessage]

@@dave3657 Oh yes indeed. I loved the Saturday cartoon shows. The Friday before the new line-up they would have specials to highlight the new cartoons and push the older ones. I think each show was half an hour, if I remember right. I hated when two networks would have it at the same time. Without remotes or VCRs, I would be forced to stand by the set and switch back and forth the whole show. We did not have a lot of money, but I had an old black and white TV in my bedroom that I could use so that my Mom could watch her shows in the living room.

[@ignorethismessage]

@@kathleenhensley5951 It does. I understand now why grandma would say things like "It was a long time ago but it seems like yesterday." She was right.

[@johngalt97]

@@ignorethismessage I'm not sure I'm buying the "low income" if you had a TV all to yourself. People payed to rent TVs at that time, and they weren't 'cheap' before the 80's.

[@Falconlibrary]

This reminds of this exchange from the film The Lost Boys: Grandpa: Now, on Wednesdays when the mailman brings the TV Guide sometimes the address label is curled up just a little. You'll be tempted to tear it off. Don't. You'll only wind up rippin' the cover and I don't like that. And stay outta here. Sam: Wait, you have a TV? Grandpa: No. I just like to read the TV Guide. Read the TV Guide, you don't need a TV.

[@CallMeChato]

Great.

[@EasyZee69]

What strikes me is how old the starring cast is in these shows from the 70's. These days they seem to only hire actors in their 20's and maybe 30's.

[@stephenscanlon9763]

Or in their 70s.

[@abrahkadabra9501]

"Kung Fu" had a huge impact on the boys of my town. A humble Shaolin monk uttering Buddhist wisdom with near invincible fighting skills. David Carradine was the star of the show as the renegade Shaolin monk (Kwai Chang Caine) of Asian / American descent and did a good job embodying the role. Because of this show I started a journey into the study of various asian martial arts (like Kung-Fu) and personal spirituality for a time. What can I say, it was the nineteen seventies!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

The Shaolin flashbacks were radical cool! (In the last season, a few episodes were set completely in China.) But the frontier milieu was pretty unpleasant: I couldn't help feeling that Caine had gone down in life... My brother said about the series, "Each show is better than the next."

[@AJ82778]

I may have been a toddler at the time, but I remember The Streets of San Francisco being something we watched on our black and white TV.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I love David Ogden Stiers' role in M.A.S.H., so many episodes that showed his character development.

[@johntabler349]

Great actor love him in many things but we pretty much quit watching MASH when Larry Linville left

[@gunfighterzero]

Yes they never developed frank like Winchester.

[@TapCat]

Agreed, in fact I think he was probably the most fully realized character on the show. Hawkeye and the others tended to be pretty one-note but Charles had layers.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

If I were a character on MASH I'd probably be Henry Blake, the "ineffectual father" figure.

[@nufosmatic]

1972 - My first season of television living near Jacksonville, Florida, which was a big change from being in the Chicago TV market...

[@markeastwood74]

I remember that the BBC accidentally showed one episode of M*A*S*H in the UK with the laugh track. It received a huge number of complaints 😆

[@donphilp7511]

Wow, laugh my head off. I've told you before. Keep this up as a spicy sideline. This is fabulous and yes the ads are funny to look at. You're pacing your voice voice and the shows compliment each other. And the odd droppings of some background information is interesting. You seem like a regular guy that knows where the dead bodies are. What a combo

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks

[@celluloidtherapy5003]

Of course I would LOVE to hear that debate! Personally, I remember the entire “payTV,” thing beginning with something called “WHT.” No home should be without “Wometco Home Theater.” It absolutely BLEW OUR MINDS, that you could watch theater films on your television! Remember, this was pre-widespread adoption of VHS/Betamax.

[@Attmay]

VCRs would’ve become more popular earlier if it had not been for the recession.

[@fromthesidelines]

10:28- When CBS programmer Fred Silverman saw the December 1971 'ALL IN THE FAMILY" episode that brought Cousin Maude into the Bunker household (she sparred with Archie while taking care of the family's colds), he sensed a successful spin-off, and said very excitedly, "Who IS that woman? She's like Jackie Gleason!!! Bring her back!!!!!!" Norman Lear wasn't that eager to do so, but Silverman pestered him until Lear gave in, and produced a follow-up episode in March 1972- when Archie and Edith visited Maude and her family for a wedding that never happened. Fred insisted, "THAT'S a series! *MAKE IT!!!!!!"* Norman gave him what he wanted that fall.......and "MAUDE" became a hit series.

[@TwoSevenX]

Newhart's writing was on another level, even opening tolerances for more mature subject matter being discussed on TV. Also pretty telling that it did even better in syndication than it did on its original run. San Francisco was kind of challenger in the "more natural writing and presentation" space, odd to see that it never gets mentioned in light of shows like Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue since without SF, these shows might not exist, and shows like TJ Hooker (insert toupee joke here) going back to the more dramatic and formulaic approach. Bruce Lee didn't a part on his own show because his "accent was too strong". -_-. Speaking of writing, M*A*S*H* is still a bar none in terms of cast and writing. Really nothing else like it before or since, though I guess you could make a case for ER having the same kind of cultural impact in terms of size and market penetration. On the opposite end of that was the Waltons, the show where technically anything could happen... but nothing did. Looking over episodes and other weekend shows reveals that this was actually the secret to having a weekend timeslot; large animated cast of unique personalities in an ensemble, and make any progression or character development glacially slow in service of "interesting thing of the week", which meant if your audience missed an episode because weekend stuff happening, they didn't have to backtrack or care, because nothing much really happened other than some possibly quality single scenes. I had always wondered why BLB got cancelled, shame it was viewer pushback.

[@nufosmatic]

Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette were the first husband and wife portrayed on television in bed together. It was wonderful that his next series, "Newhart", ended with Bob and Suzanne in bed together, Bob having had "a long dream...of Vermont"...

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

The episodes about Newhart's therapy group were a scream! The jazzy theme music for THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO is a classic.

[@michaelconnor1542]

I couldn't stand Maude. She never played anything other than an angry super left feminist.

[@alangray9117]

When Maude owned Archie Bunker it was comedic gold.

[@peterball3289]

I think I could listen to you describing paint dry you have such awesome charisma and massive uniqueness in this era of sound bytes. Great episode.

[@robertpearson8798]

I still remember a line form the Paul Lynde show. Someone asked him how the rat race was going and he replied in his signature way "the rats are winning!"

[@yumyumeatemup]

AS some one born in the mid 80s I never knew of emerging paid for tv services, they were always just there. It would be cool to learn of that burgeoning service, especially now that we are seeing the demise of paid for cable tv services in leu of more modern streaming services on offer.

[@jC-kc4si]

The first time I saw cable tv, I was shocked that there were commercials and people were paying to watch them.

[@dryrotdryrot9908]

Curious why not seeing the Waltons is a point of pride? 9 seasons is nothing to sneeze at. It may not be my preferred genre, but it's hard to deny it was a quality show.

[@paulelverudlasvegashs7023]

"Proudly never seen an episode of the Waltons" Why? Terrific show. Did it anger you somehow (even though you never actually saw it? Strange.

[@4JBrewer]

2:27 Actually, Charlie Chan was voiced by Keye Luke, making it the only time that role was played by an ethnic Asian.

[@JB503PDX]

Kung Fu! I still watch it on DVD. Boy, 1972 was a great year for television.

[@Clintthecoolguy]

These TV Guide walkthroughs are great! Keep 'em coming! Love your channel

[@CallMeChato]

More coming. Thanks so much. Really enjoy doing these.

[@cosmoflanker]

I was a kid in 1972 (9 y.o.) and I remember "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan", also "Sealab 2020," "Around the World in 80 Days," and "Underdog" shown on the page there, but I have absolutely no recollection of "Roman Holidays." Must have been a short-lived stinker. I watched "The Bob Newhart Show" too, had a crush on Suzanne Pleshette. (What! We loved strong female characters back then? Who'da thunk it?) Years later I watched the reruns and finally "got" the the psychological humor. And the game shows! The best part of being sick and staying home from school was getting to watch the game shows! Didn't realize so many great shows came out in 72. Thanks Paul!

[@lynnkain]

A couple of years older than you but I remember all the shows you mentioned. I also have a memory of seeing Suzanne Pleshette in a string bikini on one of the episodes. Was I dreaming or can you confirm that? 😀

[@cosmoflanker]

@@lynnkain In a string bikini on the show? I don't recall that, and it seems a bit much for a prime time show at that early date. (If it did happen, I wish I remembered it!) There are some glamour photos of her, albeit in lingerie not a bikini.

[@cosmoflanker]

​@@jimclayson Yes, she and Bob had perfect chemistry. I had to be older to really appreciate what was so appealing about Suzanne/Emily: she was attractive, intelligent, stylish and classy without any hint of snobbery, strong-willed yet willing to be a supportive and equal partner with Bob. And, yes, her voice was just the icing on the cake!

[@danbach7748]

This one is probably the first of your look backs (looks back?) that I have no memory of. Cut me some slack, I was 1. Thanks for showing the page-by-page flip-through. These really are time capsules. Like at least one other commenter has said, the Saturday Morning cartoons were the best part of the week as a kid, so seeing the glimpse at the 1972 new shows was neat. I remember the illustrated full page ads that would be used to advertise the new and returning shows. I even vaguely remember a few evening specials where some younger live-action actor(s) was roped into hosting previews of the new seasons. It's a shame this new broadcast/transmission/watch-on-demand model eviscerated the Saturday Morning model. Getting up around 6:30/7:00 am, pouring my own cereal, getting a crack picking what to watch on the TV (the one TV in the house) and watching until around 9:30/10:00 am before heading out with our mom on the weekly errands. Almost entirely good memories. And as for Paul Lynde, I never saw his sitcom, but his 1970s/1980s game show work is pure gold. Seeing clips now, through adult eyes, I'm shocked what he got away with LOL

[@AegisKHAOS]

As an Asian who was born a few years after 72, I have never heard of The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, but because you pointed out its existence, I quickly looked it up and suddenly want to watch it.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I've never seen it, but apparently this cartoon is the only time the character was actually played by someone of Chinese descent.

[@TheBrewjo]

Glad you kept the 'shitcom' gaff in, not happy I spat coffee over my desk in laughter. I got half&half dribbling out my nose too! You win this round former network executive! As a young fella who grew up on M*A*S*H reruns, watching the original movie is a eye-opening experience. So manic and depraved.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I think we were all in danger of spitting our coffee, out... that was funny!

[@JamesBLAHA-s3p]

1972 introduced the Kloss Novabeam projection television and first home VCR.

[@Coxtoasten12]

I remember loving Adrienne's Barbeaus. Mclean Stevenson should have never left Mash. He admitted it was a mistake. Yea we all remember Hello Larry. It did give him time to be a guest on Match Game a number of times. Gene Rayburn was the greatest game show host ever.

[@joegee2815]

Maude was a spin-off of Archie Bunker as I recall.

[@nexusvideo]

Color was a big expensive deal in 1972. My family didnt get color television until 1979 (Possibly it was 1978). It was a 20 inch Hitachi.

[@spaceknight793]

You just keep talking about old tv guides and the shows inside! They're fun every time!

[@balung]

After watching that Seinfeld episode with George Kaztanzas father obsessing about his lost T.V Guide, as an Australian I always wondered what was in them. 🇦🇺

[@arcadeheroes_coinop]

While the 70s were before my time, the segment on cartoons makes me nostalgic for Saturday Morning Cartoons of the 80s that I did grow up with. I'll never really understand the old obsession for variety shows, although that did eventually give us the meme goldmine of the Star Wars Holiday Special, so that's a plus I suppose. Of all the shows you mentioned(well aside from MASH, which I've seen), Kung Fu sounds the most interesting although such a shame about them not picking Bruce Lee for that role.

[@Attmay]

Bruce Lee died a year later so they would have to recast anyway. At least David Carradine actually knew something about martial arts.

[@wesbrown3831]

Oh this is my favorite KZbin channel topic. I remember TV guide as a staple must when going to the grocery store. It was always present on the coffee table. It brings back wonderful memories. YES PLEASE CONTINUE THIS SERIES...PLEEEASE!!!! Love your channel... great topics, great discussions...

[@janibeg3247]

I watched almost No TV in 1972-1973. I watched some of those in re-runs.

[@samobispo1527]

If Bruce Lee had gotten the role, he would have been an American TV star. Since he did not, he became an international superstar. However, had he gotten the role, he might be alive today.

[@joemadden4160]

Fun fact: Michael Learned, who played the matriarch on the Waltons, was member of the stock at Stratford during the early 60's. My voice/scene study teacher, the late Jim Peddie, was a fellow stock player at the same time🙂

[@lunarmodule6419]

We want to learn EVERYTHING you found!!!!!

[@stephenflippin9711]

I'm glad you got these early '70s guides. I was born in 76 so a lot of this stuff was still on TV when I can remember my earliest TV memories. TV has changed a lot since then, so much so that I don't watch it anymore. I cut the cable about 5 years ago and now I catch 4-5 movies/year and unfortunately those are usually nothing memorable. Bastardized versions of past, quality written narratives and characters are all we have the energy for anymore. These guides are great though and sorry for just recently finding your channel.

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

I hated MASH growing up, but I’ve come to love it in my later years.

[@JulieS261]

I saw the mention (on the Daytime page) of "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Lucy", and "My Three Sons" getting cancelled. This season would have to be the one after "The Rural Purge" - which might be an interesting topic to talk about in the future.

[@Attmay]

It was a homophobic dick move since it was just an excuse to fire both Jim Nabors and Nancy Kulp.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

HERE'S LUCY actually lasted to 1974, I think.

[@moseshorowitz4345]

The local drive-in (Plaza Twin, Braintree, MA) used to play a paid clip during the intermission warning about the dangers of cable TV, exclaiming, "Cable TV is pay TV!" Ten years later, everyone couldn't pay fast enough for it.

[@CallMeChato]

Hilarious. Vested interests spending money.

[@alangray9117]

Cable TV was actually a 50s invention, invented in 1950.

[@altal2993]

Mash was great, the Waltons was great, kung-fu was brilliant as was The Streets of San Francisco...I'm from the uk and don't know the others...... more of this please :) 😀

[@CallMeChato]

1982 coming

[@rextucker3184]

I hear Bob Newhart and I think of the brothers, two of whom were named Darrel.

[@markjenkins798]

Was wondering when there was a Scooby Doo - Fat Albert cross-over when the words about Daphne and roofies sank in and I realised you weren't reading the synopsis anymore....;p

[@quartercastlepublishing4413]

The Waltons was one of my favourite show. I watched all of them. It was like watching family. I was #10 of 11 children, living rural. Olivia Walton was a strong female character. She's the type I'd rather see than the fake ones who can kick ass and kill people.

[@michaelsamerdyke108]

I remember liking "Runaround."

[@catsquatchreturnsxciii]

Watching this makes me want to go and punch something until I have no energy left!! Errrrrrrrrcccccccchhhhhhhhhh

[@kellinwinslow1988]

Growing up in the 70's as a little kid I really dig your take on TV Guide. We used to have a bunch as well till we had to make room . The fact that Bruce Lee wasn't the Star of Kung Fu is one of the great crimes of TV. Love the Newhart Show. Sad it isn't all available on disc. I guess Bob Newhart himself wasn't too happy about that fact. The ending to his great 80's show is one of the best endings of all time. Keep up the great work Chato. You should reach out to Doomcock and get on his Pop Culture show once on Sundays.

[@Attmay]

Shout factory finished both *The Bob Newhart Show* and *Newhart* before Disney ended up with the MTM library through the Fox deal. Not great picture quality, though.

[@bmasters1981]

@@Attmay Even so, at least we have 'em-- hang the picture quality (in fact, I think the poor quality is actually a boon, because it adds to the experience of way-back-when).

[@BlackAdam1231]

Huge fan of Kung Fu and as a 7 year old I loved Fat Albert😂 and though my mom nostalgically loved the Waltons I too am proud to of not seen a full episode nor do I have a desire

[@vernedavis]

before they "jumped the shark", they "killed the chicken"(MASH)

[@larryk731]

Maude was a very good show as well but when you think about it the show wasn't as progressive as people thought. She didn't work outside the house despite having no school age children - nor even in the appliance store. She was totally dependent on her husband for survival.

[@josephcooter5763]

Ah yes The Bob Newheart Show where the secretary was played by Edna Crabapple.

[@a500]

Awesome year. And awesome episode. Thank you again for doing these, I’m really enjoying them. And ahh M.A.S.H. Such a great show, we were very lucky to have that aired over here in the UK, I’ve watched it repeatedly, now as much for nostalgia.

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks. I’m finally glad to have found something no one’s else is doing in KZbin. I don’t think.

[@Necron-ez2cc]

Please give us your Free Air vs. Pay TV take Chato. The context you provide is always like a crystalized version of my thoughts on these subjects.

[@CallMeChato]

Ok

[@Necron-ez2cc]

@@CallMeChato I recall the big debate at the time of how satellite and cable were going to destroy all of Free Air broadcasting services. Btw, I was born in 67.

[@chrisw6164]

Michael Douglas has had the same haircut for 50 years.

[@kevinintheusa8984]

I was just 12 years old when the Paul Lynde show debuted and I fell in love with Pamelyn Ferdin on that show. It must have been real because I married my high school sweetheart who looked just like her and still does. I loved that show so much but I could have been blinded by puppy love.

[@suulix4065]

Thanks for another time capsule chato!

[@Auditgod]

Surprised that he never saw a Waltons episode. Wow.

[@BarryWKay]

Can’t forget Sanford and Son. Started in January of 1972 with the second season starting in September of that year. One of the best comedies ever and certainly my favorite comedy.

[@bingbruce4865]

And the theme song still plays in my head. It was a very fun show.

[@gregsmith7949]

My favorite sit com of all time. I can quote dialog from episodes.

[@alaricabercrombie2692]

Sandford & Son was killing The Brady Bunch in the ratings. That was because it was broadcast on the same night, and time slot, as The Bradys.

[@bmasters1981]

And Emergency!-- that NBC medical/action series of the 70s did likewise, and is a staple of mine on DVD.

[@jeff-crankyxer1931]

“It's the big one! I'm coming for you Elizabeth!”

[@jimjam51075]

My birth year! And yes, I predict it did suck. My parents were so bored that they had intercourse for the last time I can confirm instead of watching whatever was announced in that book. Can't wait to watch!

[@DanyTV79]

Kung-Fu was incredibly popular in Latin America. It's so deep on popular culture now, that lives forever as a parody of mexican comedians "Los Polivoces".

[@Elfrunner]

0:35 Absolutely yes! Memory Lane sounds a lot better to me compared to the glut of streaming content we have available these days.

[@shuntguy]

What I remember and hated most about shows those days is how they told viewers about a cancellation. These were the days before Entertainment Tonight and news about television was non-existent. You would be sitting there watching the end credits of a show you liked and a voice would come on over the credits saying "This concludes the current run of The Bob Newhart Show.". And that was it. Like a bolt out of the blue. Bang! Your show was dead.

[@mattmiller2761]

Kwai Chang Cain "I do not seek to hurt", then he kicks everybody's ass in town.

[@kylestoddard2881]

The Bob Newhart Show, Streets of San Francisco, Kung-Fu, M*A*S*H, Maude some of the best shows of the '70s. Did you notice Jacqueline Bisset in the ad next to the Bill Cosby show description?

[@andywindes4968]

These are amazing time capsules. I have a few 40-50 year-old copies from my home town, and I get a kick out of the locally produced shows. I think the FCC mandated a certain amount of local programming, and it was a good thing for the communities these stations served.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Oh, my God! Bob Newhart! A very funny man. For some insane reason I remember that cover... how is that even possible? I wasn't watching TV at the time. Working too darn hard at various insanely poor paying jobs.Like Flying Squad at Montgomery Wards, turning burgers at the same store, selling hose at a fancy store, as well as taking care of my aging parents, wondering if I was ever going to meet the man of my dreams...etc. etc. I remember Kung Fu. Only saw a few episodes. He had to search for a kitten to replace the one that died at a mining camp. I don't know if he ever found one.

[@bbser]

Indeed he did :D

[@psyclotronxx3083]

What about Night Gallery?

[@RodneyAllanPoe]

I saw many of these shows in the 1970s and 80s in Australia. But my parents were generally the gatekeepers of what we'd watch, e.g. no M*A*S*H because mum hated it. 😆 We were fans of Paul Lynd.

[@hisforheretic1765]

Fun fact: Paul Lynde replaced James Whitmore in the 2nd season of Temperatures Rising, retitled The NEW Temperatures Rising. You know because "new" make tv shows better. I guess.... Edited because I misspelled "you". Sigh

[@CallMeChato]

Did not know that.

[@toodlescae]

Loved a lot of these shows. I couldn't believe Kung Fu didn't last longer. I cried when M*A*S*H ended. Watched every episode of it and The Waltons. Man we had some good shows start when I was 11. Man I forgot Maude was Edith's cousin.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

I think Norman Lear based Maude's divaish character on his wife Frances. MAUDE also provoked big viewer "pushback" with controversial episodes like the two-parter where she got an abortion. (It survived because it was also a top 10 show.)

[@nufosmatic]

12:30 - "Search" - the pilot was called "Probe" and the three main characters were still referred to as "Probes" - given I now work with a company specializing microelectronics and sensor systems, and this program may have had a substantial impact on my career path (that and my aunt who I found out worked for NSA before it was NSA). Loved Hugh O'Brien, adored Tony Franciosa, and Doug McClure, as always, was the comic relief. And, of course, there was the coach and conductor of the Probe operation: Burgess Meredith, four years before he would have us all cheering in "Rocky". Technically brilliant, but nerds had not yet become heros yet in 1972... One of the best effects in the series is when the Probe's subminiature television camera - a simple, elegant, quarter-sized device that could be a ring or a pendant or just stick to a metal surface - connected to an implant in the Probe's jaw (26 years before Bluetooth would be a thing). When the device was discovered the adversary would destroy the device, pressing down on it as it crushed in three steps - just about perfect reflection of what a real device might look like as it was destroyed...

[@ikahloayza3530]

I was just watching a documentary about Kung fu and how it seems it was "stolen" from Bruce Lee and a show he pitched. Funny to watch that last night and see this today 😋

[@raymondsmith6870]

Actually false. There were competing projects with Ed Speilman's being done first with Kung Fu and Lee after seeing the script came up with The Warrior. The producers in interviews say they were never interested in Lee for the part as they needed a better actor(though he was a better athlete) and were preparing to sue Linda Lee for her allegations but held back after her son Brandon was killed. Though one would ask why the Lee family has never sued Warner Bros for "stealing" their idea. Reason. Would not hold up in court.

[@biffstrong1079]

The Cosby Kids was so bad. Bob Newhart Sigh. Only six years. Wow Streets of San Francisco Karl Malden and Michael Douglas Kung Fu Man these were three of my favourite shows ever. I think this was the most parodied show of its time. Came in Peace and kicked someone's ass. Bridget Loves Bernie- loved this show too There was hate mail for this white bread show? MASH - Wow 1972.... The rookies watched that too, Maude from All in The Family Temperatures Rising Cleavon Little Don't remember the Paul Lynde Show. Good Night John Boy

[@b.chaline4394]

I'm a 31 year old Frenchman, so anyone reading this comment might be surprised to learn that the first three seasons of MASH are some of my fondest TV memories, as it is one of the last things my family and I watched together before my mom passed away. So many great memories, my mom had a crush on McLean Stevenson, and once, for a party in Germany, I dressed up as Hawkeye from the sample episode that you mentioned, Chato! Funnily enough, the show was dubbed in French by no less than three different teams, meaning that the characters would have different voices from one episode to the next, which was distracting to say the least, but I gotta say that back in the days, French dubbing was quite superb (I'm a translator myself, so I can tell). [Spoiler] Henry Blake's death remains the biggest gutpunch I've ever felt while watching a TV show, even more than Ned Stark's in GoT. Sadly, it also meant that I could never really get over it and accept the newbies from season 4 onwards, i.e. colonel Potter and BJ. But I should give it a chance one of these days...

[@michaelhorning6014]

Geez it sounds like the 1927 Yankees. What a lineup.

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

Yes! It's not even my birthday!

[@franklsuarez]

TV Guide Channel was a pain in the ass. Did you just miss the channel you were looking for? Have fun waiting. And waiting. And waiting.

[@dylanstark7870]

I was born in 1992! I love these because I feel like I'm watching a portal into a different world. A time capsule that tells me about perhaps a somewhat simpler time. Or at least, less information flow. Cool!

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks

[@stflaw]

Too bad you felt the need to take a snide swipe at The Waltons. Millions of people watched and loved the show, and kept it alive for nine years. But what do we lowbrows know, right?

[@CallMeChato]

It wasn't a lowbrow swipe. It held no interest for me, and neither did Little House on the Prairie. Not my bag. That was it. Appreciate the comment.

[@sandyzalecki1145]

M.A.S.H was my favorite show for years. I loved the walk down memory lane.

[@shredsquidabominog4928]

AH The Waltons, heart warming family tales of the sparse thread bare days of America. My parents loved forcing me to watch it. It would teach me to voluntarily go to my room and read a book.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

I liked it at the time, but I had no taste!

[@denroy3]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq it was a terrific family program.

[@rosie_gamgee]

You have a wealth of information and experiences- I'm curious about the show you produced, I would like to know about the free vs pay for shows thing you mentioned, and movie suggestions are great. More videos please!

[@CallMeChato]

Re my shows. One day.

[@boblangill6209]

Suzanne Pleshette, played a strong female character, to be sure. But the first? What about Annie Oakley, keeping peace in the wild west from 1954 to 1957?

[@HobbyView]

Cleavon Little, of course, would go on to play the role of the sheriff in Blazing Saddles.

[@CallMeChato]

I should have mentioned that.

[@SirKnight1096]

What was wrong with The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan? It's not racist. There were Asians voicing Asian characters. No, they weren't all Asian. But the Left always tells us "Diversity is our strength" and "REPRESENTATION". Well, both were in the Cartoon.

[@AnimationVault]

MASH and Bob Newhart? It looks like 1972 was the beginning of the golden era of sitcoms.

[@danielanderson6013]

You mentioned Suzanne Pleshette being the first working woman in a sitcom. Actually there was a sitcom in 1967 called "He and She" that only lasted one season. It was ahead of its time due to featuring a strong working woman. A very good show that was canceled too soon.

[@jchow5966]

GREAT year for TV!!!! This ia terrific!!! I love the ads!

[@lavalamp6410]

I remember about half of those shows you mentioned, but that is because we only had 1 TV station in New Zealand in 1972 and we mostly got British shows, plus TV was still black and white then. We got our 2nd TV station in 1974 and that was also the year colour transmissions started too. I still have never seen Pay TV, never seen netflix or Amazon tv or any of the other pay services lol

[@dbf1dware]

My entire family absolutely LOVED The Bob Newhart Show (and then Newhart) and Kung Fu. Ya know, The Mandlorian really should have been essentially Kung Fu in Star Wars land. THAT would have been GREAT!

[@beaubollinger1767]

Absolutely. Any nostalgia is most wanted here. Also. The only TV guide I collected was the year Stephen Kings "the shining" had it's remake.

[@thedreadedkayakkranium5755]

Tell Mr. Canoehead - be careful where you portage - - - mwah-ha-ha-ha-HAAAA!

[@michaelconnor1542]

I KNOW I watched The Waltons. I don't remember a single episode.

[@ChristophersRants]

I have watched a few episodes of The Paul Lynde show in recent years I can't believe people thought he was straight it's such a true glass closet.