Sunday, March 30, 2025

Flopcast 673: Not a Normal Night - TV 1975

Continuing our look back at 1975 (which was just about fifty years ago, according to most historians), let's see what was on television. Specifically we're looking at the prime time schedule for March 30, 1975, which just happened to be Easter night. So the three networks offered a mix of special programming (The Ten Commandments, The Wizard of Oz, and a horrifying holiday Waltons rerun) and typical mid-70s action shows (Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud). Watch closely for special guest stars like John Ritter (pre-Jack Tripper) and Gavan O'Herlihy (post-Chuck Cunningham). Was it the greatest night in television history? Absolutely not. But it was 1975, and it was all we had.

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Show Notes

Listen to Felicity on The 42cast talking all about The Wizard of Oz.

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Here are some of the facts we didn't have at our fingers while recording.

The Waltons aired for 9 seasons and was set in rural West Virginia during the Great Depression. TV Guide's list of 100 Greatest Television Episodes ranks "An Easter Story" at 77.

McCloud pre-dated Columbo in the NBC Mystery Movie rotation, starting in 1970 and ending in 1977.