Best and Worst of the 1970s (vanity)

pea brain | 5/31/05 | Pissant & SilentServiceCPOWife

[pissant]

The 1970s were a time of some serious changes in our society and culture. Some good, most bad. Here at the Pissant Reasearch Center, we've compiled the Top 5 lists of the good and bad which that forgetful decade foisted upon us.

TOP 5 BAD THINGS FROM THE 1970s

5. Polyester suits

4. Detroits Automobiles

3. Jane Fonda

2. Disco

1. Jimmy Carter

TOP 5 GOOD THINGS FROM THE 1970s (this is tough)

5. Scooby Doo

4. Dorothy Hammill

3. Monday Night Football team (Cossell, Meridith, Gifford)

2. John Paul II

1. Count Chocula & Frankenberry

[TheBigB]

The Kids from C.A.P.E.R. Doc, Bugs, Doomsday, and P.T.

What did C.A.P.E.R. stand for? (no peeking!)

[Allegra]

One of the really bad things:

Mr. Brady's perm on "The Brady Bunch." Yep, we knew he was gay even back then.

Oh...and Elton John's feathers and sequins phase. YECCHH!

[teenyelliott]

I KNOW I am going to get slammed for this, but I like Neil Diamond.

[conservativebabe]

There's gonna be a Land of the Lost remake?! Oh holy cow, how awesome!

We've rented the old ones from Netflix and my 5 and 3 year old love them! It's fun to share my childhood with them. They are currently in love with the Flintstones as well.

[Dashing Dasher]

Oh the crap that put on tv back then - nothing like now... when we have "Who wants to marry a multi-millionaire", The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Top Model, Joe Millionaire, The SWAN,Newlyweds, Ambush Makeover, My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, THE OSBOURNES!!! Fear Factor..., and the upcoming.... Dancing with the Stars!


Did I miss anything?

[Mad Dawgg]

"moonlight shining dancin' off her hair"

Hmmmm, not sure which is worst. Me knowing it from memory or you correcting it from memory.

I think we should let the other FReepers decide.

How about it folks. Which is more shameful?

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

Remember H.R. Puff N'Stuff?

[weegee]

Crossreferenced thread:

W. Mark Felt is Deep THroat

[RepoGirl]

1. Count Chocula & Frankenberry

Don't forget Fruit Brute and Booberry, the other two oh-so-delicious horror-themed General Mills breakfast cereals.

[NRA1995]

Uhhhhhhh, negatory on that, Sodbuster, you got a copy, come back?

[Oberon]

Remember H.R. Puff N'Stuff?

Heck, I can sing you the theme song!

[colorcountry]

ZZ Top...Great Stuff too. I consider Johnny Cash a product of the 60's. He had a prime time T.V. Show in like '68, '69.

I'll never forget when Cash sang "Sunday Morning Sidewalk" written by Chris Kristofferson and the line ..."wishin' I were stoned." It almost caused his show to be cancelled.

[TheBigB]

It's me. It always is. ;o)

[conservativebabe]

I used to live for "Battle of the Network Stars" That was some good T.V.

I wish they would bring that back.

[Dashing Dasher]

Yes - today I was thinking that exact thing when I was looking for the picture.

It was the last American car I owned and lasted from 76-83. I think I traded it in for my new car in 1983 - a BMW 320i.

Oh... the good ole days....

[Mad Dawgg]

"I think ABBA is one of the most under-appreciated musical forces in the past 50 years."

I was soooooo in love with Annafrid.

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

And on that note, I've got to go take a shower.

Take good care of my thread. And don't do anything I wouldn't do. ;-)

[teenyelliott]

Screen T-shirts with your name ironed on the back of them

That is funny. I still have an ugly light purple sleeveless t-shirt (it was made that way...I did not cut the sleeves off!), with some dumb flowerdy thing on the front, and my name in fuzzy letters on the back. My nine year old sleeps in it.

[Allegra]

Oh the crap that put on tv back then - nothing like now... when we have "Who wants to marry a multi-millionaire", The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Top Model, Joe Millionaire, The SWAN,Newlyweds, Ambush Makeover, My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, THE OSBOURNES!!! Fear Factor..., and the upcoming.... Dancing with the Stars!

Did I miss anything?

I read on here earlier today that "Big Brother" is doing a new season. I've never seen that one, but it sounds incredibly stupid.

On the other hand, we didn't have "South Park" and "The Simpsons" in the 70's.

[missyme]