via Variety
Who's ready for some hot takes? Who's prepared to defend the honor of C-list '70s entertainers? Who's ready for me to finally unveil my thoughts on the star power of one of the '70s best variety shows? *flails arms like Kermit to start the show*
Bruce Forsyth
(American) fame in 1977: 1
Fame in 2021: 0
-- 5 percent (If we were going solely by the UK, he'd be at 80 percent.)
Chris Langham
(American) fame in 1981: 0
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 5 percent (If were were going solely by the UK, he might score 20 percent.)
Spike Milligan
(American) fame in 1979: 0
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 5 percent (If we were going solely by the UK, he'd be at 70 percent.)
Jean-Pierre Rampal
(American) fame in 1981: 1
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 10 percent (If we were going solely by the French, I'm thinking he'd be at 40 percent.)
Charles Aznavour
(American) fame in 1976: 3
Fame in 2021: 0
-- 15 percent (If were were going solely by the French, he'd be at 75 percent.)
Teresa Brewer
Fame in 1977: 3
Fame in 2021: 1 (Remember, I'm not judging on talent, but on the likelihood of public recognition.)
-- 20 percent
Dizzy Gillespie
Fame in 1980: 2
Fame in 2021: 2
-- 20 percent
Wally Boag
Fame in 1981: 4
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 25 percent
Avery Schreiber
Fame in 1976: 5 (One of several early hosts who presumably could have done any variety show.)
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 30 percent
Marisa Berenson
Fame in 1978: 6
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 35 percent
Ruth Buzzi
Fame in 1976: 4
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 35 percent
Arlo Guthrie
Fame in 1979: 5
Fame in 2021: 2
-- 35 percent
Buddy Rich
Fame in 1981: 5
Fame in 2021: 2
-- 35 percent
Shields & Yarnell
Fame in 1979: 6
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 35 percent
Kaye Ballard
Fame in 1977: 4
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 40 percent
Lola Falana
Fame in 1980: 5
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 40 percent
Phyllis George
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 40 percent
Edgar Bergen
Fame in 1977: 7 (Cumulative, and dependent on if he was photographed with Charlie McCarthy.)
Fame in 2021: 2 (Again, if Charlie's not in the photo, who'd recognize him?)
-- 45 percent
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Fame in 1979: 5
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 45 percent
Leo Sayer
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 45 percent
James Coco
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 2
-- 50 percent
Sandy Duncan
Fame in 1976: 6
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Joel Grey
Fame in 1976: 7 (A few years removed from winning the Oscar for Cabaret.)
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 50 percent.
Glenda Jackson
Fame in 1980: 6 (A few more years removed from her last Oscar nominations.)
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Roger Miller
Fame in 1979: 6
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Jaye P. Morgan
Fame in 1978: 9
Fame in 2021: 1
-- 50 percent
Zero Mostel
Fame in 1978: 6
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Elke Sommer
Fame in 1979: 7
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 50 percent
Connie Stevens
Fame in 1977: 6
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Peter Ustinov
Fame in 1976: 6
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 50 percent
Senor Wences
Fame in 1980: 6
Fame in 2020: 4
-- 50 percent
Dyan Cannon
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 55 percent
Cleo Laine
Fame in 1978: 7
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 55 percent
Mummenschanz
Fame in 1977: 7
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 55 percent
Jim Nabors
Fame in 1976: 6
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 55 percent
Juliet Prowse
Fame in 1977: 6
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 55 percent
Beverly Sills
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 55 percent
Andy Williams
Fame in 1980: 6
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 55 percent
Paul Williams
Fame in 1976: 8
Fame in 2021: 3
-- 55 percent
Jonathan Winters
Fame in 1980: 6
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 55 percent
Alan Arkin
Fame in 1980: 6
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 60 percent
Pearl Bailey
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 60 percent
Shirley Bassey
Fame in 1981: 6
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 60 percent
Milton Berle
Fame in 1977: 7
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 60 percent
Victor Borge
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 60 percent
Carol Channing
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 60 percent
Doug Henning
Fame in 1980: 8
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 60 percent
Marty Feldman
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 60 percent
Nancy Walker
Fame in 1977: 8
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 60 percent
Joan Baez
Fame in 1980: 8
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 65 percent
Petula Clark
Fame in 1978: 7
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 65 percent
Gladys Knight
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 65 percent
Don Knotts
Fame in 1978: 6
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 65 percent
Tony Randall
Fame in 1980: 7
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 65 percent
Lynn Redgrave
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 65 percent
Lynda Carter
Fame in 1980: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
James Coburn
Fame in 1980: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Crystal Gayle
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Dom DeLuise
Fame in 1977: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Mia Farrow (The Muppets Valentine Show, 1974)
Fame in 1974: 5 (On the comeback trail, with full yield a few years later.)
Fame in 2021: 9 (So long as the public knows about her vs. Woody, she'll never be obscure.)
-- 70 percent
Lena Horne
Fame in 1976: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Liza Minnelli
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Anne Murray
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 4
-- 70 percent
Rudolf Nureyev
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Helen Reddy
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Loretta Swit
Fame in 1980: 9
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 70 percent
Ben Vereen
Fame in 1976: 8
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 70 percent
Lesley Ann Warren
Fame in 1979: 7
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 70 percent
Raquel Welch
Fame in 1978: 7
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 70 percent
Julie Andrews
Fame in 1977: 6
Fame in 2021: 9
-- 75 percent
Judy Collins
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 75 percent
Mac Davis
Fame in 1981: 8
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 75 percent
Phyllis Diller
Fame in 1976: 9
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 75 percent
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 75 percent
Linda Lavin
Fame in 1979: 9
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 75 percent
Cloris Leachman
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 75 percent
Hal Linden
Fame in 1981: 9
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 75 percent
Melissa Manchester
Fame in 1980: 9
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 75 percent
Ethel Merman
Fame in 1977: 9 (The first lady of Broadway, even if she hadn't done a show in years.)
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 75 percent
Dudley Moore
Fame in 1979: 10 (I crack myself up.)
Fame in 2021: 5
-- 75 percent.
Rita Moreno
Fame in 1976: 7 (Continuing a successful comeback.)
Fame in 2021: 8 (The woman's a living legend. What can I say?)
-- 75 percent.
Vincent Price
Fame in 1977: 8 (Not so much for current works, but cumulative.)
Fame in 2021: 7 (As with Merman, his work has transcended time.)
-- 75 percent
Twiggy
Fame in 1976: 8
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 75 percent
Leslie Uggams
Fame in 1979: 7
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 75 percent
Candice Bergen
Fame in 1976: 7
Fame in 2021: 9
-- 80 percent
Harry Belafonte
Fame in 1979: 7
Fame in 2021: 9
-- 80 percent
Carol Burnett
Fame in 1981: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Johnny Cash
Fame in 1981: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Roy Clark
Fame in 1978: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
John Cleese
Fame in 1977: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
Alice Cooper
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Danny Kaye
Fame in 1978: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Harvey Korman
Fame in 1976: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
Liberace
Fame in 1979: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Rich Little
Fame in 1977: 9
Fame in 2021: 7 (Richard Roeper: "You're not actually doing ___. You're doing Rich Little as ____.")
-- 80 percent
Valerie Harper
Fame in 1977: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
Bernadette Peters
Fame in 1977: 7 (Maybe a bit high, but remember, she had all those guest appearances.)
Fame in 2021: 9 (The current first lady of Broadway.)
-- 80 percent
Gilda Radner
Fame in 1978: 10
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 80 percent
Kenny Rogers
Fame in 1979: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
Linda Ronstadt
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 6
-- 80 percent
Paul Simon
Fame in 1981: 8
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 80 percent
Jean Stapleton
Fame in 1978: 9
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 80 percent
John Denver
Fame in 1979: 9
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 85 percent
Bob Hope
Fame in 1978: 10
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 85 percent
Madeline Kahn
Fame in 1977: 9
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 85 percent
Cheryl Ladd
Fame in 1978: 10
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 85 percent
Roger Moore
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 85 percent
Lou Rawls
Fame in 1977: 10
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 85 percent
Peter Sellers
Fame in 1978: 9
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 85 percent
Brooke Shields
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 7
-- 85 percent
George Burns
Fame in 1977: 10 (Talk about a lucky break. His episode aired right around the premiere of Oh, God!)
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 90 percent
Debbie Harry
Fame in 1981: 10
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 90 percent
Florence Henderson
Fame in 1976: 9 (This was right around the time The Brady Bunch took off in syndication.)
Fame in 2021: 9 (She'll likely be thought of as America's Mom for at least another decade.)
-- 90 percent
Gene Kelly
Fame in 1981: 8
Fame in 2021: 10
-- 90 percent
Loretta Lynn
Fame in 1978: 10
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 90 percent
Steve Martin
Fame in 1977: 9 (He nearly scored a 10, and would have if he hosted between 1978-81.)
Fame in 2021: 10
-- 95 percent
Diana Ross
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 8
-- 90 percent
Christopher Reeve
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 9
-- 95 percent
Elton John
Fame in 1978: 10
Fame in 2021: 10
-- 100 percent
Sylvester Stallone
Fame in 1979: 10
Fame in 2021: 10
-- 100 percent
The cast of Star Wars
Fame in 1980: 10
Fame in 2021: 10 (I have to eat crow for this one. When I first heard about this episode, I thought, "Well, how come Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher didn't appear?" As a result, I scoffed about its importance. Over the decades, though, Mark Hamill has proven himself to be an enduring pop culture icon.)
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