First aired on Sept 25, 1970 on ABC at 8:30pm on Fridays

Show the won its time slot against Headmaster on CBS and Name of the Game on NBC which was were both cancelled

Show stayed in the 8:30pm time slot on Friday nights until its last season and moved to Saturday nights at 8pm.

During the last season the show competed with All in the Family on CBS and Emergency on NBC and was the lowest rated show of timeslot.

Final ranking for the 73-74 season was 78 out of 80 shows


Familiar faces seen on the show

Season 1

Gordon Jump-WKRP
Vic Tayback-Alice
Gino Conforti-Felipe-Three's Company
Pat Harrington-One Day at a Time
Lou Gossett
Richard Pryor
Dick Clark


Season 2

Gordon Jump
Rob Reiner-All in the Family
Norman Fell-Three's Company
Howard Cosell
Vic Tayback-Alice
Meredith Baxter-Family Ties


Season 3
Gordon Jump
Charlotte Rae-Facts of Life
Nancy Walker-Rhoda
Mary Ann Mobley-2nd Maggie on Different Strokes
Jodie Foster

Season 4
Gordon Jump
Teddy Wilson-Good Times
Pat Harrington




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Democrat and Chronicle, May 1974

Familiar faces seen on the show

Season 1

Gordon Jump-WKRP
Vic Tayback-Alice
Gino Conforti-Felipe-Three's Company
Pat Harrington-One Day at a Time
Lou Gossett
Richard Pryor
Dick Clark



Johnny Cash, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett also appeared in season one, but the latter two weren't really familiar faces yet at the time.

Cheryl Ladd appeared in season four.

Noteworthy for sure was Bert Convy, who made 3 appearances total in Seasons 2 & 3. Known for the game show Tattletales and lots of other work in his short life.

Fans of The Dick Van Dyke Show will see Ann Morgan Guilbert in Season 2 (with Norman Fell, who made the list).