"Until ALICE, there hadn’t been a single mother on TV in a low income job, fighting for healthcare, fighting for benefits…Those stories came out of awareness of what was going on for working women.” — Linda Lavin

ALICE debuted on CBS tonight in 1976.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #LindaLavin

QUINCY w/ Jack Klugman is now on the Universal Crime streaming channel, to ease your end-of-summer blues!

You can watch it free on Amazon Freevee or The Roku Channel until Labor Day.

#Quincy #JackKlugman #ClassicTV #1970sTV

Tonight’s #ClassicTV. A s1 episode of #Rhoda. #70sTV #1970sTV

Gail Fisher (1935–2000) was born on this day.

She was the first Black actress to win an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress (as Peggy Fair on MANNIX in 1970).

#ClassicTV #Mannix #1970sTV

For a while, "Laverne & Shirley" was even more popular than the show it spun off from, "Happy Days." And that success is something that kind of shocked Cindy Williams.

https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2023/08/11/laverne-shirley-success-surprised-cindy-williams/

#CindyWilliams #PennyMarshall #LavereneandShirley #70s #70sTV #1970s #1970sTV #ClassicTV #TVNews #television #televisionnews #entertainment #entertainmentnews

@d4doome I didn’t realise the sequence of TV movies leading to a series. I only remembered it as a series, of which I was a big fan at the time (I think I had an annual). #ManFromAtlantis #PatrickDuffy #70sTV #1970sTV

Man from Atlantis (1977) was the first of four successful TV-movies, to be followed by an unsuccessful series. It's a reasonably interesting story about a water-breathing man from Atlantis stuck in the modern world. Features a fine mad scientist.

My review: https://cult-tv-lounge.blogspot.com/2023/08/man-from-atlantis-tv-movie-1977.html

#70stv #1970stv #retrotv #vintagetv #culttv #scifi #sciencefictiontv #sciencefiction #scifitv #TVmovie #TVmovies #patrickDuffy

1977 Primetime TV lineup in Lexington, KY where my 10 year old self was living at the time. Kids today don’t know the struggle. #tellmemoregrandpa #1970stv #70s #genx #kentucky #lexingtonky

Today in 1975 – RYAN’S HOPE debuted on ABC.

20-year-old Kate Mulgrew was the breakout star of this soap set in New York City.

And Helen Gallagher + Bernie Barrow starred as bar owners Maeve and Johnny Ryan for the entire 14-yr run!

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #ClassicSoaps #KateMulgrew

TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY

WESTSIDE MEDICAL: "The Mermaid" - 7/7/1977, ABC

On the rare occasions when trans characters showed up in 20th-century TV dramas, they usually were portrayed as hospital patients.

Today in 1977, this short-lived hospital drama series aired a story about a teenaged women's swimming champion from communist East Germany who hopes to defect to the West. The show's producers turned to the Gay Media Task Force to find them a trans issues consultant to review the script and make suggestions. One of the main changes was the episode title, which changed from "The Freak" to "The Mermaid."

I've read several drafts of the shooting script but have never seen the finished episode. If anyone has a recording of it that they're willing to share, please DM me. #trans #LGBTQ #television #series #MediaStudies #70sTV #1970sTV #ColdWar

The Incredible Hulk and Agent 99 in a sitcom? It really happened tonight in 1977.

Bill Bixby and Barbara Feldon starred in THE NATURAL LOOK – an unsold pilot from MTM about a pediatrician and a cosmetics executive.

NBC passed and Bixby became The Hulk in Nov, '77.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #GetSmart #IncredibleHulk

TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY

COMMENT! - 7/4/1971, NBC

Today in 1971, this NBC interview show gave time to Irving Bieber, a prominent psychologist who specialized in demonizing gay and bisexual people.

In the interview, he discussed his theories on the origin and "treatment" of the supposed disease of homosexuality.

#television #gay #bi #lesbian #queer #LGBTQ #70sTV #1970sTV #homophobia

This month in 1976 — DINAH & HER NEW BEST FRIENDS debuted on CBS.

#DinahShore hosted this summer replacement for CAROL BURNETT.

Young regulars were teamed w/ celebs in sketches + songs. Here’s a great bit w/ #CindyWilliams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oSEu3tCAGA&t=408s #ClassicTV #1970sTV

Tonight in 1977 — WEST SIDE STORY (1961) aired on THE CBS FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES.

It was billed as a “special presentation” and took up the entire night’s schedule!

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970sTV #ClassicFilm #WestSideStory

Tonight in 1971 — DR. COOK’S GARDEN aired on the ABC MOVIE OF THE WEEK.

#BingCrosby (in his last major role) starred as a murderous country doctor.

#DarkShadows writer Art Wallace wrote this thriller, based on Ira Levin’s play. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9Da2oG7UA&t=15s #OnThisDay #1970sTV

Tonight in 1971 — DR. COOK’S GARDEN aired on the ABC MOVIE OF THE WEEK.

#BingCrosby (in his last major role) starred as a murderous country doctor.

#DarkShadows writer Art Wallace wrote this thriller, based on Ira Levin’s play. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9Da2oG7UA&t=15s #OnThisDay #1970sTV

Tonight in 1978 — THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH (1974) aired on ABC.

#HenryWinkler, #SylvesterStallone, and #PerryKing starred.

Lots of HAPPY DAYS fans stayed up past our bedtimes that night.

#OnThisDay #1970sTV #ClassicTV

Tonight in 1978 — THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH (1974) aired on ABC.

#HenryWinkler, #SylvesterStallone, and #PerryKing starred.

Lots of HAPPY DAYS fans stayed up past our bedtimes that night.

#OnThisDay #1970sTV #ClassicTV

Tonight in 1977 — The last original episode of THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO aired on ABC.

7 Emmy nominations for #KarlMalden and #MichaelDouglas, yet inexplicably #NotStreaming.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #1970s #TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco

Tonight in 1970 — #GailFisher (1935–2000) became the first Black woman to win an Emmy.

She co-starred on MANNIX w/ #MikeConnors for 7 seasons — and was nominated 3 more times.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970sTV #Mannix