for those that grew up in the 70's

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bigkarch

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sit back and relive the memories


TV Tunes Online
TV's Greatest MIDI Themes
Kids TV Audio Clips
Adult TV Audio Clips
H.R. Pufnstuf Sound Clips
Gong Show Video Clips




Video Clips

The Brady Bunch:
------- Davy Jones Singing "Girl"
------- Good Time Music
------- Sunshine Day
--------Keep On
1976 Carpenters Special:
------- With John Denver
The Muppet Show:
-------Elton John Sings "Crocodile Rock"
Match Game:
--------Boobs
Carol Burnett Show:
------- Ed, Eunice & Mama Play "Sorry"
WKRP In Cincinnati:
------- Booger
--------Hot Blooded
--------Chi Chi Rodriguez



Theme Songs
Barney Miller (midi)
Fawlty Towers (midi)
Doctor Who (midi)
Hawaii Five-O (midi)
American Bandstand (midi)
Pink Panther (midi)
H.R. Pufnstuf (.wav)



several TV Sites
TV Single Dads Hall Of Fame
TV Spinoffs & Crossovers
TV Toys
The Greatest TV Moments Of The 70's
Top TV Shows Year-By-Year
Emmy Awards Year-By-Year

---- Quotes
Look boss! De plane! De plane!
--Tattoo (Fantasy Island)


Looooking good!
--Chico Rodriguez (Chico & The Man)


Kiss my grits!
--Flo (Alice)



We are two wild and crazy guys!
--the Festrunk brothers (SNL)
listen to it! (.wav)


As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
--Arthur Carlson (WKRP In Cincinnati)
listen to it! (.wav)



Good evening, I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not
--Chevy Chase on "Weekend Update" (SNL)


Aayyy!
--Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (Happy Days)


Jane, you ignorant slut
--Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin on "Point/Counterpoint" (SNL)
listen to it! (.wav)


Dy-no-mite!
--J.J. Evans (Good Times)



Never mind.....
--Gilda Radner as Emily Litella (SNL)


Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
--Jan Brady (The Brady Bunch)


what...? where...?
--Vinnie Barbarino (Welcome Back, Kotter)


Heeeeeere's Johnny!
--Ed McMahon (The Tonight Show)
listen to it! (.wav)


Up your nose with a rubber hose
--Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington (Welcome Back, Kotter)




Goodnight, John-Boy!
--various members of The Waltons







The Doctor is in!

70's
TV Trivia
Challenge


next page has the anwers

1) On The Hollywood Squares, who always sat in the center square?

2) How many actresses have portrayed Charlie's Angels?

3) What real-life musical family was The Partridge Family based on?

4) Before coming to WKRP In Cincinnati, Dr. Johnny Fever was fired from his radio job in California for doing what?

5) Which Brady Bunch son had his hair dyed because it wasn't dark brown like the other Brady men?

6) Which cast member of the short-lived New Laugh-In went on to superstardom later in the decade?

7) Which popular 70's sitcom started out as a skit on Love, American Style?

8) Mork & Mindy was not the first time Mork was sighted on our planet. On which sitcom did he make his debut?

9) At the M*A*S*H 4077th, the signpost pointed to nine different locations. Can you name them?

10) What did Redd Foxx have in common with his alter-ego, Fred Sanford?

11) What distinguished Jamie Farr (Corporal Klinger) from the other M*A*S*H cast members?

12) On The Love Boat, which guest-star took more
trips on the Pacific Princess than anyone else?

13) Can you match the actor with the TV role he was originally considered for or turned down? -


1. Mickey Rooney
2. John Wayne
3. Alan Hale Jr.
4. Bing Crosby
5. Henry Fonda
6. Robert Blake
7. Gene Hackman

answers

1. Sam the Butcher (The Brady Bunch)
2. Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files)
3. Lt. Columbo (Columbo)
4. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch)
5. Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)
6. Archie Bunker (All In The Family)
7. John Walton (The Waltons)
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trivia challenge answers...did you get it right??????????

1) Paul Lynde was always the center square

2) Six actresses portrayed the Angels (Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson,
Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack & Tanya Roberts)

3) The Partridges were patterned after The Cowsills

4) Dr. Johnny Fever was fired for saying "booger" on the air

5) Mike Lookinland (Bobby) has red hair in real life,
so his hair was dyed dark brown for the series

6) The New Laugh-In featured a pre-Mork Robin Williams

7) Love, American Style served as the testing-ground
for the pilot episode of Happy Days

8) Mork's first visit to Earth took him to Milwaukee,
where he was spotted by Richie Cunningham on Happy Days

9) The 4077th signpost pointed to Coney Island, Burbank,
San Francisco, Death Valley, Indianapolis, Decatur,
Tokyo, Boston, and Seoul.

10) Redd Foxx and Fred Sanford shared more than just a crotchety
temperament. Redd Foxx's real name was John Sanford.

11) Besides the fact that his character liked to wear dresses, Jamie Farr
was the only M*A*S*H cast member who actually served in Korea.

12) Charo took more trips on the Pacific Princess than
anyone else. "cootchy cootchy!"

13) Actors and the parts they turned down:
Mickey Rooney...Archie Bunker
John Wayne...Matt Dillon
Alan Hale Jr....Sam the Butcher
Bing Crosby...Lt. Columbo
Henry Fonda...John Walton
Robert Blake...Jim Rockford
Gene Hackman...Mike Brady

bonus) Nicholas Hammond, who portrayed Doug Simpson
on the Brady Bunch, played the eldest
Von Trapp son Friedrich in The Sound Of Music.
 
1970s Music The 1970s created a perfect musical bridge from the rebelliousness of the 1960s and the happy songs that are characteristic of the 1980s. Following the counterculture of the 60s, the 1970s created a trend of relaxing music as well as dance music. People may have grown tired of the fighting that happened the previous decade and many of them sought a refuge in dance clubs and other places to enjoy a good time. Out of this idea emerged the Disco movement. Of course, there was still the bands and artists that continued to speak of the ills of society, typically characterized by the punk music of the era. But it seemed to be a much happier era than the 60s proved to be.

If ever a musical style defined a decade, Disco was the definition of the 1970s. Although its popularity was relatively short-lived, it created a great deal of songs and artists that people are still dancing to today. Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” has often been referred to as the definitive disco track and many people say it was the first disco song created. Gloria Gaynor also enjoyed disco popularity with her anthem – “I Will Survive.” The Bee Gees also helped to define the disco genre with their hit “Jive Talkin’.” Their blockbuster “Stayin’ Alive” is often synonymous with the disco musical era. The Village People’s “YMCA” and “Macho Man” also helped to add to the popularity of this popular style. Unfortunately, it did not take long for the public to see disco’s silliness and commercialization – something that they had just rebelled against a few years earlier. Its lack of attention to musical significance helped add to its downfall after only a short time of popularity.



Progressive rock was another popular genre during the 1970s. This type of music was typically characterized by rock music combined with another genre, such as classical or opera, to create a hybrid genre, so to speak. Songs from this genre were often longer and bands tended to be more spontaneous and experimental while they were playing live. Many progressive rock albums were also “concept albums,” meaning that they followed a theme throughout the entire album or series of albums. Pink Floyd was great at doing this. Their concept album – The Wall – was a psychedelic album that explored the loneliness that one feels due to the metaphorical walls that they build up around them. This 1979 album used philosophical lyrics and a variety of musical styles throughout the songs to exhibit the message that they were trying to get across to the listeners. “Another Brick in the Wall” was one of the most popular songs to emerge from this album and the band as a whole.

Jethro Tull was a British rock band that also created concept albums for their audience. They had a unique vocal style combined with the dreamlike sound of a flute to help the listener immerse themselves into the songs that are being played. Their “Thick as a Brick” album was composed of essentially one track on two side of the album. This track consisted of repeating themes and movements that helped to mesmerize the listener. They also used a variety of genres to create their one-of-a-kind sound, including blues, jazz, rock, and classical music.

The punk rock genre also emerged in the 1970s. This was a style that continued on the legacy of the 1960s but with a more upbeat and harder style. Heavy guitar riffs and more decibels helped to motivate those who were still upset about the status quo in the country. The Ramones are often referred to as the original punk band. This band consisted of a group of family members that based their image on The Beatles but their music was much harder. On the lists that rate the greatest rock bands of all-time, The Ramones are often listed as #2, behind only The Beatles at #1. Their song “I Wanna Be Sedated” became a generational anthem depicting the feeling that society is so screwed up that the only way to get through life with your sanity is to be sedated for the entire experience. The Sex Pistols also enjoyed a short-lived success as a punk rock band of the 1970s. Band members heavily used drugs and alcohol which eventually led to their dissolution shortly after forming, but not before releasing two hit albums (“God Save the Queen” and “Never Mind the Bullocks”) that created a wave of rebellion throughout the United States and the UK.

Although the rebellious idea had died down shortly following Woodstock in 1969, there were still many people that disagreed with the establishment and the way the country was being run. Most people, though, were just looking for another way to vent their frustrations, which helped to give rise to the fun that disco music provided. The 1970s was not a unique decade in terms of creating innovations in musical styles and genres, but it was unique in that it was a musical bridge connecting the hippie lifestyle of the 1960s with the characteristic yuppie lifestyle that was about to occur in the 1980s.

Below are some of the popular artists and groups from the 1970's
Were you lucky enough to see them live in concert
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Boomtown Rats
Bruce Springsteen
Chicago
Commodores
David Bowie
Elton John
Gloria Gaynor
Ike & Tina Turner
James Taylor
Janis Joplin
Jefferson Starship
John Lennon
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson
Minnie Riperton
Mungo Jerry
Paul McCartney & Wings
Paul Simon
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rod Stewart
The Doors
The Eagles
The Jackson 5
The Osmonds
The Police
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Village People
ZZ Top
 
Graduated HS in '72 so I guess I'm a sixties kid.

We didn't have color TV until I was in junior high. Had to go out and twist the TV antenna pole to point the antenna in the direction of one of three transmitters we were able to pick up from.

If the TV went out, you started pulling tubes that weren't lighting up any more, take 'em to the local 7-11 and use their TV tube tester. Bought bottled cokes for 5 cents. It was 35 cents to get into the movies. TV shows were the Rifleman, Ozzie and Harriet, My Three Sons, Leave It To Beaver and Bonanza. You walked or rode your bike to school starting in the first grade. Country kids rode the bus.
 
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