A typical viewing week of ABC's programming during the early spring of 1977.
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@westfield904 жыл бұрын
God what a great year for TV. Charlie’s angels, Starsky and Hutch, Six Million Dollar Man, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Bionic Woman, What’s happening. All great themes.
@districtline7 жыл бұрын
That Sunday Night Movie bumper brought back memories; the only time our family sat together in the same room without fighting was watching these movies on TV!
@CherilynYoung5 жыл бұрын
Totally teared up at the intro to Laverne and Shirley...didn't know I remembered all the lyrics.... Rest in peace, Penny Marshall!
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
Me too bro I cried those times are so magical and wonderful and won't care what anybody says much simpler the old black and white with the antenna ears with a little aluminum foil wrapped around them for a clearer picture
@carpe996 Жыл бұрын
Now RIP Cindy Williams as well
@allenjones3130 Жыл бұрын
And may Cindy Williams rest in peace, too.
@anthonyx25563 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 70’s I remember these shows vividly. The theme from Baretta was the coolest. I miss those days, much simpler time, looking back I get a tear in my eye
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
Me to except I cry bro
@wayfarer45783 жыл бұрын
ABC had a hell of a lineup in the 70s, that’s a lot of hit shows!
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Yep, thanks to the late Fred Silverman.
@beverlyledbetter49063 ай бұрын
Barrett had one heck of a theme song that I included in my playlist. Sammy Davis had a nice voice!✌️
@paktype8 жыл бұрын
The Six Million Dollar Man was the coolest show on TV, to an 11 year old like me in 1976.
@russelloriely63438 жыл бұрын
+paktype no doubt. I remember running around making the bionic sounds.
@paktype8 жыл бұрын
Russell Oriely We all did that. Great memories.
@steadfastcoward8 жыл бұрын
The Bionic Woman was a perfect compliment, and I still wonder to this day where they got such great IC chips to make those Fembots? Man, that would have made a MUCH better stereo receiver!
@blazayblazay88887 жыл бұрын
paktype that intro used to get so excited. My favorite episode was with Abner Buble
@TimothyONeill_84.7 жыл бұрын
Same here, Lee Majors was the man. The 70's sure was a good time for me. Nowadays, I feel there's nothing good anywhere.
@cindypruitt95349 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to cry. I remember these shows like yesterday. used to sit and watch like a rug rat !
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
Oh I definitely remember watching The curse of the Black widow when it first was on man I got it on DVD awesome
@aiberlane33904 жыл бұрын
Ah, Barney Miller. When people talk about socially relevant comedies of the 70's, for some reason everyone always forgets this one.
@gittes982 жыл бұрын
not this watcher. have the entire series on DVD and quote from it more than I should admit.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more.
@Nicksonian Жыл бұрын
Barney Miller was the only truly great show of the bunch.
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
My sentiments exactly, @@Nicksonian! Thanks for commenting!
@luisreyes19639 ай бұрын
Ironically, it was probably the last TV show that took place entirely in just one setting.
@bronstet5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love the dramatic opening of the Six Million Dollar Man. Cool theme song too.
@parstl37393 жыл бұрын
What a line up...no wonder I watched so much T.V. as a kid. Sammie Davis Jr singing Baretta open sensational. Omg Welcome Back Kotter and What's Happening on same night. Whoever ran programming at ABC that year should be in the Hall of Fame for tv.
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
It was never done better than this man and these were the best of times
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
You can thank the late Fred Silverman for that, bro. Aside from a couple of stinkers that year ("The Brady Bunch Hour" immediately comes to mind), Silverman singlehandedly reversed ABC's misfortunes practically overnight during the 1976-77 season, thanks almost entirely to "Happy Days," "Charlie's Angels," and, of course, the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Roots."
@davesmith68158 жыл бұрын
I was a total television addict all through my teens and early 20's I remember all of these in detail. Thanks RwDt09.
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
I still am a TV out of the only thing is I only watch the stuff from that era
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
Oh and the movies and the music too from that time ever
@Liberalbeaststl Жыл бұрын
That was really a good period of TV. I miss the 70's 😭
@gittes982 жыл бұрын
that intro to the ABC Sunday Night Movie brings back automatic great memories. All three networks played movies during the week but this intro always seemed extra exciting even if the movie that night wasn't so great.
@atrocchia7 жыл бұрын
TV was at its best in the '70s & 80s.
@RandyTheWildHorse9 жыл бұрын
The ABC Sunday and Friday Night Movie has a very catchy orchestra as well as a narrator that grabs a persons attention. Most of the movies they had I watched from beginning to end.
@fromthesidelines6 жыл бұрын
Joel Crager, announcer.
@RandyTheWildHorse5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for telling me. I still feel like I'm in another dimension . Joel Crager is the best no doubt.
@frankdenardo86844 жыл бұрын
I do remember The ABC Movie Of The Week which aired from 1969-1975. Cutting edge films back in the day.
@sun6225 жыл бұрын
Just loved Barney Miller. TV writing at it's very best. Still get to see them on IFC channel. I still laugh just as hard.
@mikegoble99318 жыл бұрын
Thanks for some great memories of these shows Loved growing up in the 70's. Family time together and then watching some of your favorite shows. Sure miss those moments we spent together and Mom would make popcorn and a couple snacks for Sis and me and some of our friends.
@davesmith68158 жыл бұрын
+Mike Goble Geez, now you made me cry.
@evelynbeveraggi87247 жыл бұрын
Mike Goble me too
@marknortham5677 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for an amazing trip down memory lane - amazing to compare these shows with what we see today. No comparison, they don't make 'em like they used to!
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
You're 150% right dude
@ClearBrookExotics8 жыл бұрын
I still enjoy Hardy Boys episodes. It's like a time machine to my youth.
@virginiataylor55938 жыл бұрын
Where do you watch them?
@ClearBrookExotics8 жыл бұрын
Virginia Taylor I found a few episodes right here on KZfaq.
@virginiataylor55938 жыл бұрын
knox2613 OK. Thanks!
@stillaboveground24703 жыл бұрын
The good ol' days! Back when TV was entertaining.
@MichelleCWeber3 жыл бұрын
I remember most of these. I was 11 too. The one thing stands out the most was Baretta’s theme and Welcome Back Kotter’s theme songs. Classic. 😍
@unitedplankton28668 жыл бұрын
_The ABC Sunday Night Movie intro...Wow...._
@Chariots19815 жыл бұрын
This is great. Takes me back to my childhood, especially the Sunday (Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew, Six Million Dollar Man, Sunday night movie), Tuesday (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley), Wednesday (Bionic Woman), and Thursday (Welcome Back, Kotter, Barney Miller)night lineups. Guess the other times we were watching NBC or CBS....
@cybersoil1007 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful trip down memory lane. I would like to personally thank you for all the time and hard work it took to make this videos. Your work, I'm sure, is very much appreciated by all who watch. Thanks again!
@shaheedturner94855 жыл бұрын
ABC had some great 70s hit shows back in the day like Barney Miller, Superfriends, Schoolhouse Rock, Happy Days, Welcome Back, Kotter, What’s Happening!! Laverne & Shirley, Charlie’s Angels, Starsky & Hutch, Family, Three’s Company and lots more!!!!!!
@LForbesDeWild3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, Eight is Enough...the super early version when Diana Hyland was still alive. The opening music sequence was different too!
@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc Жыл бұрын
John Travolta was engaged to Diana Hyland before she died of cancer.
@crisbrown44615 жыл бұрын
TV Was At It's Level Best Throughout The 1970's & 1980's.
@not-so-smartaleck89874 жыл бұрын
I would say "level best" in the 60s and 70s, still good in the 80s and 90s, but considerably worse since then.
@DigbyOdel-et3xx9 ай бұрын
Agreed!😎👍
@bonniemilroy41484 жыл бұрын
Memories. I was born in 73. But I love these shows today only thing I watch is anything from the 60-70’s tv show. They don’t make tv like they use to!
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
That's all I watch bro 1950s '60s and 70s and 80s TV and music and movies too
@markmoore42375 жыл бұрын
Barney Miller: Coolest intro theme ever. Watch it every night on Antenna TV at 8pm.
@DigbyOdel-et3xx9 ай бұрын
1976-1977 and 1977-1978 were two of the best years of my youthful life. Grade 6 and 7 at a great school with the best teacher I ever had, Mr. Keith Dix and some of my best elementary school buddies as well as my first school crush on a girl 🥰... Tv shows here only made it better 😎
@petercourtien45813 ай бұрын
We are the same age. Those were fantastic years!
@MidagedgamerBlogspotter8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Theme was stuck in my head for 30 years and drove me nuts trying to remember where I first heard it.
@demetriusdillard28636 жыл бұрын
Boy, ABC was in the catbird seat back in '77, thanks to the efforts of Fred Silverman! And the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Roots" was definitely the cherry on the top of ABC's sundae of success!
@djtforever14144 жыл бұрын
The Welcome Back, Kotter/What's Happening!!/Barney Miller/Three's Company lineup is amazing! I own DVDs of each show (and every episode of 2 of them). This would be near the peak of all 4.
@noman60418 жыл бұрын
YEAH!!! The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman!!! That's what i'm talkin' about!!!
@StillLateToTheParty4 жыл бұрын
Seems like 1977 was the best year of my life...
@kayp.77574 жыл бұрын
I know it was for me!
@shirinmalik223511 ай бұрын
Loved 1977, great shows b4 cable, no nudity or profanity…..family could actually watch tv together
@rexfieck19359 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these, great memories. Thank you for all the effort.
@mario3mmelero5714 жыл бұрын
Best time for TV hands down, had it all!
@franceslarsen40375 жыл бұрын
I'm glad this is still up almost 4 yrs later:))) Was my 10th grade year, I didn't discover some of these until '78, maybe because of school/homework distractions, I know I was watching Happy Days, Charlie's Angels, Laverne and Shirley, Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, Six Million Dollar Man, and I think the ones that came later were Eight is Enough, (lost Diana Hyland in March of '77?) What's Happenin' and Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew.... loved all of these, it is rejuvenating to see this:) Like a cheerful sunlight into my brain!
@stephendacey87613 жыл бұрын
oddly enough I watched the same exact shows, but never cared for Barney Miller, and you are right eight is enough came later.
@Forcemaster20009 жыл бұрын
Loved 1977 for so many reasons, and always will...thanks for the memories!
@RwDt099 жыл бұрын
+Chris Wells No probs. Though I should forewarn you, and others, that KZfaq's copyright infringement nonsense is beginning to get out of hand, so there may be fewer of these vids if they keep blocking my efforts. This one has given me about a dozen "infringements" which I've already contested. Once contested, they let it go until some nutcase decides he wants to give you a hard time and exercise his right to block the video worldwide - all it takes is one to do it. I've had about a handful blocked worldwide out of the over 145 I've uploaded so far, but these notices I keep getting are becoming more of a pain to deal with. We'll see how long this video will stay up before it might get blocked. I'll consider myself extremely lucky if all dozen complainants leave it alone.
@Forcemaster20009 жыл бұрын
RwDt09 I'm sorry to hear that! It's great KZfaqrs like yourself that make KZfaq as good as it is, you keep the history of television alive!
@IceManLikeGervin9 жыл бұрын
+RwDt09 KZfaq should be called TheirTube...smh
@steadfastcoward8 жыл бұрын
You have to have a good lawyer to arrange clearances when you get to this level of archival excellence, and unfortunately pepper the video with today's commercials that suck.Be diligent and wise, you aren't the first to go down this road. Compromise is the necessary evil.
@thehungryterrier16 жыл бұрын
Loved the Bionic Woman!!
@TheWriterWalker7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for presenting not just the show themes but the nights and times when they aired. It was a trip back through time for me--when I was 12 years old and a walking TV Guide magazine!
@PatriciaLLogan6 жыл бұрын
The TV Guide was my bible back then. I would keep the schedule edition of the TV guide for a few months. I could have kept it longer, but my mom would find them and got rid of them.
@jimmorrison6421 Жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with being a walking TV guy magazine dude I still am I still have some of those TV guys bro and I just wish it was that time all over again nothing better including the movies the clothes and the music I don't care what anybody else says it was much simpler times too
@TheWriterWalker Жыл бұрын
@@jimmorrison6421 Thank you, and I COMPLETELY agree with you.
@kayp.77574 жыл бұрын
Ah, Family! My favorite show, still! Kate, Doug, Nancy, Willie, Buddy, Jeff, little Timmy- love them.
@FlavioGirl5 жыл бұрын
r.i.p. diana hyland :(
@misterelom5 жыл бұрын
Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, What's Happening, Barney Miller, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, Charlie's Angels, Welcome Back Kotter, Three's Company....all this in the same year? Damn, ABC in 1977 was epic!!
@demetriusdillard2863 Жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed...thanks to the late Fred Silverman.
@donhenry56248 жыл бұрын
Ah TV WAS SON SIMPLE THEN BACK IN 1977,Living in Denver in 1977,Broncomania was born ,Orange Crush and with their 1st ever trip to the SB. ABC Sunday night at the movies was great,along best cop show Starsky and Hutch. I was 13-years old in 1977. Thanks for the great memories of my child hood.
@virginiataylor55938 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Broomfield at the same time, just north of Denver. Still live in Colorado.
@mjoven19755 жыл бұрын
Rob Lytle fumbled
@clevedyeiii94485 жыл бұрын
My senior year of high school. Great, great memories.
@aquarianage39534 жыл бұрын
You brought back some incredible memories with this video.Thank you so much!❤
@georgepaul17518 жыл бұрын
With a few exceptions, a good season with many classics. I remember watching a lot of these as a kid.
@dolomitefan17673 жыл бұрын
A lot of these 70’s shows had some funky ass theme songs.
@tolfan44383 жыл бұрын
Ya the 70s were funky
@georgesetzer52832 жыл бұрын
I was coming back from 2 years in Japan serving my country and the first show I watched was the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew mystery. June 1977
@zabu79125 жыл бұрын
I was 8 years old in 77. I can remember watching a lot of these shows on tv then I can still see my dad in his chair smoking his pipe and tobacco with those 70's sideburns.
@softrockrules5 жыл бұрын
13:30 Sammy! Got to be one of the most solid lineups in TV history. 24:36 a couple running and pointing guns. They used the split screen. Innovative.
@farnumbp9 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for downloading these great memories
@donna258714 жыл бұрын
The Six Million Dollar Man intro is just as good now.
@MuzixMaker3 жыл бұрын
Using slow-mo to represent high speed was a brilliant technique to keep it from looking goofy.
@RAZRMOTOV23 жыл бұрын
Him running fast looked Kool too.... On that country road with white fence.... Serious look on his face too.... I'm 54 and I still make those jumping sounds to reminisce..... Ahhhhh the 70's
@LarryLeeMoniz8 жыл бұрын
I love these compilations! I think 1977 is my favorite so far!
@erichannes63927 жыл бұрын
It was a good year for tv! I was 13 years old and loved lots of these shows!
@provost57524 жыл бұрын
I remember my sister loved that show Family. RIP Michelle
@caliden37858 жыл бұрын
thanks for all your vids,I really love it.It's my childhood.
@robertroud327 Жыл бұрын
Awesome time to be a kid, great TV shows!
@deanrane19618 жыл бұрын
Man that was so cool! Memories!!
@raymondward70575 жыл бұрын
Goes to show how great ABC was back in the day, the only show I didn't recognize was the medical drama.
@DeanStrickson9 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, I was a kid in 77 and I sure am glad I missed that Curse of the Black Widow movie. That would've gave me nightmares for years! Oh, and and if there's a nuclear war, only two things will survive: roaches and Abe Vigoda.
@johnnytuffguyful9 жыл бұрын
I was only 7 in 1977, and I am glad I missed the Brady Bunch Variety Hour! It would have given me nightmares for years!!
@steadfastcoward8 жыл бұрын
You know now that Abe is finally gone :( but never EVER forgotten.
@coachb27667 жыл бұрын
Didn't they try to do an Abe Vigoda series not too long ago ? Maybe it was back in late 90's early 2000's. I couldn't believe he was still alive or relavent. Could be wrong.
@keithfulkerson5 жыл бұрын
There was a TV movie called Trilogy of Terror, with Karen Black, that aired in the early 70s. The third story was about a possessed little doll that kept stabbing her. It was terrifying. I just knew he was waiting under my bed every night.
@johnscottfrasier404511 ай бұрын
Eight is Enough to keep me in my wife’s good graces. I’m a fortunate man and am reminded of this when I hear the catchy T.V. Show opening…
@redbeard3611 ай бұрын
Grant Goodeve from Eight Is Enough hosted Northwest Backroads in the Seattle area for years. I used to see him at a local Starbucks. Good looking guy in real life too.
@mashellepatrick55674 ай бұрын
Back in the 70's i did not drink coffee
@goldenboi7788 жыл бұрын
t.v. was the very best back than,how I miss those times..
@steadfastcoward8 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the best year of programming for ABC EVER.
@douglasghiz12874 жыл бұрын
I was around 6 years old when some of these shows we're around. Some of them I haven't heard of.
@jimbranca15655 жыл бұрын
my god what a line up !!!! such classic shows back then and this was just 1 network. we had 3 channels back then 1pbs station and 1 uhf station and there was way more to watch back then now we 500 channels that usually show one show on each all day long
@1970andme4 жыл бұрын
500 hundred channels and nothing really creative or entertaining, like back in the 70's or 80's
@dsim670310 ай бұрын
I watched 'em come and go during this period. Love it
@lincolnparc88975 жыл бұрын
2:42 Better, Stronger, Polyester!
@Carrots437 жыл бұрын
starsky and hutch was the best acted show of that time.
@chrisw61643 жыл бұрын
Only because of Huggy Bear.
@Atomykpimp10 ай бұрын
Aside from the 66 Batmobile. Was the coolest car ever on TV.
@Lynn175 жыл бұрын
I'd give The Feather & Father Gang a watch.
@ccie129338 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this along with the schedule! : )
@DISCOVEGASGUY10 ай бұрын
Eight Is Enough. One of the all-time best!
@TheRTM5 жыл бұрын
Wow, love the them music from these shows!
@aerospike008 жыл бұрын
The ABC Sunday and Friday Night Movie intros throw me right back to childhood! I could not help but smile. Thanks for uploading these.
@hazcatsophia5 жыл бұрын
Never heard of Feather & Father, West side Medical, Blansky’s Beauties, Dog & Cat.
@luisreyes19634 жыл бұрын
Dog & Cat is only notable for one thing, the debut of Kim Basinger.
@fromthesidelines4 жыл бұрын
All four series didn't last long. "BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES" was spun off from "HAPPY DAYS" ("Nancy Blansky" was a relative of "Marion Cunningham", and "Arnold" had a coffee shop in the Vegas hotel she worked at). It lasted 13 episodes.
@QueenVelveeta7 жыл бұрын
Family, Eight is Enough, Baretta are the shows that I watched. I don't remember Feather and Father, blansky's beauties, Dog and Cat and Most Wanted.
@farhadbat49659 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these, great memories...... Thanks!
@TheRTM5 жыл бұрын
Beretta’s and barney Miller’s theme are funky 😄
@ghendar6 жыл бұрын
Movies on Friday and Sunday nights. Can you even imagine that today?
@paulsantos91411 ай бұрын
Back when life was simple & beautiful
@karenpowell12328 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than Starsky and Hutch!!!
@blacquesjacques72398 жыл бұрын
+Jim Moriarty Both had Antonio Fargas- ABC's go to pimp
@josephgriffin81303 жыл бұрын
I went from Jr HS to HS when these are out. I had a sweater just like Starsky, in school for the winter months. Brings back memories 😀😀😀
@ferociousgumby8 жыл бұрын
13:29 I keep listening to this without the picture
@thomasparrish4295 жыл бұрын
1977 ! Anyone have a time machine! I'll pay any price had the best girlfriend ever! Sadly I was a idot, lost her, 40 plus years ago and I still think of her!
@weekeeyuu8363 жыл бұрын
almost every guy has this history. let it go as it is nothing more than a memory. learn from whatever and go straight forward.
@miz_logo_lee7 жыл бұрын
Don't try to kid us: that's NOT Jan!
@fenderjazzbrian5 жыл бұрын
She’s known as “Fake Jan” today
@not-so-smartaleck89874 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask, whatever became of Geri Reischl? She was cute, if nothing else.
@DigbyOdel-et3xx9 ай бұрын
The 70's into the 80's also were the epitome of tv show theme songs.
@kojone774 жыл бұрын
Lived in Tampa in 1977 i was 11 years old, i remember all these shows. I had the biggest crush on Lindsay Wagner!
@Ratboy20044 жыл бұрын
This was great. I watched every night. Fish was great!!
@cherylbunkley78662 ай бұрын
1977 was THE YEAR for great tv shows. Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, What's Happening, Welcome Back Kotter, Barney Miller, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie Angels, Three's Company and more. The TV execs who greenlit TV shows that year, got it right!
@archer19494 жыл бұрын
I was too young when these first came out, but I saw a lot of these a decade later in syndication.
@MrWolfTickets6 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the details at the beginning of the video that set the context. It's crazy that it was just 3 networks and local stuff back then.
@beaudure0110 ай бұрын
What a collection of classic shows ... ... ... ... and the Brady Bunch Variety Hour. The Simpsons nailed that one.
@lisam40664 жыл бұрын
I wonder why they don't show old reruns of the Hardy Boy's, Nancy Drew mysteries.
@samanthab19234 жыл бұрын
Not enough.
@capie444 жыл бұрын
"Hey NANCY! Thanks for helping us solve the case -- we couldn't do it without you!! Now, go call the police while we take all the credit for capturing our criminal!!" (The reason why Pamela didn't like the scripts of Nancy Drew. She referred ALL shows that did that -- *ehem * X-Files -- as "The Nancy Drew Syndrome.")
@kathyflorcruz5524 жыл бұрын
Barney Miller - best of all.
@charletonzimmerman42057 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I missed this as was In Navy, And we only got movies 1st release, sent to ships! Satellite link up still, years away! GPS Was for CIC, only! Thats combat-Information-Center! And teletype was still used for messaging by Radio!
@don43218 жыл бұрын
The only one of these that still holds up, on its own, sans nostalgia factor, is Barney Miller...
@steadfastcoward8 жыл бұрын
Once in a lifetime show.
@melissarobinson49677 жыл бұрын
Love Barney Miller. Recently hubby and I rewatched every episode. Amazing how much it still holds up
@subliteral5 жыл бұрын
I think Barney Miller became the winning format for many comedies thereafter. Jazz - influenced theme , single set , ensemble cast. And yes , it is still quite funny. And yes, Abe Vigoda is still alive.
@Chariots19815 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I watched it on DVD and it's even better than I remembered.
@neverjethot5 жыл бұрын
@@subliteral Abe Vigoda passed away in 2016. He was pushing 95 so good on him.