I've come to know '70s sitcoms through nick @ nite and tvland, and I really like a lot of them. I pick Sanford, All in the Family, and Three's Company as my favorite.

I was a little kid in the 70's... I think my favorite show was ZOOM

Other: Adam-12 and Sesame Street

All in the Family comes first. Then, the early years of the Jeffersons, Maude, and One Day at a Time.

Tanya

Hello, I'm new to the board. You have some great discussions here so, after lurking a few days, I'm taking the plunge

When I was a kid in the early 70's, I used to love ABC's (at least I think it was ABC) Friday night line-up:  Brady Bunch at 7, Partridge Family at 730, Room 222 at 8, Odd Couple at 830 and Love American Style at 9.

Loved all five shows equally.

Other: WKRP in Cincy

But also...
SNL,
Mary Tyler Moore,
Bob Newhart Show,
Arnie (an obscure show from the early '70s)
Johnny Carson's Tonight Show (I think he was at his best in the late '70s)
The Odd Couple (a good pick by Phylo)
Some of the Rockford Files (the ones where Tom Selleck played Lance White were the best)

Did I miss anything?

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Barnaby Jones and Quincy, was Night Gallery a 70s show?

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Fawlty Towers

Does anyone else remember Lou Grant from the late '70s?

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3/7/05- Added picture.

Does anyone else remember Lou Grant from the late '70s?




My wife used to like Lou Grant, shame the programmes are not repeated.

Eight is Enough

"Maude" and "All in the Family", and of course, "Gilligan's Island"!!

where to start???

Love Boat
Fantasy Island
Happy Days
Mork & Mindy
Laverne & Shirley
Welcome Back Kotter
White Shadow
Nanny & The Professor
Brady Bunch
Gilligan's Island
..a gajillion more  :D

Other

Fawlty Towers


Fine choice...I needn't remind you that there were only 12 episodes made, but such was the quality of the writing and performance, they still appear fresh...

And, of course, 'Tiswas' (which actually lasted into the early 80s), but a genuine classic (although no-one realised it at the time) whose repercussions still ring loud...not bad for a kid's TV programme...!!

"Maude" and "All in the Family", and of course, "Gilligan's Island"!!


"Gilligan's Island" ? A '70s TV show?
???

where to start???

Love Boat
Fantasy Island
Happy Days
Mork & Mindy
Laverne & Shirley
Welcome Back Kotter
White Shadow
Nanny & The Professor
Brady Bunch
Gilligan's Island
..a gajillion more  :D


Nanny & The Professor. Now there's an odd television show. I still remember its theme song.

And if you like Juliet Mills you can see quite a bit of her in the movie Avanti! I rented it a couple of years ago. It wasn't a bad movie, but it was obvious that Juliet Mills wanted to shed her clean wholesome image from N&TP.  ;D

where to start???

Love Boat
Fantasy Island
Happy Days
Mork & Mindy
Laverne & Shirley
Welcome Back Kotter
White Shadow
Nanny & The Professor
Brady Bunch
Gilligan's Island
..a gajillion more  :D


It's no surprise that those are all the same shows that I watched and loved, too!  ;)

Barnaby Jones and Quincy, was Night Gallery a 70s show?


Ooh!  I loved watching Barnaby Jones!  8)

"Gilligan's Island" ? A '70s TV show?
???




it sure was for me  ;)

It's no surprise that those are all the same shows that I watched and loved, too!  ;)


not at all!! 8)

all of the above plus

The Rockford Files
Petrocelli
Police woman
Wonder Woman
Charlies Angels
Zoom
The Electric Company
Villa Allegre
Welcome Back Kotter
Fish
Sanford and Son
Chico and the Man
...just to name a few.

Whoa!  I use to watch a lot of tv when I was a kid. 
Do you remember how special it was when a movie would come out?
Willy Wonka, The Ten Commandments, etc.  You couldn't rent or buy them so it was kinda cool when they would come out on tv. 

sanford and son

sanford and son
Of which is the US version of Steptoe and Son, which is one of my favourite TV shows.

Ultra Man- Japanese monster type show
Land of the Lost- Love those Sleestackes

Land of the Giants

Emergency!...am I the only Emergency! fan here....no one else mentioned that show....

Also the Midnight Special....suprised that any 70's music fans from here in the States did not mention it either...

M*A*S*H but only until about 1977

The Rockford Files

Toma  a short-lived detective show starring Tony Musante- here's a little summary:

ABC had a hit cop show on its hands with "Toma," starring Tony Musante and based on the real-life detective David Toma. When Musante tired of the TV grind, however, the network found itself without a star. Not to worry, however, for popular actor Robert Blake was available. At first the show was to be renamed "Toma Starring Robert Blake," until it was determined that Blake's boisterous image did not match the already established image of David Toma, cop and family man. Hence, the show underwent a major retooling and was reborn as "Baretta."

I never watched Baretta :P

I also liked:

Happy Days
Starsky And Hutch
Three's Company
Soap

Barnaby Jones and Quincy, was Night Gallery a 70s show?
Yep...though it began in fall of '69 it ran into the 70's

"Gilligan's Island" ? A '70s TV show?
???

http://www.geocities.com/mark21566/no.gifNo way! It started in 1964 and ended in 1967. Definately not a 70's show since it didn't even make it to the 70's!

Mcmillan and Wife, Columbo, WKRP in Cincinnati, Three's Company, Streets of San Francisco, some of M*A*S*H, Happy Days, Happy Days, and more that I can't quite think of...

I think I'm the only one here who loved EMERGENCY!.....I still wonder if anyone here ever liked that show.

There are some pretty cool websites devoted to the show....

I think I'm the only one here who loved EMERGENCY!.....I still wonder if anyone here ever liked that show.

There are some pretty cool websites devoted to the show....


I don't remember much about "Emergency" but I liked St. Elsewhere

What didn't I watch in the 70s? I was basically a walking t.v. guide in those days. But now, how I judge a show is if they past the test of time-meaning can I still watch them if they were on today? Here is a list of shows that do past the test of time:


M*A*S*H*
Lou Grant
Emergency
Quincy
WKRP
The Magician (a little obscere show staring Bill Bixby that only lasted a season.)
Courtship of Eddie's Father (started in the 60s -ran until 1972-yes, another Bill Bixby show-I just loved him)
Love American Style (Started in the 60s- ran until 1974)
Laugh In (Started in the 60s - ran until 1973)
Saturday Night Live
Barney Miller (didn't watch it when it was first on but it definately stood the test of time)


I'm sure there are more but that is all I can think of right now.




Cat

 
another Bill Bixby show-I just loved him)



Cat


My brother served him lunch at the Omaha Hilton in 1973 while working his way through dental school at Creighton University! My brother accidently spilled some water on his leg and his agent wanted my brother fired....but Mr. Bixby told the guy to sit down and shut-up. He tipped my brother very nicely :)

My brother served him lunch at the Omaha Hilton in 1973 while working his way through dental school at Creighton University! My brother accidently spilled some water on his leg and his agent wanted my brother fired....but Mr. Bixby told the guy to sit down and shut-up. He tipped my brother very nicely :)



He was my heartthrob as a teen. I cried the day he died.  :\'(





Cat

I also wanted to add that I liked Bewitched a lot and the Brady Bunch - which both ran into the 70's (I believe so, if I am wrong - then SAY IT REAL LOUD AND CLEAR :0)

Barney Miller
WKRP in Cincinnati
SOAP
Three's Company
The King of Kensington ;D
The Beachcombers
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
The Jeffersons
"CHiPs"
Circus (with Cal Dodd and Sherisse Laurence)
The Rockford Files
Picture Pages
One Day at A Time
Taxi
Trapper John, M.D.


I watched the 80's versions of these 70's game shows, but thanks to GSN, I have watched many of these as they were in the 70's ...

Definition
Family Feud
Card Sharks
The Price is Right
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy
Jackpot!
Match Game 7X / Match Game PM
The Newlywed Game
The New Treasure Hunt
The Dating Game

M*A*S*H*, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, Taxi, Happy Days,  Saturday Night Live, Three's Company,  All In The Family, and The Odd Couple.

I chose other...

I LOVED the British cmedy shows...My favorites:

Love Thy Neighbour

Mind Your Language

Doctor At Large

Are You Being Served

Faulty Towers

Man About The House

George And Mildred

On The Buses

Bless This House


I also LOVED:

Good Times

WKRP In Cincinati (Sp?)

The Brady Bunch

The Partridge Family

MASH

Welcome Back Kotter

Prisoner (also known as Cell Block H in places other than Australia)

The Sullivans

Mysterious Island

Against The Wind

Blankety Blanks

Baggy Pants and the Knittwits

and a plethora of others...Too many to mention...



But my favorite....Would have to be:

Love Thy Neighbour



AN

sanford and son,
threes company
chico and the man....I could do that from now to the end of time, 24/7