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The CB radio boom of the mid-1970s, figured into a merchandising tie-in for the show, and Movin' On-brand walkie-talkies, which worked on CB channel 14, were marketed to children. During the series, truck drivers on the CB would say that they were going to "do it like Pruitt". After the series ended, the phrase became "do it like Pruitt used to ...
This Is Tom Jones is an ATV variety series starring Tom Jones.The series was exported to the United States by ITC Entertainment and was networked there by ABC.. The series ran between 1969 and 1971 to total 65 colour episodes.
Keep On Truckin' is an American comedy/variety series that aired on American Broadcasting Company from July 12, 1975 to August 2, 1975. Each episode was to have been introduced by Rod Serling, but he died of a heart attack two weeks before the series premiere and his pre-taped introductions were omitted from the telecasts.
B. J. and the Bear is an American action comedy television series which aired on NBC from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series starred Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB radio and trucking craze had peaked in the United States.
Some classic TV shows from the 1970s and '80s are remembered for their stars, costumes, or witty writing. Others, however, had scenes snatched by planes, trains and automobiles. ... The truck is ...
This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 1970–71 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. [1] Rank Program Network Rating 1:
John Wood later recalled: "I thought it was a tremendously innovative show, but it came aground on the reef of ABC internal politics. Obviously there were things wrong with it, and I guess by going for truthfulness they stuffed up in a sense, because one of the problems in driving along in a truck and doing different angles and two shots and reverses is that it's totally impossible to match ...
The 1971 made-for-tv film Duel portrayed a truck driver as an anonymous stalker, and was the first feature-length film directed by Steven Spielberg. The television series Movin' On starring Claude Akins and Frank Converse as two "gypsy" [clarification needed] truck drivers, ran on the NBC Network from 1974 to 1976.