You might think with all the reading I did as a child that I
never had time to watch television.
While the TV wasn’t on non-stop at my house, there were a few shows I
never wanted to miss. And that was in
the days before VCRs. The only way to
see a show was to be at home watching it when it actually aired! Forget re-watching an episode or
fast-forwarding through commercials. What
a concept!
A look at this TV news magazine from 1978, featuring Angie
Dickinson from Policewoman on the cover, brings back some memories. On Saturday evening at 6:30, The Muppet Show
with guest star Lou Rawls aired. I can
remember rushing home from church on Saturdays in order to watch The Muppet Show and eat a TV dinner. On this particular Saturday, I would follow that with an episode of The Love Boat, and my day would be
complete.
Monday evening would have been Little House on the Prairie,
part one of two, where Mary’s eyesight begins to worsen and the specialist Pa
brings her to does not have good news.
Airing at the same time on a different channel was The Six Million
Dollar Man, which explains why I rarely saw that show. In my opinion, Laura Ingalls beats Steve Austin any day,
even though the television show veered far from the beloved Little House books.
During the week, I most likely spent an hour after school
relaxing with repeats of The Flinstones and Gilligan’s Island.
As for Saturday morning, I probably enjoyed an episode of
ZOOM, followed by Land of the Lost.
Remember those Sleestaks – the reptilian humanoids with a horn
protruding from the tops of their heads?
They don’t make TV shows like they used to!
| Sleestak from Land of the Lost |
One of my very favorites aired on Sunday evening at 9:00 –
The Carol Burnett Show. This would have
been one of the final episodes ever, since her last show aired March 29th,
1978. Watching her shows on DVD, I still
can’t keep from laughing. That’s one
that will never go out of style.
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