Video: 'Saturday Night Live 1975 Mark Wilson, Nani & Greg do Allakazam Train Illusion' (Nov. 15, 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, a comedy-variety television series hosted by Howard Cosell, debuted tonight on ABC.
Video: 'Fawlty Towers Season 1 Episode 1 A Touch of Class' (Sept. 19, 1975)
(Friday, September 19, 1975, 8:00 p.m. BST) — Fawlty Towers, a BBC television sitcom about Basil Fawlty, a tense, rude and put-upon hotel owner/operator, debuted tonight on BBC2 starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth.
Video: 'WBK 1X01 PART 1' (Sept. 9, 1975)
(Tuesday, September 9, 1975, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Welcome Back, Kotter, a sitcom television series about a wisecracking teacher who returns to his alma mater to teach an eclectic crew of remedial loafers, starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta, premiered tonight on ABC-TV. Continue reading ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ series debuts on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (Sep 9 1975)
(Sunday, August 10, 1975, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — First Lady Betty Ford told the CBS news magazine program 60 Minutes tonight that she wouldn’t be surprised if her daughter Susan, 18 years old, decided to have an affair, suggesting that in general, premarital relations with the right partner might lower the divorce rate (click here to watch a video clip).
(Saturday, August 9, 1975) — “The Rockford Files” by Mike Post peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Video: 'Ryan's Hope - July 7, 1975 (1)'
(Monday, July 7, 1975, 1:00 p.m. EDT) — Ryan’s Hope, a television soap opera that revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Riverside district of New York City, debuted this afternoon on ABC. Continue reading Daytime drama ‘Ryan’s Hope’ premieres on ABC-TV 40 years ago this hour (July 7 1975)
Video: 'Rod Serling "American Masters" Documentary'
(Saturday, June 28, 1975) — Screenwriter, producer and actor Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, died today at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. A heavy smoker most of his life, Serling was 50.
Video: 'Wings 'Venus and Mars' [TV Ad]'
(Thursday, June 26, 1975) — A 60-second TV commercial to promote the Venus And Mars album by (former Beatle) Paul McCartney and his band Wings, directed by Karel Reisz at a private house in Holland Park, London the previous month, debuted tonight across the UK ITV network.
Video: 'Sonny & Cher Interview at The Tonight Show in 1975 - Rare'
(Thursday, June 26, 1975) — Sonny and Cher Bono’s divorce was finalized today in Santa Monica, California. They had married in 1964 (four days after the divorce, Cher married Greg Allman).
Video: 'Sue Ann Nivens rants about snow' (Nov. 9, 1974, clip)
(Monday, May 19, 1975, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Mary Tyler Moore dominated the 27th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, winning five awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series (for the first of three consecutive years). Continue reading ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ big winners at Emmy Awards 40 years ago this hour (May 19 1975)
