I Love the '70s

2003•1h 0m•8.2/10

Documentary

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8.2/10(5)

I Love the '70s is a decade nostalgia television mini-series produced by VH-1. The series is based on a BBC series of the same name. It examines the pop culture of the 1970s, using footage from the era, along with "Where Are They Now?" interviews with celebrities from the decade. Additionally, the show features comedians poking fun at the kitchiness of what was popular. The first episode of the series, I Love 1970, premiered on August 18, 2003. A sequel, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, appeared in the United States on VH-1 beginning on 10 July 2006.

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Status

Ended

First Aired

August 18, 2003

Last Aired

August 22, 2003

Networks

VH1

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Season

1970

Air date: 2003-08-18

-Jackson 5 -Seasme Street -The Partridge Family -He Haw -Love American Style -Wife Swapping -The Newlywed Game -The Mod Squad -The Odd Couple -Nixon/Elivs meeting -Black Sabbath -NFL Monday Night Football -Niel Diamond -The Brady Bunch -Beatles break-up -Lite Brite -Mister Rogers Neighborhood -Judy Blume Roller Rink Anthem: ""American Women"" Guess Who Foxy Ladies: Goldy Hawn, Jane Fonda Macho Man: Jack Ford, James Rowland Wonders: Computer mouse, floppy disk

1971

Air date: 2003-08-18

Hogan's Heroes, All in the Family, and The Electric Company. Movie discussion centered on Bananas and The Fiddler on the Roof. Top music includes Tom Jones' "She's a Lady" and George Harrison's trip to Bangladesh. Other pop culture topics discussed include Ouija boards and the book, I'm OK, You're OK.

1972

Air date: 2003-08-19

-Scooby-Doo -The Bradys in Hawaii -Fat Albert -Women's Lib -Ziggy Stardust

1973

Air date: 2003-08-19

-School House Rock -Dark Side of the Moon -Easy Bake Oven -Joy of Sex (Book) -Sanford & Son -James Bond -Six Million Dollar Man Roller Rink Anthem: ""Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"" (Elton John)

1974

Air date: 2003-08-20

Happy Days, Let's Make a Deal, and Little House on the Prairie. Movie discussion includes Blazing Saddles, Death Wish, and O.J. Simpson in The Towering Inferno. A flamboyant Elton John ruled the radio. Other topics discussed include the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, the Ali/Foreman 'Rumble in the Jungle, and Evel Knievel jumping the Snake River.

1975

Air date: 2003-08-20

Discussed *Saturday Night Live *Monty Python *Welcome Back Kotter *The Metric System *Earth, Wind, & Fire *Grizzly Adams ____________________

1976

Air date: 2003-08-21

The Gong Show, Charlie's Angels, and Starsky and Hutch. Movies nostalgized include Carrie, Car Wash, and The Bad News Bears. Musicians discussed include the Pointer Sisters, Donny and Marie Osmond , and KISS. Pop culture remembered includes the searches for Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, Julius 'Dr. J' Erving and the ABA, and America's bicentennial.

1977

Air date: 2003-08-21

Star Wars Saturday Night Fever Queen Smokey and the Bandit Annie Hall

1978

Air date: 2003-08-22

Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby ""Grease"" ""The Incredible Hulk"" Simon

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1979

Air date: 2003-08-22

Topics Discussed __________________ ""Three's Company"" Pop Rocks ChiPs Apocolypse Now ""Taxi"" The Jerk (Steve Martin Film) Jimmy Carter - Attacked by rabbits Bo Derek