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1978 in television
See also:
1977 in television
,
other events of 1978
,
1979 in television
and the
list of 'years in television'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Popular Telelvision Shows
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
January 28
-
The Doobie Brothers
make a guest appearance on the television show
What's Happening![?]
.
February 22
-
The Police
appear in a television commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum
April 22
-
The Blues Brothers
make their first appearance on
Saturday Night Live
. The duo of Jake & Elwood Blues (
John Belushi
and
Dan Aykroyd
) was introduced by
Paul Shaffer
(as
Don Kirschner[?]
) and performed "Hey Bartender".
April 26
-
Ringo Starr
's,
Ringo
, a musical version of
The Prince and the Pauper
airs on American television. Starr's fellow former
Beatle
George Harrison
provides the narration.
November 17
-
The
Star Wars Holiday Special
airs on
CBS
. The special gives fans their first glimpse of
Boba Fett
, a character from the upcoming
Star Wars
sequel.
The Beatles
spoof,
The Rutles
-
All You Need Is Cash[?]
airs on television.
Steve Martin
performs the original "King Tut" on
Saturday Night Live
. The song is later released as a single and becomes a hit for the comedian.
April 16
-
April 19
-
Holocaust (miniseries)[?]
, starring
James Wood[?]
and
Meryl Streep
first aired.
Popular Telelvision Shows
Mork & Mindy
premieres (1978-1982)
Taxi
premieres on
ABC
(1978-1983)
WKRP in Cincinnati[?]
premieres (1978-1982)
All In The Family
(1971-1979)
The Bob Newhart Show
(1972-1978)
The Carol Burnett Show[?]
(1967-1978)
Charlie's Angels
(1976-1981)
Dr Who
(1963-1989)
Happy Days
(1974-1984)
Hawaii Five-O
(1968-1980)
Laverne & Shirley[?]
(1976-1983)
Lawrence Welk
Show
(1955-1982)
Little House on the Prairie
(1974-1983)
M*A*S*H
(1972-1983)
The Muppet Show
(1976-1981)
Saturday Night Live
(1975-present)
Sesame Street
(1969-present)
Six Million Dollar Man[?]
(1974-1978)
The Tonight Show
(1954-present)
The Waltons
(1972-1981)
Three's Company[?]
(1977-1984)
Wheel of Fortune
(1975-present)
Births
Deaths
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