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.
Foxy Ladies: Erik Estrada presented the hottest women of the year.
Macho Men: Bo Derek presented the hottest men of the year.
Roller Rink Anthem: Leif Garrett presented one of the big hits of the year in question.
Bella Says: Bella the chimp picked a primate of the year (with subtitles).
Follicle Fad: Isaac Hayes presented what the hottest hairstyle was for the year, sometimes choosing more than one.
Wonders: Lynda Carter presented various products and inventions that were introduced in the given year.
Commercial: A famous television ad was shown from the 1970s.
During the credits of every episode, a popular song from that years was played while footage of Bella the Chimp playing with 1970s toys was shown. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.
On every episode, Kermit the Frog does a parody of the "brought to you by" segments of Sesame Street by saying "I Love the '70s is brought to you by the letter V, the letter H, and the number 1.".
The Jackson 5
Weebles
Sesame Street (originally premiered in 1969)
The Partridge Family
Hee Haw (originally premiered in 1969)
The Carol Burnett Show (originally premiered in 1967)
Love, American Style
Wife swapping
Waterbed
The Newlywed Game (originally premiered in 1966)
The Mod Squad
The Odd Couple
Elvis meets Nixon
Black Sabbath
Easy Listening Music (specifically The Carpenters & Bread)
Monday Night Football
Love Story
Neil Diamond
The Beatles' breakup
Wild Kingdom (originally premiered in 1963)
Lite-Brite
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (originally premiered in 1968)
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
The Brady Bunch (originally premiered in 1969)
Roller Rink Anthem of 1970: The Guess Who - "American Woman" Wonders of 1970. The floppy disk, the computer mouse, and the pocket calculator.
Shaft
The Electric Company
Tom Jones
Keep America Beautiful
Hogan's Heroes (originally premiered in 1965)
Fiddler On The Roof
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
Ouija
Soul Train
All in the Family
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hot pants
Operation
Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World"
H.R. Pufnstuf (originally premiered in 1969)
Dirty Harry
Ford Pinto
Bell-bottoms
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Roller Rink Anthem of 1971: Don McLean - "American Pie" Wonders of 1971. Hamburger Helper, Egg McMuffin, and Starbucks coffee.
Kung Fu/Bruce Lee
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (originally premiered in 1969)
Stevie Wonder
The Godfather
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Afro
Ben
Lunch boxes/Wonder Bread
Deep Throat
The Poseidon Adventure
Sea Monkeys
Mark Spitz
Gaucho pants
The Bermuda Triangle
Josie and the Pussycats (originally premiered in 1970)
Ziggy Stardust
"I Am Woman" and the Women's Liberation Movement
Blythe
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on The Mike Douglas Show
Deliverance
The Brady Bunch Hawaiian episodes
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
Sanford and Son (originally premiered in 1972)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie"
Baby Alive
The Waltons (originally premiered in 1972)
Live and Let Die (first James Bond outing for Roger Moore)
Leisure suit
Charlotte's Web
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon
Shrinky Dinks
The Dating Game
The Joy of Sex
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs ("Battle Of the Sexes")
Kojak
Schoolhouse Rock
Rollerderby/Kansas City Bomber
Easy Bake Oven
ZOOM (originally premiered in 1972)
The Exorcist
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
Follicle Fad of 1973: Baldness
Benji
Little House on the Prairie
Hong Kong Phooey
Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
Good Times
Connect Four
Let's Make a Deal
Elton John
Day of the week panties
Streaking
Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein
Magic 8 Ball
Patty Hearst
The Towering Inferno
Foxy Brown
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Rumble in the Jungle
Slip 'N Slide
Steve Miller Band's "The Joker"
Death Wish
Happy Days
Roller Rink Anthem of 1974: Barbra Streisand - "The Way We Were"
Flashback Commercial of 1974: Meow Mix
Welcome Back, Kotter
Big Wheel
Earth, Wind & Fire
One Day at a Time
Pet Rock
8 Track
Land of the Lost (originally premiered in 1974)
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
Pelé
Pong
The Shazam!/Isis Hour
Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together"
Baretta
Morris Albert's "Feelings"
The Secret Life of Plants
Saturday Night Live
Erhard Seminars Training
Squeaky Fromme and Sara Jane Moore
Barry Manilow
Metrication in the United States
Liberace
Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Mood ring
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Monty Python's Flying Circus/Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Jaws
Roller Rink Anthem of 1975: K.C. and the Sunshine Band - "That's The Way I Like It"
Flashback Commercial of 1975: Band-Aid
Charlie's Angels
Kiss
The Muppet Show
Carrie
The Gong Show
Family Feud
Donny and Marie
Oscar Mayer
Taxi Driver
Starsky and Hutch
Dr. J
Bigfoot/Loch Ness Monster
Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like We Do"
Car Wash
Rocky
Stretch Armstrong
Captain Kangaroo
The Bad News Bears
United States Bicentennial
Roller Rink Anthem of 1976: The Four Seasons - "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)"
Wonder Woman (originally premiered in 1975)
Battle of the Network Stars
ABBA
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars
What's Happening!! (originally premiered in 1976)
Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life"
Shields and Yarnell
Saturday Night Fever
Studio 54
Queen
New York City (Son of Sam, New York City Blackout of 1977, 1977 World Series)
Smokey and the Bandit
Annie Hall
Clackers
Punk rock
Roots
Roller Rink Anthem of 1977: Thelma Houston - "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Foxy Ladies of 1977: Cheryl Ladd, Stevie Nicks, Jacqueline Bisset
Macho Men of 1977: Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Gere, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Flashback Commercial of 1977: Miller Lite- "Great taste, less filling"
Wonders of 1977: Billy Beer, first MRI, Sports bra
Follicle Fad of 1977: Chest hair, Mohawk
Primate of 1977: The Grape Ape
Superman
The Incredible Hulk
Superfriends
Halloween
The Price Is Right (originally premiered in 1972)
The Commodores' "Brick House"
Underalls
Debbie Does Dallas
Louise Brown
The Bee Gees
Grease
WKRP in Cincinnati
Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
B.J. and the Bear
CB radios
Up In Smoke
Fantasy Island
The Who/Led Zeppelin
Simon
The Wiz
National Lampoon's Animal House
Roller Rink Anthem of 1978: Chic - "Le Freak"
Flashback Commercial of 1978: Body on Tap shampoo
Primate of 1978: Muffit II of Battlestar Galactica
Follicle Fad of 1978: Throwback hair
Macho Men of 1978: Andy Gibb, Bjorn Borg, Mick Jagger
Wonders of 1978: Ben & Jerry's, Reese's Pieces, Ginsu, Ironman Triathlon
Foxy Ladies of 1978: Margot Kidder, Raquel Welch, Cheryl Tiegs
CHiPs (originally premiered in 1977)
The Warriors
Pop Rocks
Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (originally premiered in 1978)
Apocalypse Now
Alien
Slime
Taxi (originally premiered in 1978)
Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl/Pittsburgh Pirates win World Series
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Donna Summer
Candie's shoes
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Chippendale dancers
Three's Company (originally premiered in 1977)
The Jerk
Jimmy Carter's Swamp Rabbit incident
The Knack's "My Sharona"
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (originally premiered in 1977)
The Village People
The Muppet Movie
Roller Rink Anthem of 1979: Sister Sledge - "We Are Family" Wonders of 1979: ESPN, Sunkist (soft drink) and Tanning Beds.
