Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour

Imagine a family sitting around the television, perhaps the only TV in the house. Dad holds the remote, that everyone calls "the clicker. The remote control has only two functions. One function turns the TV on and off. Other changes channels every 7 or 8 of them with a click of a button. Now try to imagine what the family watches. Are you imagine watching one of television classic 1970s?

In the 1970s most families had one, maybe two televisions in the house, and the second set was mostly hidden in Mom and Dad bedroom, where they could watch classic shows that children could not even look like Maude or soap. The TVs in the house has already shown its programs in black and white.

What kept families glued to the TVs that had only a handful of channels, a clicker old, and often no color? The television classic 1970s, of course. There were so many shows in the family in a variety of genres.

For families enjoyed the comedies, the 1970s had some of the sitcoms of the most memorable. Families in the '70s has learned about families in the 1950s watching Happy Days and its popular spin-off Laverne and Shirley as popular. Happy Days has also launched the career of comedian Robin Williams, who went on to star in another spin off of the series - Mork and Mindy.

Other families television classic 1970s include The Partridge Family (home with teenagers beat David Cassidy), the show that introduced us to John Travolta, Welcome Back Kotter, one day at a time, Chico and the Man, The Odd Couple Good Times, WKRP in Cincinnati, What happens, Three's Company and The Jeffersons.

Families with children enjoyed the comedies with a social conscience, like All in the Family, Maude, Barney Miller or Mash. These classic 1970s sitcoms have dealt with social issues of the day yet so poignant comedy.

Families also had several varieties to choose shows for their own pleasure. classic variety like The Donny and Marie Show and The Sonny and Cher Show was music, comedy sketches and popular guest stars each week. The Carol Burnett Show "brought together some of the best comedians 1970s every week and the Muppet Show combined the genius of Jim Henson creations fantastic music and comedy with guest stars sharing the stage with Kermit, Miss Piggy and Animal.

There were many one hour family dramas, too. Eight Is Enough, Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons were a few dramas of classic TV brought families together in front of television each week.

There was also room for the fight against crime and action hero in TV shows of the 1970s classic. The world has learned what was bionic Six Million Dollar Man and its spin off The Bionic Woman. Each week, families that piece to see how Lee Majors and Jamie Sommers would use their bionic eyes and ears. CHiPs gave us a glimpse of the life guards California Highway Patrol. Starsky and Hutch drove buys bad in their hot rod and BJ and the Bear hunted villains in an 18-wheeler.

Two other television classics from that era can be defined by any of these other genera were The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. These shows were the place for stars of yesteryear and the stars of the current era to make appearances, several at a time. For years, families stayed home Saturday night just to see who would get off the plane on the island or to submit the list of guests Julie Cruise Director.

In modern times of today, there are hundreds of channels on each set of four or more television in most homes. Yet he never seems to be something to watch, something special THA.