When Battle of the Network Stars returned for it' second edition on February 28th, 1977, the name may have been temporarily changed, but the format was basically the same. Many faces, and hot television bodies also returned, like regular Robert Conrad, (above) who always did a impressive job with filling out his speedo.
NBC Team:
Robert Conrad (captain) Elizabeth Allen, Lynda Day George, Carl Franklin, Karen Grassle, Dan Haggerty, Art Hindle, Kurt Russell, Jane Seymour and W. K. Stratton
ABC Team:
Gabe Kaplan, (captain) LeVar Burton, Darleen Carr, Richard Hatch, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs .Ron Howard, Hal Linden, Kristy McNichol, Penny Marshall and Jaclyn Smith
I only really know Sonny Bono because of Cher. I think I first saw him was in the late seventies when he and Cher reunited and sang together on The David Letterman Show. Nice to see he brough Chaz, (above) along for support.
CBS Team:
Telly Savalas, (captain) Sonny Bono, Kevin Dobson, Mike Farrell, David Groh, Linda Lavin, Lee Meriwether, Rob Reiner, Loretta Swit and Marcia Wallace
Kurt Russell
When I started this series earlier this year, (The First Battle) I don't think I initially realized how much research was going to be required. I had plenty of shots already on the site of hot celebrities in their speedos from their time on the ABC reality sports show. I don't think I got it however, how many editions there were, and how difficult it would be to find good images from the shows first few years.
Dan Haggerty & Conrad
When the show began in the late 70's, few people had VCR's in their homes to record, and not many people had scanners, to scan the images that popped up in magazines. Thankfully, with a little digging, I've been able to find images of most of the male contestants. For some, like Robert Conrad, who appeared multiple times, I can't be sure every image is from the correct year, but I've done my best to match images with each specific airing of the season.
Hal Linden giving Kristy McNichol a hand.
It was nice to see Ron Howard return, but sadly again, we didn't get to see Richie Cunningham in a speedo. I was surprised with some of the competitors, I didn't know that Rob Reiner and Kurt Russell appeared in this second episode. I also love some Art Hindle, and also didn't know the Canadian actor appeared on the show. Most surprisingly, I didn't know Grizzly Adams, (Dan Haggerty) would look so hot in a speedo!
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I still have to pinpoint that moment in one of these where Gregory Harrison is doing a water event and his small suit comes down, exposing some major bush! When he finished and approaches Howard Cosell I can hear Cosell saying "...hey, your...!" and the camera panning away! Hahah!
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