*I was unable to find the exact study, but I believe research in the 1960s revealed that being rock and roll or country is not a strict all-or-nothing proposition, but that it is more of a fluid scale on which people have different degrees of rock-and-rollness and/or countryness.
*Thanks again to everyone who voted in last year's variety shows poll. If you want to listen to or revist last season's Sonny and Cher episode, click here.
*Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton is a double album from 1976 that was the biggest LP of the year and remains one of the biggest-selling live albums ever. Aja, released Fall 1977, is Steely Dan's biggest album.
*Goin' Coconuts (1978), the attempt to bring the Donny and Marie magic to the big screen, was a huge flop.
*One show we do not mention on the podcast is the Rankin Bass Saturday morning cartoon The Osmonds. it ran for 17 episodes in Fall 1972. The series featured the voices of the actual Osmonds...and of course Paul Frees!
*This episode premiered Friday, September 24, 1976, on ABC. It ran 4 seasons, January 1976 to May 1979, with 78 episodes.
*Serpico lasted a half-season on NBC.Co-starring with David Birney was Tom Atkins of The Rockford Files.
*"I Just Want to Celebrate" was a #7 hit for Rare Earth 5 years earlier, but its cover of The Temptations' "Get Ready" was its biggest hit at #4.
*Peggy Fleming was a gold medalist in figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
*Art Linkletter hosted House Party and People Are Funny on TV and radio.
*The New Howdy Doody Show premiered August 1976 in daily first-run syndication but only lasted until January.
*Finally, check out this week's video playlist, with commercials, promos, theme songs, and somehow, Rip Torn!
*And remember, you can always check out our official YouTube page for all of our past podcasts and episode-specific playlists for each one!
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