1976 BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS--Conrad vs. Kaplan

God love it, there was no decade quite like the '70s, particularly when it comes to mining pop culture gold (or perhaps cubic zarconium). Case in point, this clip from the kitsch classic "Battle of the Network Stars" from 1976. Watch as NBC team captain Robert Conrad, of "Wild Wild West" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" fame goes ballistic over what he views as an unfair call by the officials, challenging seemingly-geeky ABC team captain Gabriel Kaplan, of "Welcome Back Kotter," to a race to settle the score. Little did Conrad know, Kaplan had been a champion runner in both high school and college. Don't let the Jew 'fro fool you, Bob!


And as if that wasn't fun enough, check out CBS captain Telly Savalas look fit in his jogging suit while puffing non-stop on cigarettes, lots of hot babes running sans-bra, and the wealth of racist jokes from a time when "PC" was just someone's initials. Plus, the inimitable Howard Cosell delivering the play-by-play, Farrah Fawcett-Majors at the height of her beauty, and a youthful, floppy-haired Ron Howard hovering in the background make this priceless piece of fuzzy video worth nine minutes (and change) of your time. Enjoy.