TV Title Characters and Series of the '70s Quiz

Answer: The Bold Ones: The Senator

Hal Holbrook starred in the tile role as U.S. Senator Hays Stowe in the series.

The series ran as part of rotating dramas on "The Bold Ones" (1969-1973)

The critically acclaimed episodes of "The Senator" aired nine 60 minute episodes during only season (1970-71).

The series earned a total of nine Primetime Emmy nominations in 1971, winning in 5 categories including "Outstanding Series - Drama", and "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series" for Hal Holbrook,

Answer: Eischeid

Baker played Earl Eischeid, Chief of Detectives and an imposing figure who displayed strong compassion for the crime victims he encountered, and a great deal of respect for the hard working detectives working under his command.
He often praised his staff with his signature phrase "Ya done good" to show his pleasure. Eischeid firmly believed in "leading by example" and it was not unusual for him to personally get involved in the solving of a crime.

"Eischeid" aired for one season (1979-1980) with 13 episodes.

Answer: police officer

Dominick Delvecchio was a lawyer and detective sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department and divided his time between his two passions. Delvecchio approached police work and his acquired knowledge as a lawyer served him well.
Delvecchio devoted much of his off duty time to honing his skills as a lawyer in preparation for taking the Bar exam.

Delvecchio work with a partner, sergeant Paul Shonsky (Charles Haid) and a stern but fair supervisor, Lieutenant Macavan (Michael Conrad) in the police department's Washington Heights Division.

"Delvecchio" aired for one season (1976-1977), broadcasting 22 episodes.

Three of the series regular cast members (Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, and George Wyner) reunited in 1971 to become part of the ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed series "Hill Street Blues".

Answer: Herschel Bernardi

Bernardi plays the title role of Arnie Nuvo, a blue collar long time dock worker employed by the Continental Flange Co., who unexpectedly receives a promotion to an executive management position in the company, a career move he neither anticipated nor was prepared for.
Arnie struggles to find a balance between his friends on the loading dock and his new white collar management cronies, lead by his boss, Hamilton Majors, Jr. (Roger Bowen).
Arnie uses good old "common sense" to handle and resolve problem situations that arose in his new position as "Head of Product Improvements".

"Arnie" aired on the CBS Television network for two seasons (1970-1972), completing 48 thirty minute episodes.

Answer: NYPD - New York Police Department

The majority of the activities in this series took place in the detective squad room of the New York Police Department's 12th precinct.

Captain Barney Miller commanded a squad of eclectic detectives, including Sergeant Phillip Fish (Abe Vigoda) elderly, slow moving senior detective, Detective Stanley "Wojo" Wojciehowicz (Max Gail), a younger somewhat naive detective, Sergeant Ron Harris (Ron Glass), a hip and intellectual African American detective who also wrote a best selling book about the job, and Sergeant Nick Yamada (Jack Soo), an Asian American detective who was slow moving but possessed a quick wit and a sense of humor.

Most of the stories revolved around the interesting assembly of suspects, victims, and persons of interest who for one reason or another were brought into the station.
Barney Miller was both the father figure to his men as well as the "voice of reason" in dealing with situations.

"Barney Miller" remained on the air for eight (8) television seasons, producing 188 half-hour episodes.

In 1982, the series was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series".

In 1977, series regular Abe Vigoda left the show to star in his spin-off series, "Fish" which chronicled the home life of Sgt. Fish, his wife Bernice (Florence Stanley) and their brood of adopted children. The series aired for two seasons. At the conclusion of the run, Vigoda returned to the Barney Miller cast.

Answer: Joe Forrester

Bridges starred in the title role as Joe Forrester, a veteran plain clothes detective who felt that his skills and talents could be best utilized by returning to uniform and walking a beat in the downtown section of Los Angeles..
As the "cop on the beat", Forrester became familiar with the people and merchants of his assigned area, and was always there when needed to lend a hand or combat the criminal element that threatened his community.

"Joe Forrester" aired during the 1975/76 television season with 23 hour long episodes.

The series was one of three spin-off series from the highly acclaimed police anthology series "Police Story" which aired from 1973-1977. The character and series premise for Joe Forrester were introduced in a season two episode of "Police Story" entitled "The Return of Joe Forrester".

Two other police drama series, "Police Woman" (1974) starring Angie Dickinson, and "David Cassidy-Man Under Cover" (1978) starring David Cassidy, started as episodes from "Police Story".

Answer: Glenn Ford

Ford starred in this modern crime series as Sam Cade, the sheriff of Madrid County, located somewhere in the Southwestern United States.
Cade patrolled his sprawling desert county primarily by Jeep, and was aided by his trusted deputy, J. J. Johnson, played by veteran actor Edgar Buchanan.

Cade returned to his home and became sheriff after successful careers in the military as a naval aviator and a stint as an agent with the FBI, bringing with him his knowledge and technical expertise in modern law enforcement procedures. Cade was considered a "tough" law enforcement officer, but his attitude was always tempered with compassion and fairness for the public he served.

"Cade's County" broadcast a total of 24 hour long episodes on the CBS Network.

Answer: Chase

"Chase" was a one hour police drama series, starring Ryan in the title role as Captain Chase Reddick, leader of an elite team of detectives who specialized is handling and solving difficult or extremely violent cases.

Originally the unit was comprised of Sergeant Sam MacCray (Wayne Maunnder), who was a specialist in handling police dogs, Officer Fred Sing (Brian Fong) who was an expert motorcycle rider, Officer Steve Baker (Michael Richardson), an expert car driver, and Officer Norm Hamilton (Reid Smith), the team helicopter pilot. The officers used their skills to track down, locate, and apprehend suspects when is some cases standard police tactics and procedures were ineffective. .
After airing 14 of the 24 episodes, the series was re-tooled (due in part to low ratings) with only Ryan and Maunder remaining in their roles. The three characters added to replaced the original cast members were, Officer Frank Dawson (Albert Reed), Officer Ed Rice (Gary Crosby), and Officer Tom Wilson (Craig Gardner). The series was cancelled after its first season.

Answer: Juliet Mills

Juliet Mills starred in the role of British Nanny Phoebe Figalilly.

Clinton College professor Harold Everett, a recent widower, hired nanny Phoebe Figalilly to assist him with the raising of his three kids. The nanny manages the household assisted by using what appeared to be mystical and magic powers, to the wonderment and amazement of the kids.

"Nanny and the Professor" premiered in January of 1970, as a mid-season replacement series, and completed three seasons and 54 half hour episodes.

The premise of the series is best described in the series theme song:

"Nanny and the Professor" Theme Song
written by Steve Zuckerman and Fred Calvert

"Soft and sweet
Wise and wonderful
Oooh, our mystical, magical Nanny

Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us
Fantastic things keep happening
Is there really magic in the things she does
Or is love the only magic thing that Nanny brings
You know our nanny showed us you can make the impossible happen
.
Nanny told us have a little faith and lots of love.
Phoebe Figalilly is a silly name
And so many silly things keep happening
What is this magic about nanny
Is it love? Or is it magic."

Answer: Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson played Ed Brown, the owner of a small neighborhood repair garage in the Chicano community, East Los Angeles. Ed was viewed by many in the community as a crabby elderly man with little or no compassion for the residents in the community, in short, he was seen as part of the "establishment" or "The Man".

Enter Chico Rodriguez, a young hip Chicano man, recently discharged from the U.S. Army, and seeking a job in the garage. Ed reluctantly hired the man and what resulted was a bond of friendship. Through friendly banter, discussions and disagreements, the two found a strong mutual respect for each other, despite the differences in ethnic culture.

The series reached its high point when it ended the 1974 season as the #3 rated television program in the Nielsen Television Ratings.

The course of the series took a major turn with the sudden and unexpected death of Fredie Prinze near the end of the third season.

The chemistry between the characters was exceptional, and was well received by viewers.

During the fourth season (following the death of Prinze), a new character, Raul (Gabriel Melgar) was introduced as a pre-teen runaway from Mexico who sought shelter in Ed's garage, and was subsequently adopted by Ed, but the chemistry shared by Ed and Chico was lost, and declining ratings resulted in a cancellation of the series following the fourth season.

"Chico and the Man" aired a total of 88 half hour episodes during its run.

The message sent by the series was captured in the shows catchy upbeat theme song.

"Chico and the Man"
Written and performed by Jose Feliciano

"Chico, don't be discouraged,
The Man he ain't so hard to understand
Chico, if you try now,
I know that you can lend a helping hand.

Because there's good in everyone
And a new day has begun
You can see the morning sun if you try.

And I know, things will be better
Oh yes they will be for Chico and the Man
Yes they will for Chico and the Man."