BLACK TO THE FUTURE: THE '70S {EPISODE 1 OF 4} (TV)
Summary
The first of this four-part miniseries featuring recollections of popular culture in contemporary African-American history.
This episode examines African-American popular culture of the 1970’s. Highlights include: a discussion of the sitcom “Good Times”; remembrances of the original Jackson Five; the advent of the afro hairstyle; the musical (and later film adaptation) of “The Wiz”; “Brothers with Badges,” a brief retrospective of fictional depictions of African-American police officers; some of the most notable songs by African-Americans from the 1970’s; remembrances of the sitcom “Sanford and Son”; the television music program “Soul Train” and its host, Don Cornelius; the creation of the funk music genre and the bands Parliament and Earth, Wind, and Fire; some of the most notable catchphrases of the 1970’s; the “cosmic girls” of the 1970’s; recollections of the sitcom “The Jeffersons”; remembrances of the music of Barry White; the advent of the “Blaxploitation” film genre and its more notable examples, including the “Shaft” film series; a segment on 1970’s fashions and some of the more attractive men of the 1970’s; the sitcom “What’s Happening”; the rise to prominence of musician Stevie Wonder; the television show “The White Shadow”; the popularity of the Harlem Globetrotters; and the television miniseries “Roots.” Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: VH1
- DATE: November 30, 1999 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:43:17
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 122154
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection; TV - Talk/Interviews
- SERIES RUN: VH1 - TV miniseries, 2009
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Karla Hidalgo … Executive Producer
- Jeff Olde … Executive Producer
- Shelly Tatro … Executive Producer
- Christopher Martin … Producer
- Marie Argeris … Producer
- Alicia Kenney … Producer
- Evan Cohen … Associate Producer
- Paul Tinelli … Researcher
- Mike Goudreau … Writer
- Kristen Swensson … Writer
- David Alan Grier … Host
- Tommy Davidson … Interviewee
- Keith Powell … Interviewee
- Tyson Beckford … Interviewee
- Loni Love … Interviewee
- Patrice Oneal … Interviewee
- Ice-T … Interviewee
- Sherri Shepherd … Interviewee
- Jimmie Walker … Interviewee
- Mark Curry … Interviewee
- Michelle Buteau … Interviewee
- Method Man … Interviewee
- Kyle Grooms … Interviewee
- Salt-N-Pepa … Interviewee
- Dean Edwards … Interviewee
- Stuart Scott … Interviewee
- Tiffany Haddish … Interviewee
- Phil Morris … Interviewee
- Luenell … Interviewee
- Harvey E. Walden IV … Interviewee
- Nick Cannon … Interviewee
- Prince Paul … Interviewee
- Downtown Julie Brown … Interviewee
- Jesse Jackson … Interviewee
- Janell Snowden … Interviewee
- Aries Spears … Interviewee
- Finesse Mitchell … Interviewee
- Debbie Allen … Interviewee
- Michelle Williams … Interviewee
- Andrew W.K. … Interviewee
- Hal Sparks … Interviewee
- Marina Franklin … Interviewee
- Bobby Brown … Interviewee
- Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas … Interviewee
- Ty Barnett … Interviewee
- Donnell Rawlings … Interviewee
- Sherrod Small … Interviewee
- BD Freeman … Interviewee
- Sir Mix-a-Lot … Interviewee
- Hal Williams … Interviewee
- Leslie Jones … Interviewee
- D.C. Benny … Interviewee
- Musiq Soulchild … Interviewee
- Kenny Lattimore … Interviewee
- Faizon Love … Interviewee
- Afrika Bombaataa … Interviewee
- Godfrey … Interviewee
- Guy Torry … Interviewee
- Eric Benet … Interviewee
- John Henton … Interviewee
- Macy Gray … Interviewee
- Kool Moe Dee … Interviewee
- Elon James White … Interviewee
- Alonzo Bodden … Interviewee
- Amanda Diva … Interviewee
- Chuck Nice … Interviewee
- Tiny Lister … Interviewee
- Tailor Made … Interviewee
- Hadeem Hardison … Interviewee
- Ahmed Best … Interviewee
- Lark Voorhies … Interviewee
- Keesha Sharp … Interviewee
- Brian Unger … Interviewee
- Fantasia … Interviewee
- Jim Jones … Interviewee
- Garcelle Beauvais … Interviewee
- Don Cornelius
- Barry White
- Stevie Wonder