1970s
In 1977, the movie Star Wars took off, and broke records all across the galaxy
“Star Wars” takes off by Jerry Buck – Abilene Reporter-News (Texas) June 26, 1977 Star Wars is a dazzling galactic swashbuckler, a smashing movie and
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1800s
‘Here Come the Brides’ theme song, lyrics & what the actors thought of the show (1968-1970)
Here Come The Brides was an hour-long comedy/Western TV series set in Seattle in the 1870s about a family of loggers in the new West who had to bring in 100 women as potential brides. While the show was set in the past, it impacted the present – like launching Bobby Sherman and David Soul as teen idols.
1970s
See what Disney World in Orlando, Florida, looked like when it first opened in 1971
In 1971, the latest and greatest addition to Walt Disney’s empire of imagination opened: Disney World. See what the theme park originally looked like here!
1960s
The Beverly Hillbillies backstory, plus the theme song & lyrics (1962-1971)
The new comedy series is a story of a mountain family who suddenly finds itself with $25 million after oil is found on its property, and then moves to Beverly Hills, California. See the opening credits, hear the theme song, and get the lyrics here!
1950s
Captain Kangaroo’s Bob Keeshan talks about the beloved kids’ show, plus see the opening credits again
For nearly 30 years, Captain Kangaroo said good morning to kids across the country. Here, meet Bob Keeshan, the man behind the beloved character!
1970s
Taking off with Zoom, a TV show for kids (1972-1978)
Judging by audience response to PBS new children’s show, Zoom may turn into the kind if household word television hasn’t heard since the halcyon days of Uncle Milty.
1970s
Actress Valerie Harper on how her real life compared with Rhoda’s
In an exclusive magazine interview, Valerie Harper admits, ‘Our main similarity is that she is someone who doesn’t like herself very much.’
1960s
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme song & lyrics (1966-2001)
If you took an informal survey, you’d probably be hard-pressed to find anyone between the ages of 25 and 50 who didn’t watch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood at some point while growing up.
1970s
These vintage Halloween costumes based on ’70s TV shows were creepy for all the wrong reasons
Cheap store-bought vintage Halloween costumes like these were all the rage in the ’70s. But how did the finished product compare to their TV show inspiration? We took a look, and the results were nothing short of scary.
1960s
Sonny & Cher’s hit TV variety show: Music, comedy… and divorce (1976)
In the early ’70s, Sonny and Cher turned to television, and to everyone’s surprise, became the hit of the 1971 season, paving the way for many other successful musical variety shows on TV.
1970s
Monty Hall of “Let’s Make a Deal”: Critics’ barbs sting, but fans love him (1974)
‘Let’s Make a Deal’ is the most successful audience participation show in television history. It has lasted for more than 10 years on ABC, always at or near the top in daytime ratings.
1970s
Schoolhouse Rock: A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing (1973)
Between Saturday morning cartoon shows, animated Schoolhouse Rock was on TV from 1973-1985. Here’s a Grammar Rock classic, A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing!
1970s
Me Books: Cute vintage computer-personalized storybooks from the seventies, including My Friendly Giraffe
Our computer will write a story starring your child! Yes, we will actually write a book about your child, his home, his friends and his
1970s
10 top TV catchphrases of the ’70s
Do you remember these groovy TV catchphrases of the ’70s? Are there any that you still find yourself saying every now and then?
1970s
Sid & Marty Krofft’s ‘Land of the Lost’ TV show & their amazing amusement park (1975)
Sid & Marty Krofft didn’t just create TV shows like ‘Land of the Lost’ and ‘HR PufNStuf’ – they also created a fantastical indoor amusement park in Atlanta.
1970s
Battlestar Galactica: Revisit the vintage TV series that ran from 1978 to 1979
Considering it spawned two revival series, a movie, books and comic books, it’s hard to believe that Battlestar Galactica had such a humble beginning.
1970s
What’s Happening!! Go behind the scenes on the popular ’70s TV sitcom & see opening credits
Get a blast from the past with this 1978 article about the popular TV sitcom, “What’s Happening!!”, which soared past expectations and entertained millions.
1970s
Hooray for those ‘Eight Is Enough’ girls! Meet the show’s young actresses (1977)
These five Eight is Enough girls – have helped make that series a big hit! Plus there are a lot of exclamation points in this vintage article! Wow!
1800s
Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics
Millions know ‘Say, Say, Oh Playmate’ – also known as ‘Playmate’ – but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!
1970s
Bea Arthur talks ‘Maude’ – the TV show made just for her (1972-1978)
Ask Bea Arthur how she resembles ‘Maude,’ the female chauvinist she plays on TV, and the stately, gray-haired actress lays it on the line – just like Maude.
1940s
See dozens of vintage View-Master reels & viewers: Classic toys that made color pictures come to life
Vintage View-Master reels offered a trip into another dimension – ‘with stereo color pictures so real, you’ll feel you are actually part of the scene!’
1970s
How millions came to love the Little House on the Prairie TV series (1974-1982)
The popular and highly-acclaimed ‘Little House on the Prairie’ TV series was based on the beloved books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, about the pioneer days.
1960s
The ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ bottle: TV magic with props, sets & special effects
The ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ bottle was magical – from the pretty painted outside to the plush, jeweled interior. Find out about the wizardry that made it work!
1960s
Dick Van Dyke: Interviews, insights & images from the long career of a multi-talented star
Dick Van Dyke has never loved giving interviews or making personal appearances, but we found a few time the talented man talked about his life and career.
1970s
‘Good Times’ TV show – including the theme song & lyrics (1974-1979)
Good Times aired from February 1974 through August 1979. Developed by Norman Lear, it was a spin-off of Maude, which was an All in the Family offshoot.
1970s
Escape to Witch Mountain: Disney’s 1975 classic movie with two paranormal orphans & a flying Winnebago
In Disney’s 1975 movie Escape to Witch Mountain, Tia and Tony, siblings with very special powers, try to find out who they are after their foster parents die.
1950s
Mad world: See 30+ vintage MAD magazine covers, and find out the magazine’s history
Since 1952, Mad Magazine has poked fun at everything from Superman to Yoda, M*A*S*H to the hippie movement. But the mag has been about more than humor – it’s big business, too.
1970s
George R R Martin before Game of Thrones: Early work you have probably never seen, plus his first reviews
By the time A Game of Thrones was published, George R R Martin had written millions of words over thousands of hours. Here, see where his long career began.
1960s
How the Flintstones TV show got its start, plus see the intro & theme song lyrics… Yabba dabba doo!
The Flintstones TV cartoon sitcom ran for 6 seasons in the ’60s. Find out how the story began, plus see the opening credits & the catchy theme song lyrics!
1970s
Take a trip back to your childhood with these vintage Disney book/record combos from the ’70s
Remember vintage Disney book/record combos you could get through a mail-order club? Each set included a vinyl record with the story so kids could read along.
1970s
See the top stars on these vintage Tiger Beat magazine covers from the 1970s, and relive all the breathless hype
Check out these vintage Tiger Beat magazines to see who teens were screaming about and obsessing over back in the seventies – decades before there were Kardashians and BTS.
1970s
Ponch & John hit the roads as motorcycle cops in LA on CHiPs (1977-1983)
CHiPS, a light-hearted one-hour action-adventure series, follows the exploits of a pair of young California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers on the busy Los Angeles freeways, and their encounters with the infinite variety of people who drive there.
1970s
In the ’70s, you could make oceans and mountains with a Wham-O Magic Window toy
Unbelievably enchanting and ever-changing, the Wham-O Magic Window toy created countless designs, landscapes, seascapes, birds and butterflies as the crystals fly, slide and erupt into one pattern after another.
1950s
Elizabeth Montgomery couldn’t be happier – plus see 20 classic photos of the Bewitched actress
Take a look back at actress Elizabeth Montgomery — from the early days of her career in 1955 up until her 1972 heyday!
1970s
Remember ABC’s Friday family TV nights back in 1970, with these kid-friendly sitcoms?
Take a look back at ABC television’s family-friendly Friday night offerings back in 1970, which included the hit sitcoms Brady Bunch, Nanny and the Professor & The Partridge Family… and total of 14 kids between the shows.
1970s
Nanny & the Professor: A classic TV sitcom from 1970, with a psychic nanny, a no-nonsense dad, and 3 kids
The early-70s TV sitcom ‘Nanny and the Professor’ starred Juliet Mills, Richard Long, and a very young Kim Richards – best known now for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
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