Ralph Bakshi
I was born in 1967, but I remember the 70s QUITE well. Dad bought a diesle station wagon in the late 70s so we could take our annual family trips around the nation...we laughed at the people in the gas lines as we went by. I ABHORRED bell bottoms. My mom had an orange kitchen well into the 80s. I celebrated the Bicentennial by performing in a ballet recital covering the historical events of our country. H & R HuffinPuff was SATAN to me!! LOL But I loved Speed Racer, and listened to Neil Diamond endlessly (no, dont ask me why). My brother worshipped KISS, which I also thought was SATAN (at the time. Now I just laugh at them)
and I can't believe none of you have talked about the Christian folk guitar choirs that sprung up everywhere. John Denver was our Fearless Leader's hero. He played a MEAN twelve string as well.
The BEST TV Special in the 70s????
Why, the Rankin-Bass production of "The Hobbit" of course!!
My uncle gave me the gift box set of the LP version of the show, and I plum wore that thing out. I still have it, albeit in a very tattered state now. But that thing was 'precious' to me. Bilbo will always sound like Orson Bean to me.