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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,587 posts) Fri Sep 30, 2022, 10:24 AM Sep 2022

One of the greatest moments in TV history took place 43 years ago this week

It was a two-parter.

Roller Disco: Part 1
Episode aired Sep 22, 1979

Roller Disco: Part 2
Episode aired Sep 22, 1979

One of the greatest moments in TV history took place 43 years ago this week

The CHiPS roller disco episode.

I remain convinced ABC just rounded up celebrities whose contracts required them to make an unpaid network appearance

Not sure what it my favorite part of this.

* The visibly angry Nancy Kulp

* Dan Haggarty's appearance, where he's shot from a distance with the camera focused on two random people having a voice-overed conversation

* Earl Holliman looking great on roller skates

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CHiPs "Roller Disco" – The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV
YouTube • 323K views • Jan 22, 2016 • by MeTV

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One of the greatest moments in TV history took place 43 years ago this week (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP

This is great! And weird! Leghorn21 Sep 2022 #1

CHiPs "Roller Disco" - The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #2

The Unknown comic in the background. CHiPs was on NBC underpants Sep 2022 #3

I thought so. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #4

I watched part of that recently. LisaM Sep 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author LisaM Sep 2022 #6

. Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #7

I remember seeing this episode first-run back in the '70's. Aristus Sep 2022 #8

I thought the greatest moments in tv history were the two times Groucho slipped comments mitch96 Sep 2022 #9

Thank God I missed that. progressoid Sep 2022 #10

Harrumph, sir. I daresay you will not find a more exquisite two episodes of television mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #11

Leghorn21

(13,703 posts)

1. This is great! And weird!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 10:39 AM

Sep 2022

I dig it! Thanks for posting, jeeves!!

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,587 posts)

2. CHiPs "Roller Disco" - The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 10:56 AM

Sep 2022

Among CHiPs cognoscenti, the episodes are legendary.

I mean, you've got Leif Garrett. You've got roller skates. You've got disco. What else do you need? Oh, yeah, bad guys making their getaways on roller skates.

Wed Aug 26, 2020: CHiPs "Roller Disco" - The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV

MeTV runs a few episodes of CHiPs every afternoon, it seems. In fact, it's on in a few minutes.

https://nocable.org/tv-listings/zip/20500-washington-dc/

A few days ago, they ran a two-parter, the first two episodes of the third season.

There was a tall blond kid who showed up at 1:04 and again at 1:27. He looked familiar, but I just couldn't place him. I looked up the episode at IMDB. The boy was Philip McKeon. He died in December.

Tue Dec 10, 2019: Philip McKeon, a Child Star on the Sitcom Alice, Dies at Age 55

Philip McKeon
Updated on Nov 23, 2019

Occupation: actor
Name: Philip McKeon
Role: Actor
Siblings: Nancy McKeon

CHiPs "Roller Disco" – The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV
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Ponch and Jon hit the roller disco in this incredible scene from 'CHiPs' in 1979. Every TV celebrity of the era is in here, from Tina Louise to Cindy Williams.

Catch 'CHiPs' each weeknight at 5PM | 4C on MeTV!
Show CHIPS : Roller Disco, Part II

CHIPS S3 • E2
Roller Disco, Part II
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Mar 2, 2015

CHIPS
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When Jon and Ponch help organize a "Skate With the Stars" roller skating fund raiser, they encounter a new problem--pickpockets on skates! Bringing celebrities into the benefit, the duo winds up riding herd on famous rock star, Jimmy Tyler (LEIF GARRETT), and his manager, Frank Balford.
Show: CHIPS
Season: S3
Episode: E2
Release date: 9/22/79
Running time: 48:25

Actors: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Paul Linke, Brodie Greer, Lou Wagner, Randi Oakes

Genres: Drama
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underpants

(186,340 posts)

3. The Unknown comic in the background. CHiPs was on NBC

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 11:07 AM

Sep 2022

as was The Gong Show.

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,587 posts)

4. I thought so. Thanks. NT

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 11:15 AM

Sep 2022

LisaM

(28,460 posts)

5. I watched part of that recently.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 11:18 AM

Sep 2022

The kid being pulled behind the station wagon where they kept showing the same clip over and over!

Then the cops get him home to his sister and instead of telling him he's grounded and confiscating his skates, just tells him to be more careful and he skates off again.

The whole town is on roller skates, too. I could only watch so much of it.

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Scrivener7

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7. .

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Fri Sep 30, 2022, 11:23 AM

Sep 2022

Aristus

(68,189 posts)

8. I remember seeing this episode first-run back in the '70's.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 11:27 AM

Sep 2022

It didn't think it was any weirder than anything else in that decade, and I was only ten years old. It was a different time.

mitch96

(14,595 posts)

9. I thought the greatest moments in tv history were the two times Groucho slipped comments

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 12:28 PM

Sep 2022

right by the TV censors. Also the one on the Sandy Becker kids program that my mother and I watched in the mid/late 1950's. I bust out laughing and that was the time she found out her 8 yo son knew what sex was all about. Classic..
I'd repeat them but I don't want to offend..
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