The early to mid-seventies were primetime for minis to make their appearance on the Boob Tube. Since it was considered the "In Fashion" at the time, mini skirts were popping up all across the dial. Okay, maybe not Little House on the Prairie, Grizzly Adams or The Waltons... but you get my meaning.
Let's take a look at some mini-skirt sightings from television starting with The Pat Paulsen Half Hour Comedy Hour. Many of you may remember Pat from his appearances on The Smothers Brothers and his numerous runs for the presidency. He had a short lived show of his own that wasn't too shabby. One recurring skit involved Pat as a Mr. Wizard type character who instructs a young miniskirted lass and her idiotic boyfriend in the miracles of science. Inevitibly, the boyfriend wound up electrocuted, frozen solid, or drowned by the experiments; meanwhile Pat was making the moves on the young bimbo.
Surprisingly, you wouldn't catch Susan Dey in a miniskirt very often on The Partridge Family; however, you could rely on David Cassidy having mini-skirted groupies and girlfriends episode after episode.
Laverne & Shirley dress up as maids to get into Fabian's hotel room. Wacky hijinks ensue.
You remember Emmy Jo on the New Zoo Revue, right? If not, check out a post I wrote on Emily Peden, a first crush for many a school age boy in the 70's. M'lady Emily wore a mini skirt every single show. For that, she deserves some sort of honor here at Retrospace.
About just as reliably as Emmy Jo and Uhura from Star Trek, Mary Hartman would be wearing the mini skirt. How in the wide world of sports this series is not on DVD is beyond me - only a segment of the first season has been released so far. What gives?
And here's one more for the road. Thanks for stopping by!
