TOP 10 WORST TV SHOWS of the 1970s

[@marioromanza]

I’ll take any of these, over the crap we have today.

[@luisreyes1963]

Even The Brady Bunch Hour? 🤮

[@carseye1219]

You can't possibly be including the "Brady Bunch...". That gave "cringe" a bad name. I kept thinking "what to the authorities have on these people to make them do this?"

[@cameraman655]

Man, I have not turned on a TV (save special events) in almost 5 years. With all of the channels, broadcasters and selections, be it cable or streaming…”There's still nuthin’ on TV…” Frankly, I could barely get through this and I grew up in the '70s, so, e seriously cringe-worthy offerings 🤢

[@c.l.7525]

Lol, that set from "Me and the Chimp" is straight from "The Brady Bunch".

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

yes! I never heard of the show but it looks cute though they did copy the Brady Buch!

[@c.l.7525]

@@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 The set is from the Brady Bunch but with shag carpet. The same living room, same kitchen even the same garage and outside play area!

[@thrashpondopons2776]

that set was used a lot actually! I saw a 'Don't Smoke' short which was filmed on it as a kid.

[@larrystarstruck]

I am glad that I am not the only one that thought that. I saw this and was like, other than carpet, they looked like they were poaching the Brady Bunch house.

[@frankgifford207]

"Me and the Chimp" is the 70's version to 80's Alf

[@jeffjones4654]

The '70s were a glorious time to be a child.

[@mrpoohbearlvr]

Yup. All the bad tv shows not fit to watch ..but we did🤪

[@glowinggold9488]

yes it was!

[@cowboy68]

Be anybody at any age really

[@archiebunker9275]

Hi mark

[@Nina-rg8es]

And playing outside while these bad TV shows were on...

[@rosskardon7195]

In 1977, after seeing the very first Stars Wars movie for the first time, was a fantastic time and situation to have been a child! May the Force be with you.

[@wallyman292]

I was 12. The perfect age for the perfect movie. Mom took me to a matinee one afternoon out of the blue. It was sold out, so we had to watch "The Black Hole" instead. When it was over, mom noticed the next showing of Star Wars was coming up, so she got tickets and we ended up seeing it anyways. At 56, I still remember that day vividly.

[@collosusrex-2985]

Most of these shows were God Awful. Thank goodness they were cancelled quickly. And why is Joanie Loves Chachi in the Thumbnail if It's not mentioned in the Video?

[@sherriebrand1771]

Blasted click bait!

[@unclegilbert-5865]

Why is Mary Tyler Moore in the Thumbnail?

[@harveymanfredsenjenson5417]

This channel does a fair bit of clickbait

[@Engelke2007]

Because it was an 80s show not a 70s one.

[@karlsmith2570]

@@unclegilbert-5865 perhaps, or perhaps he'd intended to include it and ran out of space for it

[@karenm3710]

🤣😂 I'm laughing at myself because I've never heard of any of these shows!!!!

[@Inframan-6767]

A lot of them don't have enough episodes to show in reruns.

[@dogcowrph]

You have to remember there were a lot of drugs being used back in the seventies... especially in Hollywood.

[@wendywarrior2264]

And it’s different now?

[@NewBluesBros]

@@wendywarrior2264 yeah! whats so different? the quality of the drugs?

[@jimogrady1131]

Drew Freeman Those 70s concerts were crazy because very little Security.

[@astolatpere11]

Oh yeah! It was cocaine as shown in the movie Blow. Makes you confident no matter how clueless you are. Shakedown Street by the Grateful Dead anyone? How about the Star Wars Xmas Special? There's way more drug addled decision making examples out there.

[@NewBluesBros]

@@jimogrady1131 I went to Roger Waters Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking tour and it was like the door man knew my weed would be down my pants and in my underwear, like he had some psychic powers 🤔, but my friend went to a different line and that guy wasn't a psychic and he was able to get his pot into the concert.

[@CDash162]

Greetings from Ireland. We actually liked Holmes and Yo Yo over here. I remember we tuned in every week. It was harmless fun for kids.

[@laustcawz2089]

I lived in the U.S. & I also liked it.

[@stephenlangsl67]

Ya know what show I think You would have really hated Charolette? Hee Haw

[@CDash162]

@@stephenlangsl67 lol. What's Hee Haw, it sounds like it's not very promising.

[@julienielsen3746]

@@CDash162 HeeHaw was a fun show. It was like Laugh In, only they had Country music and funny country characters and jokes. The a look at a clip or two. It was a very popular show.

[@nibora4895]

Eve Plumb had no regrets whatsoever not participating in The Brady Bunch variety hour, at least that's what she said in an interview I saw, and I can honestly say I don't blame her 😂😂

[@omegamale7880]

Dodged a bullet for sure.

[@mrbob8618]

She would have more money instead of being broke and government assistance if she had participate

[@TimCarter]

The Jan who replaced her was the most talented one on the show.

[@brinsonharris9816]

I was in a punk band called Fake Jan. We broke up after one rehearsal.

[@David-yw2lv]

I hated every Brady Bunch show.

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

Never saw a single one and I don’t recall ever hearing about any of them.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

Ah! The Mandela Effect once again!

[@jameschandler1853]

I never heard of any of them either.

[@StMikey]

You are so blessed! I saw the splendid horrors "Mr. T & Tina" and "Holmes & Yo-Yo". I'm surprised they left out "Pink Lady & Jeff".

[@eph2vv89only1way]

I remember all but one of them

[@lonrgrrl59]

You must not have been born yet; they were before your time probably; I remember these shows and had watched some, if not all, of these featured; the narrator was right about most of them being unwatchable and cheesy, if not crappy.

[@CDash162]

My only memory of Me and the Chimp was him crawling out on this ledge calling frantically BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS. It's quite something when you manage to give a 7 year old a headache.

[@deejay8403]

Good list, but you probably should’ve included The San Pedro Beach Bums. That show was so bad it hurt my feelings.

[@harperstacey9604]

An appearance by the girls from Charlie's Angels could not save this show.

[@bigroy38]

And Spencer’s Pilots.

[@stephenlangsl67]

I'll bet the T.V. show Hee Haw was actually much worse.

[@randallkoch6183]

That is really bad, when you say that.

[@georgewashington4277]

When I saw the title of this video, I figured it would be a big eye roll, expecting to see shows that I loved as a child. However, I don’t remember any of these listed. I guess I was too busy watching the good shows, instead of these flops.

[@theragingplatypus4743]

A great gag they could have done was pretend they didn't notice the switch of actresses for Jan but then say something like, "Wow Jan, you look great. Did you do something to your hair?"

[@chriswinansee8203]

Yes it was funny Robert Reed wanted a more Shakespearean thespian type of show.. yet he was okay getting into a giant rabbit suit

[@glowinggold9488]

The BB was basd on a movie.But he wanted something super serious?

[@dianeweilheimer2142]

It paid his bills

[@l.5832]

@@brinsonharris9816 I work in a grocery store. Strawberries have an overwhelming aroma.

[@l.5832]

@@brinsonharris9816 Maybe don't accept a role in a sit-com?If the aroma of a strawberry pie was the biggest reality challenge he faced in that show.....well.......

[@rsnow-f3n]

What about Batwoman? Oh wait, that's now.

[@Inframan-6767]

Wish that one only had a handful of episodes. CW makes the worst shows on television.

[@malhavok-752]

@@Inframan-6767 Nothing but Woke Crap. They should call themselves the SJCW.

[@bikebeerrun1960]

I remember "Supertrain" provided ALOT of material for Johnny Carson's tonight show monologs.

[@Inframan-6767]

So did Hello Larry.

[@rocketman-8849]

Nobody at NBC like Fred Silverman and his horrible shows, which all tanked in the ratings.

[@docsavage-8616]

They were using the Tonite Show to undermine Fred Silverman. He had a lot of enemies at NBC.

[@ozzielee9058]

You'd think Super Train would've been a hit. Should've been Love Boat on a train. From what I've seen in clips, the writing appeared to be part of the problem.

[@Inframan-6767]

@@ozzielee9058 I don't think there were any Standout Stars in the Cast that anyone wanted to see, either.

[@sharonsomers]

I remember the Brady Bunch Variety Hour, but not one of the others.

[@brentvance3958]

Same

[@eph2vv89only1way]

When you said 3’s a Crowd I thought of the 3’s Company spinoff

[@brewsyyg]

you mean the Robin's Nest remake which was a spinoff of Man about the House which was remade in America as 3s Company.

[@eph2vv89only1way]

@@brewsyyg 3’s a Crowd was a spinoff of 3’s company. It was about Jack and his fiancée who live together and the fiancée’s father who hates Jack. It was a continuance of 3’s Company when it was cancelled

[@eph2vv89only1way]

@@brewsyyg I knew about 3’s Company being the American version of Man About the House but I never Heard of Robin’s Nest. I’ll have to Google it

[@eph2vv89only1way]

@@brewsyyg Ok I just watched an episode. Definitely the same show

[@9-5-VictorVictor-2]

Me too. I remember the show being pretty bad.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

I remember the Brady Show and Supertrain. Never heard of those others. Or maybe I forgot them.

[@sherry866]

It was horrendous just to watch clips of it here, lol

[@tracypeterson7787]

Too bad

[@luisreyes1963]

I feel your pain. 😖

[@almeisam]

I remember choosing to not watch Supertrain - the premise was just too ridiculous.

[@Inframan-6767]

The Love Boat on Train Tracks.

[@docsavage-8616]

@@Inframan-6767 ^That's probably how they Pitched the Show.

[@728huey]

That was the problem; it was Love Boat on a train. There was another short-lived show called Flying High which was Love Boat on a plane. Maybe if they had the premise of a train traveling through a post-apocalyptic wasteland it would have been a hit. They could have called it Snowpiercer.

[@ronaldedwards4637]

Only remember Holmes & Yoyo, probably because I really liked it!

[@docadams7099]

Funny thing, though: there was a goodnight" scene in the clip for "Me and the Chimp". One of its co-stars, Kami Cotler, would go on to play Elizabeth in "The Waltons", a show famous for its "goodnight" scenes that closed almost every episode.

[@mamacindyrogofsky495]

Good night johnboy. 🤣

[@TheTempleOfBoom]

little known fact ; The chimp was getting paid more than Ted Bessel.

[@becky8668]

it's looks like the set of me and the chimp was reused for the tv show the brady bunch

[@dflf]

I can honestly say I never saw a single episode of any these shows.

[@alanhorowitz3796]

Lucky you. My younger sister was a Donnie & Marie fan. So, the Brady Bunch thing was right up her alley. Over 40 years later, I still haven't forgiven her.

[@harleyrider1205]

I don't remember alot of these, but I was too busy chasing girls and having fun! lol!

[@ABCEasyas--]

36 doesn’t even cover LA to San Antonio on Amtrak.

[@zilla66]

Robert Reed likes dance numbers.. Who'd a thought!?

[@jonathanmaunder1637]

He was sure having a gay old time with them! (Not that there's anything wrong with THAT!!) 🤣

[@Inframan-6767]

Have any of you guys ever seen the episode of Medical Center in which Robert Reed guest starred? He played a Transgendered Character in that one.

[@collosusrex-2985]

@@Inframan-6767 Robert Reed in a Dress! 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@waynechapman9823]

Robert Reed loved his TV family, so I think his short-lived reunion with them was his motivation to debase himself.

[@rosskardon7195]

In real life, chimpanzees and other primates are not meant to be pets because they are wild animals. As the world famous animal expert, Jack Hanna once said "Never keep a primate as a pet!"

[@NewBluesBros]

C'mon! it was the 70's and the chimp REALLY loved the coke.

[@kenkemzura903]

Chimpanzees are unpredictable and do not make good pets. I remember hearing of handlers having their faces, fingers and genitals torn off.😧😲😢😱

[@NewBluesBros]

@@kenkemzura903 tell me about it. My brother was killed by a chimp when he inadvertently had blueberries in his front pockets. The chimp just beat him senseless trying to get the blueberries. To this day I can't look at blueberries without thinking of that day 🥺

[@kenkemzura903]

@@NewBluesBros I am so sorry 😞 for your loss. My deepest sympathy.

[@randallkoch6183]

I heard that too, I think they must be drugged out of their minds, to be so co- operative. Moral of the story, don't "monkey" around with the little apes.

[@karlsmith2570]

I definitely remembered "The Brady Bunch Variety Show" and "3's A Crowd"

[@harperstacey9604]

I really liked the Brady bunch variety hour. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@moonblast12]

Wasn’t there a sequal of 3s company, called 3s a crowd? It built around Jack, his girlfriend and her father.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

Yup, and it got horrible reviews but was not that bad if you actually watched it (which obviously most did not, lol). It didn't make this list because it started in the early 1980s.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I can understand an unknown actor signing up for a meh, or terrible show after reading the script. It’s either like going on a job interview for a job you know you don’t want, just for the practice of interviewing; or just getting your name and face out there. But, if you’re already a star, and/or had a part in an iconic show or movie, why??? How much money did they offer you? Were you that bored?

[@dhenderson1810]

What about terrible narrators of KZbin videos, like this one?

[@eventwice1981]

It's this part 1? Why are there only 5 on here?

[@johncbeer]

I'm glad you didn't include Lucan. I feel like I was the one kid who loved it.

[@loanaoftheshellpeople5627]

That was about a boy who was raised by wolves. That show wasn't really that bad.

[@Inframan-6767]

Remember when Fox used to have a show about a Werewolf? That was interesting.

[@johncbeer]

@@loanaoftheshellpeople5627 Ya I loved it. I remember the episode where he walked into a gym and the rope climbing guys were ripping on him, then he climbed it twice as fast as them. I was trying to recreate that at the next gym class.

[@johncbeer]

@@Inframan-6767 Which one...Teen Wolf? 😂🤣

[@Inframan-6767]

@@johncbeer No, Teen Wolf was on MTV. The show I'm talking about was called Werewolf-It was about a College Kid who inherited a Werewolf Curse, and he had to go on the run, like the Fugitive, In order to escape from a Werewolf Hunter. It was a pretty cool show.

[@Liasisws]

My 9 year old self loved Holmes and Yoyo, all I remember as a 53 year old adult is the opening bit where Yo-yo flips at the garage, it’s funny I always thought I made it up as you never see or hear about this show ever. Thank you for validating my memories LOL! Good job 👍

[@laustcawz2089]

"We call him Yo-yo." "Is he indestructible?" "We think so." "Send in Holmes." "Alex, no, don't!" "You're not a person!" Richard B. Schull John Schuck

[@Liasisws]

@@laustcawz2089 My 53 year old brain doesn’t recall the theme tho. Maybe I’ll look for an episode on KZbin tomorrow! Yes I think that’s the plan for tomorrow! 👍

[@aussieman3021]

I was a little worried you were going to include The Brady Bunch in here, but nope, it's The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, which is more acceptable.

[@Swinefeld]

You totally forgot Pink Lady and Jeff, probably one of the worst shows of all time.

[@beverlyledbetter8906]

Jeff f***ed that up!

[@tomyoung9049]

don't think I remember Supertrain, but at least heard of the others. The Brady variety show was the only one I watched more than once. But back then, there were tons of variety shows.

[@docsavage-8616]

Everybody had a Variety Show(From Sonny & Cher to the Captain & Tennille) back then.

[@zoriibliss7519]

@@docsavage-8616 Sonny and Cher actually got Separate Variety Shows after they Divorced.

[@feliciajenkins5041]

The Me and the Chimp set looks like Married with Children set

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

It looks like the "Brady Bunch" set!

[@Inframan-6767]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Hello Larry-One of the most infamous short lived Sitcoms from the Seventies. It starred Maclean Stevenson, who was lured away from CBS's highly successful MASH by NBC, In order to become the Star of his own Series. Unfortunately Hello Larry turned out to be one of the biggest ratings dud in Network History, and pretty much Derailed Stevenson's Career.

[@collosusrex-2985]

All I remember about Hello, Larry is that MacLean Stevenson played a Disc Jockey and his Daughter was played by Kim Richards.

[@rocketman-8849]

@@collosusrex-2985 Kim Richards in her sober years.

[@frankgifford207]

@@rocketman-8849 At least she's still alive, unlike her friend Dana Plato, to which her show was connected to Different Strokes

[@malhavok-752]

@@frankgifford207 I remember they had a Crossover episode between Different Strokes and Hello Larry. I guess they were trying to save Maclean Stevenson's Show.

[@colleen4ever]

I think that was an 80's show.

[@deneentorkelson6131]

I remember most of these shows and they stunk just like you said.

[@eph2vv89only1way]

I actually liked Holmes and Yoyo. But I was a kid after all

[@BuckHelton]

Good to know I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that show!

[@lordgreystoke-6390]

Some of it was funny. Like when the Robot took things literally. Like when his human partner would say -"Let's Split!", and the Robot would do a Split.

[@bindgagger]

Yep, I've tried to live my adult life like Yo Yo.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

The follow-up series to 'Bewitched' was pretty crime-against-humanity!!! & wasn't there an absolutely tragic TV adaptation of 'Westworld'???

[@rocketman-8849]

I think CBS did a Pilot for Westworld.

[@colleen4ever]

Ya mean Tabitha? Yeah, that was kinda boring, and what happened to her brother's powers?

[@luisreyes1963]

​@@colleen4ever Tabitha's brother, Adam was a mortal. He had no magic powers.

[@luisreyes1963]

​@@rocketman-8849 The show was called Beyond Westworld, but lasted less than a season on CBS.

[@timothycook2917]

Never ever seen a single episode of any of these, but I do recognize "Me and the Chimp" from doing TV Guide crossword puzzles

[@radstorm]

well you mentioned 6 of 10. Close enough I guess

[@sherriebrand1771]

Before I even watch . . . let me just sign my comment: Lotsa Luck, The Ropers * oops. just worst and no pleasure *

[@ThermionicValve]

Holmes & Yoyo was also shown on the BBC in the UK. I remember watching it when I was a kid.

[@ward9354]

Here's a story of a lovely family, that stole a poor chimp's home. Why make a new set when we have a good one already!

[@ualuuanie]

LOL Did not even know such shows existed

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

It was a lot harder to have terrible shows in the 70s since it wasn't a lot of channels to put a show on. Now days it can be tons of crap because it's 100s of channels on tv plus all the different streaming sites

[@dmelvinable]

I was 6 when Holmes and Yo-Yo was on. It was my favourite show, and I was heartbroken when they cancelled it. I would probably cringe at it today, though.

[@brinsonharris9816]

I was 13. I cringed. But Delta House was worse.

[@hollymorales7444]

The house that there playing in looks like the Brady bunch house

[@ajmittendorf]

Should I be embarrassed or proud that I don't remember a single one of these shows? I was born in '62. It seems to me that I was simply smart enough to skip the S**t even then.

[@lordgreystoke-6390]

@John Barber Remember when they Spun Off Fish into his own Show. Was that on for even two seasons?

[@okasathemasterninja5528]

@@lordgreystoke-6390 Todd Bridges started out as one of the adopted kids in Fish. This was a few years before he became a regular on Different Strokes.

[@floridapmi]

Me and the Chimp looks like they used the same set as The Brady Bunch

[@yabbadabba1975]

You missed "The President's Daughter". Ran about 3-4 episodes. The plot line was the engaged daughter trying to be alone with her husband/boyfriend, yet always found by the Secret Service even if the young couple never knew it. Voyeurism, bad acting and a useless plot line killed it. Thankfully.

[@isaactaylor08]

I think that's The President and J.J.! One show he certainly missed!

[@yabbadabba1975]

@@isaactaylor08 I got curious and started looking. The show you listed, per IMDB, was a little earlier with some big names. In the search, I uncovered "Nancy". 1970-71. That's the one I was trying to remember. Heck of a title, eh? Anyway, there's also a major Wiki page on the show. I recalled only one episode: the daughter marries her longtime fiance. Unknown to them, 12 Secret Service agents are in the same hotel while on their honeymoon. SMH. Thanks for the assist.

[@MsCheermom2007]

Love that Brady bunch set lol

[@saintmichael1779]

There was a TV show called "The Hathaways" from 1961 to 1962, starring Peggy Cass and Jack Weston. They had three chimps who got into those mad-cap "adventures." I was six at the time and loved the show.

[@rocketman-8849]

Supertrain was the brainchild of Fred Silverman. He was a famous Network TV Executive who had previously worked for ABC, where he helped create a lot of Hit Shows like the Love Boat, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, and Fantasy Island. Silverman was offered a lot of money to work at NBC, So he switched over to them. He wound up Producing flop after flop for the Network, With Shows like Cliffhangers, Pink Lady, and of course Supertrain. Hello Larry was also another Show that was his. This eventually infuriated the NBC Higher Ups, and it turned into a real hostile work environment for Fred Silverman. He was even made fun of in a Saturday Night Live Sketch where John Belushi portrayed him as a Meglomaniacal Lunatic with a Dictatorial Attitude. Shortly after that he quit.

[@docsavage-8616]

Fred Silverman almost bankrupted the Network with what he spent Producing and Developing Supertrain. And he also hired Pink Lady(A Singing Dou that was Huge in Japan) to Star in their own Variety Show, Hoping their appeal and popularity would somehow transfer over to the States. Unfortunately, neither of the two singers spoke any English, So they had to learn their lines on the show phonetically. Needless to say, The Show Was A Complete Disaster, One Of The Worst In The History Of Television. Anyway, after a few years of this Fred Silverman resigned as the Head of NBC. He then went on to Produce Thicke Of The Night, A Talk Show Starring Allan Thicke(Later the Star of Growing Pains). He wanted to have a Hit Late Night Show and to get back at the Tonite Show(which always mocked him) by ruining their ratings. Thicke of the Night, however, turned out to be another Disaster, Barely watched by anyone when it played in First Run Syndication, and was soon gone from the Airwaves.

[@marktheeagle3719]

There were actually Two Sketches about Fred Silverman on Saturday Night Live. I remember the first one had Belushi(as Silverman) raving like a Madman, Shouting out Ludicrous Ideas for Different Television Shows, One Right After Another, And his Assistants frantically trying to keep up with him, Trying to Write Down all of his ideas. In the Second Sketch-Fred Silverman takes a Secret Meeting with Kate Jackson, And passes on Information about his Network. The Implication in this Skit was that Silverman was Secretly Still Working for ABC, And that he had been sent to NBC in order to Infiltrate and Destroy It From the Inside. Pretty Hilarious Stuff.

[@lordgreystoke-6390]

@@marktheeagle3719 Considering the Results of Fred Silverman's Work at NBC, That last Sketch Actually Proposed a Valid Theory.

[@malhavok-752]

@@lordgreystoke-6390 😄😄😄😄

[@beverlyledbetter8906]

Fantasy Island was another embarrassment!

[@danielbigham6290]

Holmes and Yoyo was the one that stood out for me. Dad loved it, and since he was in charge, I sat through it. It had some truly hilarious moments, but not enough to redeem it.

[@stevenmanchester2104]

Holmes and YoYo: watched it. Supertrain: got it on DVD...kinda:)

[@davidharbaugh5688]

Brain is hurting. Not sure if these were in the 70's but here are duds. Ultra Talented Tim Conway in "Turn-on" . Didn't make it past episode 1. Another dud , "Radar" made it through Ep.1 . Conway's show wasn't seen in most markets. Brain still hurts.😵

[@jakemasterson6057]

Do the 80s next. That was a trainwreck for TV.

[@bqkmg2037]

Better yet do the 90s too that KILLED TV.

[@m56214]

@@bqkmg2037 There were so many hits then tho the 70s were clearly the worst decade for Television the cartoons were awful movies were terrible (with some hits) Live action shows while some were good must werent

[@neilevans8204]

Lancelot Link. I'm still not sure if that was a real show or just a dream I once had!

[@onnieduvall2565]

While I have heard of three of those, from what I can remember from back in the day, I have to admit that I have not seen any of them. It seems I have not missed anything

[@BobDiaz123]

And the worst of the worst from the 60s was the single episode of Turn On. The show was so bad, it was canceled before the ending of the first episode.

[@shannonfrench6418]

I turned 9 in 1970 thus I watched a lot of TV in that decade and the only show I even remember hearing of was "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" though I never watched it. I did grow up with 'The Brady's' but those other shows looked awful! Love your videos, keep up the good work 👏

[@jeffbecker8716]

Man, I watched a lot of TV in the 70s but only vaguely remember that Brady Bunch show. That first one with the chimp reminds me of BJ and the Bear which I do remember watching. Looks like it was taped on the Brady Bunch set. Also, IIRC, Super Train was a spinoff of the movie The Big Bus. It also had a pool...and a bowling alley!

[@averythecoolcat]

I remember that Brady Bunch variety show very well. My and my sister watched it when we were kids.

[@yiffytimes]

As good as Happy Days was, their spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi was the total opposite. It's actually painful to watch.

[@chazarcola7639]

Joanie Loves Chachi was NOT included in this list at all. Didn't you notice it ??

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Oddly enough, Robert Reed, who always complained about the scripts on the original Brady Bunch series, LOVED doing the Brady Bunch variety hour

[@samanthaburd586]

Homes and yo-yo was as cheesy as you could get. Then again, the 70’s was cheesy, but cool!

[@glowinggold9488]

Professor gadget wana be?

[@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245]

I never heard of any of them but the chimp one sounds cute in spite of them stealing the set of the Brady Bunch!

[@randallkoch6183]

My two favorite chimps Were "Chatter" and "Lancelot Link, secret chimp".

[@andystauffer1554]

Joanie loves chachi was an 80s show not in the 70s

[@jaengen]

It still stunk to high heaven.

[@geoffk777]

I was surprised that Pink Lady and Jeff didn't make the cut, but it turns out that it aired in 1980. Still worth a mention.

[@geoffk777]

@John Barber Yeah, they were awful. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" is cringe inducing. But they don't have anything to do with Pink Lady who were a Japanese duo.

[@marktheeagle3719]

Who in their Right Mind would hire Japanese Singers to Star in an American Show?! Sounds Insane!

[@geoffk777]

@@marktheeagle3719 It was! They barely even spoke English.

[@unclegilbert-5865]

My question is-Why were they called Pink Lady if there was Two of them ?

[@geoffk777]

@@unclegilbert-5865 According to Wikipedia "Songwriter/producer Shunichi Tokura named the duo "Pink Lady" after the cocktail." In fairness to them, they were super-cute, but they really had no business on US TV. The show was cancelled after only 6 weeks.

[@ferociousgumby]

I would enjoy this channel a lot more if the narrator weren't so smarmy and didn't mispronounce so many words. He gives the impression that he has never heard of most of the things he talks about. They should hire a professional next time.

[@darkallegiance666]

I agree very fervently!

[@frankgifford207]

Millenials and Gen Z are killing this country

[@TheVibesBroadcast]

I love these recalls to my childhood

[@docadams7099]

I'd like to see videos on such "great" shows as "Grady" and "The Sanford Arms" (both spin-offs of "Sanford and Son") and "Needle and Pins" (which starred Norman Fell and Deirdre Lenihan). Nice video here.

[@Enki1013]

I remember "Holmes and Yoyo" and "Brady Bunch Variety Hour." Strange that I don't specifically remember much about any of the episodes, except that they existed briefly. A rare exception is Yoyo's ability to read a large book in seconds, followed by a "Thanks, I enjoyed it.". There was one show you may have forgotten or overlooked, or left out fpee some reason, titled " Turnabout. " I remember watching the first episode with my as a kid and we thought it was hysterical. After that, we tried a few more episodes but we all thought it took a nosedive after the funny premiere and stopped watching. I don't think it lasted much longer. Also there was a goofy show called "Quark" but again I don't recall much except it was very goofy, and recall characters Betty and Betty, Gene and Jean, and Quark himself.

[@mthivier]

The little girl in the clips from “Me and the Chimp” looks like it might be Kami Cotler, who went on to play Elizabeth on “The Waltons”

[@rayjames6096]

I watched all nine episodes of Supertrain, it was my favorite show and I was devastated when it was gone, I'm still not over it.

[@rakkatoie1]

I liked Supertrain because I love trains. I had envy when a coworker of my Dad's showed me that he had an either an HO- or an N-scale model of the Supertrain. He picked it up and I recognized it right away.

[@waynechapman9823]

I feel that way about “Firefly.” It should’ve gotten at least one full season!

[@SevenWhitfield65]

I remember the Brady Bunch Variety Hour with fake Jan, and also Three's a Crowd, which I thought was hysterical. This is the first time I have heard mention of Three's A Crowd since 1979.

[@special7217]

Later, they tried to have everyone from The Brady Bunch in a drama, that didn't work. The Ropers were on Saturday, a bad night for any TV show.

[@TheJonboix]

I never heard of any of these shows. I was in college 71-75 and toured with bands 75-84. I never watched Saturday Night Live until I had a weekend off in Vegas. The band gathered in my apartment (mine, drummer and bass player) and got ready to watch it. We saw the opener and the power went out in the entire area. I still have never watched Saturday Night Live.

[@calvinwboaz7085]

I was wonering why Three's A Crowd was on here, but this wasn't the John Ritter - Robert Mandan show.

[@44excalibur]

Three's A Crowd came out in the 80s.

[@brianfuller7691]

I remember most of these dreadful programmes. Some of these were particularly dreadful, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Supertrain. Holmes and Yoyo could have been better. The premise was good. 3s A Crowd was one of the most awful game show ever made.

[@kdfulton3152]

Unfortunately, I remember most of these duds! I don’t know 🤷‍♀️ why but I do.

[@mangot589]

What do you think would be worse? Working opposite a chimp? Or ALF? 😂 Poor Ted Bessel. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of these videos! This was fun.👍

[@jjmiphoto]

I loved Holmes and Yoyo.

[@collosusrex-2985]

They used the same premise of Holmes & Yoyo in several "Dramatic Series" over the years. These shows in which a human cop was partnered with a Robot includes Future Cop, Mann & Machine(both NBC), and Fox's Almost Human. None of them were successful.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

It certainly had it's charm!

[@robotb9-606]

@@collosusrex-2985 Mann & Machine switched it up by making the Robot Partner a Female.

[@jeffbecker8716]

Reminds me of Hymie the robot from Get Smart.

[@davidboysel4509]

Me too

[@fordsgirl8096]

OMG- that 'Brady Bunch Hour' was such a train wreck! And it's probably now common knowledge that Robert Reed (Mr. Mike Brady) absolutely HATED everything (except the people in the cast) having to do with that show.... so why did he agree to participate in this piece of s**t? Do you think he was that hard up for work?

[@harperstacey9604]

Robert Reed needed the money badly. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@gingergargoyle]

3's A Crowd can still be found on GSN ... kind of funny when the wife learns things she didn't think to ask about ... Like the old married couple when wife found out that the Frank that went on the business trip was secretary Francis!

[@SG-jw8mo]

I'd heard of most of those shows, but only watched the Brady Bunch Variety Hour and loved it. It's my favorite of the Brady Bunch spin off series. I found two other shows, I didn't mind as a kid on Tubi. I'm currently watching them, but boy are the hard to get through. 'Cause they are very bad. Dusty's Trail with Bob Denver and CPO Sharkey with Don Rickles. Check them out, you might want to do a worst of, part two.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

I thought 3's A Crowd was going to be about that horrible Three's Company spin-off!

[@collosusrex-2985]

Did anybody like that show?

[@unclegilbert-5865]

@@collosusrex-2985 Never could get through more than a few minutes of It.

[@starladodge]

I liked that show!! The spin off from Three's Company!!

[@TELLViSiON]

Wow i can't believe that "3 is a crowd" really existed as an actual show and not as a parody or some snl skit 🤣😂😅

[@jons.6216]

Oh, there's plenty of more material to do a sequel to this! Calling: Sugartime; Blanskie's Beauties; Makin' It - just to name a few!!

[@jonrife8226]

Never heard of any these but the Brady thing.

I do remember watching Holmes & YoYo.

[@bigroy38]

When the Jeffersons replaced”Lionel”w/a fake one.And the”other”Dukes of Hazzard cousins.

[@karlsmith2570]

I wonder if "My Mother The Car" is on this list

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Not to split hairs but that was a 60's show. This is about 70's shows. But it DEFINITELY needs to be on someone's worst of all time list!

[@dalehall2067]

I definitely should’ve been. Stupid stupid stupid

[@starladodge]

That was not in the '70's!!

[@special7217]

That show starred Jerry Van Dyke and almost ruined his career. He had been offered the role of Gilligan, on "Gilligan's Island" and chose "My Mother the Car" instead. He admitted that was a big mistake.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

@@special7217 I just can't imagine anyone but Bob Denver as Gilligan!

[@zombieraccoon3226]

The chimp house was the brady house Last least they saved a little money