At first, I was inclined to think Conrad was being petty, but by the end, I agreed with him. Running is a simple enough sport that it should be won by the fastest team and not become overcomplicated by a bunch of arbitrary technicalities. He was protesting the weight of minor technical matters over better running. Kaplan did a typical lawyer-type thing of trying to find a loophole to get him out of a loss. There's too much of that in society as it is.
you know what is funny? you couldn't get todays tv stars to do this, that's what tv in the 70's was, just fucking great!! i'm so glad i lived it...also, i always thought, and know, lynda carter was on cbs for wonder woman...to battle the bionic woman on abc-why no lindsay wagner on this? anyway, i think abc studios produced wonder woman-why else would lynda be on the abc team!? any help out there? let me know.. thx, fembotzcan
@torontoprofwaiter wonder woman was on ABC for 1 season then it was canceled then CBS picked it up and it was on air for 2 seasons.. When she was on this, the show was on ABC..
@kwebster62 Conrad is a hot head, Ben went to early and way behind the lines. Conrad had no idea that Kaplan played baseball and was a decent athlete. Surprise!
@63weezer dude, at one point before the sprint in the whole argument he's smoking! hahaha...what a massive tool. ah the 70's..this shit ruled in elementary school.
If this were done today, it would be loaded with "talking heads" interviews from Conrad, Kaplan, and Savalas about the race, and a bunch of bleeps. The camera would've caught one of the NBC female contestants crying on the sidelines, and the racist jokes would've been scrutinized to death by the media about whether this show is "out of hand". I really wish TV didn't take itself so seriously, this is awesome!
Funny how Cosell always passed himself off as the voice of integrity in sports journalism and yet relished stuff like this. He even briefly hosted a variety show.
I remember seeing this live. This was a Big Special back in the day. I always looked forward to it. Oh yeah, Conrad was a hot head. In fact, his famous quick temper was the reason why the old Eveready battery commercials used him as their spokesman, daring people to knock a battery off of his shoulder, saying "I dare you to knock this off my shoulder. I dare you."
@guarddog22 I watched this show every year as kid; perhaps my youth was duped by the show, but I don't recall ever once thinking it was staged. That many of the events were silly, and some stars took them very seriously (while others did not), may have made it look staged. Telly sure was having fun here with all the appeals to his Greek heritage (as if it gave him some sort of authority). Overall, I think it was light-hearted yet genuine competition that was good PR for the networks.
@TheLeroyMoon Hello, LeroyMoon. Well, even if it was mostly staged, you still enjoyed it and that's all that matters. (I always thought Telly Savalas was an underrated actor).
@guarddog22 Sadly, I think Telly's bald, ethnic look held him back. Plus, fans rarely allow one to resume his career after playing an icon. I miss the Battle, though; I felt bad for performers who would humiliate themselves (e.g. heartthrobs trying too hard at football). Performers aren't as bound to the networks now, so they probably don't see any interest in the Battle. IMO, it helped satisfy the public's interest in seeing celebrities as human beings, & I'd prefer it to tabloids anyday.
@guarddog22 I doubt that. The team members got paid for these games, with 20 grand to the winners and 10 grand to third place. Considering how much less TV stars were paid back then, there was a real incentive to win. It wouldn't suprise me if the interviews were scripted though.
oh this brings back great family memories, when we all anticipated these shows & watched them together. Now with over 100 channels available & DVR's in every room there isn't any anticipation. I miss these simpler times.
I had to watch it again. You gotta love conrad...check out the expression at 5:12...he may have been thinking "get your %&#$ hand off me", before hitting the cigarette.
I remember these shows [from] when I was a kid. Awesome! I forgot how great the Battles were...you won't find actors doing this stuff today. Howard Cosell made it all work. Thanks for posting!
Yes... TV viewing at it's best. Nothing like this nowadays. Real emotions, maybe some milking it to get it interesting, but by far, pure enterainment. Robert Conrad must've not known Gabe Kaplan ran track in high school, or unless he was paid big time to take the chance, and see if he could really beat Gabe. But smoking and running don't mix at all here. Clearly, Gabe's height and long strides out ran Robert's efforts. And no disrespects, but Linda Carter sure was giving Gabe alot of PDA! Wowee!
Well, watch any interview with "Bob" Conrad from back in the day. The man has no concept of the word humility. He's really just a giant dick and has no sense of himself. That's how you become old and lonely my friends... old and lonely.
My friends? What the hell am I talking about... I'm a solipsist and none of you even exist.
whoo hoo, Farrah Fawcett lays some sweet kisses on some hot blonde. I hope Epstein enjoyed his time with the stars. They probably ignore him these days.
Funny, I am looking at this clip because of a lunch conversation today. In the same conversation we talked about how it used to be that at the water cooler you could always talk about something like this because almost everyone would know what to what you were referring. Now with 150 channels on the cable, we gain choice, but a common frame of reference is perhaps weakened.
Gabe Kaplan poker player also high school and college runner. Watch him force loud mouth Bob Conrad, who is smoking, into a bluff and then call his bluff knowing Conrad had no chance. Even Kaplan's own team doesn't want him to run. Don't let the fro fool you Kaplan is stone cold gambler.
i see posts where people say "who cares its just a race", but you have to remember back then, there were only 3 big networks and this was always a competition to see who the best network was. these stars had a personal connection to their network, not like today.
i admit conrad was an ass, but anybody who has competed, whether in a rec or pro league wants to win, even if in the end it doesnt mean anything other than bragging rights.
I love this old clip that shows Farrah fighting against an injustice...because that was a definite thread in that ran through her core. It was a streak in her nature to rail against injustice. She was no pushover. Love her. God rest her soul.
I loved watching this as kid. Back then it seemed to me like the entire pool of celebrities/networks was smaller and more intimate, almost like a "family". Even older personalities like Cosell were popular w/ kids as well as grandmothers b/c we were all experiencing the same media and therefore had the same pop culture references. Is all that gone now or am I just waxing nostalgic? The web has supposedly made the world smaller but sometimes I feel like it's made it bigger and less personal.
Funny, I am looking at this clip because of a lunch conversation today. In the same conversation we talked about how it used to be that at the water cooler you could always talk about something like this because almost everyone would know what to what you were referring. Now with 150 channels on the cable, we gain choice, but a common frame of reference is perhaps weakened.
@SettleNow You are so right!!......I still remember watching this and in 7th grade at the time and recall going to school the next day and everyone talking about this race. If they had something like this today, it would proberly be called "Battle of the Reality Stars"
@TheFrogger15 Yeah, these specials were always the topic of conversation the next day at school. I too remember SCREAMING for joy when Gabe Kaplan beat that old sourpuss Conrad.
I guess this "traumatic" event put Bob Conrad into a massive depression, followed by years of alcohol abuse. An actor, living in LA in the 70's (before Mexico moved in and ruined in), money, all the tail he could pump, was derailed because of this gay little race. Sad... Sad effects of short man syndrome -
Oh thank you for such beautiful things you say about others. it really does take a giant asshole to know of an even bigger one. Each person has a right to their opinion and i have stated mine. Oh BTW go screw yourself.
Joanna Pettet @ 2:12 "I don't know what all the hullabaloo is anyway." That may have been the last time anyone has used the word hullabaloo in a sentence.
2nd- Everyone's personality is different, robert conrad is just this way with sports, it's not all for the show, anyone can see this was not a act,- duuhhhhh!
If you do not have anything nice to say- keep your nasty mouth shut.-It's obvious you have to make rude comments to everyone who comments on this- You obviously have a problem.
Sure Savalas was right, the slow poke gets to run a shorter leg, so the slow one doesn't get as far behind as she would have. The faster one does run further, but he's the faster one.
But so what? Battle of the network T&A was just for fun.
@edridz132 You will notice that liberals are all about free speech and fighting the powers that be, accept when they have done something stupid and are about to be called on it. Then, all of the sudden, liberals want to talk about other things and avoid the game of politics. Hehehehe
@edridz132 Well, I do not watch Family Guy, so I am not sure what you mean. That said, I am no fan of Palin. She is an empty shell of a person. Devoid of anything interesting to me whatsoever. The only reason she has anyones attention is because of her screwed up family, the goofy names she gave her kids and the fact that she looks hot. That's it. She is less qualified than the community organizer/house painter in the currently occupying the White House.
sorry little drunk earlier... dont know what dunder is.... anyways what happened in the episode was there was a girl with downs syndrome and at once point they asked her what her parents did. she said my mother is the former govenor of alaska....so palin wants that episode pulled and never played agian.
so thats what i ment.....its both sides that complain...both sides idea of living free is living they way THEY want everyone to live.
I believe what you said did happened on BOTNS, in a later season after this, when LOU FERRINGO and Conrad somehow became the last ones standing in the "Simon sez" competition. They placed a Duracell battery on Conrad's shoulder, and Ferringo knocked it off when the simon sez told him to. Funny, a huge brute like Ferringo looking down at someone like Conrad! And I think they were told to "kiss and make up"... can't remember what happened after that!
I love seeing Farrah being logical and then fiesty at 6:10 forward. These were 2 of her best traits and many people did not realize that she had them.
Wow what a piece of nostalgia, so many of these memorable celebrities are gone.
Conrad was always a blow hard and poor sport, but on the other hand, much of it was intentional; he knew show biz and knew how to keep the viewers watching.
Conrad is such a blow hard! Little guy should be careful Gabe Kaplan don't knock him out! Conrad picks his spots - he never picks on guys who will fight him back. He's yellow.
I totally loved these Battle of the Network Stars events. Robert Conrad was always such a jerk. These celebs really took the competition seriously. I wonder if they could pull something like this off today if they limited participants to the broadcast networks as it was back then. There are just too many channels today otherwise. They could just do it with ABC, NBC and CBS. How nice to see Farrah young healthy and full of life.
Yes, isn't Farrah lovely... I watched most of the tv shows that are represented here growing up. I always looked so forward to watching these competitions.
This clip is good for soooo many reasons. Check out the ABC team...Richie Cunningham, Juan Epstein, Laverne, Mr. Kotter, Wonder Woman!...what a colection of characters... Schneider "looking for another mick to hit".....Cosell......Farrah(RIP) and the gorgeous Lynda Carter...I am forever grateful to Bill Simmons for leading me to this
That was probably one of a very few tv interviews in the 70 where Telly would not be smoking cigas AND holding a glass of scotch in hios other hand...
Hard to believe that only a few years earlier Robert Conrad, wearing the world's tightest pants, was the sexiest man in America on the Wild Wild West.
TV was much better back then and TV stars didn't act like the primadonnas we have today. Hollywood today is full of fake stars and attention starved assholes.
At first, I was inclined to think Conrad was being petty, but by the end, I agreed with him. Running is a simple enough sport that it should be won by the fastest team and not become overcomplicated by a bunch of arbitrary technicalities. He was protesting the weight of minor technical matters over better running. Kaplan did a typical lawyer-type thing of trying to find a loophole to get him out of a loss. There's too much of that in society as it is.
cogitaretoo 3 weeks ago
Greatest moment in jewish history since Israeli statehood.
bertmustin 4 weeks ago
you know what is funny? you couldn't get todays tv stars to do this, that's what tv in the 70's was, just fucking great!! i'm so glad i lived it...also, i always thought, and know, lynda carter was on cbs for wonder woman...to battle the bionic woman on abc-why no lindsay wagner on this? anyway, i think abc studios produced wonder woman-why else would lynda be on the abc team!? any help out there? let me know.. thx, fembotzcan
torontoprofwaiter 1 month ago
@torontoprofwaiter wonder woman was on ABC for 1 season then it was canceled then CBS picked it up and it was on air for 2 seasons.. When she was on this, the show was on ABC..
texasportillos 1 month ago
Robert Conrad....sore loser and then hosed by Mr. Kotter.
And Farrah looked good.
PungiFungi 2 months ago
Kaplan is a pussy LOL - lets see how he holds up after being tossed onto a break-a-way table by Conrad !!!
cattaraugus41 2 months ago
Robert Conrad was and is a pussy! Gabe Kaplan whooped his kraut ass!!! LOL!
JamesRobertSmith 2 months ago
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cogitaretoo 3 weeks ago
Joanna pettet is a dumb cunt
32rumandcoke 2 months ago
James West beaten by Mr. Kotter. How about that!
dillmanbradford 2 months ago
they should have another battle of the network stars, I'd like to see Homer and Peter Griffin competing!! lol
znasmom 2 months ago
Reading these posts I wouldn't say racist jokes were a 70s only thing.
shatzi 3 months ago
Who cares who won? I just watched a video of Lynda Carter and Farrah Fawcett in their prime!
vamoalla9 3 months ago 2
@vamoalla9 You said it! And I remember watching this live, so I'm feeling kinda old right now.
When I heard Robert Hegyes died, all I could think about was, "Gee, he kicked ass in the tug-o-war on Battle of the Network Stars!"
cljohnston108 1 month ago
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Kristy McNichol in Adidas short-shorts and no bra. That's all I really remember about this.
lesterclaypool1 4 weeks ago
Conrad should have known the living jews are fast ,because all the slow ones died in the ovens ,bwhahaha
zeno57 4 months ago
Only one actor made it out alive from this group: Ronny Howard.
donnieandsarah 4 months ago
This may have been staged...they are actors, after all.
If not, when this was recorded, Bob Conrad was age 47 and Gabe Kaplan was 31 (per Wiki). A lot happens to the body in that time period.
I watched this live in 76 and laughed when Kaplan won along with everyone else.
kwebster62 5 months ago
@kwebster62 Conrad is a hot head, Ben went to early and way behind the lines. Conrad had no idea that Kaplan played baseball and was a decent athlete. Surprise!
coolmamac 4 months ago
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GinoHeartbreak 6 months ago
@pdorn777: Same here.
snotjello 6 months ago
robert who?
tobar9561 6 months ago
wow, conrad lost to the mighty kaplin. im really going to lose sleep over that one,
tobar9561 6 months ago
@pdorn777 i know how you feel.
tobar9561 6 months ago
Dr. Evil? 0:07
Steven77769 6 months ago
conrad, act your age not your shoe size!
tobar9561 6 months ago
Up your nose with a rubber hose, Conrad!!
dboy122660 6 months ago 6
@dboy122660 lol. that is funny
tobar9561 6 months ago
im still waiting for that hi five. yea dog
tobar9561 7 months ago
best. thing. EVER!
miniredsatan 7 months ago
I'm with Telly Savalas, I want the bread, baby!
LeeCarvello1 7 months ago
I think my favorite was the Tug of WAR. Classic battles. I saw every one of these shows. I loved them.
vanaphil 8 months ago
-- I remember this from back in the day. I gave Kaplan NO CHANCE!! I was proved wrong. Kaplan OWNED that ass! Robert Conrad-- All talk,no stamina!!!
63weezer 8 months ago
@63weezer So did I. I thought Kaplan had no chance but he whipped Robert's ass!!
vanaphil 8 months ago
@63weezer I miss the old days! Folks was young and in shape back then. What MEMORIES!
vanaphil 8 months ago
@63weezer dude, at one point before the sprint in the whole argument he's smoking! hahaha...what a massive tool. ah the 70's..this shit ruled in elementary school.
miniredsatan 7 months ago
If this were done today, it would be loaded with "talking heads" interviews from Conrad, Kaplan, and Savalas about the race, and a bunch of bleeps. The camera would've caught one of the NBC female contestants crying on the sidelines, and the racist jokes would've been scrutinized to death by the media about whether this show is "out of hand". I really wish TV didn't take itself so seriously, this is awesome!
tvpirate05 8 months ago
robert conrad wouldve been crucified in times square for saying that today, ahh the seventies...
OcTorthed 8 months ago in playlist 70's &80's music
that replay music is awesome. but ABC Kotter Apollo WonderWoman.... abc rules.
stiqman 9 months ago
that replay music is awesome. btw look at those ABC stars.. they are the best
stiqman 9 months ago
Believe it or not, this was Must see TV in the seventies!
digital2500 9 months ago
"Clearly, controversy has beset The Battle of the Network Stars." HaHa!
NoGoodBoyo1000 9 months ago
Funny how Cosell always passed himself off as the voice of integrity in sports journalism and yet relished stuff like this. He even briefly hosted a variety show.
NoGoodBoyo1000 9 months ago
I remember this particular episode of BOTNS because of the controversy and because of Conrads tirade. Brings back memories of my childhood.
Thanks for posting!
txmoney 9 months ago
Conrad=Midget. Our family knew a lot of people in "the biz" back then... producers, etc. They all told us back then he was a cock.
MyAccount4TrollingU 10 months ago
I remember seeing this live. This was a Big Special back in the day. I always looked forward to it. Oh yeah, Conrad was a hot head. In fact, his famous quick temper was the reason why the old Eveready battery commercials used him as their spokesman, daring people to knock a battery off of his shoulder, saying "I dare you to knock this off my shoulder. I dare you."
cvjucla3 10 months ago
i think conrad is cool.can i get a high five...........anyone
tobar9561 10 months ago
i think conrad is cool .can i get a high five
tobar9561 10 months ago
at 5;16 conrad tries to play harmonica.did i spell harmonica right?
tobar9561 10 months ago
Robert Conrad was a bitch, but LORD he was sexy as hell. Right at about the five minute mark, I would have let him just take me then and there.
jaetee83 11 months ago
the. best. stupid. tv. show. ever. made.
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Lynda Carter kissing Gabe Kaplan in the cheek..I wish that was me.
hanbone76 11 months ago
Lynda Carter kissing Gabe Kaplan in the cheek..I wish that was me.
hanbone76 11 months ago
@843greenlantern The roles or the dude?
3rdPR 11 months ago
Conrad got the short-man thing happening, he's well-known for being a tool.
3rdPR 11 months ago
LOL. That enitire TV show was staged. It was like the first of the "reality" shows.
guarddog22 11 months ago
@guarddog22 I watched this show every year as kid; perhaps my youth was duped by the show, but I don't recall ever once thinking it was staged. That many of the events were silly, and some stars took them very seriously (while others did not), may have made it look staged. Telly sure was having fun here with all the appeals to his Greek heritage (as if it gave him some sort of authority). Overall, I think it was light-hearted yet genuine competition that was good PR for the networks.
TheLeroyMoon 10 months ago
@TheLeroyMoon Hello, LeroyMoon. Well, even if it was mostly staged, you still enjoyed it and that's all that matters. (I always thought Telly Savalas was an underrated actor).
guarddog22 10 months ago
@guarddog22 Sadly, I think Telly's bald, ethnic look held him back. Plus, fans rarely allow one to resume his career after playing an icon. I miss the Battle, though; I felt bad for performers who would humiliate themselves (e.g. heartthrobs trying too hard at football). Performers aren't as bound to the networks now, so they probably don't see any interest in the Battle. IMO, it helped satisfy the public's interest in seeing celebrities as human beings, & I'd prefer it to tabloids anyday.
TheLeroyMoon 10 months ago
@guarddog22 I doubt that. The team members got paid for these games, with 20 grand to the winners and 10 grand to third place. Considering how much less TV stars were paid back then, there was a real incentive to win. It wouldn't suprise me if the interviews were scripted though.
oceolot7 8 months ago
@oceolot7 That supposed 20 grand to the winners was part of the script too. All TV is illusion.
guarddog22 8 months ago
oh this brings back great family memories, when we all anticipated these shows & watched them together. Now with over 100 channels available & DVR's in every room there isn't any anticipation. I miss these simpler times.
tonlo92 11 months ago 2
Simmons!
jchong88 1 year ago
Sadly, if you tried this TODAY, everyone would probably expire from over weight!
JWROWE3 1 year ago
put these on dvd, box set they will sell!
yeahithasahemi 1 year ago
lolol im related to Gabe Kaplan
Sadsic 1 year ago
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IdiotForPalin 1 year ago
No staggered start, they had to stay in their lanes--Kaplan actually ran further than Conrad, and still kicked his butt...man, Conrad was a punk.
hendu13 1 year ago
I like Telly Savalas bitching and SMOKING between events. GO TELLY!!!
bradleyikb5 1 year ago
ABC handed off early too lol, watch the slo-mo.
Cowcharge 1 year ago
The 70's were the best
kcopen 1 year ago
Taste the political incorrectness.
CanadianGuy25 1 year ago
Katz is a big wheel with ESPN...this was pre-ESPN. Also, instant replay was utilized before ever sanctioned in the NFL.
NBC got caught up in a conspiracy. Conrad is the man.
x1a0053 1 year ago
I had to watch it again. You gotta love conrad...check out the expression at 5:12...he may have been thinking "get your %&#$ hand off me", before hitting the cigarette.
Somebody just show Telly the bread, baby!
x1a0053 1 year ago
I remember these shows [from] when I was a kid. Awesome! I forgot how great the Battles were...you won't find actors doing this stuff today. Howard Cosell made it all work. Thanks for posting!
x1a0053 1 year ago
Yes... TV viewing at it's best. Nothing like this nowadays. Real emotions, maybe some milking it to get it interesting, but by far, pure enterainment. Robert Conrad must've not known Gabe Kaplan ran track in high school, or unless he was paid big time to take the chance, and see if he could really beat Gabe. But smoking and running don't mix at all here. Clearly, Gabe's height and long strides out ran Robert's efforts. And no disrespects, but Linda Carter sure was giving Gabe alot of PDA! Wowee!
odiemodie1 1 year ago
Well, watch any interview with "Bob" Conrad from back in the day. The man has no concept of the word humility. He's really just a giant dick and has no sense of himself. That's how you become old and lonely my friends... old and lonely.
My friends? What the hell am I talking about... I'm a solipsist and none of you even exist.
globrain 1 year ago
The first televised instance of Gabe making a snap-call.
ArchRascal 1 year ago
whoo hoo, Farrah Fawcett lays some sweet kisses on some hot blonde. I hope Epstein enjoyed his time with the stars. They probably ignore him these days.
bs13690 1 year ago
@bs13690 Farrah was kissing Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H)
prchulo29 1 year ago
How embarrassing that Robert Conrad was beaten by Gabe Kaplan.
lsl70 1 year ago
@lsl70 not really...Kaplan used to run track
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@ritter89
Funny, I am looking at this clip because of a lunch conversation today. In the same conversation we talked about how it used to be that at the water cooler you could always talk about something like this because almost everyone would know what to what you were referring. Now with 150 channels on the cable, we gain choice, but a common frame of reference is perhaps weakened.
SettleNow 1 year ago
Gabe Kaplan poker player also high school and college runner. Watch him force loud mouth Bob Conrad, who is smoking, into a bluff and then call his bluff knowing Conrad had no chance. Even Kaplan's own team doesn't want him to run. Don't let the fro fool you Kaplan is stone cold gambler.
warren9911 1 year ago 19
didnt look like either runners were at their mark
lusiphur 1 year ago
That was great! and everyone was smokin'. LOL!
psylocke7 1 year ago
i see posts where people say "who cares its just a race", but you have to remember back then, there were only 3 big networks and this was always a competition to see who the best network was. these stars had a personal connection to their network, not like today.
i admit conrad was an ass, but anybody who has competed, whether in a rec or pro league wants to win, even if in the end it doesnt mean anything other than bragging rights.
i loved this show as a kid.....
dawgpound550 1 year ago
Bob, it's just a fucking race!
171view 1 year ago
what's all the hullabaloo?
forbesmh 1 year ago
I love this old clip that shows Farrah fighting against an injustice...because that was a definite thread in that ran through her core. It was a streak in her nature to rail against injustice. She was no pushover. Love her. God rest her soul.
flenif2247 1 year ago
I loved watching this as kid. Back then it seemed to me like the entire pool of celebrities/networks was smaller and more intimate, almost like a "family". Even older personalities like Cosell were popular w/ kids as well as grandmothers b/c we were all experiencing the same media and therefore had the same pop culture references. Is all that gone now or am I just waxing nostalgic? The web has supposedly made the world smaller but sometimes I feel like it's made it bigger and less personal.
ritter89 1 year ago 2
@ritter89
Funny, I am looking at this clip because of a lunch conversation today. In the same conversation we talked about how it used to be that at the water cooler you could always talk about something like this because almost everyone would know what to what you were referring. Now with 150 channels on the cable, we gain choice, but a common frame of reference is perhaps weakened.
SettleNow 1 year ago
@SettleNow You are so right!!......I still remember watching this and in 7th grade at the time and recall going to school the next day and everyone talking about this race. If they had something like this today, it would proberly be called "Battle of the Reality Stars"
TheFrogger15 1 year ago
@TheFrogger15 Yeah, these specials were always the topic of conversation the next day at school. I too remember SCREAMING for joy when Gabe Kaplan beat that old sourpuss Conrad.
chasrusso 1 year ago
@TheFrogger15 Actually, they did "Battle of the Network Reality Stars" a few years ago on Bravo.
johnnyafairbanksak 7 months ago
Its funny seeing Kotter and Richie and Wonder Woman all arguing over a race.
berezin99 1 year ago
I used to play softball against guys like Tele Savalas and Robert Conrad.
You know the type eh?
They protest over every call, and try to make every game like its game 7 or the World Series.
Like get a life!
berezin99 1 year ago
I miss these shows, any 70's show. So much better than the crap on TV today.
smerd70 1 year ago
man, my sisters and I used to watch this like it was the best thing in the world!!
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I guess this "traumatic" event put Bob Conrad into a massive depression, followed by years of alcohol abuse. An actor, living in LA in the 70's (before Mexico moved in and ruined in), money, all the tail he could pump, was derailed because of this gay little race. Sad... Sad effects of short man syndrome -
meggerhatter 1 year ago
The best part is Richard Hatch coming in near the end and proving that he really IS a good actor...
GBev2K 1 year ago
Lol, Robert Conrad is such a child.
I bet he's the type that would get mad at his kids for beating him in Chutes and Ladders.
NemeanLion 1 year ago 9
Awesome! Thanks so much for posting this. (Farrah Fawcett and Wonder Woman @ 2:10 - amazing!)
TownsendAgencyHQ 1 year ago
Oops... make that 7:00. The whole thing is cool though!
TownsendAgencyHQ 1 year ago
notice how many of the competing network stars are openly smoking (Telly, Robert Conrad, that dude that played Ralph Malph i forget his name)
ainsleyshalo77 1 year ago
Classic 70's TV!
FLTlingit 1 year ago
You know, as I'm watching this, it might sound crazy, but
I think Bob Conrad is trying to make an impression on Farrah Fawcett/the other women there. Look @ 5:40.
He's trying to be "the man."
MrAlexKeaton 1 year ago
And look at the smile etched in the visage as he breasts the tape!
moneyline 2 years ago
I remember this show from when I was a kid. Awesome stuff! TV is so different now...this is true reality TV. Thanks for posting the video!
x1a0053 2 years ago
Oh thank you for such beautiful things you say about others. it really does take a giant asshole to know of an even bigger one. Each person has a right to their opinion and i have stated mine. Oh BTW go screw yourself.
dressshoeguy 2 years ago
Joanna Pettet @ 2:12 "I don't know what all the hullabaloo is anyway." That may have been the last time anyone has used the word hullabaloo in a sentence.
Narragansett55 2 years ago 2
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Narragansett55 2 years ago
Nope, you were all good.
bettychuck 2 years ago
Woah! This is a fun little tv program from the 70's, not a political statement of any kind! Dang.
Someone is SO going to be blocked from commenting! That's right! My video - I have the power!
bettychuck 2 years ago
@bettychuck just proves that celebrities are schmucks--pick your decade
massivelybored 1 year ago
First of all i'm not a buddy okay, I'm a woman.
2nd- Everyone's personality is different, robert conrad is just this way with sports, it's not all for the show, anyone can see this was not a act,- duuhhhhh!
If you do not have anything nice to say- keep your nasty mouth shut.-It's obvious you have to make rude comments to everyone who comments on this- You obviously have a problem.
kajehgb 2 years ago
First of all i'm not a buddy okay, I'm a woman.
so you DONT want equality after all, do you, girls?
hcvang 2 years ago
Oh, go back to sucking Dick Cheney's dick Bunko! With any luck he'll shoot you in the face too and we'll be rid of another right wing nutjob.
carlynutt 2 years ago
Conrad was always such a jerk in his time. And still is
dressshoeguy 2 years ago
awesome
davemac1352000 2 years ago
Robert Conrad should have had a runoff with William Conrad.I'll bet James West could have beat Frank Cannon.LOL
doglips1958 2 years ago
I like "What is the hullaballoo??"
zigwaffle 2 years ago
This soundtrack sounds like Porn music. Heheheh
spudnutsncoffee 2 years ago
@scorzeny45
Whatever that has to do with anything.
joserijo1990 2 years ago
Sure Savalas was right, the slow poke gets to run a shorter leg, so the slow one doesn't get as far behind as she would have. The faster one does run further, but he's the faster one.
But so what? Battle of the network T&A was just for fun.
Conrad is a competitive son of a gun.
younghoss 2 years ago
This is classic. I watched this live and always rooted for ABC, but to see this again after 30+years was so cool.
anakina1 2 years ago
@anakina1 I agree with your comment. I faintly remember BOTNS because I was too young. It's wild to see all these big hollywood stars come together.
Graffitti74 1 year ago
No one notice Lynda Carter"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN of ALL TIME"lifting Gabe on her shoulders.
psmurf317 2 years ago
ok do you really have to pull politics into it.....get a life.
edridz132 2 years ago
@edridz132 You will notice that liberals are all about free speech and fighting the powers that be, accept when they have done something stupid and are about to be called on it. Then, all of the sudden, liberals want to talk about other things and avoid the game of politics. Hehehehe
spudnutsncoffee 2 years ago
@spudnutsncoffee i know its a little late....b but i dunder
but i think i get what your talking about. just like that liberal bitch sarahpalin with what family guy said about her right???
edridz132 2 years ago
@edridz132 Well, I do not watch Family Guy, so I am not sure what you mean. That said, I am no fan of Palin. She is an empty shell of a person. Devoid of anything interesting to me whatsoever. The only reason she has anyones attention is because of her screwed up family, the goofy names she gave her kids and the fact that she looks hot. That's it. She is less qualified than the community organizer/house painter in the currently occupying the White House.
spudnutsncoffee 2 years ago
@spudnutsncoffee
sorry little drunk earlier... dont know what dunder is.... anyways what happened in the episode was there was a girl with downs syndrome and at once point they asked her what her parents did. she said my mother is the former govenor of alaska....so palin wants that episode pulled and never played agian.
so thats what i ment.....its both sides that complain...both sides idea of living free is living they way THEY want everyone to live.
edridz132 2 years ago
Like Hell! Like Hell! Like Hell!
yourshoals 2 years ago
Conrad was always a hothead. ;-) he should have had a "battery on the shoulder knock-off" contest. ;-)
1sababoy 2 years ago
@1sababoy,
I believe what you said did happened on BOTNS, in a later season after this, when LOU FERRINGO and Conrad somehow became the last ones standing in the "Simon sez" competition. They placed a Duracell battery on Conrad's shoulder, and Ferringo knocked it off when the simon sez told him to. Funny, a huge brute like Ferringo looking down at someone like Conrad! And I think they were told to "kiss and make up"... can't remember what happened after that!
odiemodie1 1 year ago
I love seeing Farrah being logical and then fiesty at 6:10 forward. These were 2 of her best traits and many people did not realize that she had them.
flenif2247 2 years ago
Robert Conrad was so damn gorgeous! Short, stocky and SASSY! Oh how I used to love watching this show...thanks so much for posting.
SHRINA17 2 years ago
Imagine Conrad's reaction if any of this crap really mattered!
PS--Thanks for the retro clip--good to see so many people I used to watch.
bbdupon 2 years ago
PROPER STARS!!! Not like todays "Idols". The '70's biggest in fact.
agfagaevart 2 years ago
Oh yeah, Howard and his crazy nicknames for everybody;-)
snoops71 2 years ago
This is serious business. !
trailerstrailers 2 years ago
Mr. Kotter rocks!
hippee77 2 years ago
Ya hear that Conrad??? Cavelle seez... Mr.Kotter won!!!
4threconmarine 2 years ago
Wow what a piece of nostalgia, so many of these memorable celebrities are gone.
Conrad was always a blow hard and poor sport, but on the other hand, much of it was intentional; he knew show biz and knew how to keep the viewers watching.
circuitdemon 2 years ago
oh i remember this when it aired i was 9 years old, remember this so well with robert conrad having a fit, it was classic.
actually i think robert conrad was a very good looking man.
this was classic tv, never be tv like it again
kajehgb 2 years ago
Conrad is such a blow hard! Little guy should be careful Gabe Kaplan don't knock him out! Conrad picks his spots - he never picks on guys who will fight him back. He's yellow.
ManagerGuy1 2 years ago
classic show!
sonjaxfactor 2 years ago
I totally loved these Battle of the Network Stars events. Robert Conrad was always such a jerk. These celebs really took the competition seriously. I wonder if they could pull something like this off today if they limited participants to the broadcast networks as it was back then. There are just too many channels today otherwise. They could just do it with ABC, NBC and CBS. How nice to see Farrah young healthy and full of life.
carlynutt 2 years ago
Yes, isn't Farrah lovely... I watched most of the tv shows that are represented here growing up. I always looked so forward to watching these competitions.
snoops71 2 years ago
i remember they had one for the sports stars as well
bostonpaul212 2 years ago
Kojak sucking back on the cancer stick while being the captain at an "athletic"event is just hilarious :D
AtomicMutant 2 years ago 7
@AtomicMutant
LMAO
pat557 1 year ago
Watching this makes me wish I had watched Wonder Woman more...
zoonomia 2 years ago
This clip is good for soooo many reasons. Check out the ABC team...Richie Cunningham, Juan Epstein, Laverne, Mr. Kotter, Wonder Woman!...what a colection of characters... Schneider "looking for another mick to hit".....Cosell......Farrah(RIP) and the gorgeous Lynda Carter...I am forever grateful to Bill Simmons for leading me to this
lvsm37 2 years ago 2
Conrad lost because he was smoking before the race. He had no wind. And yes Farrah and Linda were looking good.
tyronemallory 2 years ago 2
I remember this extremely well. I even remember that they had a run off and Kaplan kicked Conrads butt. haha good stuff.
bkedp 2 years ago
man Conrad took that shit a little too serious. Hey buddy it's just for fun!
inbredagogo 2 years ago 2
Lynda Carter oh my god! be still me beating heart!
inbredagogo 2 years ago 7
Conrad was an ass...little Gabe Kaplan was the epitomy of class...
MrCinheaven 2 years ago 4
The problem is they should have run the whole race over again. Not have two of them run it.
TELEVISIONARCHIVES 2 years ago
no wonder ABC was #1 back then!
cainer76 2 years ago
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lawerenceburch 2 years ago
Hahahahaha... hasn't Conrad always been the biggest idiot in show business? I love it.
And man, when I was a kid, did I LOVE this program. Bring it back!
tecusen 2 years ago
When reality shows made sense!
digital2500 2 years ago
farrah, baby i'm not in charge of the rules committee
popopo1888 2 years ago
That was probably one of a very few tv interviews in the 70 where Telly would not be smoking cigas AND holding a glass of scotch in hios other hand...
diuga1 2 years ago
Hard to believe that only a few years earlier Robert Conrad, wearing the world's tightest pants, was the sexiest man in America on the Wild Wild West.
Rexcetera 2 years ago
TV was much better back then and TV stars didn't act like the primadonnas we have today. Hollywood today is full of fake stars and attention starved assholes.
ECMarine6 2 years ago 3
Gus Johnson would be the perfect play-by-play host to a modern version of this!
scatman44 2 years ago
Kaplan ran track in school, and Conrad smoked about 35 cartons of cigs a day.
Need More Lynda Carter!!!!!
soniclore 2 years ago 5
Certainly not a sports contest. Olbermann would probably walk away with that one.
soniclore 2 years ago