TIMELINE 1975 - Evel Knievel, The Holy Grail And The Fall of Saigon

[@WeirdHistory]

What do you think was the best/worst thing to happen in 1975?

[@TBMartin]

My pick, punk music in the UK. Around 1975, the scene really started to go somewhere.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Wonder Woman

[@chrissyknowsitall5170]

I think was our military coming home from Vietnam. That was the best for me.

[@TeddyStrongBear]

The Best: Welcome Back Kotter and the Jefferson’s premiered this year!!

[@DutchVai]

KISS Alive !!

[@Craig_Andrus]

I wish the narrator would do a "Weird History" video of himself, so we would finally know who he is, to both congratulate him and thank him for his dedication to this channel. Give him his flowers, while he is still here to appreciate them.

[@witness1013]

!Stalker alert!

[@angeschannel73]

Can do that WITHOUT knowing anything about him 🤦

[@doomi4055]

I like this Idea!

[@lawnside82]

I think the mystery makes him so cool.

[@Playername_Blue]

It would be neat, but I also believe he deserves his privacy as much as the rest of us do.

[@radstorm]

Just love these timelines.. wish Weird History did them for the last 100 years and I'd still watch every one. Hats off to the narrator..his humor is amazing and well presented. :o)

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I agree The Timeline Series is 🔥 and I hope they do Timeline 2000s after Timeline 1970s

[@albertogonzalez2203]

I dont know how much money you guys make for making these videos... but I'm sure its not enough. I absolutely LOVE this series. And I hope you continue making them.

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

I've heard from a KZbinr that the average is $4,000 per million views for every 10 minutes of watch time. (In other words $4,000 per 10 million minutes of watch time)

[@jiaconis]

DEFINITELY!! This is my all time GOAT series! I was born in 1954 and this 70’ retrospective Is the best...

[@ratbastard3101]

@@jiaconis accurate?

[@francesbernard2445]

I agree. We need to watch documentaries like this one which get people like me too thinking more not less.

[@lionelnietzsche3917]

Lmfao. They have 4.5 MILLION subscribers. They're making _tons_ of money.

[@shawty7303]

Love this. My mom graduated in 75 so I had to show her this to see if she remembers. She got so happy. Thanks for this 😁

[@bobprescott]

now grama or great grama

[@cobaltmidnightoilamp6748]

@shawty7303, I suppose she even felt younger and remembered plenty of the year she graduated. In 1975, @ the tender age of 6, I experienced a life milestone of becoming an aunt to my oldest nephew 👶🏽💙 on 9/7/1975(Sun).

[@bluebear1985]

Here are the top 10 songs of 1975, according to the Billboard year-end singles chart: 10. One of These Nights- The Eagles 9. Laughter in the Rain- Neil Sedaka 8. Fame- David Bowie 7. Shining Star- Earth, Wind & Fire 6. Some Kind of Wonderful- Grand Funk 5. My Eyes Adored You- Frankie Valli 4. Before the Next Teardrop Falls- Freddie Fender 3. Philadelphia Freedom- Elton John 2. Rhinestone Cowboy- Glen Campbell 1. Love Will Keep Us Together- Captain & Tennille

[@jwr2904]

One of these nights is my favorite from this list, followed by Shining star. I wasn't born until 89, so I'm jealous of all the great music back then. And it was popular back then, not like the pop music of today.

[@Joe_Dirt82]

eagles is the best of that list.

[@hadara69]

I turned 6 in '75 and remember how "Fame" actually scared me. Still a creepy song...but cool.

[@amymeyers9682]

I loved the music from the 70s….actually still do!

[@frandm1987]

And The Eagles' New Kid in Town came the next year.

[@masiguru9982]

Graduated HS in 1978. I absolutely LOVE this series. I vividly remember everything you have included. Well done. Keep up the good work.

[@irakanis]

what were the 70s like for you. (class of 2021 here and very curious)

[@jaygee6738]

This is about where I start to have some reliable memories from my childhood. Born in 1970 and I have loved this entire series of the 80s, 90s, and 70s!. Great work with this channel!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I agree The Timeline series is 🔥and I hope Weird History does Timeline 2000s after Timeline 1970s

[@ilahildasissac1943]

Same here, born in '67.

[@YousephTanha]

I love this TIMELINE series. Thank you for all the work and effort you put into them.

[@chrissyknowsitall5170]

I was 5 yrs old in 1975!! This was a really good one. Thank you so much Weird History ⚡️⚡️⭐️⭐️⚡️

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

Rolling up to the best year of the seventies (1976)! Another great post. Thank you!

[@mr.roaddogwade7107]

These are just great. Thanks for all the work doing them. I was 13 in 1975. It was a wonderful time to be young in America. At least that’s my experience. 🤠👏🏼👍🏼🇺🇸❤️

[@diversityhobbit]

You teach more accurate history than all US public schools combined.

[@MADDOXXXbr]

Exactly !

[@ervicito77]

And this is way more entertaining! 😄

[@Alfredo412]

lol

[@awsomeboy360]

I don't think this is even true. He just focuses on year-by-year. School tends to focus based on events or people. Not year-by-year.

[@damienwilloughby]

@@ervicito77 🤣

[@phreapersoonlijk]

This is such an amazingly well made series ! Thank you.

[@bluecreature39]

Everytime I visit my aunts, uncles and grandparents I watch a couple of these videos. If you bring up some of the more obscure and weird events of decades past, they love talking about it.

[@rusty_shakleford3395]

Yeah this is great but it's all pop culture. No real deep meat of what's going on. But I dig it. Lol

[@rochelleiscanadian]

I LOVED Wonder Woman! Watched on reruns in the 80s since I was born in 1974. This series is my favourite on KZbin 🐱❤🇨🇦

[@garycarpenter2980]

I've got it on DVD 📀 All three seasons

[@starmnsixty1209]

Lynda Carter will ALWAYS be Wonder Woman.

[@Pr0f1tPr0ph3t]

I love this series. love the channel. splendid work

[@kgmlb2]

This is awesome. You're finishing up the 70s!!!! YES!!!

[@SweetAven00]

This is really my favorite thing to watch on Sunday morning now ❤

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

I look forward to these every time they drop. Absolute fire series

[@huntingtonbeachsasquatch]

In 1975 Linda Carter was filming Wonder Woman in the Long Beach Harbor on a yacht when I was 8. when she was done filming my sister got a picture of Wonder Woman and myself, she even put her arm around me for the picture. .....Nice!😊😍😍😍🥰😘

[@jgkidd82]

I love this narrator!

[@msjsq1966]

Man do I love this channel! Thank you!!!

[@btetschner]

---TIMELINE ROCKS--- My mother watched this video with me (at least the third in a row), and we talked about when she saw Jaws in the theater. That poor guy that went into a 9-year coma! Evel Knievel would have been fun to watch, that guy has balls. Great video!

[@carolczimback8665]

I watched Evil Knievel. It was an exciting time.

[@btetschner]

@@carolczimback8665 Wow, that is awesome! Was it intense?

[@tarnin]

I love the way these are put together. While the 70's is a bit too early for me (born in '74) it's kinda neat to see what was going on when I was too young to remember or comprehend.

[@joesantos2455]

You made the word brawl rhyme with Manila, Cassius Clay! Love what you did there!

[@Franniiv3]

Always the perfect mix of Pop Culture, and History!

[@AshGreen359]

Jaws was the first ever summer blockbuster. It released in the summer because of technical difficulties with the mechanical shark. It was believed that summer was a terrible time to release a movie until the producers of Jaws were pleasantly surprised.

[@codacreator6162]

I was 10. My mom decided it would be fun to take us to Jaws. I remember standing in a line that ran around the block from the Fox Theater, getting the snot scared out of me by the dead guy trapped in the sunken boat, and nightmares about sharks for weeks to come. Wouldn’t trade it for the world! 😎

[@lindamerchant123]

2years later1977 orca premiered hollywood s 70s obsession with sea monster like demonic films

[@starmnsixty1209]

My nephew and I saw it in the theater too. It was quite an experience.🦈🦈🦈

[@TheDigitalslayer]

This channel teaches history better than the way my public school taught me.

[@flicka25]

Great video as always! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@sinzianabalaji5112]

Really amazing video as always!!! Can't wait for 1976!!!🤩🤩😍😍💖💖

[@TetsuShima]

1975 was a very important year here in Spain, as it marked the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, who ruled the country for almost 40 years, and the beginning of the process that would create our current democracy.

[@scaryhandsome1960]

Franco was great for Spain. I'm so glad the nationalist won the civil war. Viva franco

[@TUCOtheratt]

I still remember that May day in 1975 when I watched Evel Knievel crash at Wembly Stadium.

[@sirduck600]

Any day a new timeline video drops is a good day

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

I absolutely love these Timelines videos! I hope they continue making them!

[@pamelaharnage]

Thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing this. I was born in 1975. I will be downloading this one

[@TeddyStrongBear]

Hell yes!! 1975 is when the 70s really got hip! 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽

[@antonimartins3473]

LOVE THESE TIMELINES VIDEOS !!!!! keep up the amazing work !!

[@KateColantuono]

@weirdhistory will you please add a little “HBD to Brett! 🎉” on April 9th in your 1976 video? Brett (my husband) is my favorite thing about the ‘70s 😊 We love your Timeline series and are always excited for the next years to come! TY! 💜

[@PheOfTheFae]

Commenting just to boost this because that's sweet. :)

[@KateColantuono]

@@PheOfTheFae 🥰🥰🥰

[@tennesseemisty5073]

Been waiting for this one…1975~ My birth year!!! ✌️😎

[@chriswilliams8484]

Same here

[@csviolin0516]

Same🪩. Happy birthday y’all

[@gplunk]

I had the privilege of shaking hands w/ Evel Knievel at the Butte Country Club back in the early '70s. What a knarled mitt that was....

[@deantunkara1567]

Ouch! When I was 10 years old I used to wonder what the 'olden days' were like when people were not 'modern' and I used to ask my Nanny Gladys about it. This was in 1975. Forty seven years later, now I know. It is all annoyingly relative. Also, we had the same two wallpaper swatches, shown in the background of the TV in the vid, at my parents house. My, how time flies and where does it all go?

[@irenegarbo7247]

Thanks!

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

I'm excited for the 1976 video! July 4 of that year, better known as the United States Bicentennial, marked our country's 200th birthday...

[@YeLLowStonePark2007]

Awesome video. Here is one video suggest for you guys. Maybe do a video about the Fall of Saigon and what happened during the evacuation. I know some thing about it but I would like to learn more about the whole story.

[@robertbobbypelletreaujr2173]

These videos are super-interesting and of great quality. It must take allot of time researching and accumulating the era footage, images and sounds. If this series continues to do episodes that go back in time from the first, we would be very fortunate and i for one would feel compelled to support the channel even if we millions only had an extra dollar, these videos are that good. They should be shown in History classes..

[@_PL_]

8:14 _"Beta[max] was the first home video format, allowing consumers to record broadcasts or watch pre-packaged movies in their own living rooms."_ The first home video format was Cartrivision in 1972, which was also the first to feature prerecorded content such as movies. The main difference was that Cartrivision came as part of a console TV set, rather than as a stand-alone unit. Also, while the Cartrivision came with a handheld video cassette recorder for making home movies, I'm not sure whether you could record content directly off the TV, so that might've been another difference between it and the Betamax. The format lasted only a year, which is why it's pretty much forgotten now. The only reason I know of it is because my family had one in the early-to-mid '70s, along with a few movie cassettes to play on it.

[@Raintiger88]

I've really enjoyed your timeline videos and I'm hoping that you continue back to at least the 50s.

[@teresaredditt7327]

Barney Miller was mine and my grandpa's favorite to watch together

[@walls2ink]

Yet another awesome Sunday morning thank you

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Wow 75 was an extremely eventful year in every category

[@gullscomic]

RIP PRE. Wish we could've seen him more. Being from the Oregon coast, he's beyond legend in Oregon and beyond. I loved his tenacity. The story (something like this), when given a prototype of Nikes to run in, he ripped off the swoosh saying it would create wind resistance.

[@SerenityNow....]

I was 6 years old and lived in Eugene only a few blocks away from where he died when it happened. Even though I was so young, I remember it well.

[@leslienelson3984]

Well you've out did yourself once again "Weird History" so well done on another successful upload I really enjoy watching these timeline ones it's one of my favorite things to watch from your Channel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@CastleBravo023]

And we finally reach my birth year! 🎉. Thx for an amazing series!

[@Sawlon]

Like I said before, I love these timeline videos!!!

[@kimberleymcmillan682]

I absolutely adore this series.

[@elwin38]

I was 7yrs old(May 7)!! My childhood decade!✊🏾

[@jchow5966]

Music,tv,movies,books & people were terrific back then. 💟

[@kgmlb2]

Awesome broadcast quality production!!

[@molinalong3468]

Alive in 1975 Michael Landon (39) Greta Garbo (70) Joan Crawford (70) Farrah Fawcett (28) Chad Everett (38) Tom cruise (13) Whitney Houston (12) Tom hanks (19) Cameron Diaz (3) Lucy Liu (7)

[@capbaby75]

The year I was born. I've been waiting for this one 😊

[@toddbrown547]

Love the Timeline series!! My opinion, the narrator is up there with Mike Rowe. They have their nitch and both nail it!

[@comettamer]

Love every one of these videos and I hope you keep em comin for a long time.

[@claudiajohnson2352]

I love these episodes of time line especially 75.. year I was born

[@thecookerscorner]

Thank you for including my childhood hero and friend the Legendary Evel Knievel in this look back. Unfortunately Evel is often over looked in pieces like these, shamefully so. In reality Evel should be part of any year from 1967 until 1977. But some is better than none..

[@josiea5musings]

This is fun!! I Love these videos.....any hope for the early 2000s? Thanks

[@chrisguardiano6143]

1975 was also the year soccer began taking the first steps towards becoming a major sport in the US when the greatest soccer player of all time Pele signed with the NY Cosmos on June 10th. Even though the NASL would only last until 1984, the impact it had thanks to Pele on American soccer would eventually lead to the US hosting the 1994 World Cup & the creation of MLS two years later.

[@jeffreywillstewart]

As Tommy was my favorite movie, I've analyzed the era. it was a turning point from where things were natural and earthy and folksy toward a more slick produced era. The moog synthesizer made orchestras for the disco music. Ann-Margret was making the first Vegas super shows. Directors were experimenting with new approaches ( Jaws, Rocky Horror, Tommy , Phantom of the Paradise , Holy Grail). 1975 was a game changer.

[@TBMartin]

We if you analysed it as good as you say you did, you would have come to a different conclusion. Most of what you said started in the 60's or earlier

[@jeffreywillstewart]

@@TBMartin well, although Tommy came out in 1968, the movie which was a string of music videos was 1975. Synthesizers were around But they could only play notes. The Moog could play chords so it was more orchestral. Vegas shows were big, but Ann-Margrets husband help device multi screen performances and moving platforms ( which is why she fell in 72, when they hadn't worked out the kinks). Jaws was the first summer blockbuster, Rocky Horror the first midnight movie. Tommy, the first musical without choreography, like videos, Phantom , was a glitzy refined psychedelic film. Holy Grail was the first historic absurdist comedy. My point was we started to try to use technology to help polish the arts. The arts existed and the tech existed, we started to integrate them .

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! What a year! ---TIMELINE ROCKS---

[@SkyBlue-qn8me]

The Wonder Woman pilot was in 1975. However it did not air the next two episodes until April 1976 and was not on the weekly TV lineup until October 1976.

[@JimJones-gd2jy]

10 years old in 1975, awesome time to be a kid.

[@Sniperboy5551]

The little asides are what kill me on this channel, the little jokes that ignorant people wouldn’t understand. “Good times, bad times” really cracked me up, this channel is the best!

[@jaredS_Eh]

Please please please! Do the 00’s next! I’ll watch every video twice.

[@wrldnkaos76]

The best thing about 76 is I was introduced into the world 🌎 😊

[@chrishenderson9130]

So your dad raw dogged your mom in 75

[@SoapinTrucker]

No, the best thing about 1976 was all the Bicentennial celebrations we had! :)

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Jimmie Johnson who was the driver of the iconic #48 Car for Hendrick Motorsports was born September 17th, 1975 Raced in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2002-2020 in which his Hall of Fame career saw 83 Wins including 2 Daytona 500s ranking him 5th on NASCAR's all time Wins list and 7 Championships which included 5 consecutive from 2006-2010

[@nazfan01]

Talk about a forgotten 1975 timeline: There was a short lived fantasy, adventure, family tv series that aired September 6, 1975 to Oct 23, 1976. The title of the series meant nothing but coincidentally years later it meant something, it was called "The Secrets of I.s.i.s". This series intertwined with another tv series which was ran by the same production company. It was called "Shazam!" and it aired from 1974 - 1977.

[@starmnsixty1209]

This series stared Joanna Cameron as Andrea Thomas. By using a magical amulet she discovered in Egypt, she became the superheroine Isis. She could control the weather, had super strength, could fly, and had telepathic powers to communicate with animals. Isis and Shazam guest starred on each other's show several times. Sorry to say Joanna passed away suddenly in 2021.

[@DarkFire1536]

I am absolutely loving this series.

[@devondicker3516]

great video series. Thank you

[@bluebear1985]

Here are the major winners of Academy Awards for films released in 1975: Best Picture- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Director- Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Best Actor- Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Best Actress- Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) Best Supporting Actor- George Burns (The Sunshine Boys) Best Supporting Actress- Lee Grant (Shampoo)

[@AKAHeatherJoy]

You always make the best videos!

[@Silver-rx1mh]

OMG I was at that studio recording of Fawlty Towers (the germans) ! LOL God that brings me back. :)

[@candiceyoung8244]

It was such a fantastic year.

[@lindacoolbaugh962]

Jaws is still my favorite movie. Cookoo's Nest is great also.

[@yungmutt123]

Nurse Ratchet made me want to punch my TV screen lol. That woman was sadistic.

[@trishamorriston3737]

Thank you for the wonderful videos.

[@jamesmoss3424]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show debut. 😀👍

[@tylerhackner9731]

Very interesting year! Much more than just a year before the bicentennial

[@pamelaharnage]

Thank you so much for this I was born in July of 1975. I thought I was only the same age as Jaws. After seeing this, I learned I'm not. Thanks again.

[@MotherDaughterGaming5157]

Me too!!!!!! Birthday Month Twins

[@nikkkeating4055]

The Reds/Red Sox series was the greatest ever played.

[@kmstins]

Seeing Larry & Moe took me back to the time my twin sister & I were banned from watching by our parents, because we were always hitting and poking each other in the eyes. Good times. 😁😄🤣👏

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I'll be excited for whatever decade Weird History decides to go over after the 1970s But I feel that Weird History should complete the 1970-2020 Timeline Chain with the 2000s & the 2010s before completing the rest of the 1900s

[@vincelfk]

The year I was born! + 75 saw the release of Parliament"s Mothership Connection, a ground breaking funk classic that went on to influence Hip Hop & had a strong influence on tje West Coast 'G Funk' sound in the 90's.

[@toothpastehombre]

Rubik Cube and the San Diego Chicken in the same year - gotta love it

[@sethkaicer319]

Weird history tied me up with a golden lariat and forced me to tell the truth.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I was 16 in 1975. I wish I could go back.

[@bettysmith4641]

Same here. I was 15

[@Viper-tn5jz]

You forgot to mention that The Bionic Woman made her debut in 1975.

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Best songs of 1975: •Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen •Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire •I'm Not In Love by 10cc •Jive Talkin' by Bee Gees •That's The Way I Like It by KC and the Sunshine Band •December 1963 (Oh, What A Nighy) by Frankie Valli etc.

[@witness1013]

No.

[@erwinkamp7758]

Queen 👑❤

[@boondocks8002]

As a kid I lived next door to band member Richard finch of kc and the sunshine bands brother Earl Finch. He use to talk about him a lot. Earl was quit a bit older maybe 10orr 12 yrs. He called him little brother

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Why didn't Weird History mention the release of Queen's famous album, "A Night at the Opera"?

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

Look, if there are more 1975 songs to find, I'll edit my comment.

[@madcat4301]

The late great filly Ruffian won all her races in record time that year. Because of a mishap in the starting gate she broke down during the match race with Foolish Pleasure. Ruffian was pulling away from him when the breakdown occurred. Considering the Boy vs. Girl angle, I'm surprised you didn't mention her.

[@selfiekroos1777]

These are awesome

[@RNemy509]

My birth year ☺️...damn I feel old, yet it made me feel youthfully nostalgic 👍

[@sharimullinax3206]

Lots of good movies came out this year!