Video: 'Kung Fu - SE 1 EP 1 - King Of The Mountain (1972)'
(Saturday, October 14, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Kung Fu, a drama that follows the adventures of a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks his half-brother, debuted tonight as a regular series on ABC-TV (it had aired as a full-length feature TV pilot on Feb. 22, 1972). It starred David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn and Radames Pera.
(Wednesday, October 4, 1972, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — Comedian and actor Bob Hope appeared on tonight’s The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV.
Video: 'Lost And Found' (part 1)
(Wednesday, October 4, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Malloy and Reed transport an unconscious 8-year-old boy to Rampart General Hospital and help him and his parents cope with the ordeal on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12. Continue reading ‘Lost and Found’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'Archie's Fraud'
(Saturday, September 23, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Archie’s Sunday job, driving taxi cabs for Bert Munson, has been a fine extra job for additional income. However, Archie has failed to report the extra income on his tax returns on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
(Saturday, September 16, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Archie gets fed up with a television editorial when this week’s issue concerns gun control on tonight’s season three premiere episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
Video: 'The Waltons s01e01 - The Foundling'
(Thursday, September 14, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Waltons, a drama about a family in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II, debuted as a regular series tonight on CBS-TV (it first aired as a TV movie entitled The Homecoming: A Christmas Story on Dec. 19, 1971). It starred Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Ellen Corby and Will Geer.
Video: 'The Rookies'
(Monday, September 11, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Rookies, a crime drama television series that follows the exploits of three rookie police officers in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department (SCPD), debuted tonight on ABC-TV.
Video: 'Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids - Episode 1'
(Saturday, September 9, 1972, 12:30 p.m. EDT) — Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, an animated television series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, based on Cosby’s remembrances of his childhood gang, debuted today on CBS-TV.
Video: 'The New Price Is Right - episode 01 - VTR Aug 19th 1972'
(Monday, September 4, 1972, Labor Day, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The (New) Price Is Right, a game show that revolved around contestants competing to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes, debuted today on CBS-TV (taped Aug. 19, 1972, at CBS Television City in Hollywood) with Bob Barker as host.
(Thursday, June 8, 1972) — Film director and producer Alfred Hitchock appeared on tonight’s ‘The Dick Cavett Show’ on ABC-TV, making the memorable quote: “Puns are the highest form of literature.” (Click here to watch complete interview, part 1 | part 2? | part 3? | part 4?
