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April 24, 2012

Amusing: The Avengers (1978 Version)
— Ace

I watched almost everything they used for the clips here -- including Exo-Man.

I got mad at my dad because at one point in Exo-Man, someone said, "Kill Exo-Man now!" and my dad said, sarcastically, "Kill Exo-Man??!!" Like, pretending he was into it, but totally wasn't. Totally taking me out of my Exo-Man mood.

Anyway.

Via io9.com, thanks to @jamespethokoukis

Bonus Nonsense: Speaking of Black Widow... Is Putin having an affair with Russian SexSpy Anna Chapman?

The 70s Were Big On Cheapie TV Superhero Shows: The Six Million Dollar Man, I think, got the ball rolling, and then there were all sorts of superhero shows, usually of really low quality.

The Hulk show had mid-range production values, at least, compared to some of the others.

This was during a period when Marvel was giving out its licenses to anyone for very low rates, and I guess DC did the same.

Anyway, to prove this: There was a horrible, horrible prime-time show called something like "Challenge of the Super-Friends." To give you an idea of the tenor of it, I think Ruth Buzzi was a guest star. It was a comedy or something, but with Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and so on. Pretty much most of the major DC characters except for Wonder Woman (rights had been sold for a show that would soon be on TV) and Superman (rights had been sold for a movie that would soon be in theaters).

Anyway, that thing was godawful and had a super-low budget. Most of it was villains and heroes in costumes just sitting around their headquarters.

But a few morons watched it (me), so they did another one, with an even lower budget.

How do you do a super-hero show with no budget? Well, how about the Super Friends have Roast hosted by Ed McMahon, where they trade quips with Sinestro and Solomon Grundy? Just standing at podiums?

This happened. Here's special guest "Ghetto Man" appearing at the Justice League, um, Roast.

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1 Everyone is having too much fun with the last post.

Posted by: Cicero Kid at April 24, 2012 12:09 PM (763Kc)

2 Where is underdog, I need a snack.

Posted by: Barky O'McFuckstick at April 24, 2012 12:09 PM (TCVO1)

3 Oh crap, the Captain America vibe isn't going to attract Dum Dum, is it?

Posted by: grognard, SMOD-Squad at April 24, 2012 12:10 PM (NS2Mo)

4 In the '70s a gay superhero could find some respect.

Posted by: Aquaman at April 24, 2012 12:11 PM (QKKT0)

5 Is that Peter O'Toole playing Tony Stark???

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:11 PM (O4AQQ)

6 Hawkeye?

Posted by: angler at April 24, 2012 12:11 PM (SwjAj)

7 um, too bad they couldn't have used that terrible live action spiderman movie from the early 70's in which they used a plastic spiderman toy as a stunt double at one point. Hawkeye as Hawkeye? clevers.

Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 24, 2012 12:13 PM (QxSug)

8 Completely OT, but just came from Tepid air and Allah is having a seizure about the new Gallop poll that has Obama ahead by 7 points. I don't think he's going to survive till November...

Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at April 24, 2012 12:13 PM (ZHge+)

9 Is Putin banging Chapman. Boy I hope so. I mean what's the point in being Czar of all of Russia if you can't bag anyone in the realm?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 24, 2012 12:13 PM (i6RpT)

10 That can't possibly be real, can it? Looks like a mash up to me. Although there is a part of me that wants it, nay, needs it, to be real...

Posted by: Grant S at April 24, 2012 12:14 PM (dsCnE)

11 I miss Hong Kong Phooey.

Posted by: grognard, SMOD-Squad at April 24, 2012 12:14 PM (NS2Mo)

12 This year's Avengers movie: Loki played by Zombie Paul Lynde.

Posted by: somebody else, not me at April 24, 2012 12:15 PM (nZvGM)

13 1. I can tell that this is full of gags, like the Hawkeye bit. I'm just not old enough to get them all.
2. Of course Putin's hittin' that hot spy ass. What's the point of being Putin otherwise?

Posted by: Xander Crews at April 24, 2012 12:15 PM (cfnVv)

14 9 Is Putin banging Chapman. Boy I hope so. I mean what's the point in being Czar of all of Russia if you can't bag anyone in the realm?

BTW, somebody tell Anna that I totally have some secrets that I can be convinced to give up, for the right inducement.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 24, 2012 12:15 PM (T0NGe)

15 I nominate Lindsay Lohan to play XanaxGirl.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:16 PM (QKKT0)

16 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 24, 2012 12:16 PM (8y9MW)

17 Can you become gay by osmosis?

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 24, 2012 12:16 PM (KNvk+)

18 What's the difference between exo-man and ironman?

Posted by: rdbrewer at April 24, 2012 12:17 PM (Iyg03)

19 I was in The Avengers too - the day is mine!

Posted by: Sean Connery at April 24, 2012 12:17 PM (3jWQZ)

20 What's the difference between exo-man and ironman?

The value of the licensing rights.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:18 PM (QKKT0)

21 18 What's the difference between exo-man and ironman?

The porn-star mustache.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 24, 2012 12:18 PM (KNvk+)

Um, Wikipedia doesn't have an article on Exo-Man, but it looks like it was a TV show in 1977? Just wing it.

Posted by: Soledad O'Brien's Earpiece at April 24, 2012 12:18 PM (zgHLA)

23 What's the difference between exo-man and ironman?
Ironman - Marvel licensing = Exo-man?

Posted by: Xander Crews at April 24, 2012 12:18 PM (cfnVv)

24 If Putin isn't having an affair with that spy, he's a disappointment to all the despots in the world.

Posted by: cranky-d at April 24, 2012 12:18 PM (UGLKX)

25 Another benefit of Obama's Great Depression 2.0: Enough free time for the littles to make semi-humorous you-tube vignettes. Alert the NYT!

Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 24, 2012 12:19 PM (QxSug)

26 Man, they had no damn shame in the 70s. They'd put anything on TV, no matter how stupid. And some of that stuff DID look stupid then, too.

Of course, the same thing could be said about TV now.

Posted by: grognard, SMOD-Squad at April 24, 2012 12:19 PM (NS2Mo)

27 Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (1994) wasn't that bad, too.

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:19 PM (jUytm)

28 There actually was an episode of The Hulk where he met Thor... and they went to a biker bar. Also an episode where Hulk met Daredevil.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 24, 2012 12:19 PM (d9lOz)

29 This is what Netflix does, if a remade movie is popular they'll put the shitty original one up for streaming.

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:20 PM (HI6wa)

30 The only Avengers I watch is the one with the fantastic Mrs. Emma Peel in it.

Posted by: 1sttofight at April 24, 2012 12:20 PM (zApZy)

31 Now I remember why I didn't watch much TV back in the 70's. ....Homework seemed way more interesting.

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:20 PM (O4AQQ)

32 Exo-Man was what they call a backdoor pilot, a TV movie which is really a pilot for a planned series. if peope watch the movie and like it, they do the series. They did not make a series about Exo-Man so you can do the math. It was about a guy crippled in a mugging. He builds a suit which permits him to walk (robotic) and gives him super strength and armor and such. It was basically half ripping off The Six Million Dollar man and half Iron Man, but mostly the six million dollar man.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2012 12:20 PM (nj1bB)

33 Putin: hittin' it like a thermonuclear bomb.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at April 24, 2012 12:21 PM (fbrwf)

34 Paul Lynde as Loki is a very mean, very nice touch. And to my despair I recognize the abject 70s-ness of that gag.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:21 PM (RD7QR)

Mash up of various sources, Grant. There was a Hulk TV show in the 70's, and one of the TV movies featured Thor. There were also a couple of Captain America made-for-TV movies around then, as well. Wal-Mart's $5 DVD bins sometimes has them.

Never heard of Exo-Man before today. Winning!

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:21 PM (zgHLA)

36 gotta love it when ace busts out some industry lingo.

Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 24, 2012 12:21 PM (QxSug)

37 Also an episode where Hulk met Daredevil.

I never got that character. He's a lawyer who dresses up like Satan. He's supposed to be the bad guy.

Venture Bros. got that one right.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 24, 2012 12:22 PM (T0NGe)

38 > 27 Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (1994) wasn't that bad, too. Posted by: soothsayer I've seen that. Horrible movie salvaged by the very enthusastic actors and very good Thing/Alicia scene.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at April 24, 2012 12:22 PM (d9lOz)

39 I had some '70's Iron Man comics and Tony Stark actually looked pretty close to that.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (U/ZJP)

40 I don't remember Hulk ever meeting other super heroes. boo.

Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (QxSug)

41 Backdoor Pilot sounds like ghey pr0n.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (QKKT0)

There was an Exo-Man sort of character in that Dark Angel tv show....with Jessica Alba.

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (O4AQQ)

43
Meh....

The only good thing I remember about the 70's was my "Farrah" poster.

.... and Aerosmith. The rest of it sucked. All of it.

Posted by: fixerupper at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (C8hzL)

44 "The Avengers"? My favorite was Emma Peel.

Posted by: Jimbo at April 24, 2012 12:23 PM (O3R/2)

Didn't Daredevil start out as a minor Spider-Man villain before he became a hero?

A lot of second- and third- tier superheroes/villains started out extra lame and wacky, and were later revamped into just lame.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:24 PM (zgHLA)

46 I also enjoyed the street scenes in the promo in which there are "explosions" occurring and no one is reacting to them. Special effects win.

Posted by: joeindc44 says hide your dogs, SCOMDEF's in town at April 24, 2012 12:24 PM (QxSug)

47 44 "The Avengers"? My favorite was Emma Peel.

Posted by: Jimbo at April 24, 2012 04:23 PM (O3R/2)

Tight leather jumpsuits FTW!

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:24 PM (RD7QR)

48 Roger Corman's "Barbarian Queen II" was better.

Posted by: Jimbo at April 24, 2012 12:24 PM (O3R/2)

49 He's supposed to be the bad guy. He's also played by Ben Assfleck in that horrible film of the same name as the character. Strike two!

Posted by: Sean Connery at April 24, 2012 12:24 PM (3jWQZ)

50 Putin: Anna Chapman Clinton: Lewinsky Says alot ha?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 24, 2012 12:25 PM (i6RpT)

51 The Black Widow looks like she's asking for it.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 24, 2012 12:25 PM (KNvk+)

52 Barack Obama is a fucking disgrace. I just finished watching Reagan's 1980 acceptance speech. Now I see this clip of Obama talking stupid to stupid college students. http://tinyurl.com/7ys7xpm

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:25 PM (jUytm)

53 Technically this crosses over into the 1980s. But it's cribbing from Airwolf, so much can be forgiven...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, in Cylon hell at April 24, 2012 12:27 PM (GBXon)

54 2 Where is underdog, I need a snack.

Posted by: Barky O'McFuckstick at April 24, 2012 04:09 PM (TCVO1)

What do you mean, Sweet Poly Purebred was last seen trying to get an interview with the President?

Posted by: Underdog at April 24, 2012 12:27 PM (lZBBB)

I also vaguely remember that Spidey supposedly had the lamest villains, but that's hearsay, really.

I've been reading old issues of Iron Man lately, and man, did he fight a lot of Communists. So awesome. Needs to do that in the films.

(I guess he kinda did in Iron Man 2, arguably, but even more arguably Stark Sr. was a dick to Vanko Sr.)

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:27 PM (zgHLA)

56 Heh, that promo looks like they took the CHiPS opening and inserted The Avengers.

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:28 PM (HI6wa)

Meanwhile in Indonesia... a child eats a dog. Only to brag about it nearly thirty years later.

Posted by: Tough,Tougher,Crunchy at April 24, 2012 12:28 PM (c3mby)

I think it's safe to say, that the upcoming Avengers movie will be the best one yet. .....The previews look great. .....I am looking forward to feasting my eyes on the hotness of Thor once again.

Although....it doesn't show Natalie Portman in the lineup of actors. ....What gives? ...Thor promised her he would "come back for her" in the other movie...and they think they can get away with not having her in his return to Earth?

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:28 PM (O4AQQ)

59 I just have one question about the 70's:

Who thought music could be that shitty?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at April 24, 2012 12:28 PM (ebPtk)

60 Anthony Zerbe's best work was in "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park".

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:29 PM (U/ZJP)

61 The hell? Gene Simmons and Hawkeye from MASH were in it?

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:29 PM (HI6wa)

62 It was about a guy crippled in a mugging. He builds a suit which permits him to walk (robotic) and gives him super strength and armor and such.

It was done much better in the '90s as M.A.N.T.I.S.

And frankly, I've seen the most recent batch of Russian mail-order brides. Putin can do much better than Chapman...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, in Cylon hell at April 24, 2012 12:30 PM (GBXon)

63 God, I remember that "CBS Late Movie" intro. There was some truly craptastic shit on TV back then.

Which reminds me: I remember the intro to "The NBC Saturday Night Movie" circa late 60's; it was a bunch of different close-ups of theater marquees with pulsating bulbs and neon. The announcer was Donald Rickles (no relation to Don).

Funny what sticks in your head...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 24, 2012 12:30 PM (wtvvX)

64 Mr. Terrific and Captain Nice. Crusader Rabbit but I might get in hot water with CAIR and NASA.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:31 PM (Af3Wg)

65 Paul Lynde as Loki Charles Nelson Reilly as Lex Luthor

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:31 PM (jUytm)

66 Hey Thor. You threw your frikkin' hammer at me, man. WTF???

Posted by: The Hulk at April 24, 2012 12:31 PM (QKKT0)

67 50 Putin: Anna Chapman
Clinton: Lewinsky

Says alot ha?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 24, 2012 04:25 PM (i6RpT)

Yeah... Clinton was hit and miss... but he did supposedly also have an afair with Elizabeth Ward Grayson... the lady who played Amanda in the Highlander Series... and she was Fap Worthy...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 12:31 PM (lZBBB)

55....I've been reading old issues of Iron Man lately, and man, did he fight a lot of Communists. So awesome. Needs to do that in the films.

That would require him to be fighting the Barky regime and the Democrats. ....Not gonna happen.

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:31 PM (O4AQQ)

69 Who thought music could be that shitty?

That was some prime, generic 70's tv theme music right there, could have been pretty much any show form back then that involved law enforcement in some way.

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:32 PM (HI6wa)

70 The budget on Captain America's costume must have been around $60.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:32 PM (QKKT0)

(sees the update) There's a story that at one point, Marvel accidentally sold some rights to Spider-Man to two different companies, since the brain trust at Legal thought that the Astonishing Spider-Man and the Amazing Spider-Man (IIRC) were two different characters.

Anyway, even now, different companies have the TV/movie rights to different superheroes, which is (partly) why X-Men, Spider-Man, etc. are different franchises even though in the comics, it was all supposed to be one world.

Also, I forgot to mention that Christopher Lee is in one of the Captain America made-for-TV movies, which is awesome.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:32 PM (zgHLA)

72 Although....it doesn't show Natalie Portman in the lineup of actors. ....What gives?

No one has their supporting cast except Iron Man- and even he only has Pepper (not sure how she factors in exactly, but she's in the movie). Part of the point was to separate them from their normal support structures.

Portman will be in Thor II.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at April 24, 2012 12:33 PM (8y9MW)

73 Why didn't Charo turn up in this crapfest? Was she sick?

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:33 PM (QKKT0)

I've beenreading old issues of Iron Man lately, and man, did he fight a lot of Communists. So awesome. Needs to do that in the films.

(I guess he kinda did in Iron Man 2, arguably, but even more arguablyStark Sr. was a dick to Vanko Sr.)

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 04:27 PM (zgHLA)

Not gonna happen... A Communist Chinese Movie Company is buying into 'Iron Man 3'

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (lZBBB)

75 That Roast was terrible.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (KNvk+)

76 That was some prime, generic 70's tv theme music right there, could have been pretty much any show form back then that involved law enforcement in some way.Posted by: booger

C.Hi.P.'s

Do doo doooo do-do-do-do do do do do dooooooo~

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (ebPtk)

68 50 Putin: Anna Chapman Clinton: Lewinsky
Says alot ha?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 24, 2012 04:25 PM (i6RpT)

...and Obamao had Reggie. Now THAT says a lot!

Posted by: Ammo Dump at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (WUWb9)

78 Not gonna happen... A Communist Chinese Movie Company is buying into 'Iron Man 3'

The Chinese hate commies more than Americans these days.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (QKKT0)

79 Also, I forgot to mention thatChristopher Lee isin one of theCaptain America made-for-TV movies, which is awesome.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 04:32 PM (zgHLA)

Good lord, Christopher Lee was in every craptastic horror/superhero flick made from 1960 through 1980. Or at least it seemed that way.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (RD7QR)

80 This was a pretty decent movie intro WCBS TV New York mid to late 70's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1nntF3eH-k

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:34 PM (Af3Wg)

81 Paul Lynde as Loki! You don't get no better than that!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 24, 2012 12:36 PM (f9c2L)

It was about a guy crippled in a mugging. He builds a suit which permits him to walk (robotic) and gives him super strength and armor and such.<<<

Better or worse than Shaquille O'Neal in "Steel"?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at April 24, 2012 12:36 PM (7QNaf)

After the success of X-men and Spiderman, Marvel began repurchasing (or not renewing) some of the rights to those movies. Hence we've had 2 hulks, and I believe that the Spiderman rights reverted back from Sony so Marvel is at the helm of those now.

Posted by: tsrblke at April 24, 2012 12:36 PM (22rSN)

84 Remember the cartoon "Super 6?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch1T8-hDy5I

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (Af3Wg)

59 I just have one question about the 70's:

Who thought music could be that shitty?

It wasn't all that shitty.....just the crap that they used on TV. .....The main reason I preferred to be doing homework rather than watching tv, was because I could be listening to Little Feat, JJ Cale and King Crimson.

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (O4AQQ)

86 Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2012 04:34 PM (ebPtk)

Heh, just looked and the CHiPS intro has almost a million views on You Tube believe it or not.

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (HI6wa)

87 The Man From Atlantis.

Posted by: angler at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (SwjAj)

Off topic: The next diversion away from the destruction of our country:

"The process of extraditing Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States to face an extortion charge is underway"

Posted by: Cicero Kid at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (763Kc)

89 Speaking of lame superhero shows, my 3 year old digs Batman with Adam West. They show it on some old-folks station that slings big-button cell phones.

Posted by: Xander Crews at April 24, 2012 12:37 PM (cfnVv)

90 8 Completely OT, but just came from Tepid air and Allah is having a seizure about the new Gallop poll that has Obama ahead by 7 points. I don't think he's going to survive till November... Posted by: the pink cracker formerly known as the hobbit Donna at April 24, 2012 04:13 PM (ZHge+) ------------- Is ACE going to have to have a boxing match with Allahpundit to resolve this? I would pay to see this.

Posted by: everybody's doin' it at April 24, 2012 12:38 PM (HOOye)

91 And don't forget "The Mighty Heroes" featuring Diaper Man! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72rYHuWidSM

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:38 PM (Af3Wg)

92 Anyway, to prove this: There was a horrible, horrible prime-time show called something like "Challenge of the Super-Friends." To give you an idea of the tenor of it, I think Ruth Buzzi was a guest star.

That reminds me of the worst thing ever devised by mankind:

Battle of the Network Stars. I laughed at the cringeworthy crap those actors had to do. ACTING!!!

Then there was the silly shit like rounding up every T.V. actor in Hollywood and making them do ghey shit like all roller-disco together.

Oh the fake enthusiasms.

Posted by: eleven at April 24, 2012 12:38 PM (KXm42)

93 Bonus Nonsense: Speaking of Black Widow... Is Putin having an affair with Russian SexSpy Anna Chapman?

No. Honestly? You meet Chapman in bar, you are good to go. If you are King of Kings in the former Soviet Republic of Russia, you can do far, far better.

Posted by: Underground Vulgarian at April 24, 2012 12:38 PM (Aaxiu)

94 Or am I completely making that up in my own deluded memory generator?

Posted by: eleven at April 24, 2012 12:39 PM (KXm42)

95 Not gonna happen... A Communist Chinese Movie Company is buying into 'Iron Man 3'

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 04:34 PM (lZBBB)

Yeah, it's too bad. That probably also means we won't get to see a new The Mandarin, which, I dunno. They set up The Ten Rings as the terrorist group in IM1, but maybe that was just acknowledging that that aspect of the Iron Mythos wasn't gonna happen.

What I'd like to see is some villain-switching. Dr. Doom usually menaces the Fantastic Four, but make him an Iron Man villain in the movies. Make Doctor Octopus some Stark rival and have him fight Iron Man. Have the Hulk fight some Hydra goons. That kind of thing.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:39 PM (zgHLA)

96 Wow.. Tony Stark is fully stached and operational!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 24, 2012 12:39 PM (f9c2L)

97 Um, a roast? That's Star Wars Christmas Special bad.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:39 PM (RD7QR)

98 You think TV sucked in the 1970's? Think again. I was listening to Sirius Radio and some chick mentioned the top TV shows of 1980 (all of which started in the '70s) and it was an impressive list.

Posted by: Dr Spank at April 24, 2012 12:40 PM (KNvk+)

99 93 And don't forget "The Mighty Heroes" featuring Diaper Man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72rYHuWidSM

I was going to mention that after i saw them in the related vids from your link, they were still showing reruns of them in the early 80's.

Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 12:40 PM (HI6wa)

100 Next up... Captain America & Tennille

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:41 PM (U/ZJP)

101 I just have one question about the 70's:

Who thought music could be that shitty?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2012 04:28 PM (ebPtk)

-----------------------------------------

It was musicians' union music. No one knew how to play contemporary music. And no one could play for these shows except union musicians.

Posted by: Soona at April 24, 2012 12:41 PM (Nnlm1)

102 my father in law would ask me what was going on on beverly hills 90278964521457.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl laundress at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (Ho2rs)

103 91 Speaking of lame superhero shows, my 3 year old digs Batman with Adam West. They show it on some old-folks station that slings big-button cell phones. Posted by: Xander Crews at April 24, 2012 04:37 PM (cfnVv) Bought the mom-in-law one and she loves it. The problem is our pictures are too damn small on the one-touch dialer!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (Af3Wg)

104 You think TV sucked in the 1970's? Think again. I was listening to Sirius Radio and some chick mentioned the top TV shows of 1980 (all of which started in the '70s) and it was an impressive list.Posted by: Dr Spank

Cousin Larry does not believe you.

Posted by: Balki Bartokomous [/i] [/b] at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (ebPtk)

105 Super Chicken?

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (jUytm)

106 the problems with the bionic woman jamie summer was that

her robot ear had a problems that made a whistel sound that gave

her like super bad head aches and here body was reject the robot parts

pretty bad but steve autsin and oscar goldstein was pretty good guys with

helping her get treatments and fighting crimes

#JusticeForAvarus

Posted by: Jose Canseco's Gristle Encased Head at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (+lsX1)

107

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 04:39 PM (zgHLA)

You know... just had an interesting idea...

Some of the Super Villains had great backstories .. Like Dr. Doom... wouldn't a Dr. Doom prequel Movie just F'n ROCK? After all... they did Catwoman...

Besides... Dr. Doom is still my all time favorite bad guy...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (lZBBB)

108 Can I get me some Fembots with machine gun jubblies 'round here?

Posted by: dogfish at April 24, 2012 12:42 PM (N2yhW)

109 102 Next up...

Captain America & Tennille

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 04:41 PM (U/ZJP)

Featuring Muskrat Suzy as the villain!

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:43 PM (RD7QR)

110 I note a distinct absence of diversity among the superheroes.

Posted by: Isaac The Bartender at April 24, 2012 12:43 PM (QKKT0)

111 That sounded like Charlie's Angels Music! Or, actually, any other action TV show from the 70's or 80's!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 24, 2012 12:43 PM (f9c2L)

112 >>>Good lord, Christopher Lee was in every craptastic horror/superhero flick made from 1960 through 1980. Yeah, none of that stuff was as good as the Star Wars prequels.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:43 PM (U/ZJP)

113 30 This is what Netflix does, if a remade movie is popular they'll put the shitty original one up for streaming. Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 04:20 PM (HI6wa) ============ hehe, yea

Posted by: someone at April 24, 2012 12:44 PM (HOOye)

114 104 my father in law would ask me what was going on on beverly hills 90278964521457..... Posted by: phoenixgirl laundress at April 24, 2012 04:42 PM (Ho2rs) My dad was king of malaprops. He called CNN C.N & N and combined "Get Smart" with "Lost In Space" to form "Get Lost." He also confused would combine Hugh Grant with Cary Grant and get former NY state governor Hugh Carey. Miss that guy (my dad, not Hugh Carey)

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:44 PM (Af3Wg)

115 Captain Chaos!

Posted by: Dom DeLuise Ghost at April 24, 2012 12:44 PM (763Kc)

116 107
Super Chicken?

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 04:42 PM (jUytm)

When you find yourself in Danger

When you're threatened by a Stranger

When you think your gonna take a lickin

There is one thing you can do

To get some help for you

Just call, out to Super chicken...

He will drink his supersauce

and throw the bad guys for a loss

and bring them in alive and a kickin...

And that all I can recite from memory.... LOL

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 12:45 PM (lZBBB)

117 "That reminds me of the worst thing ever devised by mankind:
Battle of the Network Stars. I laughed at the cringeworthy crap those actors had to do. ACTING!!!"

What about Linda Carter's pokies in the dunk tank, or pool, whatever?

Posted by: davidt at April 24, 2012 12:45 PM (s85lI)

118 That's one pretty awful Iron Man they got there...and who knew the Avengers fought of the Cyclon hordes? Still, Paul Lynde as Loki is a stroke of genius!

Posted by: Paul Morphy at April 24, 2012 12:45 PM (cYMja)

119 QUARK (1977) with Richard Benjamin. Written by Buck Henry. Lasted 8 episodes.

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:46 PM (jUytm)

120 107 Super Chicken? Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 04:42 PM (jUytm) Bat Fink and arch villain Hugo A-go-go...

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:46 PM (Af3Wg)

121 Mmmm. Lynda Carter.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:46 PM (QKKT0)

122 >>>I note a distinct absence of diversity among the superheroes. Would the Hulk be considered a Gamma-American?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:46 PM (U/ZJP)

123 Good lord, Christopher Lee was in every craptastic horror/superhero flick made from 1960 through 1980. Or at least it seemed that way.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 04:34 PM (RD7QR)

I think he holds the record for number of speaking parts in films, or something. He's done a ton of stuff, and he's pretty elderly now.

Posted by: tsrblke at April 24, 2012 04:36 PM (22rSN)

Yeah. Having Iron Man start laying the groudwork for The Avengers was a pretty bold move, partly because you couldn't make a shared universe since different groups held the rights to different stuff. The other part (which Ace has talked about before) is that if you start with the team-up movie, that movie's gonna suck, since you have to have origin stories, and get the band together... That's a lot to do, unless they're a team from early on and have the same origin (X-Men).

Having a shared universe (beyond just sequels and prequels) really hasn't been done before in film, or at least not well.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (zgHLA)

124 Stan Lee and SiFi (I refuse to call it SyFy) channel did a version called "Who want to be a Superhero". Which was hysterically funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Superhero%3F

Posted by: Tom Francis at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (U5IXl)

125 Mr Jaw?

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (jUytm)

126

73....Portman will be in Thor II.

Well see....that's what is confusing. They are calling The Avengers, 'Thor II', with regard to the progression of Thor movies. ....And by "they" I mean the Marvel dot com site.

Posted by: wheatie at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (O4AQQ)

127 Wonder Woman's super power was a nice rack.

Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (QKKT0)

128 Ant & Aardvark Texas Toads

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (jUytm)

129 Next up...

Captain America Tennille

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 04:41 PM (U/ZJP)

Featuring Muskrat Suzy as the villain!

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 04:43 PM (RD7QR)

--------------------------------------------

That sounds kind of fun. Sort of like a hillbilly superhero flick.

Posted by: Soona at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (Nnlm1)

130 That sounded like Charlie's Angels Music! Or, actually, any other action TV show from the 70's or 80's!

Was that the trombones with the dude going wickty-wicka-wicket on the wah-wah pedal?

Posted by: eleven at April 24, 2012 12:47 PM (KXm42)

131 123 QUARK (1977) with Richard Benjamin. Written by Buck Henry. Lasted 8 episodes. Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 04:46 PM (jUytm) What about "Snip" starring David Brenner as a gay hairstylist (redundant, I know). Lasted but one episode. Too far ahead of its time in 1980 and NBC got scared. Completely lame and tame by today's standards of perversion.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:48 PM (Af3Wg)

132 126 >>>I note a distinct absence of diversity among the superheroes. Would the Hulk be considered a Gamma-American? Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 04:46 PM (U/ZJP) President of the NAAMP, National Association for the Advancement of Mutated People.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 12:49 PM (Af3Wg)

133 Is ACE going to have to have a boxing match with Allahpundit to resolve this?

I would pay to see this.

Posted by: everybody's doin' it at April 24, 2012 04:38 PM (HOOye)

TICKLE FIGHT!!!!

Posted by: Eric Massa at April 24, 2012 12:49 PM (WUWb9)

134 137 Is ACE going to have to have a boxing match with Allahpundit to resolve this? I would pay to see this.
Posted by: everybody's doin' it at April 24, 2012 04:38 PM (HOOye)

TICKLE FIGHT!!!!

Posted by: Eric Massa at April 24, 2012 04:49 PM (WUWb9)

Or would it look like that Mexican Video from a year or so ago... mention of which will probably get me ban'd?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 12:50 PM (lZBBB)

135 Holy crap...I only just now realized David Brenner was gay.

Jesus I was so naive.

Posted by: eleven at April 24, 2012 12:50 PM (KXm42)

136 129 Are you talking about "Mr. Jaws," the Dickie Goodman 45? I think I still have mine.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 12:51 PM (U/ZJP)

137 Only the ones where the budget would not permit you to get Vincent Price.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2012 04:45 PM (OWjjx)

--------------------------------------

I met Vincent Price. A very congenial and likable man. Very intelligent too.

Posted by: Soona at April 24, 2012 12:51 PM (Nnlm1)

138 all-time favorites: Thundarr the Barbarian Princess Ariel is the hottest cartoon babe ever.

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:51 PM (jUytm)

139 115 >>>Good lord, Christopher Lee was in every craptastic horror/superhero flick made from 1960 through 1980.

Yeah, none of that stuff was as good as the Star Wars prequels.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 24, 2012 04:43 PM (U/ZJP)

Yeah, okay, Episode IV excepted.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at April 24, 2012 12:51 PM (RD7QR)

140 nood poll post up

Posted by: soothsayer at April 24, 2012 12:52 PM (jUytm)

141
Some of the Super Villains had great backstories .. Like Dr. Doom... wouldn't a Dr. Doom prequel Movie just F'n ROCK? After all... they did Catwoman...

Besides... Dr. Doom is still my all time favorite bad guy...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 24, 2012 04:42 PM (lZBBB)

Oh, yeah, that'd be awesome. There's a big market out there. Even if they did straight-to-DVD movies that tied in directly to the big screen movies. But yeah, Dr. Doom against the world. Make Reed Richards look like some annoying punk so you root for Doom. Then in the main event (i.e. the sequel, or Fantastic Four 1, or whatever), you see the rest of the story.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 24, 2012 12:52 PM (zgHLA)

142 There was no middle ground in 70's culture: there was about 5% that was worth a shit, and 95% that was just shit.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 24, 2012 12:55 PM (wtvvX)

143 Well see....that's what is confusing. They are calling The Avengers, 'Thor II', with regard to the progression of Thor movies. ....And by "they" I mean the Marvel dot com site.

Which is whack, though it may be right for chronological sequence. (Which is as follows, I believe: Captain America, Iron Man, Iron Man II & Hulk, Thor, framing for Captain America, Avengers.)

Posted by: Brother Cavil, in Cylon hell at April 24, 2012 12:55 PM (GBXon)

144 107 Super Chicken? -------- Since I spent most of the '70s in Europe, I don't know much about early 70s television. However, AFN Stuttgart did broadcast a bunch of Chickenman radio shorts that were fun.

Posted by: Anachronda at April 24, 2012 12:56 PM (FzhYM)

145 Comics companies nearly went under in the late '70's. DC even made Detective Comics a quarterly publication for a while. Second worst period for comic companies, next to Marvel declaring bankruptcy in the late 1990s. It would make sense that they would whore their licenses for next to nothing for TV.

Posted by: Grant D at April 24, 2012 12:58 PM (PlcKG)

146 Space Academy with the immortal Jonathan "Dr. Smith" Harris. Cheesy. Almost forgot, "The Banana Splits" and "Danger Island" Uh-oh -CHANGO!!!!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2012 01:01 PM (Af3Wg)

147 Now that's entertainment!

Posted by: Arms Merchant at April 24, 2012 01:07 PM (+XVQe)

148 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2012 01:56 PM (7W3wI)

149

Reminds me of how much I enjoyed the NBC Mystery Movie series - Columbo, Banacek, the Snoop Sisters, McCloud, McMillan and Wife, Search, Heck Ramsey.....

And then there was Jim Hutton's brief stint as Ellery Queen - first-rate for crime fiction afficionados.

On the Marvel front, wasn't there a Dr. Strange movie towards the tail end of the Seventies, or am I remembering that wrong?

Posted by: A. Pendragon at April 24, 2012 01:59 PM (pYA5L)

150 Don't forget Captain Marvel and Isis! They were Saturday morning kid shows, but I was kid. They were terrific. At the time I only thought Captain Marvel looked different and didn't understand why, but the original actor to play Captain Marvel was fired and replaced. The producers say he abandoned the job for not showing up at work. The actor said he was sick but did show up. He successfully sued for unlawful termination.

Also, there was Wonder Woman. No one is a better Wonder Woman than Lynda Carter.

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