So Greasy in September 1978!
A number one hit on the Cash Box Top 100 list in September 1978 was 'Grease' by Frankie Valli.
September 7 - Grandpa Goes to Washington tv series debuts on NBC. Starring Jack Albertson as a U.S. senator, 10 episodes were broadcast, 11 were filmed.
September 8 - The Eddie Capra Mysteries tv series debuts on NBC.
September 9 - Fabulous Funnies, Fantastic Four, Godzilla and Yogi's Space Race debut on NBC. Fangface debuts on ABC. The All New Popeye Hour, The Paper Chase and Tarzan and the Super 7 debut on CBS.
September 10 - Kaz debuts on CBS. Sword of Justice debuts on NBC.
September 12 - Taxi debuts on ABC. Battle of the Planets debuts in syndication.
September 13 - W.E.B. debuts on NBC.
September 13 - Days of Heaven movie premieres.
September 14 - Mork and Mindy debuts on ABC.
September 15 - Up in Smoke movie premieres.
September 17 – Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland.
September 17 - The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held. All in the Family won best comedy series. Rockford Files won best drama series. Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family) won best comedy actor, Jean Stapleton (All in the Family) won best comedy actress, Edward Asner (Lou Grant) won best drama actor and Sada Thompson (Family) won best drama actress.
September 17 - Battlestar Galactica debuts on ABC. Lifeline debuts on NBC.
September 18 - WKRP in Cincinnati debuts on CBS. David Cassidy was offered the role of Dr. Johnny Fever, but turned it down.
September 19 - The chairs on which Archie and Edith Bunker sat through 8 seasons of the CBS comedy All in the Family are presented to the Smithsonian Institution.
September 22 - The Waverly Wonders and Who's Watching the Kids debut on NBC.
September 23 - Apple Pie debuts on ABC. The American Girls debuts on CBS.
September 23 – Lyman Bostock, baseball player, dies. (born 1950)
September 24 – Ruth Etting, singer, dies. (born 1897)
September 24 - Mary debuts on CBS.
September 25 - PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides with a small private airplane and crashes in San Diego, California; 144 are killed.
September 29 - Somebody Killed Her Husband and Death on the Nile movies premiere.
September 30 – Edgar Bergen, actor and ventriloquist, dies. (born 1903)
1978 Chevrolet Impala:
Star Trek Magic Slate (released 1978):
Montgomery Ward Fall and Winter 1978 catalog:
Huggies was a new product introduced in 1978.
Great YouTube video of intros for the new tv shows of fall 1978:
New Shows of Fall 1978
Playboy playmate of the month, Rosanne Katon, and Playgirl man for September, Stephen Taylor:
Albums released in September 1978 (album / artist):
The Bride Stripped Bare / Bryan Ferry
Pieces of Eight / Styx
Molly Hatchet / Molly Hatchet
Feel the Need / Leif Garrett
Ross / Diana Ross
Blue Valentine / Tom Waits
Studio Tan / Frank Zappa
Wet Dream / Rick Wright
Ace Frehley / Ace Frehley
Gene Simmons / Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley / Paul Stanley
Peter Criss / Peter Criss
All Fly Home / Al Jarreau
Living in the USA / Linda Ronstadt
Tormato / Yes
Road to Ruin / Ramones
The Man / Barry White
One Nation Under a Groove / Funkadelic
Cruisin' / Village People
Never Say Die! / Black Sabbath
Nielsen top 10 for the week ending September 24: 1 Laverne and Shirley; 2 Three's Company; 3 Charlie's Angels; 4 Happy Days; 5 M-A-S-H; 6 One Day At a Time; 7 Taxi; 8 All in the Family; 9 Love Boat; 10 Alice.
Kylene Barker from Virginia is crowned Miss America:
Good Housekeeping for September:
Mad magazine for September:
Tiger Beat for September:
Peanuts comic strip from September 1978:
For detailed news/info on what happened each day in September 1978, check out this really good site: ultimate70s.com
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