Believe it or not, it's not the case! Yes, the existence of The Keane Brothers Show may convince you otherwise, but many celebrities of the era never got their own program.
Here's our list of 10, ranked in order of who would win if they played head to head on a neutral field in Television City, Los Angeles, California.
1) Robert Pine: 'Nuff said.
2) Herve Villechaze: Of course the show would be called HERVE! and would co-star Jeff Altman.
3) Beth Howland: Can you believe TV's Vera never had a variety show? Crazy, right?
4) Ann Jillian: You know what? Maybe this one actually should have happened. She was more a presence on stage than on screen in the Seventies.
5) Jim McKay: Famous for being inflappable, McKay really proved his ability to handle any situation with his flawless call of the breakdancing at the 1984 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
6) Theodore Wilson: One of the coolest performers of the decade worked steadily, including regular roles on That's My Mama and Good Times, so he didn't NEED to host his own variety hour. Maybe the public needed it, though.
7) Jodie Foster: She was in tons of stuff in the Seventies, including commercial TV, series like Paper Moon, and guest shots plus even voice-over work (The Addams Family cartoon). Networks were chasing that 2-11-year-old demo even then. Why not The Jodie Foster Hour with some skits and songs?
8) Gary Sandy: Despite his proven versatility as an actor and frontman of a platinum-selling rock band, he never got the shot.
9) Grape Ape: He shared a high-profile gig with a diverse cast on The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show. I think he could have pulled off a prime-time variety series.
10) Herb Edelman: I know. It stuns us, too.
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