"I Love The '70s is brought to you by... the letter V, the letter H, and the number 1!"
I Love the '70s is a TV mini-series focused on comedic nostalgia commentary and was the second installment of the I Love the... series produced by VH1 (following the success of their I Love the '80s series). The series, loosely based on a BBC series of the same name, first aired in August 2003 and consists of ten hour-long episodes, one dedicated to each year. A sequel, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, aired in 2006.
Kermit the Frog appeared as one of many celebrity commentators throughout the 10 episodes, and Sesame Street (1970), The Muppet Show (1976) and The Muppet Movie (1979) were featured topics.
Every episode also features Kermit doing 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."
Appearances[]
- 1970 - Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are discussed. Kermit also reminisces on The Beatles and Wild Kingdom.
- 1971 - The Electric Company is discussed.
- 1972 - During montages, Kermit demonstrates his kung-fu moves, and does a Marlon Brando impression.
- 1973 - Kermit comments on Shrinky-Dinks. Hal Sparks mentions The Count during his Geoffrey Holder impression.
- 1974 - Kermit appears to talk about streaking.
- 1975 - Kermit does his Jaws impression during a montage.
- 1976 - The Muppet Show is discussed. Kermit also touches on America's Bicentennial celebration, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, and quotes the movies Taxi Driver and Rocky.
- 1977 - Kermit announces the sponsors (V, H and 1) in a reused clip.
- 1978 - Kermit touches on The Incredible Hulk with a passage from "Bein' Green." He also comments on The Bee Gees.
- 1979 - The Muppet Movie is discussed. Kermit also touches on the slime phenomenon, Bo Derek, and Donna Summer.
Notes[]
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo appeared in I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (with Kate Monster) and I Love the Holidays.
Commentators[]
- Loni Anderson
- Alec Baldwin
- Drew Barrymore
- Lynda Carter
- Erik Estrada
- Joe Kovacs and Madame
- Nick Lachey
- Cheech Marin
- Ziggy Marley