I Love the '70s is a decade nostalgia television mini-series and the second installment of the I Love the... series produced by VH1. The series is based on a BBC series of the same name. It examines the pop culture of the 1970s, using footage from the era, along with "Where Are They Now?" interviews with celebrities from the decade. Additionally, the show features comedians poking fun at the kitschiness of what was popular. The first episode of the series, I Love 1970, premiered on August 18, and concluded with the final episode of the series, I Love 1979, on August 22, 2003. A sequel, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, appeared in the United States on VH1 beginning on July 10, 2006.
Commentators
Aerosmith (Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton) Art Alexakis Flex Alexander John Amos Loni Anderson Tom Arnold Sebastian Bach Bob Balaban Alec Baldwin Jillian Barberie Bob Barker Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon Bella the Chimp Fred "Rerun" Berry Lewis Black Michael Ian Black Linda Blair Todd Bridges Andrew Bryniarski Robin Byrd Nancy Carell Lynda Carter David Cassidy Charlie's Angels (Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz) Ellen Cleghorne Eric Close Didi Conn Jeff Corwin Molly Culver Bo Derek Simon Doonan Bill Dwyer Rich Eisen Joe Elliott Erik Estrada Dannah Feinglass Miguel Ferrer Lou Ferrigno Greg Fitzsimmons Dave Foley Jorja Fox Kim France Doug E. Fresh Jim Gaffigan Gina Garan Leif Garrett Kyle Gass Peri Gilpin Stacey Grenrock-Woods Annabelle Gurwitch Luis Guzman Sammy Hagar Gunnar Hansen Rachael Harris Tony Hawk Isaac Hayes Hugh Hefner Leslie Hope Mark Hoppus Scott Ian Rick James Ron Jeremy Randy Jones Kermit the Frog Brian Krause Nick Lachey Lisa Lampanelli David L. Lander Carol Leifer Donal Logue George Lopez Loni Love Stephen Lynch Justina Machado Michael Madsen Marilyn Manson Constance Marie Cheech Marin Ziggy Marley Benito Martinez Matchbox Twenty (Paul Doucette and Rob Thomas) Edwin McCain Darryl McDaniels Kevin McDonald McG Mark McKinney Bret Michaels Leon Mobley Colin Mochrie Pat Monahan Demi Moore Jason Mraz Sharon Osbourne Ron Palillo Penn & Teller Liz Phair Lisa Marie Presley Megyn Price Greg Proops Rachel Quaintance Lionel Richie Mo Rocca Nile Rodgers The Roots (Black Thought and ?uestlove) Tracee Ellis Ross David Lee Roth Kelly Rowland Jill Scott Stuart Scott Robert Shields Pauly Shore Mitch Silpa Grace Slick Kurtwood Smith Dee Snider Kevin Sorbo Hal Sparks Joel Stein Fisher Stevens Stiller and Meara Jeff Stilson Treach Uncle Kracker Brian Unger Vinnie David Wain Steven Weber Kevin Weisman Maggie Wheeler Victor Williams Nancy and Ann Wilson Dean Winters Bernadette Yao Rob Zombie
Recurring segments
Roller Rink Anthem: Leif Garrett presents one of the big hits of the year in question. Foxy Ladies: Erik Estrada presents the hottest women of the year. Macho Men: Bo Derek presents the hottest men of the year. Commercial: A famous television ad is shown from the 1970s. Wonders: Lynda Carter presents various products and inventions that were introduced in the given year. Follicle Fads: Isaac Hayes presents what the hottest hairstyle was for the year, sometimes choosing more than one. Bella Says: Bella the Chimp picks a primate of the year (with subtitles). During the credits of every episode, a popular song from each year was played while footage of Bella the Chimp playing with 1970s toys was shown. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1. On every episode, Kermit the Frog does a parody of the "brought to you by" segments of Sesame Street by saying "I Love the '70s is brought to you by the letter V, the letter H, and the number 1."
Topics covered by year
1970
The Jackson 5
Weebles
Sesame Street
The Partridge Family
Hee Haw
The Carol Burnett Show
Love, American Style
Wife swapping
Waterbed
The Newlywed Game
The Mod Squad
The Odd Couple
Elvis meets Nixon
Black Sabbath
Easy Listening Music (specifically The Carpenters and Bread) Monday Night Football Love Story Neil Diamond The Beatles' breakup Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Lite-Brite Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume The Brady Bunch
Roller Rink Anthem of 1970: "American Woman" by The Guess Who
Foxy Ladies of 1970: Goldie Hawn, Elizabeth Montgomery and Jane Fonda
Macho Men of 1970: Jack Lord, Frank Gifford and James Brolin
Flashback Commercial of 1970: 9Lives
Wonders of 1970: The first floppy disk, the pocket calculator and the computer mouse