(Saturday, November 27, 1971, 9:04 p.m.) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr sings the ‘Snowman Song’ with Cilla Black and Basil Brush, the puppet fox tonight during an appearance on Black’s BBC1 variety show (filmed Apr. 27, 1971, in Norway).
Category Archives: Television 1970s
‘Day Watch’ episode airs on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Wednesday, November 24, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed respond to a racist gas station owner who is frustrated after being robbed yet again and unwisely tells his story to a local television station on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.
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‘A Matter of Mutual Concern’ debuts on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'A Matter of Mutual Concern' (clip)
(Tuesday, November 23, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — McGarrett must deal with the conflicts among four gangs of differing ethnic background, and try to uncover illegal activities on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0 (watch the full episode
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‘The Blockbuster’ debuts on ‘All In The Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'The Blockbuster' (part 1)
(Saturday, November 13, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — The Bunkers are having problems with their furnace which gets Archie entertaining the idea of possibly moving to California on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family. Continue reading ‘The Blockbuster’ debuts on ‘All In The Family’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
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‘Ambush’ debuts on ‘Adam-12’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Wednesday, November 10, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed are ambushed by two men who want to silence the prisoner they are transporting from the city of Malibu to Los Angeles on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.
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‘The Burning Ice’ episode debuts on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'The Burning Ice' (part 1)
(Tuesday, November 9, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — When a terminally ill man confesses to the killing and robbery of a wealthy woman, McGarrett’s suspicions center on her husband on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Burning Ice’ episode debuts on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
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Carpenters’ British TV special debuts 40 years ago tonight (1971)
Video: 'Carpenters: Live at the BBC' (part 1)
(Saturday, November 6, 1971) — “The Carpenters” (aka, Carpenters: Live at the BBC), a videotaped studio concert performed by The Carpenters aired tonight on Britain’s BBC1 (it was taped on Saturday, Sept. 25, 1971). Continue reading Carpenters’ British TV special debuts 40 years ago tonight (1971)
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‘For a Million… Why Not?’ on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
Video: 'For a Million... Why Not?' (part 1)
(Tuesday, November 2, 1971, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Five seemingly good citizens with different motives band together to steal $6 million while McGarrett is away on the “Big Island” of Hawaii at a trial on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘For a Million… Why Not?’ on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
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‘All In The Family’ presents ‘The Election Story’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Saturday, October 30, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — A local election has the Bunker family in turmoil as Mike and Gloria are all for Claire Packer, a woman, which is exactly why Archie is dead set against her on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV sitcom All In The Family.
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‘Adam-12’ presents ‘The Ferret’ 40 years ago this hour (1971)
(Wednesday, October 27, 1971, 8:00 p.m. ET) — Malloy and Reed are on the lookout for an environmentalist known as “The Ferret” who has been posing as an employee to infiltrate and sabotage industrial complexes he feels are creating too much pollution on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV police drama Adam-12.
