Every decade has its collection of TV flops—the short-lived series that don’t have the ratings and eventually don’t make the cut. It didn’t matter if they were critically acclaimed or not. Back in the day, networks answered to the advertisers, and if not enough people were seeing the ads, the series was canceled. And unlike now, TV flops of the ’70s didn’t have streaming services such as Prime or Netflix to save them. A television series was given a small amount of time to make a big impression, and if it missed the mark, it was gone for good. Today, Continue Reading
Where is Little House on the Prairie Streaming?
I recently mentioned to my co-workers that I started a blog recapping old TV shows, including Little House on the Prairie and The Brady Bunch. One person mentioned to me that her kids had been watching Little House on COZI TV before it was dropped, but now she doesn’t know where it’s streaming. I said to myself, “Self, this is something to write about.” And so it is. Here is where you can catch Little House on the Prairie streaming as of November 2025. Where is Little House on the Prairie Streaming? (Subscription) Amazon Prime Video Currently, I’m streaming Little Continue Reading
Little House on the Prairie S1, E6: If I Should Wake Before I Die
Today, we’re going to recap Little House on the Prairie, Season 1, Episode 6: If I Should Wake Before I Die. It already sounds morbid. If I Should Wake Before I Die Warning: I have thoughts about “If I Should Wake Before I Die,” and they’re not all positive. Just wanted to make that clear before you invest time in reading this. We open with a pair of older hands playing “Camptown Races” on a stringed lap instrument that I don’t know what it’s called. As the camera pans out, we see a smiling Laura staring at the playing hands Continue Reading
Unforgettable Christmas Commercials of the ’70s and ’80s
As a young girl born in the mid-60s but with the majority of my childhood memories in the ’70s, Christmas was a magical time. It just was. I don’t know how to explain why it felt different. It could be all the homes decorated for the holidays, or the department store windows with their glittery, mechanical displays. It could have been the carolers, yes, people really did that, or the giant Christmas catalogs that came in the mail. Or it could have been the Christmas specials on TV, with their Christmas commercials that kept us too intrigued to leave the Continue Reading
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
I hesitated before recapping “The Boy Who Drank Too Much,“ wondering if it was too soon after recapping another Scott Baio classic, “Stoned.” But since one was a made-for-TV movie and the other was an ABC After School Special, I decided it’s not the same thing. Made-for-TV movies in the ’70s and ’80s were (usually) low-budget productions made for television rather than the box office. They featured stars from some of our favorite television shows. In this case, Scott Baio, who was achieving teen idol fame on “Happy Days” and the short-lived “Joanie Loves Chachi,” Michele Tobin from “The Fitzpatricks,” Continue Reading