This week’s Show Toppers features What’s Happening!!, which ran on ABC from summer 1976 to spring 1979. The sitcom was loosely based on the film Cooley High (1975) and followed three Watts-based L.A. teens along with their their family and … Continue reading
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Busting Loose, a comedy starring Adam Arkin, ran on CBS over a 10-month period in 1977. The show debuted in January and ran through May, Monday evenings at 8:30 PM. From July to November, 1977 the show switched to Wednesdays … Continue reading
In keeping with the spooky Halloween theme – old news now on November 1st, I know, but I’m writing this on All Hallow’s Eve – today’s Show Toppers features Kolchak: The Nightstalker. Kolchak: The Nightstalker first aired as a TV … Continue reading
The Invisible Man ran for a single season on NBC, Mondays at 8 PM, from September 8, 1975 to January 19, 1976. The show starred David McCallum (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as the “Man” in question, Dr. Daniel Westin. Westin … Continue reading
We have a real rarity for you on this edition of Show Toppers – Code R from 1977. Code R was a short-lived adventure series that ran on CBS for 13 episodes from January to June ’77. The show featured … Continue reading
The original Battlestar Galactica ran for a single season from September, 1978 until April, 1979. The show was created by Glen A. Larson and starred Lorne Greene as Commander Adama, Richard Hatch as Capt. Apollo and Dirk Benedict as Lt. … Continue reading