Video: '300 Crooked Miles To Honolulu' (part 1)
(Tuesday, October 5, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Five-O is up against a sophisticated gang who have come to Hawaii to cash $750,000 in traveler’s checks on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ presents ‘3,000 Crooked Miles To Honolulu’ 40 years ago this hour
Video: 'The Last Picture Show' trailer
(Sunday, October 3, 1971) — The Last Picture Show, a drama about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford and his friend Duane Jackson, opened tonight in New York.
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the film stars Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd Ben Johnson, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman and Randy Quaid.
Video: ‘(I Know) I’m Losing You’
(Saturday, October 2, 1971) — Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart became the #1 album on today’s Billboard 200 chart for the first of four weeks (October 2/9/16/23, 1971).
It would on go to be ranked #172 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Video: 'Wednesday Ladies Free' (part 1)
(Tuesday, September 28, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Vic Tanaka is murdering women and painting their faces to resemble a former prostitute, who is now happily married, on tonight’s episode of the CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘Wednesday, Ladies Free’ on tonight’s ‘Hawaii-Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour
(Wednesday, September 22, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed have a run-in with a suspected professional jewel thief and fear she will walk due to lack of evidence on tonight’s episode of the NBC police drama Adam-12.
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
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIvY47CrIxg
'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
(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.
(Saturday, September 18, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Archie is furious with his house guest, Cousin Oscar, on tonight’s season two premiere of the CBS sitcom All In The Family.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CywUV-vG1fw&NR=1
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.
