Category Archives: 1970s

‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘No Bottles…No Cans…No People’ 40 years ago this hour


Hawaii Five-O "No Bottles... No Cans... No People" 1971 (Pt 1) HD

(Tuesday, September 21, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Gangster Johnny Oporta arranges for his enemies to be murdered and then covers up the crimes by incinerating their bodies on tonight’s episode of the CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘No Bottles…No Cans…No People’ 40 years ago this hour

‘The Persuaders!’ debuts on ABC 40 years ago today

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'The Persuaders' debuts (2:46 clip from 'Overture')

(Saturday, September 18, 1971, 10:00 p.m. ET)The Persuaders!, an action/adventure TV series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as wealthy playboys teamed together to investigate crimes which the police can’t solve, debuts on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Persuaders!’ debuts on ABC 40 years ago today

‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ airs ‘The Birds . . . and . . . um . . . Bees’ 40 years ago today

(Saturday, September 18, 1971, 9:30 p.m. ET) — After Mary produces a “What’s Your Sexual IQ?” documentary for the Six O’Clock News, Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

‘Columbo’ debuts as a regular series on NBC 40 years ago this hour

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Columbo - Murder by the Book (1971) (TV)

(Wednesday, September 15, 1971, 8:30 p.m.) — After two pilot episodes, the crime fiction TV series Columbo, starring Peter Falk in the title role, debuted tonight as one of the rotating programs of the “NBC Mystery Movie.”  Tonight’s episode, “Murder by the Book,” was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Bochco.

‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘Highest Castle Deepest Grave’ 40 years ago this hour

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Hawaii Five-O "Highest Castle Deepest Grave" 1971 (Pt 1) HD

(Tuesday, September 14, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — A ten-year-old case is reopened when an archaeological dig unearths the skeletons of two murder victims on tonight’s season 4 premiere of the CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘Highest Castle Deepest Grave’ 40 years ago this hour

Connery films final scene as official James Bond 007 40 years ago today

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Cremation Escape

(Friday, August 13, 1971) — Actor Sean Connery today filmed his final scenes for Diamonds Are Forever, the seventh “official” James Bond film. Ironically, the last shots were of Connery being placed in a coffin (he would not return to the role of 007 until the “unofficial” Never Say Never Again in 1983).

Ellsberg break-in plan approved 40 years ago today


Watergate. Part 3 of 30

(Wednesday, August 11, 1971) — A plan by E. Howard Hunt, one of the Nixon White House “Plumbers” (a secret team of operatives charged with fixing “leaks” to leading newspapers), to burglarize the office of psychiatrist Lewis Fielding to steal his files on Daniel Ellsberg, who had leaked the Pentagon Papers, was approved by Chief Domestic Advisor John Ehrlichman.

Two out of three chutes carry Apollo 15 astronauts home safe

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Apollo 15 Splashdown

(Saturday, August 7, 1971, 4:46pm EDT) — The astronauts of Apollo 15 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today and brought to a safe conclusion their successful 12-day moon-exploring mission, which space agency officials called an “epic scientific voyage.” During Earth re-entry and descent, however, one of the three parachutes failed to open fully. As a result, descent velocity was 2.8mph faster than planned, but the crew was unharmed.

Astronaut takes a first walk in deep space to retrieve film


1971: Apollo 15 (NASA)

(Thursday, August 5, 1971) — Working with surprising speed and ease, astronaut Alfred M. Worden wrapped up Apollo 15’s spectacular lunar expedition in high style today with man’s first walk in deep space to retrieve priceless film of the moon.