Year: 1976

Wonder Woman: The Pluto File

Wonder WomanThe seventh episode of Wonder Woman airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch) guest stars. Read more

The Bionic Woman: Jaime’s Shield Part 2

The Bionic WomanThe 25th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Diane Civita (V) guest stars.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Task Force

Six Million Dollar ManThe 68th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Alex Cord (Genesis II) guest stars.

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Ark II: Orkus

Ark IICBS airs the 15th and final episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Read more

Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua

Wonder WomanThe fifth episode of Wonder Woman airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. John Hillerman (Magnum P.I.) and Mickey Morton (The Star Wars Holiday Special) guest star. Read more

The Bionic Woman: Jaime’s Shield Part 1

The Bionic WomanThe 24th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Diane Civita (V) guest stars.

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RCA Studio II

Studio IILaunched just prior to Christmas 1976 (so late, in fact, that most consumers aren’t aware of its existence until early ’77), RCA takes its only step into the video game world with the underpowered Studio II console. With its black-and-white graphics and all-in-one design forcing both players to sit directly in front of the console, Studio II is behind the times from the moment it’s introduced, despite being the second cartridge-based programmable video game (or, as RCA labels it, “television programmer”) to hit the market. Studio II fails to make a significant dent in the sales of Fairchild’s Video Entertainment System – the dominant cartridge-based game of the day – and RCA retreats from the video game business in just 14 months.

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Six Million Dollar Man: A Bionic Christmas Carol

Six Million Dollar ManThe 67th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Ray Walston (My Favorite Martian) and Dick Sargent (Bewitched) gueset star.

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Ark II: Don Quixote

Ark IICBS airs the 14th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Read more

Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: The Spider Lady, Part 2

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the 14th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Tiffany Bolling guest stars.

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Ark II: The Balloon

Ark IICBS airs the 13th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Read more

Monster Squad: Albert/Alberta

Monster SquadNBC airs the 13th and final episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Vito Scotti guest stars.

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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: The Spider Lady, Part 1

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the 13th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part one of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Tiffany Bolling guest stars.

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Starship 1

Starship 1One of the very first first-person space games is introduced to arcades by Atari. Despite its flickery graphics, Starship 1 gives would-be space heroes the chance to take aim at the bad guys; perhaps showing the enduring power of a certain science fiction series, Starship 1’s friendly ships look suspiciously like the U.S.S. Enterprise, while its enemy targets look somewhat like Klingon ships.

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The Bionic Woman: The Vega Influence

The Bionic WomanThe 23rd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Don Marshall (Land Of The Giants) guest stars.

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Datsun 280 ZZZAP!

Datsun 280 ZZZAP!Midway introduces its own first-person car racing arcade game, Datsun 280 ZZZAP! (with permission from Datsun for the product placement, a video game first).

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Isao Tomita: The Planets

SoundtrackRCA Records releases Isao Tomita‘s interpretation of Holst’s The Planets, a new recording of the famous orchestral suite recorded entirely with synthesizers.

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Six Million Dollar Man: The Thunderbird Connection

Six Million Dollar ManThe 66th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson.

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Ark II: The Mind Group

Ark IICBS airs the 12th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Malachai Throne (Star Trek) guest stars. Read more

Monster Squad: Lawrence Of Moravia

Monster SquadNBC airs the 12th episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Joseph Mascolo (Days Of Our Lives) guest stars.

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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: The Pharaoh, Part 2

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the 12th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part two of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Peter Mark Richman guest stars.

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The Bionic Woman: Sister Jaime

The Bionic WomanThe 22nd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Kathleen Nolan (The Real McCoys) guest stars.

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Future box office champion?

Star WarsIn a pre-holiday telegram to 20th Century Fox’s distribution team, the studio’s VP of domestic distribution, Peter Myers, boldly predicts that the upcoming George Lucas film Star Wars could break all standing box office records in America. “Exceptional entertainment usually pays off,” Myers writes, “but when it is coupled with a spectacular and innovative presentation, the critics, opinion makers, and the public will be electrified, and it is quite possible Star Wars will emerge as the all-time box office champion.” Though enthusiastically championed by 20th Century Fox president Alan Ladd Jr., Star Wars has thus far been considered a risky prospect by 20th Century Fox shareholders and executives.

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Six Million Dollar Man: Vulture Of The Andes

Six Million Dollar ManThe 65th episode of The Six Million Dollar Man is broadcast on ABC, starring Lee Majors and Richard Anderson. Henry Darrow, BarBara Luna, and Bernie Kopell (The Love Boat) guest star.

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Ark II: The Lottery

Ark IICBS airs the 11th episode of Filmation’s live-action Saturday morning science fiction series Ark II. Read more

Beasts: The Dummy

BeastsITV broadcasts the sixth and final episode of horror anthology Beasts, created and written by Nigel Kneale (Quatermass). Bernard Horsfall (The Changes), Clive Swift (Excalibur, Keeping Up Appearances, Doctor Who), and Michael Sheard (The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade) star.

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Monster Squad: The Weatherman

Monster SquadNBC airs the 11th episode of Monster Squad, a live-action Saturday morning comedy starring Fred Grandy. Avery Schreiber guest stars.

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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl: The Pharaoh, Part 1

Electra Woman & Dyna GirlABC airs the 11th episode of Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, part of the Krofft Supershow Saturday morning children’s programming block. This is part one of a two-part story, each episode lasting only around 12 minutes. Peter Mark Richman and H.B. Hagerty (Buck Rogers In The 25th Century’s Tigerman) guest star.

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