45 Random Trivia Tidbits About the 1970s That Should Have Been on ‘Battle of the Network Stars’
The story of the 1970s ‘Black Widow’ TV show — revealed
Battle of the Network Stars was a quintessential 1970s premise for a TV show — take mostly half-baked stars from all three networks and make them do the dumbest nonsense you can dream up. But man, did it work. I mean, what about having Robert Conrad race Gabe Kaplan in a 100-yard dash called by Howard Cosell where at least two-thirds of the spectators are smoking doesn’t work?
As great as the show was, though, it doesn’t have anything on these 45 trivia tidbits, because they’re truly the most quintessential ‘70s thing ever.
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"Hey, isn't that John Quincy Adams?"
Jimi's legacy is eternal
Horror
Sonny & Cher
No jail can hold you when you're a professor of acid
Getting pulled over by Eddie Haskell must have been a trip
Source: The Beach Reporter
"We'll give you fifty bucks"
This scans for Bill Murray
Memorable, anyway
Totally unethical
Every home with a 20-piece bucket under the tree
Source: Mashed
1970's Black Widow that wasn't
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Word
Don't ever ask a Boomer about the finale
Source: The Attic
"Sorry, you can't come into a park built around a talking mouse looking like that"
source: Snopes
Yeah, maybe check into that first
This is just about as good as the actual story
Man, was the a stuntman
Patton, not known for his subtlety
Total monster
The little jet that could
Getting real used to stuff like this now
Annnd he sold it in 2019
'X-Y Position Indicator' is actually a pretty awesome name
A 50-year-old system nicknamed the Dead Hand is all that stands between us and nuclear war.
The poisoned candy scare is rooted in an op-ed from 1970.
Starring a young Billy Crystal
Sabbath forever
Monty Python: Spamming since 1970.
Scary indeed
And Bob read it off a cue card
Source: The Phrase Finder