The Prime Time of Life: Thursday, October 11, 1973 (the network TV lineup 49 years ago tonight)

FredFlix: The World We Knew

[@heygetoffmylawn1572]

Thank you, Fred Flix, for bringing out these great TV programs to a recollection of a much better time in my life.

[@FredFlix]

A better time for us and America, HGOML.

[@GaryAa56]

I was 17 in 1973, the programming on TV was pretty good an worth watching.

[@Barnabas45]

Better than 100 cable channels!

[@cherylsmith4826]

great shows & themes back then

[@justanotherdrunk]

*I was 11 then 6th grade thanks for the memories!*

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, january161992.

[@jehobden]

Happy Birthday, Fred!!!

[@FredFlix]

Thank you very much, Mr. H.

[@russellmarsden6316]

Yup,this was primetime for me-10 yrs old.Loved The Waltons and Kung Fu.Thanx Fred and God bless!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Russell, and thank you.

[@erflingnot]

I started my freshman year in high school….. how did I ever miss this….. I love San Francisco…. I lived in Texas

[@tinydancer62]

They filmed an episode of the Streets of San Francisco at my Catholic grammar school. The nuns were mad at all of us girls who had our noses pressed to the door so we could watch Bill Bixby and Michael Douglas walking the halls by the classrooms. My mom told me that Michael Douglas and Brenda Vaccaro (his girlfriend at the time) were renting a place a few houses down from ours in North Beach.

[@timbrook7810]

Fred .... thank you sir!

[@FredFlix]

Quite welcome, Tim.

[@garywright7826]

Always admired the talents of the Great One... Jackie Gleason !

[@codychristopher3744]

Oh yes indeed. And Away We Go lol

[@dalekmoon]

I appreciate all that hard work you do editing and a boo hiss to all the cheap knock off imitators of your channel that play the music so loud you can't hear the dialog and get their facts wrong and use click thumbnails that aren't even in the video. You're the BEST! ♥

[@FredFlix]

Gosh, Glyn, that's nice of you to say. Much appreciated!

[@starmnsixty1209]

Thank you for some fine memories of a much happier time in my life. And one when TV was also much better. Recall all well except NBC Follies.👍📺

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Starmn Sixty.

[@KCOliver1960]

Happy birthday

[@FredFlix]

Thank you kindly, Gremlin1960.

[@rs3018]

What a great time! We actually respected each other and always came together in hard times.i remember wearing my brothers hand me down Levi jeans and occasionally the family going out for a burger on a Saturday night it was a big treat.

[@trippontwowheels]

Yay! I was 12 in 1973.

[@dougmorris9317]

My God, the flashback I got with Toma!! Haven't seen that opener in 50 years! Meanwhile, the start of Kung-Fu was totally badass. Say what you will about Bruce Lee versus David Carrradine, I love that show and have all three seasons on DVD. Thank you so much Fred this is awesome! 🙂♥️👍👍👍

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Doug. Thanks for your comment.

[@Rippypoo]

I was 15 at that time. I forgot how early some of these series actually started. Either premiering or continuing in 1973. The Waltons was one of my absolute favorites.

[@robertrishel3685]

Streets of San Francisco night was cinnamon roll night at my house👍 My mom would always make them just before it came on and we would watch it together. Great memories!

[@calvinbealer7264]

I was 9 Years Old in 1973 I Remember Watching all these Shows. Hard to Believe this was Almost 50 Years Ago. WOW 😲😳😳. Now I'm 58 Years Old.

[@elc1960]

I had just started 8th grade at the time this lineup was in place. Flip Wilson was the only one of these shows that was in our regular rotation at our house at that time. After his show was canceled we watched The Waltons at 8. I watched Streets of San Fran in summer reruns. By 1975 I was allowed to stay up past 9, and I took full advantage of it, staying up till 11 on weeknights and no set bedtime on weekends. Ah the memories...thanks again Fred!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, elc1960. Those 9 p.m. bedtimes were killers.

[@Ij-jan]

I was 17 at the time and newly married. This brings back great memories.

[@Rangersly]

Ironside is the show I remember the most. That music theme is still one of the best.

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

AWW man, I remember my parents watching Flip Wilson when I was a kid. His 'Geraldine' character was my Moms favourite...

[@FIREBRAND38]

Brilliant! 14 year old me remembers that Thursday lineup very well. I never watched _Toma_ past the Pilot episode. Star Tony Musante famously only signed up to do one season of what was actually a pretty popular series. Robert Blake was brought in to replace him but they decided he'd be better off as a new character and Baretta was created in 1975. Anyway, on 11 Oct 73 the Toma episode was "Ambush on 7th Avenue". This night's episode of _Kung Fu_ was "The Chalice", the 3rd episode of the 2d season but that guest starred William Smith and not John Saxon. Saxon appeared in the Season 1 Episode 2 offering in "King of the Mountain". I remember that kids in the school the next day would be recounting the previous night's _Kung Fu_ episode. Never missed the _Flip Wilson Show_ although by this 4th Season the show was falling on its last legs and would soon be cancelled when the network wanted changes for the declining ratings and Flip quit.

[@matthewbaduria]

Can't not compete with the waltons,they were huge on thursdays.that was the real reason why.

[@FIREBRAND38]

@@matthewbaduria If you're talking about _Flip Wilson_ I already said that it was due to declining ratings (yes, from the Waltons) with them getting a 28.1 rating and Flip getting a 17 rating. That said, the network wanted to change the show and Flip said he wasn't interested. That IS the "real reason". Otherwise, they would have cancelled the show outright instead of offering changes to renew the show. If you were referring to _Toma_ you don't know what you're talking about.

[@mikefitz6957]

Here come the judge, here come the judge....

[@Lisa-di1wi]

This was 9 days after my 16th birthday. Unfortunately, I didn't watch much prime time TV back then.

[@tomklock568]

Yeah I was 14ish at the time. Great memories except I don't recall the first one.

[@wheeler71]

Thx fredflix - appreciated 👍

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Lance L.

[@Portugal2025]

You may have noticed the Ironside theme was in Kill Bill,part 1 when Darryl Hannah was about to infect her poison

[@teresahooks3746]

Hey birthday buddy Fred. It's my 59th birthday today. I enjoyed this very much.

[@FredFlix]

Happy birthday, young'un. I got you by 9 years. Sob!

[@Mark.G475]

Happy Birthday!! I turn 58 in January. Cheers from Milwaukee Wisconsin

[@teresahooks3746]

@@FredFlix 😅lol

[@FredFlix]

@@Mark.G475 Thank you, Mark.

[@twold4this]

Plenty of these became firm favourites for us Brits both then and in re - run after re - run! Ironside, Streets of..., Walton and King Fu (1 of my favourites)

[@tigre7739]

Ah yes, I was 8 years old, and The Walton's was one of our favorite shows, there theme song, along with many others, is imprinted in my memory. I signed up for band when I was 11 and stayed in it all the way through High School, and at some point we ended up playing a lot of these great theme songs. I remember also that we did watch The Flip Wilson Show sometimes. I was probably in bed when Streets of San Francisco came on, but I did watch it at some point after that. We enjoyed all the Quinn Martin productions, Cannon, Barnaby Jones etc., I still watch some of them on the Memorable Entertainment Network. Super videos Fred, thanks! 👍😃

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Tigre7.

[@robertromero8692]

Fred, the Ringmaster of Revived Recall.

[@FredFlix]

The three Rs from RR!

[@robertromero8692]

@@FredFlix My middle initial is R, Fred. :)

[@FredFlix]

@@robertromero8692 Perfect, RRR.

[@noelhernandez363]

I remember kung-fu my favorite tv show!! 📺

[@Barnabas45]

Me and my cousins watched Kung Fu every week, You could say we were obsessed with it!

[@mikefitz6957]

Everybody was kung-fu fighting.

[@Barnabas45]

@@mikefitz6957 Your mind becomes fast as lightning!

[@jehobden]

6:27 - NBC FOLLIES replaced THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW on this night, as his show moved to Friday nights as THE DEAN MARTIN COMEDY HOUR. Both shows were gone by the end of the season.

[@angelosantaniello4113]

Awesome Fred just awesome, you always bring back good memories

[@FredFlix]

Glad you liked it, Angelo.

[@tellemomma9780]

Thank u Fred! I was 5 at that time and sorry I missed so e of those shows! I saw Walton of course! Good night John boy! Lol!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Chantelle.

[@salemslotandmore8278]

Thank You for creating these GREAT Videos 😀

[@FredFlix]

I have fun doing it, SL&M.

[@kimerleviccaro1957]

I watched what my Mom watched, my Mom loved TV, we watched The Waltons for sure, and Kung Fu, but after that I was only 15 and I went to bed. No tvs in our bedrooms in those days!! Thank you Fred🙂. I remember the 10 o’clock shows, Ironsides and The Streets of San Francisco. I remember Flip Wilson on Laugh-In, that was a funny show too😊

[@FredFlix]

Thanks for your comment, Kimerle.

[@timfremstad3434]

This is kind of timely, I've been watching the 3 seasons of Kung Fu on disc that I snapped up at the local well known retail store which will remain unnamed that starts with a W

[@johnkaczinski468]

Fred… I believe that I am the only person who lived in 1973 (I was 20 years old then) that has never seen an episode of the Waltons. 😳

[@oliverharris7366]

The Waltons was never my cup of tea. Nothing to relate to.

[@FredFlix]

I was the other one, John. I've seen bits and pieces but I just can't commit to an entire episode. The same is true for Little House. Too old timey and sentimental for me. I'm sure they're fine shows, however.

[@johnkaczinski468]

@@FredFlix I have 2 daughters and 5 granddaughters so I’ve seen my share of Little House. 😜

[@robertromero8692]

Good night, John-boy.

[@merce10554]

And this makes three of us, John. 🙆🏽‍♀️

[@mikereeves1987]

I was 10

[@cnyphotovideo]

Wow I remember all of these. Absolutely awesome memories.

[@vinniemorciglio4632]

Tarantino took notes on this.....

[@woofgbruk5947]

They just don`t do TV like The Waltons any more sadly.

[@markbeauseigneur5947]

Another great production 👍

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Mark.

[@agostinodibella9939]

I always thought Kung Fu was a great series. I would look forward to seeing the fight scenes and slo motion effects.

[@erflingnot]

Also love Susan Strasberg!

[@richardsylvanus2717]

I don't remember Toma but I remember Simon Oakland from the episode Second Chance on the Outer Limits kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ6peIeGebWgj5I

[@merce10554]

I've always loved detective shows and Toma was quite good but short lived though. My favorite from this batch is definitely Kung Fu and its beautiful ethereal theme music. I watched it religiously for the duration. 🎑 Hope you're having a lovely day. 🎆💜🤟

[@FredFlix]

Just got back from a birthday dinner. Thanks, Mercedes.

[@merce10554]

@@FredFlix Great!! 🙆🏽‍♀️💜🤟

[@lisamiller8174]

Another winner! Toma was a better series than Baretta (IMO). Theme music for Kung Fu is good. Streets of San Francisco - groovy cop show jazz (with a bit of funk).

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Lisa.

[@sixtoes2313]

Get off the JOHN......boy.

[@ucc1-308]

This is one long wet dream. How long do they usually last?

[@FredFlix]

You must be getting a hunch back. That's what happened to Igor after the mad scientist experimented on him by giving him a four-hour orgasm in "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex."

[@robertromero8692]

@@FredFlix Heck, Woody Allen couldn't survive even one minute in the Orgasmatron in Sleeper.