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.’
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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
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
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.
1960s
Petticoat Junction: Meet the cast, hear the song & see the train (1963-1970)
Come ride the little train that is rolling down the tracks to Petticoat Junction – and the Shady Rest Hotel – in this classic TV sitcom from the sixties!
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
The Munsters cast: Sitcom stars Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo talk TV in these vintage interviews
Spooky sitcom stars Fred Gwynne & Yvonne De Carlo talked about their lives & what it was like to film The Munsters TV show in these classic cast interviews!
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.
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!
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
How ‘All in the Family’ set TV records – plus the show intro & theme song (with lyrics)
“All in the Family” was a huge hit TV show that aired on CBS from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979, and was number 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976. Find out more here!
1970s
The Betty White Show story – plus opening credits (1977-1978)
The Betty White Show was a snappy, well-executed 1970s comedy TV show that was meant to appeal to anyone who likes to laugh at real humor – witty, cerebral humor.
1970s
Sanford and Son an instant, impressive hit (1972)
NBC TV’s midseason situation comedy series, ‘Sanford and Son,’ about an aging black Los Angeles junk dealer, appears to be an instant, impressive hit.
1970s
Laverne & Shirley theme song & lyrics (1976-1983)
Laverne & Shirley ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. The comedy starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio, Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, as well as Michael McKean and David L Lander as Lenny & Squiggy.
1950s
How the TV show ‘Leave it to Beaver’ began, and made millions yearn for an idealized version of the ’50s that never actually existed
Revisit the picture-perfect view of the ’50s with the Cleaver family, and their oh-so-retro daily ups and downs on the classic TV show, ‘Leave it to Beaver.’ You’ll also find out how Alfred Hitchcock was involved with this success story!
1950s
I Love Lucy debuts… and a leading TV critic hates it (1951)
“I Love Lucy,” a domestic comedy TV series, reduces the role of husband to roughly that of the male spider, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if, at the end of the season, Miss Ball ate him.
1980s
Family Ties: A hit TV show all on its own (1985)
‘Family Ties’ has the most enviable time slot in network TV, following ‘The Cosby Show.’ But the four-year-old sitcom has managed to create its own following, and now clocks in at #2.
1980s
The ‘Cosby Show’ appeals to young and old, black and white (1986)
‘The Cosby Show’ enters millions of American living rooms precisely because it so well mirrors those living rooms. Sure, the Huxtable family is funnier, wealthier and more idealized than most.
1980s
Tom Hanks gives thanks for Bosom Buddies (1981)
For two years, Tom Hanks pounded the streets of the city searching for a job. Then he was flown to LA, screen tested, and finally selected for the role of Kip Wilson in ‘Bosom Buddies.’ And so a star was born.
1970s
TV’s Taxi takes off with Hirsch, DeVito & Danza (1978-1982)
Set in New York, ‘Taxi’ concerns the lives of folks laboring for the Sunshine Cab Co. Judd Hirsch plays the only real cabbie – the others are just hacking until they get a break in their real calling.
1970s
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
His style at WKRP finds him falling asleep at the turntable as he puts a needle to the station’s current playlist. But then everything changes, and as creatures trapped at a station in transition, the WKRP folk are quite funny.
1970s
The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song & lyrics (1970-1977)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show features Mary in the role of Mary Richards, a small-town single girl who moves to the big city (Minneapolis-St Paul) and lands a job as associate producer of a news program on a local TV station.
1970s
The Facts of Life theme song & lyrics (1979-1988)
Charlotte Rae, the lovable and comical housekeeper on ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ brings the same characterization to ‘The Facts of Life’ as Mrs Garrett, housemother to five teenage girls at Eastlake, a college preparatory school.
1970s
Diff’rent Strokes theme song & lyrics (1978-1986)
Gary Coleman stars as Arnold, a street-wise youth from Harlem, who is adopted by a white millionaire and becomes confused and suspicious about his sudden change of fortune on the comedy series, Diff’rent Strokes.
1980s
Growing Pains theme song & lyrics (1985-1992)
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 1985 TV season is the success of ABC’s “Growing Pains,” a family sitcom starring former talk-show host Alan Thicke as psychiatrist Jason Seaver.
1960s
‘Hogan’s Heroes’ star Bob Crane on finding the humor in war (1965)
Bob Crane, a breezy, articulate ex-drummer and recent disc jockey-turned-actor, stars in Hogan’s Heroes, a CBS comedy series which has Col. Hogan (Crane) as the leader of Allied prisoners in a German POW camp in World War II.
1960s
Courtship Of Eddie’s Father theme song & lyrics (1969-1972)
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father was a TV sitcom about a widower, Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby) and his son, Eddie (Brandon Cruz), that debuted on September 1969 and lasted for 73 episodes. The memorable theme song, ‘Best Friend, was written and performed by singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
1980s
Cheers TV show theme song & lyrics (1982-1993)
The television sitcom Cheers ran on NBC from September 30, 1982 until May 20, 1993 — that’s 11 seasons, and a total of 275 half-hour episodes. Here, see the Cheers theme song from the opening credits, plus the song lyrics, along with a little look back to 1993, at the end of the show’s run.
1960s
Green Acres: Meet the stars, plus hear the theme song & get the lyrics (1965-1971)
“Green Acres” debuts on CBS (1965) Eddie Albert, eager actor who says he never turns down any role, will star in his first television comedy
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!
1960s
Bewitched makes its magical television debut (1964)
Bewitched ‘is for viewers who want to have the fun of losing themselves in fantasy. Our witches, Samantha and Endora, are believable. The audience can identify with them. They are treated as much as possible as humans with special gifts.’
1970s
Life after ‘Leave It To Beaver’ – former child stars Tony Dow & Jerry Mathers on their acting careers and beyond (1977)
Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow grew up in somewhat of a fairytale world on television’s ‘Leave It to Beaver.’ 20 years later, in 1977, both actors talked about what it was like to be childhood stars who had to grow up and cope with the adult world.
1970s
The Odd Couple: Jack Klugman & Tony Randall are Oscar & Felix (1970s)
“The Odd Couple” TV show recounted the madcap experiences of Felix Unger (Tony Randall) and Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman), two of Neil Simon’s most endearing and enduring characters.
1940s
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The quintessential ’50s family
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, with their progeny David and Rick, are synonymous with the American family image both on and off television. The Nelson boys are perhaps the only people who have literally grown up before the eyes of millions of weekly viewers.
1960s
10 top TV catchphrases of the ’60s
Do you remember these classic TV catchphrases of the ’60s — and are there any that you still find yourself saying sometimes?
1980s
10 top TV catchphrases of the ’80s
Do you remember these totally awesome TV catchphrases of the ’80s? Which of these lines from the eighties do you still find yourself saying every now and then?
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