BBC Christmas 1980 ident and California Fever

The BBC One ident for Christmas 1980 featured ice skaters. Followed by California Fever titles. Quite a contrast and what could be better than being taken away to the sun and beach when you were freezing your arse off during the British winter? Maybe that's why so many of us remember this series?

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• BBC
• ident
• globe
• 1980
• california
• fever
• christmas

[bryanferryfan]

I loved this show when I was a kid. Especially the theme song. Lorenzo Lamas's character either owned or worked in a record shop if I remember correctly.

[doubledeckers]

@bryanferryfan I think he ran the coffee shop they all went to?

[doubledeckers]

I'll post the other title sequence in a couple of months. Can't do before then as won't have access to the tape.

[doubledeckers]

All I have are two titles sequences. The other one has them playing football on the beach. It was so costly to tape things in 1980 that not many full programmes got saved.

[nowdid]

This was a really obscure US tv show that was only on the air for a couple of months and it wound up on the most prestigious network in the world the BBC.I guess you Brits ran out of Benny Hill episodes.

[doubledeckers]

Not really, it was shown as a cheap filler in the mornings for kids who were on holiday from school.

[ste1bro]

I used to love this show as a ten year-old and never forgot that song! I just had a rush of memories watching this clip, thank you!

[GUSTILBITCH]

classic!! i love retro tv!!!

[NYCBlonde]

I. Effing. LOVED. This show. Thanks so much for posting this! How awesome are these late '70s graphics? What a hedonistic sensibility!  LOVED this show--and the juxtaposition of the BBC station ID is especially delicious.

[hotrodmitch]

Sad that I still remember the words, I only remember one episode, the main character lost his car (the firebird in the title sequence) in a drag race and the rest of the episode was them trying to get it back.

[cro44magnum]

Gosh darn it! I miss the gang from California Fever. Lorenzo Llamas and Kristy McNichol's brother showed me all the moves that turn the ladies to jelly. That butterfly collecting pyromaniac taught me everything there is to know about roller disco.

[1thinkingbridge]

@1thinkingbridge

I think one of the episodes was about the skateboarders & roller skaters clashing on who had the right to use the walkways by the beach. I can't remember how it ended though.

[1thinkingbridge]

I vaguely remember this TV show but I definately remember the theme tune!

[TitusvilleSunshine]

I loved this show too! I was so disappointed when I couldn't find it anymore! I do remember Four on the Floor! I thought it was the coolest name for a band. Lorenzo Lamas........what a hunk!

[deborahmae08]

Leif was in a show called Family with Kristy McNichol, Jimmy's sister

[maxwedge66]

The Firebird used on this show appeared on the cover of Car Craft magazine in about '79 or '80. This show aired in New Zealand in 1980. Would like to see the episode again where a bunch of them lost their cars drag racing for pinks against some chick in a beat up old mustang with an under bonnet supercharger. They put a NOS kit on the firebird to try and win their friend's cars back. Ha.

[joboots007]

@fromthesidelines I recall those 2 were starting to go in decline ratings-wise and also this would be Ron

Howard's last year as Richie,BTW!!!!

[pattyaaron]

I think I remember one of the guys having a yellow lowrider with crazy graphics?? Anyone remember??