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The Detective Shows That Took Over Television in the 1970s

From Columbo’s rumpled raincoat and Kojak’s lollipop to Jim Rockford’s Firebird and Barnaby Jones’ quiet determination, detectives seemed to be everywhere on…

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The Forgotten Star Trek: When the Enterprise Returned on Saturday Mornings

In 1973, four years after Star Trek disappeared from prime-time television, the Enterprise made an unexpected return—as a Saturday morning cartoon. With…

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Remember Saturday Morning Wrestling?

Before wrestling became a massive national spectacle, Saturday mornings belonged to colorful heroes, sneaky villains, wild interviews and matches that felt completely…

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When Labor Day Really Meant the End of Summer

There was a time when Labor Day felt like the true end of summer. One last cookout, one last trip to the…

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Before Reality TV: The Wild World of 1970s Game Shows

Before reality TV, there were game shows—colorful, unpredictable and sometimes wonderfully chaotic. From *Match Game* and *The Price Is Right* to *Let’s…

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Land of the Lost: The Saturday Morning Adventure That Was Stranger Than We Remember

Step back into Saturday mornings of the 1970s with Land of the Lost, the unforgettable adventure filled with dinosaurs, Sleestaks, mysterious pylons…

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The Weirdest Saturday Morning Shows of the 1970s

Saturday mornings in the 1970s could get wonderfully weird. From talking hats and friendly sea monsters to superhero dune buggies, accidental astronauts…

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If You Turned on the TV in 1966, This Is What You Would Have Seen

What was it really like to watch television in America in 1966? From Saturday morning cartoons and afternoon game shows to Batman,…