I Love the '70s | |
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Genre | Mini-series |
Composer(s) | Rob Cairns |
Country of origin | US |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Greg Altman Michael Dutton Karla Hidalgo Sean Johnson Sandra Kuhn |
Running time | 60 mins. |
Release | |
Original network | VH1 |
Original release | August 18 – August 22, 2003 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 |
External links | |
Website |
I Love the '70s is a decade nostalgia television mini-series produced by VH1. 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 kitschiness of what was popular. The first episode of the series, I Love 1970, premiered on August 18, 2003, through the final episode of the series, I Love 1979, premiered on August 22, 2003. A sequel, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, appeared in the United States on VH1 beginning on July 10, 2006.
Roller Rink Anthem of 1970: The Guess Who - "American Woman" Wonders of 1970. The floppy disk, the computer mouse, and the pocket calculator.
Roller Rink Anthem of 1971: Don McLean - "American Pie" Wonders of 1971. Hamburger Helper, Egg McMuffin, and Starbucks coffee.
Roller Rink Anthem of 1972: Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly"
Flashback Commercial of 1972: Chiffon Margarine (actually aired in 1979)
Wonders of 1972: Hackey Sack, Frozen Yogurt, White Ziffindale, Atkins Diet
Follicle Fad of 1972: women having unshaved armpits, legs and pubic regions
Roller Rink Anthem of 1973: Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Foxy Ladies of 1973: Carly Simon, Gladys Knight, Carole & Paula of The Magic Garden
Flashback Commercial of 1973: Fisher-Price Medical Kit