**The following post originally appeared on Bionic Disco August 30, 2012.** Wait Till Your Father Gets Home intro,1972 Hanna-Barbera’s Wait Till Your Father Gets Home made its debut on primetime TV in 1972 and ran until 1974. 48 episodes were … Continue reading
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By the great, grey strands of Howard Cosell’s toupee! It’s been much too long since we’ve flipped on the box for an episode of Show Toppers. Let’s dive right into another long-lost 1970s TV intro. Flying High ran on CBS … Continue reading
We haven’t enjoyed a Show Toppers segment in ages, so let’s rectify that today with a rare one. Eischied starred Joe Don Baker as the gruff, Southern-born, New York City Chief of Detectives of the title. Earl Eischied’s catchphrase was … Continue reading
The Rich Little Show originally ran Monday evenings on NBC, February through July, 1976. The one-hour comedy-variety show starred impressionist Rich Little (as one or two of you may have already guessed) who would begin each episode with a monologue … Continue reading
Born Free originally ran Monday evenings on NBC from September through December, 1974. The one-hour drama, filmed on location in East Africa, was based on the 1966 film of the same name. Gary Collins and Diana Muldaur star as husband … Continue reading
Truckin’ was hot and hip in the 70s and the suits at NBC were ready to capitalize on the trend. Movin’ On originally ran Thursday evenings (later switching to Tuesdays) from September, 1974 to September, 1976. This one-hour drama about … Continue reading