#1970stv — Public Fediverse posts
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"I'm Just A Bill" debuted on this date in 1976.
The SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK classic was written by Dave Frishberg and performed by Jack Sheldon (with Sheldon's son John as the voice of the boy).
All the #SchoolHouseRock shorts are on Internet Archive, relics of a simpler time:
https://archive.org/details/schoolhouse-rock-30th #OTD #ClassicTV #1970sTV
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Tonight in 1968 — THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU debuted on ABC.
Rod Serling narrated this Emmy-winning documentary series, which aired periodically until 1976. (Joseph Campanella took over for Serling in 1974.)
All 37 ABC episodes are on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J1OzLHamQ8TdX5j2w3L253mD-x0gZGi&si=0WH3KJPHasatIPvc -
"Abe was just 53 when he started #BarneyMiller. But he had that demeanor that made him look tired and old and he played it so well.”
— #HalLinden#AbeVigoda (1921–2016) was #BornOnThisDay.
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Tonight in 1975 — #BarneyMiller debuted as a weekly series on ABC.
The pilot had aired in Aug, 1974. Only #HalLinden as Barney and #AbeVigoda as Phil Fish returned for the series.
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“I was never a celebrity, just a working actor.”
— #MartinMilner (1931-2015)