TV Guide 1976 Fall Preview. Did TV suck in 1976?

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Lots of hit shows came out of 1976. Can you spot them?
Holmes and Yoyo
Mr. T and Tina
Most Wanted
Cos
Delvecchio
The Big Event
The Captain & Tennile
All's Fair
Executive Suite
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Charlie's Angels
Ball Four
Alice
The Quest
Tony Randall
Nancy Walker
Gemini Man
Best Sellers
Van Dyke and Company
Spencer's Pilots
Serpico
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[@CallMeChato]

Two (so far) post fixes. 1) Totally missed the US Bicentennial. I source my news from a history news list and it did not mention it. Plus I'm Canadian so I didn't notice. I'm used to American flybys over football games so I couldn't tell anything was different down there. Still, an omission. 2) The second time I referred to Robert Conrad, I said William Conrad. Apologies.

[@yankee1376]

Trivia for you: I watched a promo interview for Black Sheep back in the day on The Today Show. They had the actual Pappy Boyington there with Robert Conrad and physical resemblance was striking- they looked like father and son.

[@yankee1376]

And there it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5KWoJmqbL5mhtU sadly very blurry.

[@basementbrotherscollectibles]

This is unforgivable, Chato! Canceled, unsubscribed, doxxed, reported to DHS, TSA, CIA, FBI, DOJ, DOD, ICE, BBB, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, FOX, CBS, BBC, FDA, FTC, FCC, Twitter, FB, IG, TikTok, PRC (same thing), NAACP, ADL, ACLU, SNCC, SCLC, SPLC, and AARP!!!!!111111

[@BreetaiZentradi]

I was an American and a 10 year old in 1976. I can assure you the first thing I think of when I think of 1976 is "Bicentennial" The second thing I think of is "Jimmy Carter" To an American not mentioning 1976 is about the Bicentennial is like saying the main point of the tv show "Dallas" is that it is about the Oil Industry in Texas.

[@CallMeChato]

@@basementbrotherscollectibles Nooooooooooooo

[@kenstrumpf909]

The thing I remember most about Quincy was him constantly telling his long-suffering assistant Sam that they needed to repeat an autopsy. As an actual pathologist I have never repeated an autopsy.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

That show flew off the rails when Klugman decided to use it to promote banning punk rock music. "IT'S KILLING OUR KIDS!!!!" Ironically, Black Flag used to watch that show, according to their song, TV Party. Maybe that was before his infamous "ice pick murder in the mosh pit" episode.

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

yes, as a mere stripling teen I never rated Quincy (or Charlie's Angels)

[@HiDesert004]

@@ScaryStoriesNYC I remember that scene where Quincy jumped up on stage to beg the “punks” to stop it. 😂

[@ellen5603]

Plot twist: Quincy was the most diabolical serial killer in history and repeated the autopsies to frame innocent persons for his murders. Just look in Jack Klugman's eyes and tell me he's not pure evil.

[@70smusicfanatic34]

Was Quincy his first name or his last? Think about it. They never say. Also, wasn’t he always scoring a new babe every episode? 😂😂😂

[@ericfinley220]

My dad introduced me and my twin brother to Black Sheep and we loved it. I would watch it still if I ever passed a TV and it was playing.

[@erichaynes7502]

Years later in 1988 I was in the Air Force they sent me to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where I dished out codes for AWACS radio operators(CSO's). Right next to the hangar there was a very small wooden shack where we could get the bare minimum to eat. It was named Mel's after Mel's diner in Alice. A couple of guys ran it, they were super happy to be out of the Saudi heat they treated us like kings(haha). Hanging on the wall was a signed picture of Vic Tayback(Mel) that said "Stow it guys!". RIP Vic Tayback.

[@CallMeChato]

Great story.

[@baronessboomer3865]

Hey Chato, as I was 14 in 1976, I definitely remember Charlie's Angels (of course), Quincy (which I loved) and I never missed Streets of San Francisco! By the next year, I was already more interested in boys than TV! 😂 Love these retro TV guide episodes, see you on the next Midnight's Edge Livestream! 👍

[@rustythecrown9317]

That Farrah Fawcett swimsuit poster. Lots of broken wrists over that.

[@baronessboomer3865]

@@rustythecrown9317 Without a doubt! 😂😂😂

[@nofutureproductions9242]

@@rustythecrown9317 I was a Jaclyn Smith man, er kid, myself. Although, I admit I had a Fawcett poster, but no broken wrists.

[@spaceknight793]

Wait--I love Leonard Nimoy's singing! I have all his albums and listen to them at least once a year. His "Bilbo Baggins" is the definitive version for sure!

[@aracelymoran2504]

+ Spaceknight79 90% of people don't realize Leonard Nimoy was a musical artist. As was William Shatner. Neither IMO did that bad in it.

[@sometimesfriendly9839]

Baa Baa Black Sheep was one of my favorite shows from childhood. I would have sworn it was on for more than 2 seasons. Quincy and Alice were two of my favorites for years. I watched Alice for most of its run but can't watch the reruns now. I remember enjoying Captain and Tennille. Delvecchio sounds familiar but I don't remember it at all.

[@TapCat]

Black Sheep ran in syndication for quite a few years and it was definitely a show that had cultural impact, even if it was only for a short time. So, yeah, it only ran for 2 seasons but you're far from alone in remembering it a lot more than most shows that came and went that quickly.

[@skylx0812]

The one thing we learned from the Captain and Tennille show was that the backup singers were Toni's sisters. They were included in the cast and you could see why their vocals matched Toni's so perfectly in their music, especially in songs like, "Lonely Night (Angel Face). 70s pop culture was enamored of the 20s and 30s and Tennille's sisters had that perfect retro 30s sound.

[@CallMeChato]

Wow.

[@ellen5603]

I was disillusioned when I learned he wasn't a real captain.

[@davidsimon5088]

Mike Love of the Beach Boys was the first to start calling him Captain.

[@GK-lf2mn]

Wojeck/Quincy were the progenitors for all the modern day forensics shows... Klugman was such a loveable grouch

[@BrundleFly868]

Ah, yes! We who grew up in 1970's Australia will never forget 'The Great Turning'- ;-)

[@53kenner]

I remember Swine Flu, much less panic and scrambling to protect everyone than we saw recently. And yet we somehow survived. Red dye#4 was one of those huge news stories that no one ever understood just how it affected them. Pinky Tuscadero? This was Happy Days jumping the shark before they literally jumped the shark. Ron Carey joining Barney Miller was a high point for the season. Quincy was fantastic simply because you could never get enough of Jack Klugman ... but I was always disappointed that Tony Randall never made an appearance. Baa Baa Black sheep was a favorite simply because it starred the legendary Chance Vought F4U Corsair. Charlie's Angels was highly interesting after you invested in a lobotomy. Strangely enough, I was in London during 1981 and met a girl who was addicted to Delvecchio reruns...had to figure that the BBC counter programming was poor. I could go on, but the best thing in 1976 was that I graduated highschool and interminable boredom.

[@Jangocat]

That's because the hospitals didn't get overflowed with swine flu patients. Do you really need that explained? I lived through that era and remember it clearly.

[@BillOweninOttawa]

"Somehow" You don't know do you? But hey, you have an opinion, and gosh darn it, your uninformed opinion is just as good as anyone in the world! Democracy!

[@hashtagPoundsign]

“Alice in Wonderland” is released in 1976, Roger Ebert gave it a good review.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

I remember Black Sheep as a kid. Being an aviation nutter, I tuned in for Black Sheep and Tales of the Golden Monkey amongst others. I remember hearing at one point remaining members of the real squadron weren't pleased with Cannell's portrayal of them, making them out to be misfits and screwballs.

[@AJ82778]

Tales of the Gold Monkey! I haven't thought of that in decades. Loved it. Black Sheep was a favorite of mine as a kid.

[@folgore1]

Yes, I do remember there being some controversy regarding Baa Baa Black Sheep. Pappy Boyington himself depicted the squadron as being a bunch of "black sheep," misfits, etc. The survivors said the nickname had something to do with the squadron having bad luck or something like that. Just like Star Wars inspired Galactica, Tales of the Gold Monkey was inspired by Indiana Jones and would've been early 80's. I seem to remember there was a second series that was an Indiana Jones knock-off...

[@Big_Tex]

I’ve never watched as much TV as I did as a kid in the mid-1970s, so I love this. Even if I don’t remember a lot of the shows. Too bad I wasn’t making better use of my time 🤣. That year McDs ran a game promotion based on the Olympics. And it seemed to be poorly conceived because we neighborhood kids won a ton of food throughout. And we had a neighborhood McDs around the corner we could walk to.

[@Big_Tex]

Note: you can’t mention “Alice” without saying KISS MY GRITS.

[@danielanderson6013]

One of me and my sister's favorite things to do was get the old tv guide and make up funny captions for all the pictures. I'm surprised at how many I remembered. I had good laugh. Thank you for bringing up some great memories.

[@liljenborg2517]

This was the heart of the years I couldn't watch what was on TV because our TV had died in 1975 and we couldn't afford to replace it or (even more expensive: fix it). The shows I remember (because, occasionally I would be over at a friend's house on a Saturday morning) was Arc II and the Filmation Tarzan show. I remember my dad really liking Black Sheep and he loved Quincy - but the only times he could watch them were when we were visiting family (Sunday Supper at Grandmas) or those occasional years mom rented a TV for December so we could watch the Christmas specials. It wouldn't be until 1983-ish that we finally bought a TV - just in time for all the Transformers/GI Joe cartoons to hit the air. The deciding factor was that Mom wanted to watch Magnum PI.

[@garethmorgan8326]

God help me, I remember ALL of those shows - I watched WAY too much TV that year.

[@Teeebs]

Missed at least one, Spencer's Pilots, which also aired in 76 for 11 episodes. While forgotten in North America, this show may have been bigger in international markets (which is where I saw it dubbed into German).

[@poorwotan]

Oh, Charlie's Angels was definitely my fav show as a very, very, early teen boy (my fav was Jaclyn Smith - uff)! And Baa Baa Black Sheep was right up there for the action side of things for a very, very, early teen boy...

[@FatNorthernBigot]

The Gemini Man wore a cool LCD watch. Seven-year-old me wanted that watch, as I'd never seen anything so space-aged, before. Mark my words, LCD digital watches are the future. 👍

[@earlsmith7428]

You are a true prognosticator of trends.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

@@earlsmith7428 Thanks. I've never been the prognosticator of anything, before,😁

[@andyandreson3989]

Quincy I always remember the beginning….but never watched an entire episode. My favorite was definitely Baa baa Black sheep. I absolutely loved that show as a kid. Later in life I ended up with the real Black Sheep squadron on my ship in the Navy. The Marines in the current iteration were definitely not the rag tag bunch like in the show obviously, but It was pretty cool in my book.

[@ronstewtsaw]

The ones I remember: Quincy - A favorite in my family. We'd been living in the States when Wojak was on, so didn't know about the ripoff. Baa Baa Black Sheep - Another favorite. Later I read how much some real servicemen from that theatre hated the show. The real Boyington seems to have been a divisive character, and the show wasn't, apparently, an accurate portrayal of the man or events. We still liked it, despite it using T-6 trainers to represent Japanese Zeroes. Alice - Mom might have liked it if my Dad and two bothers and I would have let her watch it. The catch phrase, "Kiss my grits!" did make it into my consciousness. Charlie's Angels - Not even my burgeoning 13-17-year-old libido could get me to watch that dreck. Van Dyke & Company - We watched that. Running gags about Coronado, California wore thin. But it introduced us to Andy Kaufman, so I guess that's something. I don't remember The Quest, but Tim Matheson is a co-star in Virgin River, which films near Vancouver. He has an extensive body of acting and directing work, including Otter in Animal House and a bit part on Baa Baa Black Sheep. But my favorite is the recurring Burn Notice character, Larry, The Not-Dead Spy. He also directed a number of solid Burn Notice episodes. I didn't watched Serpico, probably because the Mad Magazine parody of the source movie made me realize that it wouldn't be my thing. But, it should be noted that Frank Serpico was a real cop, and the movie was based somewhat on his own experiences.

[@mercster]

I love these episodes! Small correction: Red dye #2 was banned in 1976... red dye #4 was banned earlier, with a single exception for maraschino cherries; it was this exception that was also removed in 1976. Thanks!

[@mercster]

All I know is, Bernadette Peters is hot.

[@CallMeChato]

I read what I read.

[@LKaramazov]

When everybody had to watch basically the same thing, life was simpler, not necessarily better. Now you can always see something good. Back the. If there wasn’t anything good, you could read a book, which today is simply unheard off among the youth.

[@erichaynes7502]

Yes, it's sad that books and magazines, Newspapers are basically extinct. They were the glue that held society together. I never thought technology would ruin us like it has what a bummer.

[@LKaramazov]

@@erichaynes7502 remember how we all loved reading what my grandma called “ the funny pages” in the newspaper? I guess as geddy lee once sang “ constant change is here to stay”.

[@Goldnfoxx]

Main thing I remember about Alice, aside from Flo and her catchphrase, was that time Boss Hogg and Enos showed up at the diner. Always loved those weird crossovers as a kid, like when Simon & Simon had a crossover with Magnum. Those were the big events of my childhood (when Battle of the Network Stars, Circus of the Stars, or celebrity episodes of Family Feud weren't on). :P

[@erichaynes7502]

Great review..looking back this was when the bottom started falling out for NBC, they owned Friday Nights though with Sanford, Rockford, and Quincy. I think CBS's Mary Tyler Moore and Bob Newhart were starting to lose steam on Sat nights. ABC was really starting to take over, Happy Days and Laverne/Shirley was top 10, so was Charlies Angels and 6 Million Dollar Man. Once they added Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Mork & Mindy in 77/78 they ruled the rest of the decade. How about Jack Klugman? He had just finished his 5 year stint on ABC's Odd Couple and he comes back with another hit in Quincy. Dude was a Network TV Superstar!

[@mattrossesq]

I can't believe I actually remember that issue. . . awesome commentary and series! I so miss TV Guide. . .

[@skylx0812]

Spun off from the film drama, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", the Alice sitcom had a catchy theme song and end credits vamping by Lavin. And there was Flo's fiesty southern catchphrase, _"KISS my GRITS!!"_ It was popular here in AZ because they would reference small Az towns in their jokes. Notable episodes was the lampoon of Close Encounters (a lot of shows were doing UFOs on account of that movie) and the tornado episode.

[@kenstrumpf909]

Yeah I thought it odd that they turned a serious movie into a sitcom but it sure succeeded.

[@magnustoth8506]

Also inspired a drivers ed video in Simpsons “Alice Doesn’t Live Anymore”.

[@littlejimmy7402]

I wanted to add that "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" is actually a pretty amazing film. Ellen Burstyn won an oscar for her portrayal of Alice, MARTIN SCORSESE (sorry for yelling) won a Best Director for the film from the Brits. I think it's a pretty accurate portrayal of when American families started breaking up at a quicker pace. Jodie Foster does a fantastic job in an early role. I'm sure some may be triggered, it came from a savage time of kids riding bicycles without helmets, of seat belts being stuffed down inside the seats before the car makes it off the lot. We won't even talk about the frankenfoods we loved.

[@416dl]

I think you could do a segment just on the print adverts...so much nostalgia, so little time.

[@waverly2468]

I think the biggest TV event of the year was the first airing of "Gone with the Wind" on network television. "Charlie's Angels" appeared on a TIME Magazine cover. The movie "Network" came out in 1976. It lost to "Rocky" for best picture. Most of us were still watching these shows on black and white televisions because color tv's were expensive.

[@alankohn6709]

These episodes always bring back memories shows I'd forgotten or those who I remember fondly

[@ufgator812]

Ah, Charlie's Angels...a true trip down mammary lane...

[@glenfahselt8378]

Love The Big Snit pullover there, Chato. I was thinking of that little animation recently. I watched it so many times as a kid, and for some odd reason it keeps surfacing in my mind.

[@Halbared]

Philistine! The Quest sounds bloody ace! Charlie's Angels.......what an iconic piece of pop culture that used to be...

[@Peorhum]

Cool shirt. "stop shaking your eyes, you're always shaking your eyes!"

[@leslauner5062]

Hi Chato. Dick Van Dyke, Andy Kaufman and Bob Einstein in a comedy show should've been a slam dunk....

[@tim2269]

But the Fall Preview came back the very next day The Fall Preview came back, they thought it was a goner But the Fall Preview came back; it just couldn't stay away

[@CallMeChato]

I know what you did there. :-)

[@johndurham6172]

I remember my father raging when they cancelled Black Sheep. My Grandmother was obsessed with Alice mostly because she thought Beth Howland was a family member. She was big into genealogy. She wrote Howland and she wrote grandmother back several times. Life was so much simpler back then.

[@LEARSIKCIGAM]

I grew up in S. America, many of those one season losers were regulars on the 3 channels we had

[@boblangill6209]

I remember Charlie's Angels was considered part of ABC's trend for T&A or "jiggle" tv, courtesy of Fred Silverman.

[@J_A_Redshirt]

I loved Black Sheep Squadron. Besides Robert Conrad, the other big star was the Vought F4U Corsair fighter plane the squadron flew. Yeah, I’m a military history nut. I’ll show myself out.

[@merryrosemorningson884]

Charlie's Angels was okay, didn't care for Alice, watched The Quest but didn't like the societal preachiness. Many fond memories of Baa Baa Black Sheep. Airplanes, Robert Conrad, impossible odds - loved it all with those Island of Misfit marines. I'm happy a classic channel is airing that show and I watch them regularly.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

I once knew an oil spill from Nantucket ... forget how the rest of that goes ...

[@scottstallings5029]

YOU ARE A GENIUS! I BUY OLD TV GUIDES 📺 ALL THE TIMES! THIS IS SO MUCH FUN TO WATCH! THE GLORY DAYS OF THE BIG 3 NETWORKS. THANK YOU ❤️ 🥰 SO MUCH! WE L0VE YOUR CHANNEL! LET'S GO BRANDON

[@doktor_ghul]

People in my circle of friends used to call me Quincy, mostly because I was a serious horror fan, and enjoyed morbid and necropositive material. I often wondered what would have happened if Quincy was hired as a guest lecturer at Miskatonic University, while Herbert West was attending. Those two would have clashed hard...although I would hope that Jack Klugman wouldn't have had to have a cast made of his head, so he could end up as a head in a tray with a stake up his throat.

[@altal2993]

Once again thank you. As a Brit I only recognise some show. I loved Quincy and Charlies Angles. Regardless, I love you TV guide vids... they are fascinating... cheers

[@BitingComics]

I remember a lot of these shows. A few of them I would have sworn lasted longer than they did.

[@sleibson]

Two comments about the TV show Alice. It was based on the 1974 comedy/drama movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More" and, although I could not recall Linda Lavin's name as Alice, I certainly remembered Vic Tayback as Mel. He brilliantly reprised his role in Red Lobster TV commercials: "More Lard!"

[@dennisa872]

I remember my family watching Alice and enjoying it, but I can't remember any of the episodes. I just remember Flo being somewhat loose, Vera jittery, and Mel yelling Alice's name. I also liked Quincy.

[@geetarbube]

Mel, kiss my grits!

[@ryancoulter4797]

I remember the episode where Telly Savalas and his brother stop there to eat. I remember one where they crawl through the ceiling because some stashed money there. And one of the regular characters would order a bowl of hot water then add ketchup because he was too cheap to order tomato soup.

[@tim2269]

I remember "Kiss my Grits!" and didn't know what grits were.

[@larrypatty8333]

It's running on cable weeknights. I was never a fan and don't watch it. Quincey was the only one of the hit shows from this list that I ever watched. I only remember a couple of the failed shows.

[@ScriptDoctor]

What I have found fascinating about these videos is how you can chart the declining popularity of the variety show format.

[@chewiep1976]

Been waiting for this to come out from the Holy Year (my birth year ;) ).

[@alanperry8676]

Minor correction: Magic Mountain had not yet been purchased by Six Flags when they started running the Great American Revolution (the first steel, 360-degree looping coaster). It was just “Magic Mountain”. I rode on it during the first month after it opened.

[@EasyZee69]

I've been waiting for another of your TV guide previews!!! I loved Tony Orlando and Dawn. I remember The Captain and Tennille... how can you forget a piano player that wears a yacht hat? I watched Alice all the time. I used to watch Charlie's Angles... who didn't. My older cousin's had posters of Farah and then later Cheryl Ladd. The weird thing about seeing the faces of tv actors from the 70's and 80's is that, even though I can't recall their names or where I recognize them from, their faces are always super familiar, mostly because they were ubiquitous on tv, on their own shows, or as guest stars, or they were on the Love Boat at some point.

[@phluphie]

Re: Alice. Could that series have been the inspiration for the Barth's Burger skits on You Can't Do That On Television ?

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

At 12:06 I think you mean Robert Conrad not William Conrad. Robert Conrad was James West in the Wild Wild West. William Conrad was one of the blimps in the Macy's parade. Oh and also the Fatman in Jake and the Fatman. I read the book written by WW2 ace Pappy Boyington. And he did make a cameo in the show. Of course as a teenage boy I loved watching Charlie's Angels. Many of the girls in my class copied Farah's feathered back hairstyle. But of all the angels I still think Jaclyn Smith is the most beautiful. I also watched Holmes and Yoyo. All I remember is that Yoyo didn't understand common expressions like get the door. John Schuck would walk out of frame then return carrying a door. Just awfully bad comedy.

[@CallMeChato]

I was getting tired by that point.

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

@@CallMeChato 🙂

[@ihaveallthecoins2785]

In the first season of Quincy he lives on a houseboat with a beautiful blond lady half his age. She was always laying around in the sun. Asking him if they an go out to dinner and he's tearing through like, 'No!, I'm trying to solve a murder woman, get out of my way'. He used grumpiness to solve crimes. Very entertaining.

[@shinian6523]

Nice, it's like reliving my childhood with this one :D

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I love reading TV Guides back then, the smell of the paper, the texture, and sound whenever I turn the page

[@michaelschroeck2254]

Love the Cordell Barker / Film Board of Canada shirt 🫡 The Cat Came Back and The Big Snit still make me cry laughing every time

[@Halbared]

Quincy was one of Gran's fave programmes (alongside Columbo and Diagnosis Murder).

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

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[@chuckpoore]

Ahh, Charlie's Angels...I was 16 that year, so that was my show. Also, in the "events" prologue, no mention of the American Bicentennial? It was the biggest thing in the US that year, and it was all over TV (maybe not the series TV shows, but in commercials, the news and in variety shows.)

[@CallMeChato]

Yep, missed that one. The list I draw from didn't mention it.

[@TheSamLowry]

Love how the Guide rips on "The Tony Randall Show" for being so proudly set in Philly while being shot, as usual, in L.A. That damn Hollywood magic; I actually thought "Dexter" was all about Miami until some party-pooper revealed that even the exterior locations were scattered around L.A.

[@raymondsmith6870]

I had the same thing with Hill St Blues which I thought was filmed in NYC or Chicago but mostly done in LA with the exception of a few shots of the precinct house.

[@orlandosmithers874]

Oh, awesome! Let me get my popcorn to watch on my 65 inch TV! Thank you Chato 👍

[@gavinholt5428]

It's been a while but good to have another year to review. I love you give a little context with some history background. I'm Australian so I missed the Bicentennial stuff too. 👍 Boy was there not a lot to get your teeth into in this year. I watch a lot of old TV but ...I never saw - Most Wanted, Alice or The Tony Randall Show 🤷‍♂ I love Judd Hirsch but hadn't even heard of his show or for that matter - Mr T and Tina, Cos, Executive Suite, All's fair, Gemini Man, The Quest, Gibbsville, Ball Four, Van Dyke and Company, The Nancy Walker Show, Serpico (saw the movie) or Snip (Thank God...., I live in Australia, happily married, becoming gay would have been problematic😄). With that out of the way - As a kid I loved Holmes and Yoyo. I was sad there was so few episodes. Then there was Baa Baa Black sheep also loved this as a kid. It was on Friday nights so I was allowed to stay up and watch it. We would sing the theme song at school and play pilot games.I have seen it a few times since then, a fun show. Then we come to 2 shows I have rewatched a dozen times. Only first saw the shows in my teen years (late 80s). I did see the opening credits when I was younger, they came on at bedtime, so I knew the themes but then it was off to bed. Quincy, which was just such a great police / medical drama all in one. Interesting and entertaining I could watch it again and again (and have). And Charlie's Angels. hmm .. A young man's dream. Beautiful women rescued from sexist Police Jobs, fighting crime in bikinis and umm I think they wore other clothes (not 100 percent sure). I loved the original girls, although Cheryl Ladd has a special place in my heart. (not to mention Tanya Roberts). Looking forward to 77. 😁

[@cosmoflanker]

The name "Holmes and Yoyo" didn't ring any bells, then you mentioned the HP calculator on the chest and John Schuck caught in a loop saying "Bunko Squad" and I instantly remembered that!

[@johnnymidnight2982]

Shoot, that show was the reason I bought an HP calculator! LOL!

[@ukmediawarrior]

Some beloved shows here. Loved Quincy as a young boy, still have happy memories or sitting on the floor in front of the tv watching Quincy getting frustrated at everyone:) Gemini Man was a fun action series. I remember it more now for its made for tv movie being riffed by Mystery Science Theatre 3000 :D Black Sheep Squadron I have the DVD collection for. Charlies Angels ... ... I can't think on one boy from the 70's who didn't have a crush on these ladies, me included. My favourite was always Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan.

[@GamesaladGuru]

Rumor has it that @Call me Chato’s extensive TV Guide collection is only rivaled by the collection of one Frank Costanza.

[@KAZVorpal]

I think that there was a sort of collective insanity among the political class in the 70s, which is why so much entertainment media was so...effing...bad. TV, film, music, et cetera. And I think that something very similar, but even worse, is happening today.

[@MyMy-tv7fd]

Chato rocks again, why not do some music too, like who was no. 1 in the charts? Brings back the memories...

[@CallMeChato]

Don't make me do MORE work. Though not a bad idea, dammit.

[@KAZVorpal]

Bill Cosby seemed like he was always successful, as he had several hits. But I keep learning about other stuff he did in between, that we never knew existed. And then there's I Spy, which apparently was a big hit before I was even born.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

I watched EVERY episode I could of Holmes and Yoyo!! But I was eleven years old. That guy John Schuck was also in McMillan & Wife and in a show where he changed bodies with Sharon Gless of Cagney and Lacey. Then later he played Herman on The Munsters Today LOL. I know too much about John Schuck and not enough about important things.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

YES I remember Leo Sayer on Captain and Tenille. One hit wonder on a one season variety show. Unforgettable in a forgettable way! Wow, I remember reading this issue of TV Guide, this is scary nostalgic.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

Gemini Man was one of those shows aimed at kids that bored kids. Too much like a show for grownups LOL

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

My Dad used to watch Baa Baa Black Sheep, and he rarely watched TV. He liked the star, he liked Broderick Crawford, and he liked Robert Mitchum. Almost everyone else he would say was "phony."

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

Yeah I hit puberty when Charlie's Angels came on the air, and I can tell you, they rarely got caught in compromising outfits. It was almost always bell bottoms. Very frustrating for a young lad, other than the running scenes.

[@ScaryStoriesNYC]

My mother used to love the Tony Dandall judge show so I would watch it. From a kids' perspective, it was as tolerable as most sitcoms. It felt relaxing and comfortable, and you knew you weren't going to get tired out with any belly laughs during that half hour.

[@kenefdz]

"Alice" was based on the movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore "; Beth Howland and Vic Tayback reprised their roles.

[@janibeg3247]

I remember Alice, and Charlie's Angels - the "Angels" often managed to get into wet bikinis.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

I remember the hijacking (there were lots in the 70's), and Nadia's '10'. Quincy was 70's House

[@jamesarmstrong5721]

I only remember one episode of Alice because Robert Englund played a circus owner or animal trainer or something of the sort......but he was mean, dun dun dun

[@johnfathers3142]

Growing up in Australia, most of these are unknown to me. Quincy seemed to go on forever. My favourite was Ba Ba Black Sheep. I thought the premise for getting the pilots together was great, as was Robert Conrad’s character. I guess I loved most the Corsair flight sequences.

[@jkincaid582]

The only one I'd heard of previously (outside of Quincy, Alice, and Charlie's Angels) was actually The Quest. It was shown in chunks back in the early 00s on one of the starz/encore channels and I actually watched a bit. Was actually mildly entertained. That caused me to look it up on the internet and find that it only lasted a few episodes and I immediately stopped watching.

[@bobitussinX]

What season has the secret roller skating shoplifters on Venice Beach in C.H.I.P.S.

[@LKaramazov]

Linda lavine? I always pronounced it “ lavin” lol, everybody loved Alice!

[@christophertaylor9100]

Quincy was just bad and got worse, I cannot understand why it survived so long. I guess maybe the concept was kind of fresh. I remember enjoying Black Sheep when I watched it.

[@michaelashby9654]

The Bicentennial was the main thing I remember from 1976..Oh...and I remember vividly the peanut themed campaign buttons of Carter as my grandma was a big time supporter. I remember it was a brilliant autumn day, bright, dry and cool midwest weather, for the election.

[@folgore1]

How could you forget?! 1976 was the US Bicentennial year! For one year, everything was Red, White, and Blue! Granted, celebrations began to wind down after July 4.... Anyhow, I would've been 12 at this time. I didn't watch all these shows but I at least remember that they existed via commercials and TV Guide. All except for Executive Suite. Totally didn't ring a bell. I was fascinated by WWII so naturally I watched Baa Baa Black Sheep. (I also fondly remembered Robert Conrad from Wild, Wild West reruns.) I was a fan of Science Fiction and watched every disastrous American effort to get a sci fi series off the ground. I watched Invisible Man. I also watched Gemini Man. I don't have vivid memories of either show because they were rather lame...and short-lived. Much was made in the 1970s about there being no more Westerns after Bonanza and Gun Smoke went off the air. I watched The Quest but in the post-Bury My Heart in Wounded Knee era, it was hopelessly downbeat, depressing, and sanctomonious. When the show wasn't about the annihilation of the American Indian, it was on the mistreatment of Chinese Immigrants. "Abandon All Hope" should've been the show's motto. As always, I enjoyed the vid! I always bought the Fall Preview issues of TV Guide so these episodes are splendid time capsules of television past.

[@tygerstripes3752]

I can confirm without watching this video -- will later with a cuppa -- that yes, almost everything did indeed suck in the 1970s. P.S. That said, for an almost complete sampling of everything that did and didn't suck in the '70s, watch The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The jokes are *chef's kiss* and Paul is nailing it shut. Every 70s reference that you can cram into an hour show.

[@Jangocat]

You have to keep things in historical perspective. What looks lame today was entertaining 46 years ago. I was 10 this year and remember it. We only had CBS, NBC, and ABC over antenna plus PBS, and 3-4 UHF stations. We didn't care much about TV then, we had other things to do like ride our bikes or just go outside and do something. Anything to be out of the house with our parents. It's funny the TV Guide was a must have at this time, everyone subscribed to it. If you didn't you had no idea what was on TV. Baa Baa Black Sheep was awesome at the time BTW. The whole family would watch Charlies Angels which me and my father appreciated I'm sure. Serpico was great too.

[@viniciusbenettigennari]

I very vaguely recall Alice (the Warner Channel had reruns of it when I was a kid, iirc). Wasn't my jam - maybe it's a generational thing, or maybe I was too young to get the jokes. But I also distinctively remember finding the redhead's voice super annoying.

[@john-paul9804]

Holmes and Yoyo was great for a 10-year-old me. Yoyo had a printer in his shirt pocket. Brilliant!

[@diggermcleod5630]

Never understood why Nancy Walker had a show biz career..

[@scottn7cy]

I remember when Magic Mountain used to be a great park in the 70s. Now it's more like living through Escape from New York.

[@sonoftheredfox]

I was fresh from the womb when this issue came out....if that tells you antyhing. However, since Alice and Quincy lasted so long I remember them both being on. I'm like you, never got into Alice - I even tried watching an episode the other day and didn't laugh at all, all the jokes seemed forced. But Flo's "Kiss my grits!!" is probably the lasting pop culture affectation from the show. I watch Quincy whenever I happen to catch it. It has a very high rewatchability factor. And I forgot about Barnaby Jones adding a young detective helper. It used to air in the afternoons before Andy Griffith when I was in high school. I always though it was cool that Buddy Ebsen could still do all this tough detective work to be so old.

[@SenorQuichotte]

Shit Dick van Dyke is still alive and nearly 97. Those shows were a bunch of crap. Any episode of the Muppet Show was better than any of these.

[@dendostar5436]

Holy shit I need this.

[@dack6528]

We didn't know any better then, I remember watching soap, made me love the USA. There was the Six Million Dollar Man, Dr Who, The Tomorrow People, Love Thy Neighbour, RentaGhost, Open All Hours, Starsky & Hutch, The Avengers, The Water Margin, The Saint, The Sex Pistols and I tried watching now and Open All Hours, some Avengers and The Saint are watchable now.

[@philippegauthier9692]

can't wait for the 80's , best years of tv Saturday morning cartoon show , knight rider , 6 millions dollar man and other

[@KasumiKenshirou]

This was before I was born, but Mr. T and Tina must've been rerun in the 80s or early 90s. I remember turning it on after seeing it in TV Guide and being disappointed to see Mr. Miyagi instead of Mr. T..

[@OldMan_PJ]

Out of all those I probably watched Alice the most but never got through a full episode. It had some good humor but my memory is that it often strayed from that into drama. I watched Captain & Tenille once and that was enough. Awful music and unrelatable hosts. I'd catch the last half of some Quincy episodes while waiting for another show to come on but it never hooked me, I was simply too young to care about medical/criminal justice.

[@diggermcleod5630]

All'a Fair was terrible, and I love Richard Crenna. He was a high school friend of my mother in law and they stayed in touch. I always wonder what sort of time machine Peters has because it seems like she's been around a couple of hundred years..

[@diggermcleod5630]

I met Davidson and he was a really nice guy. A few years later I met his youngest daughter on her honeymoon and my missus helped her height' "sensitive" spouse through a zipline course..

[@andygrams6344]

These videos are 2022 escapism, just what the doctor ordered (especially to treat Swine Flu). Caught a lot of Blacksheep on reruns in the 80’s, and know 2 episodes of Gemini Man well via MST3K’s “Driving with Death”… featuring some epic character glasses-cleaning by William Sylvester.

[@darkhierophant4914]

I think having Leonard Nimoy sing could have saved that variety show. I'm kidding, but it could have made it memorable. On a side note, i think most of the variety show developers may have had near death experiences because hell has to be an eternal variety show.