Still Stuck in the 1970s, Part One

Over the 14-year history of this blog I’ve tried to give equal attention to shows throughout the Comfort TV era. But looking back it’s perhaps obvious that more pieces have been devoted to 1970s television than any other decade. I have many favorites from the 1950s and ‘60s, but they were discovered after their first runs, so I didn’t have a connection with them when they were new. And while the 1980s also introduced several classic shows, it also planted the seeds for where television was headed in the ‘90s and beyond.The 1970s took me from age 6 to age 16. I grew up with these shows and never stopped watching them. Their characters, references, fashions and music are imprinted on my DNA. That’s why I so enjoyed a YouTube video entitled “The 12 Things That Made Americans Happier in the 1970s (That We Destroyed).” Especially interesting is how many of them were connected to television or were reflected in the shows of that decade.The video is nearly 30 minutes, so I’m going to cover…