Adrienne Barbeau

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Weekly Wayback: Pop-Culture Anniversaries for Feb. 1-7, 2025

Movies, TV, music and more celebrating anniversaries the week of Feb. 1-7, 2025, including Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Sugarhill Gang’s self-titled debut album, James Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James” and “What’s My Line?”
Robert Hegyes, Gabe Kaplan, Penny Marshall, Mark Spitz, Hal Linden, Lynda Carter, John Schuck, Richard Hatch appearing on the ABC tv special 'Battle of the Network Stars II'. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)

Wonder Woman vs. Maude? That Epic Swimsuit Fight on ‘Battle of the Network Stars’

From 1976 through 1988, TV fans would gather a couple of times a year to witness their favorite stars from the three biggest networks — ABC, CBS and NBC — do battle in a variety of sporting events and athletic competitions.

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Awesome Opening Credits: ‘The Cannonball Run’

We celebrate the lost art of movie opening title sequences. Up first: the 1981 cross-country race action comedy ‘The Cannonball Run,’ which starts out in high gear with a funny car chase during its intro, set to Ray Stevens’ title tune.